Maria Avolio, M.A.
Tenured since: 2019
Education:
M.A. Illinois State University, 2001
B.A. California State university, San Marcos, 1996
Course Taught:
COMM 2025-Fundamentals of Communication
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
Fiji
Humanities
Department Extension
4440
Academic/Non-Academic
Academic
Department Code
HUM
Stanley "Buck" Weiss, Ph.D.
Tenured since: 2018
Education:
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 2014
M.A., Eastern Illinois University, 2004
B.A., Eastern Illinois University, 2002
Courses Taught:
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-English Composition II
ENGL 2110-Early American Literature
ENGL 2120-Modern American Literature
Why did you become a teacher?
Josh Tucker, M.A.
Tenured since: 2017
Education:
MA, University of Alabama, 2010
BA, University of Alabama, 2008
Courses Taught:
ENGL 0810-Learning Support Writing
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-English Composition II
ENGL 2410-Early European Literature
ENGL 2420-Modern European Literature
HUM 1010-Early Humanities
HUM 1020-Modern Humanities
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Astronaut
De'Lara Stephens, Ed.D.
Tenured since: 2011
Education:
- Ed.D., Liberty University, 2018
- Ed.S., Liberty University, 2015
- M.A., Liberty University, 2008
- M.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1997
Courses Taught:
Mollee Shannon, M.A.
Tenure-Track since: 2017
Education:
M.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2013
B.A., University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2011
Courses Taught:
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-English Composition II
Why did you become a teacher?
William Visher, Ed.S.
Education:
- B.S., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 2000
- M.Ed., University of West Georgia, 2004
- Ed.S., Lincoln Memorial University, 2006
Courses Taught:
- ENGL 0900-Integ LS Writing and Reading
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled to?
Hong Kong
Sarah Page, M.A.
Tenured since: 2016
Education:
M.A. Humboldt State University, 2009
B.A. Rutgers University, 2002
Courses Taught:
ENGL 1010-Composition I
ENGL 1020-Composition II
HUM 2860-Introductory Film Studies
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
My current favorite place I have ever traveled is Placencia, Belize. This is ever changing though, as traveling is one of my favorite activities, and I'm discovering new beaches and snorkeling every semester.
Eric Niemi, Ed.D.
Tenured since: 2021
Education:
- Ed.D., Northern Illinois University, 2014
- M.A., Roosevelt University, 2006
- B.A., Beloit College, 2001
Courses Taught:
- ENGL 0810-Learning Support Writing
- ENGL 0900-Integrated Learning Support Reading & Writing
- ENGL 1010-English Composition I
- ENGL 1020-English Composition II
- READ 0810-Learning Support Reading
Ann Nicodemi, M.A.
Tenured since: 2018
Education:
M.A., Boston College, 2010
B.A., State University of New York at Geneseo, 2008
Courses Taught:
ENGL 1010-English Composition I
ENGL 1020-English Composition II
ENGL 2220-Modern British Literature
HUM 1010-Early Humanities
What is your favorite place you've ever traveled?
My favorite place that I've ever traveled is the Dun Aengus fort on the Aran Islands in Ireland.
Nick Mansito, Ph.D.
Tenure-Track since: 2017
Education:
- Ph.D., Illinois State University, 2009
- M.A., University of North Florida, 2003
- B.A., University of Florida, 1998
Courses Taught:
- ENGL 1010-Composition I
- ENGL 1020-Composition II
- ENGL 2120- Modern American Literature
- HUM 1020-Modern Humanities
- HUM 1110-Latinx Cultures in the U.S.