STAFF REPORT
DATE: July 1, 2014
TO: City Council
FROM: Carrie Dyer, Community Services Supervisor
SUBJECT: City of Davis Poet Laureate Appointment 2014 ______
Recommendation Approve recommendation of official designated representatives of the Civic Arts Commission to move Andy Jones as the new City of Davis Poet Laureate. The two year term runs September through September. With Council approval of this recommendation, the formal ceremony and reception will take place at a City Council meeting in September.
Fiscal Impact There is minimal fiscal impact to this recommendation. Staff costs will be absorbed within the regular program budget.
Background and Analysis On October 20, 2009, the City Council voted to establish an honorary position of Poet Laureate for the City of Davis. They further directed the Civic Arts Commission to develop guidelines and oversee a nomination process for the appointment of the city’s first official poet.
It was determined that an official Poet Laureate would be available, on invitation, to write and read poems at official city functions and at other community events. A Poet Laureate could also work with local groups (schools, library, Davis Arts Center, etc.) to expose the community to poetry and the written word. The position would be honorary and would be for a two-year term. Every two years, the Civic Arts Commission would be expected to open the nomination process and recommend a Poet Laureate.
At the regular meeting of March 10, 2014 the Civic Arts Commission, by consensus, approved a process for selecting the next City of Davis Poet Laureate. This included selection criteria and a timeline for selection committee to use, the nomination guidelines for the position, and a selection committee to review nominations. The terms of the Poet Laureate were changed from a two year term beginning in July to a two year term beginning in September.
Advertising for the Poet Laureate position included: Press release sent to Enterprise Posted on City of Davis website and Facebook Page Posted on Yolo County Arts Council website Posted on the Civic Arts Calendar Distributed to the UCD English Dept. List Serve
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 1 Posted at Davis Senior Center Sent to Davis Arts Center and poetry and writing instructors Sent to Allegra Silberstein, current Poet Laureate, for her distribution
One response, from Andy Jones, was received (Attachment A). The designated committee reviewed the application and determined that based on Mr. Jones’ lengthy list of credentials and submitted works that it was very appropriate for him to be recommended. With City Council approval of this recommendation, a formal ceremony and reception will be held at a City Council meeting in September. Eve West Bessier will be recognized for her work for the past two years as the outgoing Poet Laureate and Andy Jones will be formally acknowledged as the incoming Poet Laureate.
Attachment A. Poet Laureate Application from Andy Jones.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 2 Dear!Davis!Poet!Laureate!Selection!Committee,! !
Thank!you!for!your!service!to!our!city,!and!for!making!a!place!for!poetry!in!Davis.!I!know!the! expectations!of!the!position!of!Davis!Poet!Laureate!well,!for!I!co‐wrote!the!position!with!my!friend! Ron!Glick.!And!I!know!the!city!well,!having!first!moved!here!in!1990,!and!then!moving!back!as!a! homeowner!in!1998.!And!by!now!I!know!Davis!poetry!pretty!well,!having!hosted!about!200!poetry! readings!here!over!the!last!eight!years,!and!having!interviewed!almost!1,000!poets!on!my!KDVS!radio! show!over!the!last!14!years.!With!these!credentials,!and!with!great!enthusiasm!and!a!proven! commitment!to!public!service!and!the!arts,!I!humbly!apply!and!nominate!myself!to!be!Poet!Laureate! of!the!City!of!Davis.!
We!have!a!rule!at!the!Poetry!Night!Reading!Series!that!a!poet!must!have!published!“two!books!with! spines”!to!be!considered!as!one!of!our!featured!poet‐performers.!Well,!because!of!my!advocacy!on! behalf!of!other!people’s!poetry,!I’ve!only!just!this!spring!published!my!second!book!with!a!spine,!a! collection!of!poetry!and!essays!(co‐authored!by!my!wife!Kate)!called!Where’s!Jukie?!I!felt!that!it! wouldn’t!be!right!to!apply!to!be!Davis!Poet!Laureate!before!I!had!met!my!own!criterion!for!poetry! notability.!I!also!didn’t!want!to!compete!with!the!poetry!activism!of!terrific!local!poets!such!as!Allegra! Silberstein!and!our!current!Poet!Laureate,!Eve!West!Bessier.!
