Faculty and Staff
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)