NEIL WATKINS: My name is Neil Watkins.
I teach English here and I'm the President
of the Academic Senate.
I love the students here.
They're so creative.
They're so resilient.
They always show up and put their best effort.
ASH TANDOC: My name is Ash Tandoc.
I use they/them pronouns.
And I'm an English major at Chaffey College.
I am really grateful that I started out my college career
at Chaffey College.
There was a lot of freedom to take
courses that were in other subjects
to sort of test the waters a bit.
I took a brief calculus class and that definitely made
me want to be an English major.
NEIL WATKINS: So if you come to Chaffey as an English major,
you can expect to read and write all the time.
Small class sizes.
You're going to share your ideas, be creative,
but you're also going to get close attention
from your teachers.
ASH TANDOC: I could go on and on about the faculty
at the English department.
They have been the most wonderful professors
that I have ever worked with.
Have always been so supportive of my writing
and just encouraging in general of students
career paths, no matter what it is.
NEIL WATKINS: We are here fighting for you.
We are one of the most progressive departments
on campus.
You're going to find that support and that safe space
that's going to allow you to flourish in your education
here.
ASH TANDOC: They genuinely have a deep care
for developing student's skills and writing and communication.
NEIL WATKINS: Yeah, one of the great things about being
a teacher at Chaffey College is not just
the time in the classroom, it's the interaction
with students outside.
So whether that's going to the Wignall Museum
or showing students where resources are on campus, even
taking them outside to say, hey, look,
we're going to proofread your essay.
Get outside in the fresh air and see your writing
in a different way.
We are all about trying to get you
to learn in different ways and different experiences.
ASH TANDOC: I am in my last year, hearing back
from colleges now.
I want to be able to hone my writing skills.
I'm going to be hopefully transferring
to AUC as an English major.
NEIL WATKINS: I think if you like reading and writing
and you want to share your ideas,
you're going to find a lot of creativity and collaboration
here.
Faculty who show up for you every day
and classmates who are as dedicated and passionate as you
are.
You're going to be well suited to be an English major
and we'll hope to see you soon.
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