Helen Szymanski

Helen Szymanski

Professor, English

Tel.: (630) 942-2447
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2730C
szyman@cod.edu

Areas of Research Interest:

• Women's Studies: Empowering Women in a Multicultural Society
• Innovation Incubator project:"Effectiveness of Peer Response in Developmental Writing"
• Multicultural Professional Development Grant for FEL: London, Paris and Swiss Alps, 2003
   

Recent Courses Taught:

• English 0491, 0492  - Developmental Writing
• Honors English 1101, 1102 - Composition
• English 1130 - Introduction to Literature
• English 1152 - Introduction to Poetry
• Humanities 1101 - Introduction to Humanities
   

Current Projects:

• Writing Center Facilitator
• Global Studies Program
• Honors Program
   

Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books:

• Co-Presenter with Lynn Sykes at the HIgher Learning Commission Conference Chicago 2003 "Quants and Quals"
• Co-Presenter with Lynn Sykes at the American Association of Higher Education Conference Seattle WA 2003 "Quants and Quals"
   

Education:

• M.A. Purdue University
• B.A. Purdue University
   

Awards and Recognitions:

• "Challenging the Barriers: The Struggle of the Modern American Polican Women." John D. Tuckey Research Grant, 1993.
• Innovation Incubator Grant, 2001-2002