Now,!however,!I!feel!ready.!I!have!discussed!the!responsibilities!of!being!U.S.!Poet!Laureate!with!eight! former!honorees!in!that!position,!including!my!former!professor!at!Boston!University,!Robert!Pinsky.! I’ve!also!often!discussed!public!poetry!with!former!Chairman!of!the!National!Endowment!of!the!Arts,! Dana!Gioia.!From!these!poets!I!have!been!inspired!to!serve!my!community!of!Davis!as!an!arts! advocate,!and!to!share!my!enthusiasm!for!teaching!and!writing!poetry!on!a!number!of!local!and! international!stages,!from!as!close!by!as!The!Avid!Reader!to!as!far!away!as!Nara,!Japan.!I!have!also! appeared!on!two!different!BBC!programs!as!a!poetry!expert.!
As!Davis!Poet!Laureate,!I!would!build!upon!my!current!poetry!advocacy!work.!This!work!includes!the! poetry!series!at!the!John!Natsoulas!Gallery,!“Dr.!Andy’s!Poetry!and!Technology!Hour”!on!KDVS,!the! Poetry!in!Davis!website!and!newsletter,!and!the!Poetry!in!Davis!Facebook!page!with!(currently)!563! members.!In!addition!to!attending!to!the!expected!duties!of!Poet!Laureate,!I!would!seek!to!create!a! slim!book!by!Davis!poets!about!public!art!in!the!City!of!Davis,!and!create!an!online!video!library!of! favorite!(and!often!famous)!poems!read!aloud!by!Davis!dignitaries.!
If!I!am!selected!as!Davis!Poet!Laureate,!I!will!redouble!my!efforts!to!make!Davis!a!vibrant!place!to!be!a! poet,!and!a!reader!and!listener!of!poetry!!
Thank!you!for!considering!me!for!this!position.!
!
Andy!Jones!
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 3 Spirit in the Alfalfa
If I cannot hear you, it is because you have blown ahead of me,
running and dodging in the alfalfa, functionally invisible,
free now of blood, free now of restriction, the borders we delighted in,
and still remembering me, inhabiting all our memories, if only once more
before broadening like an equator, enlarging impossibly, like the intimacy of God.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 4 Low Tide
"It is advisable to look from the tide pool to the stars and then back to the tide pool again." – John Steinbeck
I was following Jukie as he hopped among the tide pools, causing havoc. He picked up and sometimes picked apart what he could find: seaweed, fragile shells, rough and leathery starfish; the tentacles and polyps of sea anemone. I imagined him a nuclear beast, roaring incomprehensibly: someone that Godzilla, hero mammoth, might take on. Soggy little villagers, I can almost hear your screams. I spied an octopus, but didn’t show it to him, this wanton boy
Such a destroyer. I hope the ocean is safe this far from Japan. I will protect my monster,
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 5 his blood as salty as the sea, from whatever oversized nuclear tentacles may reach for him. Must I also protect the worlds, the stars, which he would destroy?
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 6 Sleeping in a field of Un-
--after Shakespeare’s Sonnet 13
Exempted from ownership, you are sweetly unaware of endings. Yours is a semblance of life.
Do you belong to yourself? Stormy gusts provoke no thoughts of unanticipated husbandry,
no thoughts of the deceased, or even the act of deceasing. The tree’s branch, a thousand patterns.
Unwrinkled, uncreased, unencumbered, unprepared: so much “un” – the absences pile up in your silence.
My dear love, I am your father. Like you, your son will never say so.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 7 ANDY O. JONES
619 Benbow Court Davis, CA 95618-4993 [email protected] http://www.andyojones.com @andyojones (530) 219-5363
University Writing Program University of California One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616-8581
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in English, University of California, Davis. 1996. M.A. in English, University of California, Davis. 1992. B.A. in English, Boston University. 1990.
DISSERTATION
Title: Mad Men: The Tradition of Madness in 20th Century American Poetry -- A Study of T.S. Eliot, Robert Lowell, and Frank Bidart.
