Anne Dyken Anne Dyken
General Education Instructor
Academic Support Center Instructor

Phone: 715.342-3132
Email: anne.dyken@mstc.edu
   

About Me

Embarrassing trivia:  Can’t parallel park, can never remember what 8 + 5 equals, didn’t know my real first name until the first day of kindergarten, own a Dolly Parton cassette tape, bought my car (a Ford Focus) because the salesman knew the plural of “Focus” is “Foci.” 

Spend too much money on:  pets, books, coffee mugs, music

Don’t spend enough money on:  haircuts, manicures

Spend too much time:  reading, writing, doodling on meeting agendas, teaching Dachshunds to jump through Hula Hoops

Don’t spend enough time:  cleaning, shopping

Pets:  Four horses, two dogs, three cats, no time

Can be bribed with:  Cheetos, strong coffee, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, fancy writing instruments

Favorite movies:  Out of Africa, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Gosford Park, Room with a View, Groundhog Day, Fiddler on the Roof, Moonstruck

Favorite books:  The Once and Future King, Beach Music, All Creatures Great and Small, Life of Pi

Favorite Literary Character:  Pippi Longstocking

Favorite Muppet:  Grover

Favorite smells:  baking bread, apple orchards, Lilies of the Valley, WD-40

Favorite dog breed:  Irish Wolfhound, but settling for Dachshunds right now

Will never:  Get a tattoo, attend a professional sporting event, go to Disneyland

Will always:  Welcome the end of summer and beginning of autumn