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NEIL WATKINS: My
name is Neil Watkins.

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I teach English here
and I'm the President

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of the Academic Senate.

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I love the students here.

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They're so creative.

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They're so resilient.

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They always show up and
put their best effort.

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ASH TANDOC: My
name is Ash Tandoc.

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I use they/them pronouns.

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And I'm an English major
at Chaffey College.

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I am really grateful that I
started out my college career

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at Chaffey College.

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There was a lot
of freedom to take

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courses that were
in other subjects

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to sort of test
the waters a bit.

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I took a brief calculus class
and that definitely made

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me want to be an English major.

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NEIL WATKINS: So if you come
to Chaffey as an English major,

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you can expect to read
and write all the time.

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Small class sizes.

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You're going to share
your ideas, be creative,

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but you're also going
to get close attention

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from your teachers.

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ASH TANDOC: I could go on
and on about the faculty

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at the English department.

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They have been the most
wonderful professors

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that I have ever worked with.

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Have always been so
supportive of my writing

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and just encouraging
in general of students

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career paths, no
matter what it is.

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NEIL WATKINS: We are
here fighting for you.

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We are one of the most
progressive departments

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on campus.

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You're going to find that
support and that safe space

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that's going to allow you to
flourish in your education

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here.

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ASH TANDOC: They
genuinely have a deep care

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for developing student's skills
and writing and communication.

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NEIL WATKINS: Yeah, one of
the great things about being

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a teacher at Chaffey
College is not just

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the time in the classroom,
it's the interaction

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with students outside.

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So whether that's going
to the Wignall Museum

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or showing students where
resources are on campus, even

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taking them outside
to say, hey, look,

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we're going to
proofread your essay.

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Get outside in the fresh
air and see your writing

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in a different way.

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We are all about
trying to get you

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to learn in different ways
and different experiences.

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ASH TANDOC: I am in my
last year, hearing back

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from colleges now.

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I want to be able to
hone my writing skills.

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I'm going to be
hopefully transferring

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to AUC as an English major.

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NEIL WATKINS: I think if
you like reading and writing

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and you want to
share your ideas,

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you're going to find a lot of
creativity and collaboration

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here.

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Faculty who show up
for you every day

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and classmates who are as
dedicated and passionate as you

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are.

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You're going to be well
suited to be an English major

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and we'll hope to see you soon.

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