Committee: Alan B. Williamson (director), Sandra M. Gilbert, Joanne Feit Diehl.
The dissertation analyzes "mad" narrators in the poetry of three prominent American poets. Using Object Relations Theory, I examine how these three poets attempt to reconcile their self-conflicting attitudes about women, religion, power, sexuality, and identity by creating male characters who are tormented by their need to discover that which is stable and permanent.
PUBLICATIONS
“The History of Poetry in Davis” (book chapter). The History of the Arts in the City of Davis. John Natsoulas Press. Forthcoming in 2014.
“Confronting Racism in Sports.” The Sacramento Bee. April, 2014.
“Low Tide.” The Oddity. Davis, CA. March, 2014.
Where’s Jukie? (with Kate Duren). A book of poetry and essays. Absurd Publications. January, 2014.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 8 PUBLICATIONS, continued
“The Death of Lillian.” The Oddity. Davis, CA. November, 2013.
“The Lahar.” Sacramento Voices. Edited by Phillip Larrea and Dave Boles. Cold River Press. August, 2013.
“The Fleeting Memories of Summer.” The Davis Enterprise. Davis, CA. July, 2013.
“A Backstage Peek at Jean Stapleton.” The Davis Enterprise. Davis, CA. June, 2013.
“Fever.” The Oddity. Davis, CA. May, 2013.
“Giving Hope to our Troubled Souls.” The Davis Enterprise. Davis, CA. December, 2012.
“An Interview with Bart Edelman.” The Oddity. Davis, CA. October, 2012.
“Like Skeletons from the Middle Passage: An Essay Introducing The Oddity.” The Oddity. Davis, CA. August, 2012.
The Wheel: The Instructional Technology Blog of UC Davis (with Mary Stewart). Founded July, 2011 (with over 200 entries so far). University of California, Davis.
“Office Hours: Andy Jones finds rhyme and reason in a digital age” (interview with Clifton Parker). UC Davis Magazine. Summer, 2012.
“Gecko at Noon.” The Davis Anthology, edited by Allegra Silberstein. Davis, CA. September, 2011.
“How Twitter Saved my Literature Class: A Case Study with Discussion.” Teaching Arts and Science with the New Social Media. A collection edited by Charles Wankel. 2011.
“This Poem Began.” Poetry Digest. London, England. January, 2011
“Terry’s Last Show.” Poetry Now. December, 2010.
“Directives.” The Blue Moon Literary and Art Review. Fall, 2010.
“The Tale of the Tape,” “The Superbowl Party,” “Tremendous Architecture,” “Taking Jokes.” Flatmancrooked’s Slim Anthology of Contemporary Poetics – 2010, edited by Mary Karr and Josh Neely. Flatmancrooked Publishing. Sacramento, 2010.
“Brunch with Seymour Hersh.” Kdviations. July, 2010
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 9 PUBLICATIONS, continued
“Abraham Verghese: Mixing Medicine and Best-Selling Fiction” (Abraham Verghese Interview with Andy Jones). Kdviations. May, 2010
“A Marvelous Peace in Not Publishing”: Publicity, Publishing, and the Legacy of JD Salinger” (radio essay). Radio Parallax. KDVS/KDRT. February, 2010.
“The Green Man and the Inside-Out Muse.” The Blue Moon Literary and Art Review. Spring, 2010.
“Andy Jones, Poet of a Thousand Hats” (interview conducted by Dorine Jennette). Poetry Now, September, 2009.
“First Dance.” All-World Wrestling Poetry—A Collection of 52 Wrestling Poems. Clattery Machinery Online. November, 2009.
“An Ex's Successes,” “Harvest Moon Outside New Albany, Indiana,” “Miracles Fade,” “Resting on Ceremony,” “You and Allen Ginsberg.” Writing For Change (Anthology). July, 2009.
“Alcoholic’s Bucolic.” The Homestead Review. Spring, 2009
“An Introduction to the Beats.” The Blue Moon Literary and Art Review. Spring, 2009.
“Flipping Channels.” Epicenter. Spring, 2009.
