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1 Yolanda Santiago Venegas yolandsantiagovenegas.wordpress.com Education M.A. San Francisco State University, English Composition, June 2013 M.F.A. University of San Francisco, Creative Nonfiction, December 2012 Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Ethnic Studies, May 2004 B.A. University of California, San Diego, Third World Studies, June 1992 Areas of Academic and Professional Interest English Composition Integrated Reading and Writing Ethnic/Chicana Studies AB540 (Undocumented) Student Access to Higher Education Diversity in Higher Education English Composition Graduate Courses English 890 Research in Composition Spring 2013 SFSU English Department Seminar introduces students to major research methods in the field of composition. Course requires design of an original research project. English 895 Field Study Spring 2013 SFSU English Department Field Study or research project incorporating application of knowledge and techniques acquired in the study of rhetoric/composition English 708 Teaching Writing in a Digital Age Fall 2012 SFSU English Department This course explored the ways in which new media and emerging technologies are shaping the practices of writing and prepared teachers to respond to the changing literacy landscape with effective instruction. English 832 Immigrant Literacies and Community Based Projects Fall 2011 SFSU TESOL English Department Seminar in Immigrant Literacies & Community-based Projects. Emphasis on knowledge of multiple perspectives on literacy, including literacy as skill, literacy as practice, and literacy as social action. Yolanda Santiago Venegas Grossmont CC Reading/English Composition 21

2 English 709 Integrated Reading and Writing Fall 2010 SFSU English Department Introduction to the Integrated Reading and Writing approach to English Composition English 425 Sociolinguistics Summer 2010 SFSU English Department Introduction to sociolinguistics English 704 Pedagogy in Composition I Spring 2010 SFSU English Department Course focuses on central issues involved with student writing, including theories and principles of assignment design, responding to student writing, and working with student s diverse literary practices English 705 Pedagogy in Composition II Spring 2010 SFSU English Department Course introduces students to the theories and practices behind designing required college-level writing courses, including: overall course design, writing and sequencing assignments, responding to student writing, pedagogies that address diverse student needs, and acting as reflective practitioners of writing instruction English 700 Introduction to Composition Theory Fall 2009 SFSU English Department Course offers a theoretical background of the field of Composition in order to help students construct a theoretical foundation that will inform practical and pedagogical decisions in writing instruction. English 204 Teaching Composition Spring 2007 UCSC Writing Program Course introduces students to current approaches to teaching writing and to practical strategies that apply not only in composition courses but also throughout the curriculum. Teaching Experience in English Composition Skyline Community College August 2012-December2012 English 846 Reading and Writing Connections Supplemental Instructor. Pre-transfer level course designed to prepare students to write college-level essays and teach effective reading strategies to improve reading comprehension, critical thinking, and vocabulary. University of San Francisco August-December 2011 Yolanda Santiago Venegas Grossmont CC Reading/English Composition 22

3 Rhetoric 108: Introduction to Composition as part of the English and Rhetoric Department s first-year writing program Santa Clara University Critical Thinking and Writing Series Fall 2009-Winter 2010 Taught courses in the Critical Thinking and Writing as part of first-year composition program at SCU University of California, Santa Cruz Faculty Mentor Program 10/06-4/2009 This undergraduate research seminar is designed to guide undergraduate research fellows through the process of constructing a faculty mentored research project and to prepare first-generation students to engage academic conversations through more effective reading and writing within their discipline or field. Introduction to Academic Writing (Faculty Mentor Program research writing course) University of California, Santa Cruz 1/07-6/2009 Workshop format provided undergraduates with a small group setting to develop as academic writers. We explore effective academic writing strategies the student's discipline stressing the analysis of evidence and the methods of research, argument, and proof. What works in particular rhetorical situations; what makes it effective? What are the assumptions and conventions of effective writing in a given discipline or field? Writing/Reading Center Experience English Tutoring Center 9/2009 to present San Francisco State University Served as a one-on-one writing tutor and mentor for undergraduate students at the English Tutoring Center Skyline Community College Learning Center 8/ Skyline Community College Served as a one-on-one faculty writing tutor for students; collaborated with center staff on recruitment efforts for TRIO program on campus Teaching Experience in Academic Success and Retention EOP Scholarship Class University of California Santa Cruz 9/25-12/ Designed and taught seminar offering EOP students a group setting to discuss and develop the scholarship application process. The seminar structure includes a series of workshops on the different components of the application process and a scholarship essay on-line writing lab. Yolanda Santiago Venegas Grossmont CC Reading/English Composition 23

