English Department
Clackamas Community College
19600 Molalla Avenue
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
(503) 657-6958 x 5137
http://www.portlandwt.com/schoolhome.htm
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Clackamas Community College, English Department
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 (503) 657-6958
Kate Gray, Chair
Duration of employment: 9/06-present (Full-Time Faculty), 6/03-9/06, 9/02-3/03, 9/97-6/98
Courses:
ENG 104 Introduction to Literature: Fiction (1 section)
ENG 125 Oregon Literature (1 section)
ENG 253 American Literature (1 section)
ENG 254 American Literature (1 section)
ENG 255 American Literature (American Dream/American Reality) (1 section)
ENG 261 Literature of Science Fiction (1 section)
WR 095 Paragraph to Essay (formerly WR 115) (3 sections)
WR 101 Communication Skills: Occupational Writing (5 sections)
WR 121 English Composition (27 sections)
WR 122 Argumentation (18 sections)
WR 123 The Research Paper (12 sections)
WR 227 Technical Report Writing (7 sections)
WR 227 Technical Report Writing (Distance Learning) (1 section)
WR 227 Technical Report Writing at Blount Int'l, Inc. (1 section)
WR 240 Creative Writing: Nonfiction (1 section)
WR 246 Advanced Creative Writing: Editing & Publishing (2 sections)
Marylhurst University, Department of English Literature and Writing & Liberal Arts Core Program
PO Box 261, 17600 Pacific Highway, Marylhurst, Oregon 97036 (503) 699-6268
Meg Roland, Chair of English Literature and Writing & Simeon Dreyfuss, Chair of Liberal Arts
Duration of Employment: 3/10-6/10, 1/09-3/09, 3/08-6/08, 3/07-6/07, 1/06-3/06, 9/02-12/04
Courses:
WR 221 Introduction to Expository Writing and Critical Thinking (9 sections)
WR 303 Writing Lab (2 online sections)
LAC 450 Senior Seminar (7 sections)
LL352EF Argumentation (5 online sections, part of the three course Evolutionary Arguments Integrated Learning Module, in conjunction with Faith and Reason and Scientific Method)
Clark College, English Department
1800 East McLoughlin Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington 98663 (360) 992-2637
Joe Pitkin, Director of Composition (2007)
Duration of employment: 6/08-8/08, 6/07-8/07, 9/04-8/06 (Full-Time Temporary Faculty), 9/03-8/04, 3/03-6/03, 9/02-12/02, 9/97-12/97
Courses:
ENGL 098 Writing Fundamentals (3 sections)
ENGL 099 Writing Fundamentals (4 sections)
ENGL 101 English Composition (20 sections)
ENGL 101 English Composition Online (1 section)
ENGL 102 English Composition (5 sections)
ENGL 130 Introduction to Literature (1 section)
ENGL 131 Introduction to Poetry (1 section)
ENGL 132 Introduction to Dramatic Literature (1 section)
ENGL 133 Introduction to Fiction (1 section)
ENGL 143 Science Fiction & Fantasy (3 sections)
ENGL 268 American Literature I (1 section)
ENGL 269 American Literature II (1 section)
Lower Columbia College, Department of Language & Literature
1600 Maple, P.O. Box 3010, Longview, Washington 98632 (360) 442-2370
Steve Alkazin, Professional Partner (2003)
Duration of employment: 3/03-6/03
Course:
ENGL 102 English Composition (1 section)
Hokkaido International School
5-jo 19-chome 1-55 Hiragishi, Toyohira-ku Sapporo 062-0935 Japan,
011-81-11-816-5000
Wayne Rutherford, Headmaster (2000)
Duration of employment: 8/00-12/00
Courses:
Journalism (ninth grade)
Writing Seminar (tenth grade-twelfth grade)
Literary Studies (twelfth grade)
University of Maine, English Department
304A Neville Hall, Orono, Maine 04469 (207) 581-3822
Tony Brinkley, Chair (2000)
Duration of employment: 1/99-5/00
Courses:
ENG 101 College Composition (1 section)
ENG 205 Introduction to Creative Writing (1 section)
ENG 212 Persuasive & Analytical Writing (4 sections)
ENG 317 Business and Technical Writing (1 section)
Colby College, Department of English
5261 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, Maine 04901 (207) 872-3622
Douglas Archibald, Chair (2000)
Duration of employment: 8/99-5/00
Course:
