About Me

Hello, everyone! My name is Karen Davis and when I was a full time student at Mercer, I was part of the business school. Upon leaving Macon, I started working as a Special Education Paraprofessional in Gwinnett County and have been there for almost 2 years. I absolutely love my job! I am planning on going back to school in the Spring of 2009 to start my Master's in Education.

When I'm not working, I enjoy spending quality time with my family and friends--we're very close. My boyfriend and I got a black lab for Christmas and he also takes up a good chunk of my spare time. He's now 6 months old, weighs 60 pounds, and has enough energy for about 50 dogs. He keeps me active and on my toes to say the very least! I also enjoy cooking and decorating my new house.

I attended Mercer and lived in Macon from 2002 until 2006; however I did not finish my Bachelor's degree during that time. I was 7 hours short of completing my degree in May of 2006. Since I was only lacking elective hours, my original plan was to transfer in those last few hours from a local community college. That was more complicated than it seemed and for many reasons, I wasn't able to finish my degree previously. For that reason but I am delighted that in August, I will be an official college graduate.

Despite the fact that I am taking advantage of Mercer's summer on line program to finish my degree, the main reason I chose to take this particular class is my love for literature. Being a business student did not always allow me to explore reading, writing, and discussing as much as I would have hoped. Business concepts are typically very black and white and I tend to enjoy being able to develop my own opinions. I also find listening to and often times learning from other interpretations very interesting.

My main concern or anxiety about taking this class is the technology involved! I've never taken an on line course before, so making sure that I complete and submit the assignments correctly is a bit of a potential threat. I don't anticipate that it will really be too much of an issue once I figure out all of the logistics of blackboard. My expectation is that this class will be both educational and enjoyable.