“Dr. Andy’s Mission: Techie poet uses write stuff for students’ creative learning” (interview). UC Davis Spotlight. March, 2009.
“Unboxing Grandmother’s Puzzle.” Snakeskin 151. February, 2009.
“An Interview with Ralph Nader on ‘Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour.’” Kdviations. May, 2008
“A Sonnet for Elaine Boosler.” The Sacramento News and Review. February, 2008.
“Springtime at Mugar.” The San Francisco Writers Conference Anthology. February, 2008.
“Between Science and Superstition: The Dramatic Manipulations of Rod Serling” (radio essay). Radio Parallax. KDVS/KDRT. July, 2007.
“Longhair.” Building Bridges from Writers to Readers: The San Francisco Writers Conference Anthology. February, 2007.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 10 PUBLICATIONS, continued
“We Got the Beats: The Beat Generation in Art and Literature.” Lifescapes Magazine. November, 2006.
Split Stock: Selected Poems of Brad Henderson and Andy Jones (with Brad Henderson). John Natsoulas Press, Davis, CA, 2006.
“Philo Farnsworth and Thriving on Unreason: Justifying Inventing Television” (radio essay). Radio Parallax. KDVS/KDRT. September, 2004.
Ephemera: A Play in Three Acts (Author and Director). The John Natsoulas Gallery. Davis, CA. Performed December 6, 2002.
“Home-Grown Geniuses: What Europeans Can Teach Us About American Poetry.” Kdviations. Winter, 2002.
“Deterring Plagiarism in the Information Age,” Information Technology Times, April, 2001.
“Teaching with Technology: A Hypertext Review,” Information Technology Times, December, 2000.
“eGems: A New Tool for the Internet Researcher,” Information Technology Times, March, 2000.
“Computers in the Composition Classroom,” Information Technology Times, January, 1998.
"'At a House in Hampstead': A Personal Account of Keats's Place in American Popular Culture," Topic, Spring, 1996.
"Robert Hayden: A Biographical Study," and "Robert Hayden: A Survey of the Poetry" in the collection Issues and Identities in Literature, Salem Press: Pasadena, California, 1996.
Biographical Essays written, expanded, updated, and edited for The Reference Guide to American Literature, editor, Jim Kamp. 3rd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, 1994. Subjects include Amiri Baraka, Richard Eberhart, Stanley Kunitz, Howard Nemerov, Karl Shapiro, Gary Snyder.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 11 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS
“Amiri Baraka: The Poet as Radical Activist.” A Celebration of the Life of Amiri Baraka. The John Natsoulas Gallery. Davis, CA. February, 2014.
“Poetry and Radio: A Public Talk on Arts Advocacy and Media.” The Ina Coolbrith Poetry Circle. Lafayette, CA. January, 2014.
“Poet Sandra McPherson: How Sandy’s Poem “Artists” reflects her lifetime of commitment to women’s artistic expression.” The UC Davis Design Museum McPherson Quilt Exhibit Reception. Davis, CA. January, 2014.
“It’s All About the Caption: Understanding and Encouraging Students’ Use of Social Media to Create Multi-Modal Compositions.” The Northern California Writing Across Curriculum Conference. San Francisco, CA. January, 2014.
Learning Management System Transitions at UC Davis: Considering Canvas. The Summer Institute for Teaching and Technology. University of California, Davis. Davis, CA. September, 2013.
“Collaboration and Productivity: A Creativity-Centric Approach to Project Management.” The Graduate School of Management, Drexel University. Sacramento, CA. April, 2013.
“From Page to Stage: Doing Readings That Sell Books.” The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2013.
“Crosstraining: Using Poetry to Empower Your Prose.” The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2013.
“The Right Words in the Right Order: Honing the Craft of Poetry.” The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2013.
A Visual Approach to In-Class Presentations. Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative Education at UC Davis. Davis, CA. November, 2012.
“The Future of UC Davis: A Roundtable Discussion.” Sponsored by UC Davis Magazine. Davis, CA. October, 2012.
“Reflections on Autism and Parenthood.” “Not Your Planet: Lit Crawl 2012 Poetry Reading About Autism.” Lit Crawl 2012. San Francisco, CA. October, 2012.
