CURRICULUM VITAE
COLLEEN MCGUIRE KARN
13617 W. Southport Rd. ♦ Brimfield, IL 61517 ♦ 309-360-1441 ♦ ckarn@methodistcol.edu
13617 W. Southport Rd. ♦ Brimfield, IL 61517 ♦ 309-360-1441 ♦ ckarn@methodistcol.edu
EDUCATION
Master of Science in English
Illinois State University (August 1997)
Concentrations:
Drama, Poetry, Literary Analysis, and Writing Process
Bachelor of Science
in Theater Education and Acting, with a minor in English Education
Illinois State University (May 1995)
Concentrations:
Education, Theater, Acting, Rhetoric, Literary Analysis, and Communications
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
INSTRUCTOR 2012-Present
Methodist College, Peoria, IL
Courses Developed & Taught
Humanities 302: A
City Speaks: How Urban Landscapes Tell Stories (travel course)
Humanities 301:
Legacy of Literature: Theme, Theory, & the Humanities
Humanities 101:
Storytelling and the Human Experience
Literature 103: Exploring
Theme & Theory in Literature & Cinema
Literature 102: From
Screen to Script
Literature 101: Literary
Expression & Genre
English 250: Writing
for the Health Professions
English 201:
Disciplinary Composition
English 101: College
Composition
English 090:
Developmental Composition
Academic Seminar
101: Strategies for Academic Success
Courses Developed
English 301: Finding
Yourself Somewhere Else: Navigating Wonderland (travel course)
Theatre 101:
Foundations of Theatre
Humanities 303:
Identity and Sexuality
Courses Taught
Student Development 101: Personal Development
& Awareness
INSTRUCTOR 2001-2012
Illinois Central College, East Peoria, IL
English 105:
Introduction to Composition
English 110: Composition
I
English 111:
Composition II
INSTRUCTOR 1999-2001
Illinois State University, Normal, IL
English 101: Language and Composition I
GRADUATE TEACHING
ASSISTANT 1995-1997
Illinois State
University, Normal, IL
English 101: Language and Composition I
English 145: Language and Composition II
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Writing Program
Coordinator 2015-Present
Faculty Advisor 2013-Present
Student Government Association (SGA)
Co-Developer
Minors Program 2015
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Program 2015
Committee Chair
Core Curriculum & USLO Assessment 2017-Present
Program Review and Assessment 2016-2017
Faculty Bylaws 2015-2016
Writing Program 2015-Present
EDGE Run 2013-2015
& 2017
IT Advisory 2015-2016
Student Development 2014-2015
Academic Council 2014-2016
Faculty Bylaws Redevelopment 2013-2014
PRESENTATIONS
Nazi Demons and
Jewish Werewolves:
The Horror of
Dehumanization in John Landis’ 2017
An American Werewolf in London
English Studies Graduate Symposium: Animality and Justice
Illinois State University
Civility Best Practices and Online Teaching 2017
Co-presented with
L. Wagner
Methodist College
Pedagogy Series
Frankenstein’s American Horror Success
Story:
Monsters as Agents of Social Change 2017
Popular Culture
Association/American Culture Association
National
Conference
Empowering Faculty and Students through an
Interdisciplinary
Instructional Design Approach 2017
Co-presented with
L. Wagner
The Teaching
Professor Conference
Lost in the Field: The Condon-Rutz Taxonomy and the
Dimensions of
an Emerging WAC Program 2016
Co-presented with Dr. K. Strasma
Writing Program Administrators National Conference
Assessing the Ethic
of Self Care through Reflective Writing 2016
English Studies Graduate Symposium: Rhetoric &
Composition
Illinois State University
Writing Across the
Curriculum 2015
Methodist College Pedagogy Series
Composition Standards
& APA 2014
Methodist College Pedagogy Series
PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES ATTENDED
Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association
Conference 2017
Writing Program Administrators Workshop & Conference 2015
& 2016
Best Practices in Clinical Teaching and Evaluation 2015
Conference on College Composition & Communication (CCCC) 2014
& 2016
PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC
MEMBERSHIPS
Sigma Tau Delta: National English Honor Society 2017-Present
National Council of Teachers of English 2013-Present
Council of Writing Program Administrators 2015-Present
Illinois Association of Teachers of English 2016-Present
Popular Culture/American Culture Association 2016-Present
HONORS & AWARDS
Outstanding Team
Award 2015,
2015, & 2016
Methodist College
Exceptional Teacher Award 2001
Presented by the Student Education Association of Illinois State University
Cum Laude 1995
Graduated Cum Laude with B.S., Illinois State
University
Planning Committee September
2017 – Present
Peoria
Reads
Advisor and Assistant Director September
2014 – Present
Elmwood
High School Drama Club
Blood Drive Coordinator September
2014 – Present
American
Red Cross
Executive Committee April
2013 – May 2016
Sole
Sisters
Leader and Sponsor
Girl
Scout of America April
2009 – June 2014
Boy
Scouts of America September
2008 - Present