2008 Woodie Awards
French professor says au revoir to CSM
Danny Castro
Issue date: 5/27/08 Section: News
After 40 years of teaching, English and French Professor, Susan Petit, is finally bidding adieu to CSM.
After receiving her masters degree in English from Purdue and earning a masters in French from Notre Dame de Namur College, Petit began her teaching career in the summer of 68', the same year Cañada opened, prompting CSM to hire new faculty.
Since then, Petit went on to become Academic Senate President in the late 70s, and was also a part of an executive committee in the statewide academic senate.
She has been recognized as being the lead Foreign Language faculty member for the past five years, as well as being responsible for organizing World Language Week for the last eight years, which is a showcase of the seven languages offered on campus, giving students the opportunity to meet faculty and have fun.
In retirement, Petit would like to travel to her two favorite locales, France and England, which she has not been to since 2002.
Reading and writing are also on the agenda as she prepares to have much more free time open up.
She has published two books of literal criticism on the works of French novelists Michel Tournier and Francoise Mallet Joris.
Petit describes the novelists' work as interesting, intellectual and emotionally stimulating. She has also been published in about 20 journals, and has written about 50 reviews of French books and literature.
When asked what she will miss the most about CSM, she responded by saying that she will miss the students, campus and colleagues.
What she will not miss is the increasing amount of administrative paper work and the countless meetings she must attend.
"I'm very sad," said Sandra Comerford, dean of language arts.
"She has been a very energetic and vital faculty member, she has been tremendously valuable because she has been very active in both English and French departments, she will be missed."
After receiving her masters degree in English from Purdue and earning a masters in French from Notre Dame de Namur College, Petit began her teaching career in the summer of 68', the same year Cañada opened, prompting CSM to hire new faculty.
Since then, Petit went on to become Academic Senate President in the late 70s, and was also a part of an executive committee in the statewide academic senate.
She has been recognized as being the lead Foreign Language faculty member for the past five years, as well as being responsible for organizing World Language Week for the last eight years, which is a showcase of the seven languages offered on campus, giving students the opportunity to meet faculty and have fun.
In retirement, Petit would like to travel to her two favorite locales, France and England, which she has not been to since 2002.
Reading and writing are also on the agenda as she prepares to have much more free time open up.
She has published two books of literal criticism on the works of French novelists Michel Tournier and Francoise Mallet Joris.
Petit describes the novelists' work as interesting, intellectual and emotionally stimulating. She has also been published in about 20 journals, and has written about 50 reviews of French books and literature.
When asked what she will miss the most about CSM, she responded by saying that she will miss the students, campus and colleagues.
What she will not miss is the increasing amount of administrative paper work and the countless meetings she must attend.
"I'm very sad," said Sandra Comerford, dean of language arts.
"She has been a very energetic and vital faculty member, she has been tremendously valuable because she has been very active in both English and French departments, she will be missed."
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