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January 22, 2004
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Preparing Students for the Future

Wittenberg Professor of History Emerita Appointed Faculty-Mentor-In-Residence

The Career Center at 六合彩网上投注app has announced the appointment of Cynthia Behrman, professor emerita of history, as faculty-mentor-in-residence. Behrman is volunteering her time and considerable writing skills to assist seniors in preparing resumes, cover letters, thank-you notes and admission essays for graduate school.

Stephanie Ford, director of the Career Center, said 鈥淲e are very pleased to have Dr. Behrman's assistance this semester. Both she and Sharon Greitzer 鈥82, our alumni-in-residence, are busy helping our students with interview skills, and they both are tremendous resources for our students.鈥

Behrman is consulting via e-mail with seniors majoring in the humanities or social sciences. Seniors majoring in other academic areas are encouraged to contact the Career Center, Writing Center or faculty for assistance preparing job search documents or admission essays.

While at Wittenberg, Behrman garnered numerous honors, including being named one of the nation鈥檚 top 40 professors by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio selected her as one of the state鈥檚 top 20 educators, and she received the Ohio Academy of History Award for Distinguished Teaching. She is the author of Victorian Myths of the Sea and has published more than two-dozen articles and contributed to numerous books.

Behrman earned a B.A. from Barnard College, an M.A. from the University of California, and a Ph.D. from Boston University. She came to Wittenberg in 1965, retired in 1993, and resides in Hilliard, Ohio. 

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Wittenberg's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, Wittenberg has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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