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Why did you decide to teach at Raymond Walters College?
The opportunity to teach in and develop a professional associates
degree in graphic design.
What do
you enjoy about teaching?
Watching students develop and mature as both designers and
individuals. Many students are tentative and unsure about their
decision to enter the design field when they arrive at RWC. During
their stay with us, they successfully meet the challenges we present
to them. When they graduate, they have confidence in their own
abilities and their ability to meet future challenges. It is fascinating
to watch this change in their demeanor.
What
do you enjoy about Raymond Walters College?
The commitment to the students held by the entire RWC community.
Everyone here wants students to work to their full potential and
to be properly prepared to meet the challenges of the future.
We nudge, cajole, challenge, and work with students to try to
make that happen.
What is
the most important lesson you’ve learned from your time at
Raymond Walters College?
Everyone has a different definition of success. The college experience
means different things to different people and it serves a different
purpose for different students. Many students want to get a job
in their field of study after graduation, but not all. I've learned
to work with students to achieve their goal and to open the door
for them to the different possibilities that perhaps they had
not considered previously.
What is
your most memorable RWC moment?
There are too many to pick out the "most" memorable,
but I can recount the most recent memorable moment. I was recently
visited by a student who started his two years at RWC the same
year I did. I was struck by how special he felt his experience
at RWC was and how much of an impact my teaching style had made
on him. It reminded me of the special trust students place in
us and that through our words and deeds we must maintain the integrity
of that trust.
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