Dr. Laurence Musgrove, Chicago, Ill., is an associate professor of English at Saint Xavier University. Recently appointed as director of the general education program at SXU, he has published two articles in the past year on liberal arts education, including an essay “The Metaphors We Gen-Ed By” in Liberal Education and “Mystery and Humility in General Education” in The Chronicle of Higher Education. He is also a frequent contributor to Inside Higher Ed where one of his poems “Overseeding” recently appeared.
Rebecca Rucker '76 knows what it takes to find a job. As a senior career consultant and training professional at CareerWorks, a full service career development company she began in 1998, she has made a career out of career planning. Rucker assists her clients with resume writing, career focus, and strategies for a job search, including how to interview and negotiate a salary.
Since 1986, Southwestern University alumnus Mark Mayfield '76 and his wife, Kay Webb Mayfield '78, have worked in Venezuela, Honduras, Taiwan and now Guatemala. As deputy consul general, Mark helps American citizens overseas and issues visas to foreign nationals who want to visit or live in the U.S. "The great challenge for our officers is to develop an understanding of the country, its culture and its economy, so we can make fair decisions."