EN 115 English Composition (4 sections)
Kennebec Valley Technical College, Department of Social Sciences & Humanities
92 Western Avenue, Fairfield, Maine 04937 (207) 453-2000
Suzanne Joy, Chair (1999)
Duration of employment: 1/99-7/99
Courses:
COM 104 Speech Communication (3 sections)
ENG 219 Business and Professional Writing (1 section)
Mt. Hood Community College, Language and Literature Department
2600 SE Stark St., Gresham, Oregon 97030 (503) 667-7290
Kathryn Thomas, Chair (1998)
Duration of employment: 9/97-6/98
Courses:
WR 115 Expository Writing (1 computer-based section)
WR 121 English Composition (1 section)
WR 123 The Research Paper (1 section)
WR 227 Technical Report Writing (2 sections)
Mississippi State University, English Department
Drawer
E, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 (601) 325-3644
Matt Little, Chair (1997)
Duration of employment: 8/96-5/97 (Graduate Teaching Assistant)
Courses:
EN 1103 Freshman Composition I (2 sections)
EN 1113 Freshman Composition II (2 sections)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
Managing Editor
Clackamas Literary Review
Clackamas Community College
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 (503) 657-6958 ext. 5137
http://www.clackamasliteraryreview.org/
Duration: 8/08-present
Writing Tutor
Clackamas Community College Writing Center
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 (503) 657-6958 ext. 5188
Carol Burnell, Director
Duration: 4/07-present
Member
English Department Textbook Committee
Clackamas Community College
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Duration: 1/09-present
Lead Instructor for Writing 101 and Writing 121
English Department
Clackamas Community College
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Co-Director and Co-Owner
Portland World Theatre
Portland, Oregon (503) 367-2541
tickets@portlandwt.com
http://www.portlandwt.com
Panelist
English Department Graduate Literary Organization
Portland State University
405 Neuberger Hall, Portland, Oregon 97207
Jennifer Davis, GLO Co-Coordinator (2008)
Duration: 11/08, 11/07
(As an invited panelist, I spoke to
English Graduate Students about my teaching experience and offered professional
advice.)
Member
2008/2009 Strategic Priorities Task Force
Clackamas Community College
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 (503) 657-6958 ext. 2545
Shelly Parini, Dean of College Advancement
Duration: Spring term 2008
(The committee revised and strengthened the CCC Institutional Planning & Assessment Documents.)
Online Teaching Experience
I am skilled in using the Blackboard, Angel, and WebCT platforms for online teaching, as well as WordPress for blogs and hand coding HTML and Microsoft Office FrontPage for websites.
Four-Credit Composition Conversion Committee
Clackamas Community College, English Department
19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 (503) 657-6958
Trista Cornelius, Committee Chair
Duration: 10/07-6/08
(Planning the move to four-credit composition courses in fall 2008, our committee examined course standards, catalog descriptions, and transfer credit compatibility.)
English Department Composition Committee
Clark
College, English Department
1800 East McLoughlin Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington 98663 (360) 992-2637
Joe Pitkin, Committee Chair
Duration: 1/06-6/06
(Our committee initiated the data-gathering phase of the English department outcomes assessment project by designing a common grading rubric so that we could calibrate our responses and move towards a department-wide grade norming session.)
Clark
College English Department Faculty Webpage Redesign
1800 East McLoughlin Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington 98663 (360) 992-2637
Duration: 1/06-6/06
(As the college expanded its online distance learning community, the English Department needed a stronger web presence, so I pledged to update and expand the department’s faculty webpages.)
