Virginia Brackett

Experience

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  Triton College

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2006

  Chair, Department of English; Director, Scholars Program

  Selected outstanding instructor by peersPublished 5 books - 3 awarded citations by groups including American Library AssociationPresented multiple workshops in creative writingSelected a Cook County IL authorTaught composition, literature and creative writingInterviewed and hired adjunct instructorsCompleted all duties delegated to chairpersons, including scheduling dozens of courses and assigning instructorsImproved Scholars curriculumServed on search committeesChaired a Higher Learning Commission Criteria CommitteeDoubled number of students in Scholars ProgramDirected International Poetry ContestWrote successful Illinois Arts Council GrantsPartnered with Readers Theater with professional actors and musician for original dramatic readings Created Service Learning Program resulting in 1000's of hours of service to the communityMentored students to awards, including the Jack Kent Cooke Award Mentored students to transfer to Georgetown U and other top schools Show less

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  Park University

  Aug 2006 - Jul 2016

  Professor, English, and Director, Honors Academy

  2019, author, Sunbury Press, "In the Company of Patriots"2018 editor, Salem Press "Critical Insights: Historical Fiction"2016 editor, Salem Press "Critical Insights: Mary Shelley"​2014 picture book "What Is My Name?"​2014 Distinguished Faculty Scholar 2013 Faculty of the Year, Exceptional Services to Student Veterans Pres Great Plains Honors CouncilAsst Dean, Col. of Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2012Faculty assess; curriculum, assessment; mediate student and faculty issuesChair, Dept of EN and Mod Languages, 2009-12Supervised 11 FT faculty and 1 admin assistant; budgets; website materials; curriculum dev; interdept cooperation; course schedules Co-facilitated faculty service-learning workshop, 2013Received 2013 NEA "Art Works"​ funds for "Poetry at Park"​Published ebook time-travel fantasy novel that re-envisions werewolf creation mythos "Girl Murders"​ at amazon.comPublished ebook Middle Grade Novel, "Angela and the Gray Mare" - amazon.com2011 Missouri Campus Compact Community Engagement Professional of the Year2010 Pittsburg State University Kenneth K. Bateman Outstanding Alumni Award2010 Humanities Professor of the YearDesigned online and face-to-face curriculum and assessment - composition; literature; Honors ResearchCoordinated adoption of new general education programResearched, wrote and published 3 books since 2008 - one named Booklist Reference Source of YearExpanded Honors Program to an Honors AcademyExpanded Honors Program to include freshmen and sophomoresFounded service-learning initiative with 5500 service hours into communityIncreased scholarships, internships and honors earned by honors students 100% - examples include summer experiences at Princeton, Washington University, and the University of PittsburghWrote successful grant to Mid-America Arts Alliance, 2012Wrote successful grants to support Ethnic Voices Poetry Series, 2006-2015 Wrote successful Missouri Campus Compact Grant,2007Presented creative writing workshops Show less

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  Self-Employed, writing and editing, consulting for Honors Programs and service learning

  Jan 2015 - now

  Creator