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Elizabeth Whiteacre
Associate Professor, English
Tel.: (630) 942-2311
Fax.: (630) 942-3711
Room: IC 2059a
e-mails: whiteacr@cod.edu; whiteacr@dupage.edu
Courses Developed and Taught:
Traditional and Web-Enhanced Courses
English 2261: Writing for Publication (2008-present)
Faculty Introduction to Blackboard for the Teaching and Learning Center (2006-present)
English 1101: Composition I (2005-present)
English 1102: Composition II (2005-present)
English 2252: Poetry Writing (2005-present)
English 2210: Literary Journal: The Prairie Light Review (2005-present)
English 210: Literary Magazine Lab (2004)
English 101: Composition I (2002-2005)
English 102: Composition II (2002-2005)
English 103: Composition III (2002-2005)
English 130: Introduction to Literature (2002-2005)Online Courses
English 1101: Composition I (2006-present)
English 1102: Composition II (2006-present)
English 1130: Introduction to Literature (2005-present)
English 130: Introduction to Literature (2003-2005)Center for Independent Learning Courses
English 1101: Composition I (2006)
English 1102: Composition II (2006)
English 1130: Introduction to Literature (2006)
Diction Skill Module (2004)
Committee Activities:
Chair, Creative Writing Committee (2005-present, joined in 2003)
Student Activities Funds Allocations Committee (2005-present)
Writers Read Series Sub-Committee (2004-present)
Liberal Arts Grade Review Committee (2004-present)
English Studies Committee (2003-present)
Demonstrated Competency Exam Composition Committee (2005-2006)
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Literature Committee (2005-2006)
Course Proposal Review Committee for Online Instruction (2003-2004)
Service Activities:
Coordinator, Prairie Poetry Contest, College of DuPage (2008-present)
Blackboard Trainer, Teaching and Learning Center, College of DuPage (2006-present)
Judge, The Reflections Writing Program for Hadley Junior High School, Glen Ellyn, IL (2006-present)
Advisor, The Prairie Light Review (2005-present)
Exam Evaluator, Demonstrated Competency English 1102 Exam, College of DuPage (2005-2006)
Exam Evaluator, CLEP Introduction to Literature Exam, College of DuPage (2004-2006)
Advisor, Concrete Expressions Poetry and Music Club, College of DuPage (2003-present)
Judge, Speech and Debate Team Tournament, College of DuPage (2003-2005)
Exam Evaluator, Composition I Placement Essay Exam for Testing and Placement Services, College of DuPage (2002-2004)
Selected Publications, Presentations, Performances, Books:
Wild Women’s Night Out, Poetry Reading, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL (March 2006)
Innovation Incubator Grant, College of DuPage. Innovation Incubator Major Investigations Report: Pairing Composition and Keyboarding to Influence Student Writing Improvement, by Elizabeth Whiteacre, Linda Elaine, Kay Gerken, and Wendy Felder (2003-2004)
In-Service English Faculty Mini-Conference, Poetry Reading with Freyda Libman, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, IL (2003)
Young Writers’ Workshop at Southern Illinois University, Poetry Reading, Carbondale, IL (June 2002)
"The Day the Dog Died" and "Warren is Paroled" were published in The Bloomingdale Bugle, Fall 1999.
Her most recent poetry reading was June 2002 at the Young Writers Workshop, Southern Illinois University.
Awards and Recognitions:
Vesle Fenstermaker Poetry Prize, Indiana University (2008)
American Scholastic Press Association, First Place Award for the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 issues of The Prairie Light Review, Advisor (2007)
Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Competition, Honorable Mention (2002)
Outstanding Graduate Teacher Award, Southern Illinois University (2001)
The Academy of American Poets’ Prize, Honorable Mention (2001)
Education:
M.F.A. Southern Illinois University, Creative Writing, Concentration in Poetry (2002)
B.A. Indiana University, English and Criminal Justice (1998)
