(no subject)
November 6, 2007
To the Theatre Simpson Faculty:
This letter is to inform you that I will be dropping to a theatre minor at the end of this semester. I did not want to simply drop the major without explanation for my actions. This department has been my home for the past three years and I truly do love theatre. Know that I will continue theatre outside of college and I still find it is my passion. Yet, I find my priorities and goals do not match up with the department’s goals for me.
In the recent years, I have had growing interest in the theatre and my job opportunities. Theatre Simpson has done a great job at giving me leadership opportunities and technical design positions which I have asked for. I understood, going into this department, that certain tasks for me would be either more difficult or need changing. This department has done a great job of respecting my abilities and complimenting what I can do.
The past two years, I have begun taking American Sign Language (ASL) through DMACC. Most, if not all of the department, students and professors alike, are aware of this. I have discovered this skill is not only marketable in respects to every day jobs, but to the theatre as well. I have full intentions of completing the program I have enrolled in which is to interpret ASL and eventually move it to theatre. I have found this job opportunity not only fits my interest in theatre, but my abilities as well.
The Interpretation Program is a two year program with very little leniency as far as scheduling goes. I have done my best, especially this year, to balance a full course load here and a part-time course load there. I know the schedules are demanding, but I have still managed to participate in both programs to the fullest extent until a few weeks ago.
Theatre has been, and will remain, one of my priorities in my journey through college. However, the impression I have gathered in the past year has been that if it is not my top priority than I am in the wrong place. With the advent of ASL and the opportunities there which I cannot get here at Simpson, ASL has become a major priority in my life. Both the Theatre program and the ASL program, in my opinion, hold equal rank on the list of priorities. The difference between the two is that I may participate in theatre as a minor and still achieve what I want.
I have checked with my Education adviser and I will still be able to get a theatre endorsement with a minor in theatre; as long as I still major in English, which I will do. I have completed all of the class requirements for a minor, so I do not need to take any more classes in the theatre. That said, I am still a scholarship student, and have no intensions of dropping it. I will also be enrolled in the zero credit course which insures my involvement.
I believe this is the best course for me to take. With only one major and three minors, I will graduate on time. This is not only a major factor in my decision, but a financial relief. I will be able to do all of the aspects of my education I want to do, without having to choose between one or the other. Most of all, my course load will decrease, and I will be able to maintain my health and decrease my stress level.
I thank all of you for your patience and your faith in my abilities. I know I haven’t always been the easiest person to deal with, and I thank you for the opportunities you have given me. I have no intentions of disappearing, as others who drop theatre majors do. Theatre is still very important to me, I have just come to realize I cannot do everything, but I can make the best of my educational experience.
Sincerely,
To the Theatre Simpson Faculty:
This letter is to inform you that I will be dropping to a theatre minor at the end of this semester. I did not want to simply drop the major without explanation for my actions. This department has been my home for the past three years and I truly do love theatre. Know that I will continue theatre outside of college and I still find it is my passion. Yet, I find my priorities and goals do not match up with the department’s goals for me.
In the recent years, I have had growing interest in the theatre and my job opportunities. Theatre Simpson has done a great job at giving me leadership opportunities and technical design positions which I have asked for. I understood, going into this department, that certain tasks for me would be either more difficult or need changing. This department has done a great job of respecting my abilities and complimenting what I can do.
The past two years, I have begun taking American Sign Language (ASL) through DMACC. Most, if not all of the department, students and professors alike, are aware of this. I have discovered this skill is not only marketable in respects to every day jobs, but to the theatre as well. I have full intentions of completing the program I have enrolled in which is to interpret ASL and eventually move it to theatre. I have found this job opportunity not only fits my interest in theatre, but my abilities as well.
The Interpretation Program is a two year program with very little leniency as far as scheduling goes. I have done my best, especially this year, to balance a full course load here and a part-time course load there. I know the schedules are demanding, but I have still managed to participate in both programs to the fullest extent until a few weeks ago.
Theatre has been, and will remain, one of my priorities in my journey through college. However, the impression I have gathered in the past year has been that if it is not my top priority than I am in the wrong place. With the advent of ASL and the opportunities there which I cannot get here at Simpson, ASL has become a major priority in my life. Both the Theatre program and the ASL program, in my opinion, hold equal rank on the list of priorities. The difference between the two is that I may participate in theatre as a minor and still achieve what I want.
I have checked with my Education adviser and I will still be able to get a theatre endorsement with a minor in theatre; as long as I still major in English, which I will do. I have completed all of the class requirements for a minor, so I do not need to take any more classes in the theatre. That said, I am still a scholarship student, and have no intensions of dropping it. I will also be enrolled in the zero credit course which insures my involvement.
I believe this is the best course for me to take. With only one major and three minors, I will graduate on time. This is not only a major factor in my decision, but a financial relief. I will be able to do all of the aspects of my education I want to do, without having to choose between one or the other. Most of all, my course load will decrease, and I will be able to maintain my health and decrease my stress level.
I thank all of you for your patience and your faith in my abilities. I know I haven’t always been the easiest person to deal with, and I thank you for the opportunities you have given me. I have no intentions of disappearing, as others who drop theatre majors do. Theatre is still very important to me, I have just come to realize I cannot do everything, but I can make the best of my educational experience.
Sincerely,