In the Spring semester 2005, MSC began using the email account provided free of charge to all students as an official means of communication. Therefore, email is a mandatory requirement of all my classes. Please become familiar with the email system and get into the habit of checking it regularly, at least once a day.
Please be considerate when emailing your professors: always include your name, the class that you are in, and why you are emailing me. Also, please use a descriptive subject line so I can tell right away what your email concerns. Sending me the complete information will not only make my life easier, but shows consideration for your recipient and will result in a speedy response. This said: any email that does not contain all of the necessary information will be deleted. Thank you for your thoughtfulness.
I use a unique email address for each of the classes I teach. Please be sure you are using the correct one. I usually do not check email on weekends or holidays. Thank you for your understanding.
If your class uses Humanities Online, I would encourage you to not use the internal messaging system for contacting me. Always use the email address that I put on your syllabus.
Finally, do not send the same message to me twice. I.e., do not send me an email at my Macon State address and CC me at another. You only need to send it to me once.
If you sent me an email, and I did not reply, here are some reasons why that might be the case:
- No subject line
- Incorrect or mistyped email address
- You did not include the necessary information; e.g. I don’t know who you are or what class you are in
- You did not ask a question
- The email was rude or abusive
If you do not hear back from me within 24 hours (excluding weekends), then you might wish to review your sent message for any of the above errors.
