Rahul Thevar
The Montgazette Staff
Loretta Henry attended Senton Hall University for a Bachelor of Science in Education degree in English and Secondary Education with a minor in history. For her master’s degree in English, Henry started out at Montclair State University and then transferred to the College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey.
Having a deep love for grammar and literature, Professor Henry knew she wanted to be an English teacher by the time she was a sophomore in high school. She taught eighth grade language arts in New Jersey public schools for eleven years. After the birth of her first son, she started teaching part time at Bucks County Community College. This allowed her to continue to teach while being able to spend time at home with her children.
After a few years, Loretta started teaching and tutoring at Montgomery and Bucks County Community Colleges. She loves engaging with students about writing concepts and literature and finds it very gratifying to see students grow as writers and get excited about their work. Loretta particularly loves interacting with students in Tutorial Services, where she often gets a fuller picture of students as individuals: their challenges, their strengths, as well as their concerns.
Her position as a tutor allows her to see the benefits the tutoring services provide students as a part of their learning process and education. Loretta especially enjoys facilitating writing workshops (Monday and Fridays from 12:30 till 1:30), enabling her to focus on the writing concepts that most often challenge writers.
Amisha Sanwal, a student at Montgomery County Community College who has benefitted from Professor Henry’s expertise said, “Loretta Henry is good and very helpful.”
Professor Henry’s advice to graduating Montco students is to keep up the smart decision-making. “I can see from the variety of students I have taught here and at Bucks that the decision to start at a community college is such a wise and prudent choice for students in so many different situations.”
Loretta Henry continued by saying, “the community college often allows students more wiggle room to realize where their passion lies. Students can explore more options rather than anchoring themselves down to a very heavy and constricting career choice straight out of high school. On the other hand, students can also get a very strong start in specific fields. They can get the foundation they need and the access to quality programs, like our nursing program which exposes prospective nurses to some of the top hospitals in the country.”
So, hopefully our graduates take advantage of the firm foundation they’ve built for themselves here at Montco and know they can go anywhere from here.
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