Posted on December 24th, 2007 by Cliff Ames Jr.
Well it’s finally time for the Semester Recap! What follows is a list of each class that I took as well as my grade and my experience in the class. I will also brag about how awesome my teachers were. Here goes…
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B201 – New Testament Survey 1
Dr. Daniel Wong
Tuesday 6:30pm-9:30pm
Grade: A
When I first met Dr. Wong I thought he was the most Christ-like man I had ever met! He was so loving and kind to our rather large class. I know he didn’t always have time to give each and every student one-on-one time but I know he did his best on our behalf. He constantly reminded us how much he loved us as students as well as how much God loved us as well. This class consisted of reading Matthew through Acts and writing synthesis on groups of chapters in each. We also outlined Matthew Chapter 1-7. I had the privilege of leading musical worship each week after the break. It was a blessing and a privilege to do so.
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BMS383 – Religions Of America
Dr. Brian Morley
Monday/Wednesday 3:30pm-4:55pm
Grade: A-
This was a class on cults that had their start in America such as Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, Christian Scientists and more. We also briefly looked at the spread of Islam in America as well. Since this class was an elective the format was very informal and I enjoyed that a lot. Dr. Morley is very knowledgeable on many subjects and I hope to have him for future classes. I had the opportunity of writing a rather significant term paper on Mormons and Media which Dr. Morley thought was worth looking into publishing.
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C211 – Intro To Mass Communications
Professor Dave Tuck
Wednesday 6:30pm-9:30pm
Grade: A
This class was a broad overview of the development and progression of various types of media from the beginning of recorded history. We looked at print, radio, television, film and internet and did various projects that related to each. I think my favorite project was the radio project. I got 3 minutes to create and perform an original radio broadcast including a commercial! It was an awesome experience and I hope to come into contact with radio more often in the future.
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C311 – Video Production 1
Professor Jesse Negron
Monday 6:30pm-9:30pm
Grade: A
This class was a lot of fun to do. I got to use a Hummer H2 for free for a day, got to work with and awesome crew and had the privilege of helping other students in the class that had no experience in producing videos. I got to be the Director of Photography for four different projects and trust me, it was a lot of fun. I think what I most appreciated about this class was our teacher. Jesse is a pro and has a lot of Hollywood experience. He’s got all kinds of experience and connection in “the biz” and knows what it takes to make it there.
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C351 – Creative Writing
Dr. Jack Simons
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 10:40am-11:35am
Grade: A
This was probably the funnest class I had all semester. I got to write two short stories that Dr. Simons liked and had a fun time in the class learning what it takes to write creatively. This was not an easy class and Dr. Simons expected a lot out of his students. But despite the workload, I couldn’t help but look forward to a boisterous discussion each class period as well as amazing insight into life in general.
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Okay so you may be wondering, “Gee 4 “A’s” and 1 “A-” why is the GPA only 3.283? That is because I also have another class on my transcript that is counting for this semester. That class is World History 1 and I signed up to take the class as a Directed Study, meaning I was suppose to do it on my own time during the Summer however, this summer was filled with tons of work, a triple internship that just about killed me plus dealing with my Mom’s illness. Needless to say I didn’t get the class done and right now it is an “F” on my transcript. However my teacher may be able to change my grade and give me some credit if I turn the work into him sometime soon. The only downside is that it has put my overall GPA down lower and put my scholarships in jepordy. Fortunatly the grades I received have kept me afloat for now and hopefully before next semester starts, I’ll be able to get the work turned in.
