Faculty and Staff
Gloria Golec
Professor, English
Tel.: (630) 942-3412
Fax: (630) 942-3711
Room: IC 3037c
e-mail: golecg@cod.edu
Areas of Research Interest:
20th Century French and American Literature: Theater and Novel
Asian Literature
Professional Activities — Other
• Literature of Chicago Project
• Illinois Humanities Council Residential Seminar, "Understanding Islam"
• NEH Project, "Death, Grief and Mourning as Windows on East Asian Culture"
• East-West Center, University of Hawaii, "Infusing Asian Studies into the Curriculum"
• Imitation Hemingway Contests: "The Old Man in the Yard." The Best of Bad Hemingway.
Professional Travel:
• Field Study in Spain
• Field Study in Russia
• Field Study in Italy
• Field Study in Poland
• Field Study in Japan
• Field Study in China
Courses Taught:
• English 1101, 1102 - Composition
• English 1150 - Short Fiction
• English 2210 - Literary Journal: Prairie Light Review
• English 2226 - Masterpieces of World Literature
Professional Affiliations:
National Council of Teachers of English Community College Humanities Association
Education:
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, Emory University
M. A. English, DePaul University
B. A. English/French, Northern Illinois University
Language Study, Sorbonne, Paris
Awards and Recognitions:
• "Woman of Distinction" Nominee, College of DuPage
• Henry Luce Foundation Grant, East-West Center
• C.O.D Multicultural Grant, East-West Center
• AAUW Project Renew Grant