2202 A HOMEDALE ● AUSTIN, TX 78704

PHONE 512-441-2534 ● FAX 512-442-6467 ● E-MAIL dbarnett27@austin.rr.com

DOROTHY ELLIS BARNETT

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

M.A. graduate with over twenty years of experience in coordination and administration in the academic and private sector. Creative problem solver with an understanding of the concept of stewardship. Experienced in cultivating strategic partnerships, resolving conflict and improving faculty and student morale.

· Management – Solid organizational and administrative skills, including the ability to produce print and online journals, to initiate and coordinate conferences, readings, workshops, festivals, and contests.

· Program Development – Proven ability in long range planning and budget development, plus a wide knowledge of academic policy and procedures.

· Team Building – Decisive department leader with experience in recruitment and mentoring of faculty and students. Able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, students and staff.

· Computer Literate – Proficient in DATEL systems, budget, egrade, etaff, etime, and software applications - Word, Final Draft.

EDUCATION

· The University of Texas at Austin – James A. Michener Post Graduate Fellowship

· The University of Texas at Austin – M.A. (English/Creative Writing)

· The University of Texas at Austin – B.A. (Cultural Anthropology/South West History)

· Austin Community College – A.A. (History/Latin American Studies)

ADDITIONAL STUDIES WITH: Wendy Barker, Naomi Nye, Judith Barrington, and Reginald Gibbons.

ASSISTANTSHIPS/PROJECTS: Dr. Ramon Saldivar, Dr. Eric Mallin, Dr. James Neely, Dr. Kurth Sprague, and William Newcomb.

ACADEMIC TEACHING/ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Austin Community College Positions:

· Assistant Dean - Communications

· Department Chair – Creative Writing

· Program Coordinator – Creative Writing

· Associate Professor – Creative Writing and English

· Fine Arts Task Force – Chair for Drama, Dance, Creative Writing, and Humanities

· Assistant Fine Arts Task Force Chair

· Committee Chair – Creative Writing

· Assistant Professor – English

· Adjunct Professor – English

ADDITIONAL: Adjunct Professor – English, St. Edward’s University.

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

· Presidential Search and Interview

· Curriculum

· Faculty Stipend & Release Time

· Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards

· Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Self-Study – New Technologies Sub-Committee, Editor final report

· Future Search Conference: Planning ACC Campus’ Needs

· English Task Force – Committees: Budget, Faculty, Curriculum, Schedule, and Assessment - Chair

· Creative Writing Students’ Association – Sponsor

· Student Scholarship Appeals

· Who’s Who Student Nomination

· Minnie Piper Nomination

· Learning Resource Services Focus Group

· Student Activities Office – Committee: Budget

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

· Associate of Arts in Creative Writing at Austin Community College – Initiator, author and coordinator

· Round Top Poetry Forum – Festival Associate Director

· April is Fine Arts Month – Festival initiator and coordinator

· The Rio Review – Founding editor and journal coordinator

· Balcones Poetry Prize – Director

· Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review – Founding editor and journal coordinator

ADDITIONAL: Writers’ League of Texas – taught/coordinated various conferences and workshops in memoir, poetry, fiction, Harris Elementary School - poet in schools, Johnston High School - poet in schools, Texas Land Commission – taught creativity.

CONSULTANT/EDITOR/CONTEST JUDGE

· Pat Love – Non-fiction manuscript and editor/consultant

· Sunny Sulkin – Non-fiction manuscript and editor/consultant

· Janice Rossen – Non-fiction manuscript and consultant

· Karen Herrera – Poetry manuscript and editor

· Richard Martin – Novel manuscript and consultant

· Austin Poetry Society – Judge

· Writers’ League of Texas – Violet Crown, Teddy Awards, Di-Versity, Texas Younger Poets – Judge