"Using Self-Directed Online Projects to Encourage Sustained Enthusiasm for Learning." The Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program. Davis, CA. May, 2012.
The Importance of Poetry to the Professional Writer. The California Writers Club: Sacramento Branch. Rancho Cordova, CA. April, 2012.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 12 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS, continued
“Loki in the Nursery: An Unlikely Path to Tranquility.” The concluding TED Talk of TedX Davis (televised). Davis, CA. April, 2011.
“Poetry and Identity: Sustaining a Consistent Voice.” The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2011.
“Theatricality and Schizophrenia: An Academic Context for Performance Poetry.” Creating and Acting Identity: Practice as Research. A one-day interdisciplinary symposium hosted by the Department of Theatre and Dance. Wright Hall. UC Davis. October, 2010.
“The Continued Importance of Jack Kerouac on Contemporary Poets.” The Fourth Annual Jazz Beat Festival. Davis, CA October, 2010.
“How Writing Can Improve the Ways We Teach and Learn Science and Technology.” For visiting scholars from the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Nara, Japan. The Seminar on University Teaching and Learning, sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Davis, CA. September, 2010.
“The Multiple Modes of the Presentation: Purposeful Technologies in the University Classroom.” The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Davis, CA. August, 2010.
“Back to the Trenches: Ten Teaching Techniques to Try in 2011.” The Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program. Davis, CA. May, 2010.
“Choosing Not to Hide the Wizard: Incorporating Technology in the Undergraduate Class.” The School of Education Teaching Workshop Series. Davis, CA. April, 2010.
“Teaching and Learning with the iPad: New Uses for Personal Technologies.” The Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program. Davis, CA. April, 2010.
“Graduate Teaching Goals and Activities: Considering Synthesis.” Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Nara, Japan. March, 2010.
“Teaching and Learning Activities: The Third Point of the Triangle.” Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Nara, Japan. March, 2010.
“The Path to Craft” (with Brad Henderson). The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2010.
“What is Poetry? Where Does It Fit in the Literary Life?” (with Brad Henderson and Joan Gelfand). The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2010.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 13 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS, continued
“Writing Journals as a Teaching and Learning Tool” (with Brad Henderson). The Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program. Davis, CA. January, 2010.
“Concept Mapping: Determining How and What Students Learn from our Classes” (with Mikaela Huntzinger). The Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program. Davis, CA. October, 2009.
“Emerging Poetic Voices Respond to the Beat Generation and Beyond.” The Davis Jazz Artists Conference. Davis, CA. October, 2009.
“Encouraging Thoughtful Preparation and Meaningful Class Discussion: The Case for Teaching with Twitter.” The Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology. Davis, CA. September, 2009.
“Great Art Loves Chains: Alternatives and Alterations to PowerPoint.” The Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology. Davis, CA. September, 2009.
“Creativity, New Media, and the Future of Writing.” The Capital City Young Writers Conference. Sacramento, CA. September, 2009
“Pedagogical Applications of Social Media” (with Leslie Madsen-Brooks). The Associate-In Workshop Program. Davis, CA. July, 2009
“Fostering Student Engagement” (with Leslie Madsen-Brooks). The Associate-In Workshop Program. Davis, CA. July, 2009
“DIY Publishing in the Internet Age.” The First Annual Sacramento Zine Symposium. Sacramento, CA. July, 2009
“Rhymes and Reasons for an Academic Poet's Electronic Platform.” The Computers and Writing Conference. Davis, CA. June, 2009.
“Radically Decentered Teaching: Inspiring Structured Class Discussions with Playing Cards.” The Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program. Davis, CA. May, 2009.
“Creativity and Technology: The Physics of Student-Centered Teaching.” Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Nara, Japan. March, 2009.
“Student-Centered Teaching: What To Do When You’re Not Lecturing.” Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Nara, Japan. March, 2009.
“The Many States of Contemporary Poetry: A Poet’s View.” Visiting Authors Series. Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Nara, Japan. March, 2009.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 14 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS, continued
“Turning Notes into Music: Making Your Prose Sing.” San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2009.
