The University of Mississippi

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The University of Mississippi
Getting to Know Your Professors
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High School
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High School vs. College
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Expectations
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Expectations
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Expectations
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• Open communication
• Mutual respect
• Integrity
• Achievement

Parents
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Expectations

• civility
• maturity
• appreciation for diversity
• sense of personal responsibility for academic
  success
• honesty

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Dr. Johns List of Dos and Donts
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Things That Really Annoy Professors

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Things That Really Annoy Professors

• Sleeping in class
• Talking to neighbors
• Reading newspapers
• Whining about grades
• Skipping class.

• Arriving late Packing up early.
• Playing computer games
• Eating
• Not reading the syllabus
• Anything distracting

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Things That Really Annoy Professors

• Sleeping in class
• Talking to neighbors
• Reading newspapers
• Whining about grades

• Arriving late Packing up early.
• Playing computer games
• Eating
• Not reading the syllabus
• Anything distracting

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And, Most of All
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Things That Professors Like and Notice

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Things That Professors Like and Notice

• Attending class
• Being on time
• Being prepared
• Class participation
• Asking questions

• Asking for help
• Learning from mistakes on tests
• Respect for their time
• Respect for their degrees and titles

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Interacting with Professors Outside of Class

• Get to know your professors, but dont be a
  nuisance.
• Dont expect them to become a friend or drinking
  buddy.
• Its okay to say Hi when you see them in
  public. But do not talk shop.
• Dont call them at home unless it is a serious
  emergency.

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POP Quiz !!!!
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Im paying to go to school, so it is the
instructors job to earn my respect.

• True
• False

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Im paying to go to school, so it is the
instructors job to earn my respect.

• False

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If I do poorly on an exam, the reason probably is

• The teacher doesnt like me.
• The test questions were made to trick the
  students.
• I might not have prepared correctly for the test.
• I was suffering from a UPI, so it wasnt my
  fault.

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If I do poorly on an exam, the reason probably is

• I might not have prepared correctly for the test.

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You are having dinner at a restaurant and see one
of your professors at another table. It is okay
to buy him/her a drink.

• True
• False

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You are having dinner at a restaurant and see one
of your professors at another table. It is okay
to buy him/her a drink.

• False

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The University of Mississippi
Your future is so bright
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The University of Mississippi