· Chronicle Short Story Contest – Judge

· Balcones Poetry Prize – Judge

· Borderlands Poetry Prize – Judge

· Two Year Community College Association Regional Poetry Contest – Judge

· Phi Theta Kappa Creative Writing Contest – Judge

· ACC Essay Contest: Start Here Get There – Judge

HONORS

· Who’s Who in American College Teaching

· James A. Michener Graduate Fellowship - Texas Center for Writers - UT

· Award for Academic Achievement - Mexican American Students’ Association - UT

· Jewel in the Crown – Outstanding Faculty of ACC

· Teaching Excellence Award - ACC

· Phi Theta Kappa - ACC

· Award for Achievement – Phi Theta Kappa - ACC

· President’s Honor Roll - ACC

· Mae Thompson Academic Scholarship – ACC

· Volunteer of the Year – Austin Nature and Science Guild

· Mensa

CONTESTS & AWARDS

· The Scent of Roses (script) – Simi- finalist, Short Film Group – Short Film Competition, Hollywood

· The Odor of Tea Leaves – Third Place, Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest

· Shoot the Moon – Manuscript for Michener Fellowship

PUBLICATIONS (various poems & short stories)

· The Memory Comes of Water, poetry chapbook

· Di-Versity

· New Texas 2001

· Jack Rabbit

· At the Riverside

WORKS IN PROGRESS

· The Scent of Roses – Script

· Poem Crafting: The Art of Making Poems –Trade manuscript in progress

· Sometimes, Red – Poetry manuscript in progress

· Shoot the Moon – Script in progress

· Untitled Memoir – Manuscript in progress

· Untitled Short Story Collection – Manuscript in progress

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & COMMUNITY SERVICE

· TYCA (Two Year Community College Association) -- Publications Chair

· Associated Writing Programs – President Two Year Caucus

· TACHE (Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education) – Treasurer, Board Nominations - Chair

· ACC & Leander Independent School District Think Tank – Member

· Writers’ League of Texas - Board of Directors – Treasurer, Committees: Personnel, Long Range Planning, Curriculum

· Science Guild of the Austin Nature & Science Center - Board of Directors - President

Committees: Special Projects – Chair, Long Range Planning, and Board Nominations - Chair

· Texas Women’s Chamber of Commerence - Committee – Programs

· WIPSO (Women in the Public Sector Organization) - Board of Directors – Publications Chair

· TCLOSE (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards) - Board Member

· ACC Speaker’s Bureau

PRESENTATIONS & READINGS

· READINGS: Festival Hill -- Round Top Poetry Forum, Paradise Valley Community College, Paradise Valley Library, Johnson/Long Salon in the Park 2, Women of Masse Production – Vive la France, AWP Conference, St. Edward’s University, Windhover/New Texas Writers’ Festival, Texas Council of English Teachers, KLRU Poetry Aloud Series, Mostly Music Marathon, Barnes & Noble, Book People, International Poetry Fest, International Women’s Festival, Poetry in the Arts – Downtown Series, Austin Poetry Society, Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Diez y Seis de Septiembre Celebration, MexiArte, and A Celebration of Diversity.

· PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS: AWP Conference, Round Top Poetry Forum, Paradise Valley Community College, Paradise Valley Library, NISOD – International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, Austin Community College, TACHE – Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education, Two-Year Community College Association, Southwest Conference, and TCA Touring Writers’ Program.

SAMPLE TOPICS: Conflict and the Creative Student, Losing Geography: The Landscape of Self, Teaching Creative Writing on the Internet, Creative Writing for Educators, The Landscape of War, When We Talk about Diversity, Starting a Community College Writing Program, E-mail Etiquette, Writing the Winning Essay: Applications that Work, “Preso EntreFfronteras”: Caught Between Borders, Teaching Creative Writing in the Two Year College, How to Start a Literary Magazine, This War and Others, Diversity and Racial Profiling, Why I Teach, various topics on: memoir, poetry, and fiction.

Professional and personal references available upon request.