“Personal Productivity in and Out of the Classroom.” Professors for the Future. Davis, CA. February, 2009.
“The Beat Generation: Some Contexts”: The Davis Jazz Arts Festival: Beyond the Beat Generation. Davis, CA. October 2008.
“Interactivity and Performance: The Unexpected Keys to Successful Classroom Presentations”: Plenary Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the University of California, Office of the President, President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Oakland, CA. September 2008.
“Finding Poetry in Your Prose.” San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2008.
“Poetry and Community: An Activist’s Approach” (with Brad Henderson): The Sacramento Poetry Contest. Sacramento Poetry Center. Sacramento, CA. April 2007.
“Teaching Writing with Technology: Using Technology to Encourage Thought and Interaction”: Gaining Traction: The UC Merced Conference on Teaching Writing. Merced, CA. February 2007.
“Make Your Prose Sing” (with Brad Henderson): The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February 2007.
“Mixing Memory and Desire: Conducting a Poetry Workshop” (with Brad Henderson): The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February 2006.
“Using PowerPoint to Encourage Interaction in Large Classes: The Game Show Approach”: The Teaching Resources Center Large Classes Workshop. UC Davis. Davis, CA. October 2006.
“Web Marketing for New Literary Texts” and “Media Promotion for Writers”: The Yosemite Writers Conference. Fish Camp, CA. August, 2006.
“Creating a Fertile Ground for Valley Literature”: The Great Valley Writers Conference. Merced, CA. April 2006.
“Four Voices for the Serious Poet” (with Brad Henderson): The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February 2006.
“Poetic Voice in Contemporary Fiction” (with Brad Henderson): The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February 2006.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 15 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS, continued
“’Magic’ in Pedagogy and Literature: A Last Lecture”: The UC Davis Last Lecture Series (inaugural lecture). Davis, CA. February 2006.
“Podcasting as a Teaching Tool”: The Teaching Resources Center Spring Forward into Teaching: UC Davis. Davis, CA. March 2005.
“Lyricizing Prose: A Presentation for Professional Writers” (with Brad Henderson): The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2005.
Jazz Poetry in a Time of War: New Recordings, New Discoveries”: The Beat Generation and Beyond Conference. The John Natsoulas Gallery. Davis. November, 2004.
“Battling the PowerPoint Blues with a Game Show Approach”: The Teaching Resources Center Summer Institute on Classroom Presentation: UC Davis. Davis. June, 2004.
“Professional Writing and the Internet”: The Washington DC Writers Conference: George Washington University, Washington DC. May 2004.
"Teaching Internet Research: Evaluating Sources, Avoiding Plagiarism”: Sacramento Valley Writing Collaborative. Sacramento City College. Sacramento, CA. February, 2004.
“Computer Aided Instruction and the Humanities”: A Faculty Presentation and Roundtable Discussion. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, NV. February, 2004.
“Computer-Aided Instruction in the Internet Age: A Ten-Week Series of Presentations”: Computer-Aided Instruction Program Winter Workshop Project. University of California, Davis. January-March, 2004.
The Criticism of Kenneth Patchen: Continued Echoes”: The Beat Generation and Beyond Conference. The John Natsoulas Gallery. Davis. October, 2003.
“Digital Sources and the Challenge of Plagiarism: A Workshop for ESL Teachers”: UC Davis, Extension. Davis. May, 2003.
“Computer-Aided Instruction in the Internet Age: A Ten-Week Series of Presentations”: Computer-Aided Instruction Program Winter Workshop Project. University of California, Davis. January-March, 2003.
“Ephemera: Poetry, Dance and The Spirit of the Beats”: A Lecture and Multimedia Performance. The John Natsoulas Gallery. Davis. December, 2002.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 16 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS, continued
“Website Builder, Gradebook, and now Quizzes!”: A Teaching Resources Center Instructional Design Studio. University of California, Davis. November, 2002.
“Writing and The Web: The TRC Online Writing Project and the Composition Classroom.” University of California, Davis. October, 2002.
Digital Glossaries and Microsoft Word’s Comments and Auto-Correct to Guide Student Writing: A Workshop for Faculty”: The Teaching Resources Center Instructional Design Studio. University of California, Davis. April, 2002.
