Hi, my name is Wes!
(or Professor Sims, if you prefer the more formal option).

Contact info:

• Please contact me at carl_sims@cuesta.edu
  • don't worry that my email says Carl; it goes to me, Wes
• Through the Canvas Inbox

Response time:

• I will respond to your emails within 24 hours or one business day at the very latest .
• If you do not hear back from me, please write me back because I must have missed your email accidentally.

Availability:

• When the fall and spring semesters are in session, I will be available during "business hours" from 8-5 Monday through Friday. Outside of those hours, I am not available.
• See your current syllabus for the times that I hold my office hours.

Below is my brief educational background and work experience:

• I've been teaching at Cuesta since 2015 in the English department.
• I taught at Bakersfield College from 2009-2014.
• I earned my PhD in English Literature from University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2009.
• I taught courses at UIC from 2003-2009.
• I earned my MA in English Literature from Texas A&M in 2003.
• I worked as a Teaching Assistant at Texas A&M from 2001-2003.
• I taught 8th grade English at South Houston Intermediate from 1999 to 2001.
• I earned my BA in English Literature from Mount Vernon University, Mt. Vernon, Ohio in 1998.