Interview with Professor of History Neil T. Storch Eric Hjelden, Amanda Patten, Melissa Perry, Katie Wegner, Rick Tavernier                                   Professor Neil T. Storch To learn more about the profession of a college professor we interviewed Neil Storch who is a Professor of History at the University of Minnesota Duluth.  Storch graduated in 1963 from Seton Hall University with an A.B. degree in Latin.  He then went on to get his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from the University of Wisconsin Madison.  He has been teaching at UMD since 1969.  The following are themes we picked out of the interview with Professor Storch. The problem of getting a job and getting hired Being a professor is a time consuming occupation The pressure for research and getting published School enrollment on the rise A variety in writing samples for different audiences What we learned from the interview Being a college professor is not an easy job.  It requires much more dedication than people think.  There is pressure to research and pressure to publish your work.  Most professors are involved in many different activities on campus on top of teaching several classes and conducting research.  It is thought that professors are done by 3pm everyday and have the summers off like the student.  On the contrary, most professors do all their research during the summer simply because there is not enough time during the school year.  The demands of a professor are time consuming.  Although being a professor sounds difficult, there are still more people applying for college teaching positions than there are positions available.  As with any job there are drawbacks and political concerns.  We feel that the fulfillment of continually working in an academic setting is worth the painstaking steps it takes to become a full tenured professor. Links we found useful: http://www.d.umn.edu/~jschwetm Composition 3160 is instructed by John D. Schwetman who has a webpage at the address provided above.  The webpage was useful to our group because it provided instructions on what to include in our webpage and examples of websites done in previous composition 3160 classes. Schwetman's webpage alone provided many different aspects of how to present a webpage.  On his webpage, he has links to all the courses he currently teaches, links to all his previous classes, and links that are of personal interest to him.  The entire structure of the webpage seemed a little plain, so we are inspired to put more color into ours.  However, his site was extremely useful in the making of this assignment. http://www.d.umn.edu/hist why it's useful: This site proves itself useful in a variety of ways.  First, and a bit ironically, this page on the History department at UMD offers a history on how the department was founded and organized.  Secondly, and perhaps more useful to the history student, this page gives specific information on how to attain a major or a minor.  Next, this site gives general information on the faculty in the department.  It's nice to be able to put names with faces and learn a bit more about the professors and how to get ahold of them.  Furthermore, this site also provides the department picks on classes and how to go about studying within the department.  There are also various links on the page that allow those who are interested to learn more about related subjects.  Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, this site offers suggestions on careers in history.  It's often thought that the only profession for a history major is in teaching, so it's nice to see information on jobs outside of education. http://www.d.umn.edu/~nstorch/bishop.html Produced by Professor Neil Storch, this site provides our group the oppurtunity to view a sample of Profeesor Storch's work. This site illustrates the great importance of history in our culture and better yet in the city of Duluth. Professor Storch gives us a biography of Duluth's charismatic bishop, Paul Francis Anderson and his connection to him. Reading over the biography it is apparent that Professor Storch has a great desire toward learing and capturing important historical events. Along with sharing Professor Storch's efforts to help preserve Bishop Anderson's legacy, this site provides an overlaying message about how importance history is to our cultures and how important it is for any educator to be determined and passionate about his or her work. This site provides all this and more that was helpfull to our group. We were able to develop a clearer picture of the requirements of a college professor and the importance that surrounds it. http://www.d.umn.edu/~nstorch Neil T. Storch is a history professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth. This link takes you directly to his web site. Here you can learn about Storch himself as well as look at some other useful information. The site contains a link to Storch's personal email, for anyone who needs to contact him and a syllabus for eachclass he teaches. Coming soon to this site are facts about Neil Storch and other helpful links. The site also contains a link to a site about the bishop Paul Anderson, which includes photos and a biography. So, click on the link and take a glance, you might learn something. http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos066.htm This website takes you directly to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook and the specific section of postsecondary teachers.  It lists the nature of the work, the working conditions, employment, training and qualifications, the job outlook, as well as the earnings all related to being a postsecondary teacher.  The site also provides a list of related occupations and sources of additional information for those interested in being employed in the field of postsecondary teaching.  The webpage http://www.bls.gov/oco takes you to the homepage of the Occupational Outlook Handbook in which you can find information on any job.