Dr. Dana A Williams came to speak to our class on October 7, 2010. Dr. Williams is the department chair of the English department at Howard University. She began the class by continuing the tradition began by Dr.Gbadgesin which was to pay homage to those who came before her, with her, and after her. This was interesting in that it showed that Dr. Williams really cared about what other lecturers did and said. Dr. Williams then went over the research project that we are going to in class. She then further went over the different types and processes of research and gave some examples that we could do for our project. Dr. Williams’ explanation of all of this was extremely important to me because I had so many questions about the research project and she answered all of my questions. Also, Dr. Williams then went over and read different blog posts of others which gave great insight as to what other people were saying and doing. I found this extremely interesting and informative and a great addition to the presentation. We also reviewed in class the scheme for the rest of the year, which included the amount of blog posts we need by the end of the semester, and the other factors that affect our grade in freshman seminar. This was very helpful because I was able to create a plan for having a successful rest of the semester in freshman seminar. Overall, Dr. Willams’ presentation was informative and interesting and I was extremely happy to finally feel caught up and informed with everything in our freshman seminar class.
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