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About Mr. A!
About Mr. A!
Ok, so my full name is Aaron Almanza. You can call me "Aaron," "Mr. Almanza," "Professor Almanza," or I'll even allow you to call me "Mr. A." This is my 12th year teaching COM at Moraine Valley. While I hail from Lawrence, Kansas ("Rock Chalk, Jayhawk!"), I've lived in the Chicagoland area--both city and suburbs--for over twenty years.
Currently, I live in Oak Forest with my wife, two daughters, and four turtles. Off to the bottom here is a selfie of yours truly next to the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy--the Millenium Falcon--from Disney World.
How To Contact Mr. A
How To Contact Mr. A
Faculty Information
Instructor Name: Aaron Almanza
Instructor Name: Aaron Almanza
Main Office Location: B-200
Mailbox location: Dr. Irene Brodie Academic Skills Center (B-260)
Office Hours for Spring 2025:
Monday: 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Tuesday and Thursday: 9:30am to 10:30am
And by appointment
Office Hour Notes: If you do wish to do a virtual meeting, I'm more than willing to do a Webex conference with you. For further assistance on WebEx, please see the appropriate links under the Student Support module.
Mr. A’s Writing Center Hours in A258 (Beginning week of January 20):
Monday and Tuesday : 1:00pm - 2:00pm
MVCC E-mail Address (Please use this email address for everyday communication): almanzaa4@morainevalley.edu
MVCC E-mail Address (Please use this email address for everyday communication): almanzaa4@morainevalley.edu
Gmail Address (we’ll get to this): almanzaamorainevalley@gmail.com
Phone Number: 708-608-4269 (if you wish, you may leave a voicemail).
Phone Number: 708-608-4269 (if you wish, you may leave a voicemail).
Remind: Remind is an optional app that I would encourage you to get if you're one of those that feels better with another means of communication, texting in particular. Here's an image of the icon in the App Store or Google Play:
Other Contact Information Tidbits
Other Contact Information Tidbits
Regarding emails, texts, or calls, if I do not respond to you within 24 hours--Monday through Friday--feel free to email me again. Keep me accountable for responding to you in a timely fashion. However, after 3pm on Friday, I may not respond to you until Monday morning. Boundaries and down time are important.
Also, I'll share my tentative sleep schedule during the week (roughly 11pm to 6am).
Curious COM 088 Student: "Why would my teacher inform me of his sleep schedule?" you might ask yourself.
Mr. A's response: "Because if you're one of those night owls (and no offense to night owls) who emails me at 2:00am and expects a 2:02am response, you're going to have to adjust your expectations and be patient. Unless I can't sleep because I’m binging on my latest streaming or podcast fix and feel like checking email at 2:00am, you may have to wait until a little later in the morning before I respond, nothing personal. Please know that I care about what you have to say, I just need to be in the right frame of mind to respond. Sleep isn’t overrated, and I need it.
Mr. A's response: "Because if you're one of those night owls (and no offense to night owls) who emails me at 2:00am and expects a 2:02am response, you're going to have to adjust your expectations and be patient. Unless I can't sleep because I’m binging on my latest streaming or podcast fix and feel like checking email at 2:00am, you may have to wait until a little later in the morning before I respond, nothing personal. Please know that I care about what you have to say, I just need to be in the right frame of mind to respond. Sleep isn’t overrated, and I need it.
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