4 Bridge Academic Success Class (Oakes 94F) University of California Santa Cruz 9/21-12/ As part of the first year experience, collaborated in curriculum development and taught this course designed to assist first year EOP Bridge students to successfully transition to the university and achieve their full educational potential. Teaching Experience in Ethnic and Chicana/o Studies American Studies 123: Chicana/o Literature and Film University of California, Santa Cruz 9/05-12/05 This survey course examines the formations and contestations of social, political, and cultural identities for Chicanas/os through a critical interdisciplinary study of select Chicana/o and Latina/o texts and films. Women s Studies 5: Rewriting Chicana/Latina History and Culture Cabrillo College 8/05-12/05 This course offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the social, political and economic history and experiences of Chicanas and Latinas within the United States and as part of the Chicano community. Women in U.S. History Cabrillo College 1/05-6/05 This course focuses on the roles, status, and experiences of women within the historical development of American institutions and ideals as well as within the evolution of economic, political, and social processes in the U.S. from the settlement period to the present. Chicana Feminist Writers and Discourse: Chicano Studies 141 UC Berkeley 8/04-12/04 Course is a critical and theoretical introduction to Chicana feminist writers and discourse. United States History to 1865 Cabrillo College 8/04-9/04 Course examines the historical development of American institutions and ideals as well as the evolution of economic, political, and social processes in the United States from exploration, settlement (genocide) in North America through the Reconstruction. Introduction to Women s Studies: Women s Studies 10 UC Berkeley 1/04-5/04 Graduate student instructor for course introducing students to the interdisciplinary field of women s studies and the variety of social and historical constructions of gender, race, and sexuality. Yolanda Santiago Venegas Grossmont CC Reading/English Composition 24

5 Transnational Chicana Feminism: Refugees of a World on Fire UC Berkeley 8/03-12/03 Developed and taught course introducing students to Chicana Studies through a special emphasis on Chicana transnational feminist practices and globalization. Gender, Ethnicity, and Narrativity in the Making of California UC Berkeley 5/27-7/3 Developed and taught course designed to introduce students to foundational theoretical and methodological questions that pertain to the field of comparative ethnic studies by considering modes of construction and production of sociohistorical others in the context of constructed national and regional identities. Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Gender, Ethnicity, and Narrativity UC Berkeley 1/03-05/03 This interdisciplinary course is designed to introduce students to the field of comparative Ethnic Studies. Special emphasis is placed on how newer fields such as Ethnic, Latino, and Women s studies intersect with each other and with traditional disciplines such as history. Woman of Color Publishing as a Political Force: Practicum with Third Woman Press UC Berkeley, with Professor Norma Alarcón 8/99-11/01 Designed and coordinated a practicum course introducing Berkeley undergraduates to the publishing industry. Program emphasizes mentoring students of color who are applying to graduate school Introduction to Feminist Theory UC Berkeley, with Professor Lisa Hall 1/00-5/00 General introduction to women of color feminism course. Planned and lead two weekly undergraduate discussion sessions, organized field trips, worked individually with undergraduate students in development of research term papers, graded final research projects Racial Politics in America UC Berkeley, with Professor Carlos Muñoz 8/99-12/99 A critical and comparative analysis of contemporary politics and issues affecting Mexican American/Latino, Native American, Asian American and African American groups in the U.S. The Southern Border UC Berkeley, with Professor Beatriz Manz 1/97-5/97 A historical overview of the origins of changes that have defined today s southern border. Educational Program Outreach, Development, and Coordination Dreamer s English Scholarship Workshop Yolanda Santiago Venegas Grossmont CC Reading/English Composition 25

6 San Francisco State University and Cabrillo Community College June 2010-present Initiated writing workshop targeting AB540 undocumented students with the multiple goals of: teaching students to become stronger readers and writers, walking them through the scholarship application process, and helping them develop agency though self-awareness of themselves as undocumented/immigrant students in the university University of California, Santa Cruz: Educational Opportunity Programs 10/06-4/2009 Faculty Mentor Program Director, Pre-graduate Programs Coordinator and AB540 Student Campus Resource. Lead the development, implementation, and assessment of pre-graduate programs aimed at increasing diversity in higher education, including the professorate and graduate professional school. In addition to the duties and responsibilities assigned to me as the EOP graduate school counselor and coordinator of the FMP undergraduate research program, I designed, developed, and implemented the following: The EOP Scholarship Class; the AB540 Resource Guide; the AB540 Slug website; and AB540 training agenda and presentations to educate UCSC staff and campus-wide community. UCSD: La Clase Mágica: New Forms of Educational Activity 2/92-6/97 Program Coordinator and Research Associate. La Clase Mágica is a bilingual, bicultural after school computer program designed to link a local working-class Mexicano community and UCSD. The program provides a pipeline of working-class youth into UCSD. In this program I worked with a community leader to coordinate implementation of the educational partnership program and was primary research associate in the program headquarters at the UCSD Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition. This included developing site-based, locally controlled, assessment strategies. Publications Geography of the Heart: Essays en la Frontera. USF MFA Thesis, December with Annette Marines Strategic Partnerships Across Divisions: Aligning Student Affairs and the University Library to Increase Diversity in an Academic Institutions in Environments for Student Growth and Development Romancing California: Race, Gender, and Sexuality in the Making of the Golden State, in Topographies of Race and Gender: Mapping Cultural Representations in The Annals of Scholarship The Erotics of Racialization: Gender and Sexuality in the Making of the Golden State Frontiers January Professional and Community Organizations National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Northern California Diversity Forum Yolanda Santiago Venegas Grossmont CC Reading/English Composition 26

7 Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC) Chicana Latina Foundation National Association of Chicana Studies (NACS) Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS) Languages Spanish (reading and writing) References Maricel G. Santos (Associate Professor SFSU MA TESOL) (415) mgsantos@sfsu.edu Professor Mark Roberge (Associate Professor SFSU Composition Program) (415) roberge@sfsu.edu Michelle Handy (Director UCSC Educational Opportunity Programs) (831) michelle.randle14@gmail.com Yolanda Santiago Venegas Grossmont CC Reading/English Composition 27