Six new faculty hired

Rider will be an assistant professor teaching human biology courses. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Wayne State College and a Doctorate of Chiropractic from Northwestern Health Sciences University.

Rider said the people are what attracted her to seek employment with CSC.

“Everyone is so happy and friendly. The students are well spoken and invested in their education,” she said.

Tibbits will be an assistant professor teaching geoscience courses and managing the college’s planetarium. She earned a doctorate in Geoscience from the University of Iowa. Her research focused on using new techniques to determine source locations for stone tools used by the ancient Maya of Belize.

She said she looks forward to working at a small college that focuses on students while also encouraging research.

Rust is returning to her hometown as an instructor teaching education and special education courses. She earned a bachelor’s degree from CSC, a master’s degree in Special Education from the University of Phoenix and is pursuing a doctorate from Capella University.

Kim will be an assistant professor teaching courses in quantitative finance. He is a doctoral candidate, with an All But Dissertation (ABD) status, in Quantitative Finance with the Illinois Institute of Technology. He earned a master’s degree in finance from the same institution. He also earned an MBA from Soong Sil University in South Korea.

Khalid will be an assistant professor teaching accounting courses. She is a doctoral candidate with Texas Tech University, with an ABD status. She is preparing for the CPA exam.

McCarthy, who previously taught at CSC in 2016, earned his master’s in economics from Colorado State University in 2013 and is pursuing a doctorate from the same institution.