JULIE M. BACH, M.F.A. Dougherty Family College, University of St. Thomas 1000 LaSalle Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403 651-962-8036 / julie.bach@stthomas.edu EDUCATION MFA Creative Writing, concentration in Creative Nonfiction, Hamline University, 2012 Thesis: The Fifth Quartet: A Memoir in Stories BA English Literature with a Writing Emphasis, Bethel University, 1985 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK LS 5100 Designing Professional Futures 1999 LS 5970 Directed Study: Healing Faiths: The Wisdom Traditions of Taoism and Buddhism 1998 LS 5610 Ethics, Politics 1997 LS 5100 Chaos & Complexity 1997 LS 8000 Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies 1997 ENGW 5402 Advanced Editing 1990 ENGL 5100 Advanced Nonfiction Writing 1987 EMPLOYMENT WRITING SPECIALIST WRITING SPECIALIST Dougherty Family College, University of St. Thomas, July 2017 present Direct all aspects of the Writing Lab operation Hire, train, supervise, and mentor peer writing consultants Contribute to the planning and direction of academic success efforts Work with faculty to create and implement composition curriculum Collaborate with the library staff to introduce writing and research as components of the academic conversation Hamline University Writing Center Academic Success, Hamline University, Fall 2012 present Direct all aspects of the Writing Center operation Hire, train, supervise, and mentor undergraduate, graduate, and ESL peer writing consultants Serve on the University-wide Writing Advisory Collaborative
Collaborate with the First-Year Writing Program Contribute to the planning and direction of Academic Success BACH CURRICULUM VITAE 2 INSTRUCTOR English Department, Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Fall 2012 (See TEACHING section) INSTRUCTOR PROGRAM LEADER Institute for Academic Success College of Liberal Arts Office of the Dean, Hamline University, Summer 2012 Participated in the design and development of The Institute for Academic Success, a new initiative at Hamline University designed to serve the needs of underprepared first-year students Co-taught the required course in reading and writing texts Met with students individually to provide writing support First-Year Incoming Writing Assessment College of Liberal Arts Office of the Dean, Hamline University, Summers 2011, 2012 Developed and refined writing diagnostic for Hamline s incoming first-years in collaboration with and for inclusion in the First-Year Writing program Administered the diagnostic to 520 incoming first-year students over five separate orientation weekends in June and July 2011 and 2012 Collaborated with the Associate Dean to hire full- and part-time faculty as diagnostic readers and proctors Supervised teams of faculty readers for five orientations Collaborated with faculty in the English department on a prompt for the diagnostic Helped define and interpret overall evaluation results in relation to curricular objectives and learning outcomes in the First-Year Writing program INTERIM DIRECTOR Hamline University Writing Center, Hamline University, 2010 2011 Managed a staff of eight graduate and undergraduate peer writing consultants Was solely responsible for budget, scheduling, hiring, and collaboration with other university units Expanded service on Hamline s main campus and opened a satellite writing center at the Minneapolis campus Served on the Academic Affairs Leadership Team Directed the eight-member Advisory Board made up of faculty representatives from Hamline s four schools GRADUATE WRITING CONSULTANT Hamline University Writing Center, Hamline University, 2008 2010 Provided one-to-one writing support for graduate and undergraduate students Recorded confidential client report forms in WCOnline Participated in ongoing training in composition and writing center theory, pedagogy, and practice
BACH CURRICULUM VITAE 3 WRITING INTERN AND CONSULTANT Academic Excellence Center, Macalester College, 2007 Collaborated with the Writing and Study Skills Counselor in supervising eight undergraduate peer writing consultants Tutored international students working on capstone and scholarship projects Documented existing policies and procedures in clear and easily retrievable formats designed to improve the smooth running of the MAX Center s writing support program EDITOR AND WRITER J. S. Bach Services, Self-employment, 1988 2002 Provided writing services to academic writers, nonprofit organizations, and publishing companies Worked directly with authors on texts ranging from college-level textbooks to advertising brochures Clients included: * University of Minnesota Press * Joseph P. Amato, Professor Emeritus, former Dean of Rural and Regional Studies, Southwest State University * Wm. C. Brown Publishers * McGraw-Hill * Utne Reader * The Hungry Mind Review * The Creative Company * Abdo Publishing * Free Spirit Publishing * Friends of the Mississippi River * Fresh Energy * Clean Water Fund ASSOCIATE EDITOR Greenhaven Press, Saint Paul, 1985 1988 TEACHING HAMLINE ENG 1110-16: Writing and Reading Texts Fall 2016 (Conditional Admittance Cohort) ENG 1110-01: Writing and Reading Texts Spring 2015 ENG 1110-01: Writing and Reading Texts Spring 2014 MCTC ENG 1110-09: College English 1 Fall 2012 ENG 1110-11: College English 1 Fall 2012 ENG 1110-29: College English 1 Fall 2012 HAMLINE GSTD 1980-B1: Institute for Academic Success Summer 2012 ENG 1110-23: Writing and Reading Texts Spring 2012 ENG 1110-01: Writing and Reading Texts Fall 2011
BACH CURRICULUM VITAE 4 WORKSHOPS STUDENT DEVELOPMENT * Composing the Academic Essay * APA Style and Avoiding Plagiarism * Editing and Proofreading Skills * Peer Review * Prewriting * Reflective Writing * Writing the Capstone * Literature Reviews: The Academic Conversation FACULTY DEVELOPMENT * Designing Writing Assignments * Grading or Guiding? * Responding to Student Writing * Using the Literature Review to Teach Research Writing PUBLICATIONS CREATIVE NONFICTION The Physics of Floating. In rock, paper, scissors, an annual literary review of the Creative Writing Programs at Hamline University, 2009 NONFICTION (A SELECTED LIST) Playing with Fire: Global Warming in Minnesota. Fresh Energy (formerly Minnesotans for an Energy- Efficient Economy), 1999 The Minnesota Mercury Handbook. Clean Water Fund, 1998 Word Up! Utne Reader, Mixed Media Column, January-February 1997 Minding the Store: Hungry Mind Speaks, American Bookseller, January 1996 PRESENTATIONS MNWE 2014 Writing Center Pedagogy in the Composition Classroom MEMBERSHIPS International Writing Center Association Midwest Writing Center Association Writing Center Professionals of Minnesota National Council of Teachers of English
BACH CURRICULUM VITAE 5 DIGITAL SKILLS WCOnline Blackboard and D2L Office 365 Google Suite, including Forms and LucidChart Diagrams Prezi COMMUNITY SERVICE Lecturer in Holistic Nutrition, Early Childhood Family Education, St. Paul Public Schools, 2003 2006 Groveland Park Elementary, 2003 2012 Proofreading and editing services Gardening Committee Read-a-Thon, 2008, 2010 House of Mercy, ELCA, 1996 2006 Coordinator for Whole Farm Coop Proofreading and editing services ESL Volunteer Instructor, St. Paul Public Schools Community Education, 1986