PBHE413 Introduction and course goals

The following was originally written in response to a class forum:

In this Forum, please introduce yourself to the class. You may include such things as the type of work you do, your organization or branch of service, where you live, how far along you are on your degree path, family, interests, etc.–anything that will allow us to know you better.

Secondly, please tell me about your goals for this course. What did you think about when you saw the title of this course and registered?

Your initial Forum post must be a minimum of 250 words, and must be submitted by Sunday of Week 1.

Call me Ishmael.

No, actually, don’t call me Ishmael—that’s not my name; but it’s a catchy first line! It’s also the extent of what I know of Moby Dick…

My name is Jeremiah—if you somehow missed seeing the title and author lines of this post. I’m in my early thirties, and haven’t done much with my life, aside from raising a family and attending school. I live in a quiet little town in Kentucky, called Cynthiana—maybe you’ve heard of it, there’s some sort of fictional cop turned zombie hunter from here.

I play around with the local EM from time to time, maintaining all the social media outlets as best as I can—voluntarily, and frequently from my phone. I’ve helped out in a few disasters—potential ones, more than actual ones—usually in a clerical or “gopher” capacity. I’ve been volunteering with the local EM for about ten years, became interested through my dad—he’s been attached to the agency for about twenty, director for the past eight.

Honestly, when I first saw this course, I thought something along the lines of, “Aw, cool! Mom’s gonna like this one!” My mother is an RN at the local hospital—ICU and TCU, with the fun of pulling house every couple of weeks and the occasional ER duties. Though she’s enjoyed hearing me speak about the varying topics I’ve covered in previous courses, I thought she might find it entertaining to hear me speak about a class that has a dose of medical information included.

I really can’t think of much more to say about myself, family or schooling, so feel free to Google me if you’re curious; the full name is Jeremiah Hall Palmer and the Internet handle is my amateur license, KG4VMA.