Student Profile

Hello fellow ENG 333 students! As noted in my profile, I am a senior at Southern Miss majoring in Special Education and a member of the Honors College. At the present time, I am working on my senior honors thesis which is a major writing assignment. I am a full time student and do not work at this time. However, I spent nearly 20 years working professionally as a graphic designer and a marketing manager during my corporate career.

From 1994 to 2006, I was a global marketing director which required me to write frequently. I wrote everything from magazine articles for trade publications to technical data information for professionals that used our products. My writing consisted of developing sales presentations, product literature, product safety information, and administrative reports.

Since leaving corporate America, I have found myself writing responses to discussion board questions, essays for mid-term and final exams, as well as numerous responses in course chat rooms. Last semester I submitted my thesis proposal which became my first major piece of writing. It was the most challenging, but most exciting piece of writing I have undertaken in my life. The challenge was that I knew very little about my topic. Therefore, a great deal of time was spent researching, drafting, revising, revising again, and finally submitting for approval.

I enjoy writing about facts, non-fiction topics, and the real world. I think logically and do not write well about abstract ideas. I am not a good story teller, I tend to stick to what I know or feel confident of. While it is very important for me to get an “A” in this course, I hope that this course will enhance my writing skills as I plan to be a researcher and expect to be writing throughout my future career.