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60 Seconds with Dr. Bogart, eMajor Instructor of Public Personnel Admininistration and HR Director

Dr. Denise Bogart teaches POLS 4601 Public Personnel Administration for eMajor, and the Chief Human Resources Officer; Director of Human Resources and Employee Development at Valdosta State University. Why did you choose your field? Human Resources is a natural extension of wanting to assist employees as well as educating and professionally developing others towards fulfilling life-long learning opportunities. What did you want to be when you were growing up? A Veterinarian; a Teacher; a Biologist… What is the secret to a happy life? Staying positive and adaptable. Who in your life would you like to thank and for what? My mother and father for always being  there when I needed them and for giving the greatest  gift-unconditional love.   What do you think is the most important lesson you’ve learned in your life? Don’t cry over spilled milk. How would you like to be remembered? As someone who cared.   What was the worst job you ever had and why was it so bad? All

Dr. Antoinette Miller on Life Lessons and Being a "Wacky Professor"

 Drawing by Student of Dr. Miller Dr. Antoinette Miller is currently a Professor of Psychology at Clayton State University, and is a popular professor for the USG eCore online program .  Why did you choose your field? Initially, I was a Biology major (with a Neuroscience concentration) and as I got closer to graduation I realized I was more interested in humans than rats.  After I’d graduated with a degree in biology (and an additional degree in Classical Languages…no, really), switching to psychology (specifically physiological psychology) was an easy choice from there. Why did you chose teaching? I started teaching right after I defended my Masters in 1996, and realized after the first ROCKY semester (I stunk, really stunk bad) that I really enjoyed the interaction.  After graduating and then teaching part-time for another university, when we landed in Georgia I started looking for teaching positions, and happened to see the one I still hold in (of all places) the