General Studies in English and Writing
Danielle Richey (BA Political Science 2003) took numerous American Studies and writing courses in the English department. Danielle is currently enrolled at Penn State 's Dickinson School of Law on a full academic scholarship. She is also working for a law professor who is also an ACLU attorney on a racial profiling case. Danielle recalls spending hours preparing her citations to be sure it was perfect and reports that this care has paid off in following the citation form for legal documents and briefs. Having Dr. Sandy stress the importance of citations has made a difference in law school and in communicating with judges. She says that students need to know that the expectation for careful research and citations does not go away. And once you are in the habit of perfecting citations it will make your writing that much more effective when writing for professors and employers.
Rachel Bailey (BS in Elementary Education and Geography 2003) completed a Masters in Geography from Texas State University-San Marcos and is currently a 1 st year teacher at Hudson Memorial School in Hudson, NH, where she teaches 7 th grade Social Studies and Language Arts. Rachel intended to major in English at KSC, and it was her coursework in English that helped her get her current position. She encourages all students to take additional courses outside of their major, especially if they are going into education, as teaching more than one subject is common. A liberal arts curriculum will help future teachers meet the requirements put into place by No Child Left Behind.