By Lindsey Johnson
Some students need assistance when it comes to writing notes for class. That's where Kenneth Dickerson comes in.
Kenneth Dickerson, Burkeville senior, has a job as a note taker in the Department of Human Services.
"I work for the disability services in the [Department of] Human Services," he said.
A note taker, he said, is someone who takes notes for someone who can't take notes for themselves.
He has short brown hair and sat in a polite manner with one leg crossed over the other, with an attentive look on his face, ready to answer any questions about his job.
Dickerson said it is just like any other job on campus. "It is a lot like a normal job: you show up and get the classes that you need to go to for the day," he said. Not only does he get paid, he said, but the department works around his schedule.
He said he likes the hours of his job as note taker. "I like howflexible the hours are," he said.
When he is needed the most depends on the semester. "There are new people coming in the fall so that is when more note takers are needed," he said.
In order to become a note taker, Dickerson said, requirements include maintaining at least a 2.5 GPA and taking non-hour courses.
Dickerson said there is a down side, however. He said that he encounters some people who won't take their classes too seriously and will stop attending their classes.
Kenneth Dickerson comes from Burkeville, a small town in deep southeast Texas about 30 miles from a town named Jasper.
"It's in the middle of nowhere," he said.
He graduated from Burkeville High School and attended Angelina College in Lufkin. He graduated from Angelina College in 2004 and transferred to SFA. He graduates in the spring with a major in English and a minor in writing. He plans to work with an associate in computer science from Angelina College.
