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Many articles published by The Forum (this one included) began as assignments for ENG 121: Introduction to Journalism, which teaches students the principles of reading, writing, and editing articles. In the coming semester, Introduction to Journalism will be a 16-week course, meeting twice a week in the Writing Center Lab (M627) on Tuesdays and Thursdays […]
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Literature connects people, ideas, and cultures. American literature is full of these, and through reading, one can see how those ideas evolved from each other. From colonial writings to Emerson, Thoreau, and into Dickinson and Whitman, the class brings it all together to tell one American story. Associate Professor of English Justin Wert teaches American […]
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There is no set way to learn. Each person has their own strengths and weaknesses but not every teacher knows how to teach students who do not think like them. Dr. Abigail James, professor of psychology at PVCC, has spent her life immersed in education in one way or another and is always working to […]
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From East to West, and from ancient times to modern times, English 255 World Literature covers different types of literature from all over the world and from different periods of time. The course is taught by Professor of English Dr. Tamara Whyte. She said, “We start with Egyptian love poems, which are the oldest written […]
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Philosophy places life’s most difficult questions front and center. What is true, and how do we know? How should we live? What kind of society is best for us all? If you want an opportunity to grapple with these sorts of questions and examine your own beliefs in the process, consider enrolling in PHI 100 […]
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Cars going up College Drive to reach the main parking lot for PVCC all pass a building at the very bottom of the road. People who take the time to look at the building’s parking lot might notice that it contains several tractor-trailers. This is the Workforce Services building, where many PVCC students have acquired […]
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PVCC’s science majors have access to a one-of-a-kind research opportunity. While capstone research courses are most commonly available to juniors and seniors at four-year universities, students in the natural sciences at PVCC are required to complete SCI 299: Supervised Study in Science, usually during their second year of study. In this course, students devise and […]
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The One Book Program has a new book out for this Fall semester: The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here, by Hope Jahren. The book goes over the science and history of different inventions that are detrimental to the environment, in an attention-holding, interesting way. Many […]
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Kim Hoosier is a sociology professor at PVCC who teaches a variety of different courses on the subject. Hoosier has been working at PVCC since 1999. She has been teaching five courses per semester at PVCC since she started working full-time in 2004, four introduction courses and one sociology elective. Hoosier started studying sociology at […]
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Kristine Swanson, known as Kris to her students, is the assistant professor of French at PVCC. She has brought humor and kindness to the linguistic education of her students since she began teaching at PVCC in 1984. In her classes you will find students singing and playing games in French. Not only can students expect […]
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