I am more than willing to make special appointments. Further, I tend to spend a lot of time around the department and in my office, and I do not mind drop-ins. If I am too busy, I will gladly arrange another time. For those who are computer savvy, do not hesitate to send e-mail questions to me. That is all you need to do.
Some students question why they have to learn so much material.
After all, many students do not even major in Liberal Arts, much less Humanities. Further, as you probably have heard, this is the Information Age. The gap in wages between those with education and skills and those without either is increasingly widening. Because the sheer amount of knowledge is constantly increasing, and the methods of bringing that information anywhere at anytime are becoming better and better, it is becoming evermore necessary to be able to gather, learn, process and disseminate large amounts of information quickly and competently. There is much more competition both nationally and internationally than ever, and not only from humans, but from machines as well.