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JUDITH E. HARRIS

EDUCATION

MA, English, 1992

University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

BA, English, 1988

Summa cum Laude
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas

TEACHING EXPERIENCE CATEGORIES

Developmental Communication:
the most basic level of reading, sentence skills, and writing skills,
primarily for second-language and/or
severely undereducated students unprepared for standard
developmental classes.

Developmental English:
sentence skills/grammar, introduction of composition, essay
development and modes (including argument), and an introduction to
critical thinking.

Developmental Reading:
aspects of and skills involved in college-level reading comprehension,
from basic understanding through independent, critically reasoned
learning, including a “second chance” curriculum.

Developmental Study Skills:

programs for daily study, test preparation/taking, overcoming test
anxiety, and critical thinking and reasoning.

English Composition (Freshman Composition):

all aspects of the writing process and strategies through synthesis,
argumentation, and research, with more complex assignments and
readings,
critical reasoning at all levels of rhetoric to focus on issues and events
and how they affect people,
writing skills for use in daily life.

Literature (Intro to Literature, English Lit, American Lit, and World Lit
Courses):
in-depth response papers,
critical analyses,
 literary research papers, examining literary content, real-world
applications of literature, and its effects on lives.

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

English Curriculum Co-coordinator/Reading Curriculum Coordinator (SEARK):

Upgraded course content; raised grading standards; instituted higher
requirements for student responsibility and quality of work; counseled
and advised students;
wrote and oversaw adoption of departmental syllabi and learning
outcomes; presented critical thinking/study skills/test taking seminars;
introduced proposals for expansion of developmental curricula,
computer labs/software, and scholarships;
oversaw teaching quality for adjunct instructors; introduced new texts.

Instructional Associate for reading/writing/ESL lab:

directed computer instruction; tutoring; testing;
oversaw reading curriculum;
developed tests for lab students; creating assessments and evaluations,
organized record keeping and statistics.

Learning Center Tutor:

co-developed curriculum for College Learning Skills for students with
borderline readiness;
tutored developmental and composition students and students in all
other disciplines needing reading or composition/writing skills
assistance;
created and developed courses, including
a critical thinking/study skills/test taking/stress reduction course
solely for medical arts students and
a Pre-Developmental Studies course for severely under-prepared
students.

Curriculum development and revision for all developmental studies, freshman

composition, and sophomore literature courses:
Worked on committees to determine
course content and outcomes,
textbook selection (publisher liaison), and
course development and content,
with incorporation of critical reasoning requirements in all
courses.

Reader/Evaluator
placement exam essays as well as
exit exams for developmental studies.

Designer and creator of flyers, posters, and programs for various events
using Microsoft Publisher and PhotoDraw.

Reader/reviewer for English and DS texts for publishers (Pearson; McGraw

Hill, et al);

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 invited participant at publisher’s seminar at NADE conference, 2003 and
publisher symposium in Florida, 2008.

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Elected to Faculty Senate and elected by college-wide vote as Chair of the

Senate: developed a higher level of college standards;
developed proposals and suggestions for consideration by the college
president and board of trustees;
resolved problems and complaints by faculty and others;
participated in student disciplinary hearings.

Sat on numerous committees; arranged and/or participated in various

programs: Humanities’ Celebration of the Arts founding committee;
System Conference Committee;
System Committees:
System English Curriculum Team;
Substitutes in the Classroom;
Developmental Studies Task Force;
District Committee for Developmental Studies Placement Score
Revisions and Exit Exam Development;
hiring committees;
committee to develop, implement, and teach pilot Learning
Communities; Developmental Studies Team;
Study Abroad program;
panelist, High School Teachers Conference Day, Bridging the Gap
Between High School and College;
Mentoring Program, At-Risk Students;
textbook selection committee;
International Students Programs Committee;
Student Services Council;
College Steering Committee;
Joint Assessment Committee;
in-service programs for adjuncts;
ELC Coordination Committee and liaison;
Faculty Senate Committee for Plagiarism Documentation.

Extended Learning Center Liaison:

worked to make ELCs at two campuses parallel;
developed Developmental Studies Lab requirements;
wrote proposal for DS Lab creation (accepted).

Proposals/papers written:
Scholarship for nontraditional students (accepted/ implemented-
SEARK);
initial draft of one section of self-study, NCA accreditation-SEARK;
Developmental Studies Lab at off-campus site (accepted and
implemented-LSC-Tomball);
programs/design of Developmental Studies Lab (accepted/
implemented-SEARK);
initiated proposal for the redesign and expansion of ADA facilities.

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 Attended and/or presented at conferences, workshops, and in-services
including Team presentation at Houston Endowment Foundation
conference,
NADE Conferences,
CASP/CRLA/TADE Conference,
LSC-Tomball Conference on Learning Communities,
LSC-Tomball Conference on Best Practices,
LSC-Tomball Conference on Workforce and Academic Curriculum
Submissions,
LSC-Tomball District Conference Day Committee,
LSC-Tomball Conference on DS Exit Assessments;
Consortium for Accelerated Learning Conference;
seminars on Brain-based Learning (Smilkstein);
NISOD;
TYCA;
ALP Conference;
IAL.

Created/developed courses:
Basic level reading/writing/communications/study skills class (El Centro,
LSC-Tomball);
Critical Thinking/Test-taking/ Study Skills for Nursing Students;
ALP (Accelerated Learning Project) program for LSC-Tomball.

ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT

LSC-Tomball College (Full-time Professor) Tomball, Texas

Detroit College of Business (now Davenport University) (Adjunct) Romeo,

Michigan

Oakland CC (Adjunct) Auburn Hills, Michigan

Macomb CC (Adjunct) Clinton Township, Michigan

Oakland University (Special Lecturer replacing faculty on sabbatical) Auburn

Hills, Michigan

Pines Technical College (now SEARK College) (Full-time Faculty) Pine Bluff

El Centro CC (Adjunct Instructor/Full time IA) Dallas, Texas

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Winner, Faculty Excellence Award (LSCS/NISOD), 2009 (for 2010)

Nominee, Faculty Excellence Award (LSCS/NISOD), 2008 (for 2007)

Honoree, TC Faculty Appreciation Day, 2007

Nominee, Faculty Excellence Award (LSCS/NISOD), 2005 (for 2006)

Antonelli Award for Academic Achievement from Pi Upsilon Chapter of Kappa

Delta Pi Education Honor Society and induction into the Society. 1988
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 Induction into and an honorarium award for outstanding achievement from
Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society. 1988

Induction into Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society. 1988

Winged Horse Poet of the Year for 1987-1988.

Listed in Academic All-America (1987), National Dean’s List (1986-1988),

Who’s Who in American Universities and Colleges (1987).

Invited to participate in Screenwriter’s Seminar arranged by the University of

Oklahoma. 1987

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

NCTE 1990-present
NADE 1993-present
TADE 2006-present
CASP 2007-present
TYCA 2008-present

PUBLICATIONS

Various poems in Dawn Magazine (1985), The Arkansawyer (newspaper)

(1985-1986), other small publications.

Various editorials in the Pine Bluff Commercial (1986-1988)

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JUDITH E. HARRIS

REFERENCES

Wright Lassiter, Jr., Ed.D., Chancellor, Dallas County Community College

District, Dallas, TX.

Celestine Piernik Arena, Oakland Community College District, Auburn Hills, MI.

Dan F. Bakke, Ed.D., President, Pulaski Technical College, N. Little Rock, AR.

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