English 098, Writing Fundamentals, Standard Learning Objectives Assessment Committee
Clark College, English Department
1800 East McLoughlin Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington 98663 (360) 992-2637
Gail Robinson, Committee Chair
Duration: 1/05-6/05
(Anticipating the move to five-credit composition courses, our committee refined the Standard Learning Objectives, as well as assignment and syllabi options, to ensure that incoming adjuncts would fulfill department requirements.)
Facilitator, Residence Hall Seminar
Colby College, Office of the Dean of Students, Residential Life
5261 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, Maine 04901 (207) 872-3109
Duration of employment: 9/99-12/99
(I led a weekly, semester-long discussion group focusing on the student-chosen book,
Tuesdays With Morrie)
Writing Tutor
Portland Community College, Cascade Learning Center
Student Services Building 215, Portland, Oregon 97217 (503) 978-5263
Don Ebert, Director
Duration of employment: 9/97-6/98
(I focused on the composition and speech skills of primarily Asian and Hispanic non-native English speakers)
Computer Lab Supervisor
Mississippi State University, English Department
Drawer E, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 (601) 325-3644
Matt Little, Chair (1997)
Duration of employment: 8/96-5/97
Fiction Co-Editor
Jabberwock, Mississippi State University’s Literary Journal
Mississippi State University, English Department
Drawer E, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762 (601) 325-3644
Matt Little, Chair (1997)
Duration of employment: 8/96-5/97
Graduate Assistant
Mississippi State University Honors Program
(Information available upon request)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL EXPERIENCE
Bernard English School
Matsushiro 3-13-3, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki-ken, 305-0035 Japan
011-81-298-090-7241-6064
Steve Titford (2003)
Duration of employment:
8/01-5/02
NCB English Language Institute
Sapporo Hokushin Bldg. 7F, South 1-West 6 Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-0061
011-81-11-210-5891
Adrian Cain (2002)
Duration of employment:
2/01-7/01
Kumon Motomachi Kita
Sapporo, Japan
011-81-11-783-7553 / 090-8706-6818
Keiko Ishi
Duration of employment:
9/00-6/01
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in English
Concentration in Creative Writing
Thesis: Anything Is Better Than Nothing, with critical introduction (Director: Dr. T. Price Caldwell)
Mississippi State University, May 1997
Bachelor of Science
Major: English
Minor: Speech Communication
Western Oregon State College, June 1994
PUBLICATIONS
Managing Editor, Clackamas Literary Review, Clackamas Community College, 2008-present
Editor and Webmaster, Memory Cue.
Poetry published in Snark: State University of New York at Stony Brook’s Journal of Poetry and Translation, 1998.
Short Fiction published in The Jabberwock Review, Mississippi State University’s Literary Journal, 1996.
Winner, Best Prose Award, The Northwest Passage, Western Oregon State College’s Journal of Literature and Art, 1994.
HONORS AND RECOGNITION
Judge, Sapporo-Portland Sister City Oratorical Contest
Sapporo, Japan, 2000.
Evaluator, Short fiction produced in Susan Kenney’s Creative Writing class
Colby College, 2000.
Judge, Writing Contest
Mississippi State University, 1998.
House and General Coordinator, Southern Literary Festival
Mississippi State University, 1997.
Story Nomination, Scribner’s Best Short Stories of College Programs
Mississippi State University, 1996.
Story Nomination, Associated Writing Programs Project
Mississippi State University, 1996.
Invited Fiction Reading, University Student Symposium
Mississippi State University, 1996.
Member of Sigma Tau Delta Honorary English Society, Xi Kappa Chapter
Mississippi State University.
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Kate Gray, Chair (2008-present), English Department
Clackamas Community College, 19600 Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon
97045
(503) 657-6958 ext. 2686 kateg@clackamas.edu
Joe Pitkin, Composition Coordinator (2007), English Department
Clark College, 1800 East McLoughlin Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington 98663
(360) 992-2407 jpitkin@clark.edu
Don Erskine, Chair, English Department (2008)
Clark College, 1800 East McLoughlin Boulevard, Vancouver, Washington 98663
(360) 992-2373 derskine@clark.edu
Updated: 1 Apr. 2010 (through 12 June 2010)