Student Letters of Support
At Appalachian, I have had the gift of working with a wide range of students, both at the undergraduate and the graduate levels. My students have impacted me greatly and have taught me many valuable lessons about teaching, learning, and life. Off-campus, I have taught in Hickory, Winston-Salem, Caldwell, Burke, and Wilkes counties. Each of those cohorts were non-traditional and greatly appreciated having access to a quality Appalachian teaching program brought to them in their communities. Some had no other means of obtaining an education that would allow them to change careers or begin anew after suffering from economic hardship. Others had raised their children and were attending college for the first time. Still others were coming back to school to further their careers. Their hard work, dedication, and sacrifice were an inspiration and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to know them and work with them. The letters from those cohorts I have chosen to include here are from Mark Bauguess (Wilkes graduate cohort, Fall 2010), David Chapman (Wilkes graduate cohort, Fall 2010), Martha Hyde (Winston-Salem graduate cohort, Fall 2012).
My on-campus students have provided me with a different experience. Since they are more traditional in terms of age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status, they have been less diverse in some ways. However, diversity still exists among them in terms of school experiences, family background, religion, and socioeconomic status. Teaching them, mentoring them on research presentations, and working with them in our student organization have all been so rewarding and affirming. Many of them have written me letters or notes of support and their kind and generous words make me proud of the work I have done with them. I am including a range of letters from two cohorts, the class of 2011 and the class of 2012. I hope you can spend some time reading these and considering them as evidence of my teaching. I firmly believe that the students' voices should speak loudly to the effectiveness and quality of the education they receive at Appalachian.
My on-campus students have provided me with a different experience. Since they are more traditional in terms of age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status, they have been less diverse in some ways. However, diversity still exists among them in terms of school experiences, family background, religion, and socioeconomic status. Teaching them, mentoring them on research presentations, and working with them in our student organization have all been so rewarding and affirming. Many of them have written me letters or notes of support and their kind and generous words make me proud of the work I have done with them. I am including a range of letters from two cohorts, the class of 2011 and the class of 2012. I hope you can spend some time reading these and considering them as evidence of my teaching. I firmly believe that the students' voices should speak loudly to the effectiveness and quality of the education they receive at Appalachian.
Off-campus Students
david_chapman_letter_of_support.pdf | |
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martha_hyde_letter_of_support.pdf | |
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mark_bauguess_letter_of_support.pdf | |
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On-campus Students
lauren_boop_letter_of_support.pdf | |
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megan_shelton_letter_of_support.pdf | |
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kelly_leonhardt_letter_of_support.pdf | |
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amanda_kay_letter_of_support.pdf | |
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erika_letter_of_rec.pdf | |
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brandi_brink_letter_of_support.pdf | |
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