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Writing Director Nearman shaping prose at Guilford
Dylan Black
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Writing is a central piece of
Guilford's curriculum. From
English 102 and the Historical
Perspectives course to the capstone
IDS course seniors take, writing and
composition are pervasive. As the new
Writing Director, Cynthia Nearman is
responsible for shaping, directing, and
teaching this subject at Guilford.
The Writing Director has a wide range
of duties. She must staff and evaluate
basic level English courses, manage
part-time instructors, co-coordinate
Historical Perspectives, and supervise
the upper-ievel writing program.
Nearman seems to enjoy her substan
tial workload.
"I don't like how the hours go by so
fast. I like the campus, being in my
office," said Nearman.
After graduating from Wingate
College, she moved to Greensboro in
1993 to pursue graduate work at
University of North Carolina at
Community Senate's corner snace: weekly update
A.Q. Abdul-Karim
Community Senate President
T expect to pass
I through this world
but once. Any good that I can
do or any kindness that I can
show any human being, let
me do it now, and not defer
it. For I shall not pass this
way again."
-Stephen Grellet
Greetings all and welcome
to this Friday's Senate
Corner. I would like to wish
happy holidays to all those
observing religious events
this weekend as well as
extend congratulations to all
those seniors who have just
completed their last round of
registration to culminate their
Guilford College academic
career.
In honor of those seniors I
wanted to say a few words
recognizing their accomplish
ments. If you are a senior,
likely, you are in the process
of or have already taken
Research Methods, written at
least five 10+ page research
papers, survived at least one
Econ, Acct or Bus class,
Greensboro (UNCG). Having minored in
classical guitar at Wingate, she gave gui
tar lessons to students, working with
Kami Rowan on classical guitar ensem
bles at Guilford. Nearman also worked as
a writing director at North Carolina
Agriculture & Technical College (NC
A&T), then spent the summer in New
Zealand directing a first year writing pro
gram at Massey University at
Palmerston, on the north island.
Even though this is her first semester,
Nearman has already impressed some of
the faculty at Guilford with her energy
and dedication.
"Guilford is incredibly lucky to have
her," said history professor and Historical
Perspectives co-coordinator Anore
Horton.
The hiring process for a position like
writing director, particularly at a writing
intensive school like Guilford, is complex.
The search that brought Nearman to
Guilford took two years. A faculty search
committee of English professors initially
considered 60 candidates, who respond
ed to nationally posted advertising.
Professor of English Carolyn Beard
Proposals:
Revisions to Senate By-laws: Passed
CAP budget: Passed
Scheduled this week: Ping Pong Club (New Club), Yoga
Club (New Club)
On Deck: Photo Club (New Club)
slept through an 8:30 a.m.
class, dragged your way
through a lab science, statis
tics, HP, foreign language,
and of course an appropriate
IDS, bluffed through a 100,
200 and maybe even a 300
level class, petition to get
into a class.
You've had one class you
probably would have taken
even if you didn't get credit
for it, had one faculty mem
ber that you would want to
work with on specialized proj
ect, determined the longest
period of time you can go
with out sleep, figured out
how far $5 can get you, and
of course filled out your
GRADUATION APPLICA
TION.
For these things and many
more I can commend you for
a job well done, you're
almost there. And there are
lots more things that can be
NEWS
Whitlow and Associate Professor of
English Jim Hood invited 10 of these
candidates to interview at the 2003 MLA
convention in San Diego. Three of them,
including Nearman, were invited to inter
view on Guilford's campus.
"She came here for the campus inter
view and wowed everyone," said English
professor and department head Jeff
Jeske. "There was a real outpouring of
enthusiasm. We were particularly con
cerned about what the student response
to her would be. She was by far the
choice of the students."
Nearman is excited about her role in
guiding the English 102 curriculum,
where she supervises over 20 part-time
instructors.
"I think we have an amazing staff of
part- and full-time comp teachers and
the students they're working with are ris
ing to the challenges we set for them,"
she said.
Nearman herself will teach at least
one first-year English class every
semester.
"Cynthia's great to have as a profes
sor. She cares about what she's doing
added to this list that have
nothing to do with academia.
Many of us are still trying
to decide or trying to avoid
making a decision about our
post graduation lives, and
some have even considered
starting the enrollment
process all over again.
Whatever your path know
that you have come a long
way and that everything
ahead is in your power to
orchestrate. As we embark
on the final stretch of this
semester, I hope that we take
the time to reflect on our all
our experiences at Guilford,
both good and bad, and try
to celebrate our last
moments together by being
present with one another. It's
been a long journey but the
finish is what most will
remember. Best of luck with
registration, and thanks for
sticking it through.
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completely," said senior Will Groves, cur
rently enrolled in a Rhetoric and
Composition class Nearman teaches.
"She seems to make students incredibly
comfortable with speaking in class, and
her presence is the germ for a very pro
ductive and fun learning environment."
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Cynthia Nearman, Guilford's new
Writing Director