Cort Basham

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Introduction

Cort has served as a full-time faculty member in the UE program since fall 2001. In addition to teaching this course, he also coordinates the Fresham Assembly in the fall and serves on Western's QEP CORE Team. His UC 175 classes tend to focus on reading, discussion, and reflection on what it means to be a college student, how we live in our society, how society views college-aged individuals, and how to think critically and function well in college.

Courses Taught
UC 175 (University Experience)

Educational Background
Master of Arts, History (coursework complete; thesis in progress), Western Kentucky University, (2006)
Master of Arts, Education, Western Kentucky University, 2001
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (History double-major), Western Kentucky University, 1999
Elizabethtown Community College, 1994-1996

Research Interests
Popular Premillennialism and Christianity
American Popular Culture
American South
Community Engagement

Other Interests
Long Distance Running
Redfoot (Cort's folkrock/alt.country band)
The Bracket Board (Cort's college hoops blog)

University Experience	Cort Basham Instructor Cherry Hall 226D Phone: 270-745-6343 Email: cortney.basham@wku.edu Cort's Home Page

___________________________________________________________________________________________ Introduction Cort has served as a full-time faculty member in the UE program since fall 2001. In addition to teaching this course, he also coordinates the Fresham Assembly in the fall and serves on Western's QEP CORE Team. His UC 175 classes tend to focus on reading, discussion, and reflection on what it means to be a college student, how we live in our society, how society views college-aged individuals, and how to think critically and function well in college. Courses Taught UC 175 (University Experience) Educational Background Master of Arts, History (coursework complete; thesis in progress), Western Kentucky University, (2006) Master of Arts, Education, Western Kentucky University, 2001 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology (History double-major), Western Kentucky University, 1999 Elizabethtown Community College, 1994-1996 Research Interests Popular Premillennialism and Christianity American Popular Culture American South Community Engagement Other Interests Long Distance Running Redfoot (Cort's folkrock/alt.country band) The Bracket Board (Cort's college hoops blog)