“Computer-Aided Instruction in the Internet Age: A Ten-Week Series of Presentations”: Computer-Aided Instruction Program Winter Workshop Project. University of California, Davis. January-March, 2002.
“Information Literacy and the Teaching of History”: “Using the Web to Teach History”: A Conference Presented by the U.C. Davis History Project. University of California, Davis. July, 2001.
“Ten Issues in the Future of Academic Computing at U.C. Davis”: The Summer Institute on Technology in Teaching. University of California, Davis. July, 2001.
“Computerized Solutions for Mutual Problems: A Presentation for Community College Instructors”: College of Du Page, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. April, 2001.
“Computer-Aided Instruction in the Internet Age: A Ten-Week Series of Presentations”: Computer-Aided Instruction Program Winter Workshop Project. University of California, Davis. January-March, 2001.
“Sharing After Napster: Opportunities in the Classroom”: Fuzzy Boundaries: What is Plagiarism and What is Not in Student Academic Work, An Integrity Week Conference. University of California, Davis. February, 2001.
“Innovative Uses of Groupware”: The U.C. Davis Mellon Project in Online Education. University of California, Davis. January, 2001.
“Lightening the Load: Using Technology to Manage the Academic Workload”: Teaching Resources Center T.A. Training Workshop Series. University of California, Davis. January, 2001.
"New Uses for Familiar Applications: The Example of Web-Authoring and Offline- Browsing": Teaching Resources Center Brownbag Lecture Series. University of California, Davis. November, 2000.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 17 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS, continued
“Napster in the Classroom: Pedagogy and the Ethics of Sharing”: Technology and English Studies: The Conference of the English Association of Pennsylvania State Universities. East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. East Stroudsburg, PA. October, 2000.
“The Web as a Teaching Tool: Strategies for the High-School Classroom”: The University of California School/University Partnership Program. Lee Junior High School. Woodland, California. September, 2000; January, 2001.
“History, Information Literacy and the Problem of the Internet”: The History and Technology Institute. University of California, Davis, August, 2000.
“The Virtual Mother Lode: Academic Publishers’ Resources Available on the Web”: The Summer Institute on Technology in Teaching. University of California, Davis, July, 2000.
"Using Search Engines and On-line Databases Effectively": The Summer Institute on Technology in Teaching. University of California, Davis, July, 2000.
"Teaching History with the Web: A Primer for High-School History Teachers": The History and Technology Institute. University of California, Davis, July, 2000.
“Effective Use of the Internet as a Teaching Tool”: Teaching Resources Center's Instructional Design Studio #3. University of California, Davis, April, 2000.
"Innovation in the Classroom: Revitalizing the Introductory Literature and Composition Course." Scholars’ Symposium. University of California, Davis, November, 1999.
“Knowing It All: The Literature Subject Test of the Graduate Record Examination.” English Department Undergraduate Scholarship Symposium. November, 1999.
“Teaching Accountability and Responsibility, and the Problem of Internet Plagiarism”: The Summer Institute for Teaching and Technology. University of California, Davis, July, 1999.
“Creating a Scientific Writing Conference: An Opportunity for Collaboration” (with Dr. Anne Fleischmann): The Composition Conference; University of California, Davis, June, 1998.
“Internet Plagiarism and the Responsibility of the Professor”: Odyssey ‘98: Issues, Challenges and Rewards of Information Technology; University of California, Davis, May, 1998
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 18 CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS, continued
"Trends and Elegies: Three Prominent Figures in Contemporary American Poetry": The UC Davis Summer Speaker Series, University of California, Davis, September, 1997.
"Citizen Kane and the Pitfalls of Power"; U.C. Davis Summer Film Festival, University of California, Davis, July, 1997.
"Exorcising Private Demons with the Help of Real Ones: Robert Lowell's Use of Infamous Tyrants"; First International Conference of Poetry and History, Stirling, Scotland, June- July, 1996.
“The Mentor/ Mentee Program and Teacher Training: Gauging Successes with Collaborative Teaching "; Conference of the UC Council of Writing Programs, Santa Cruz, CA, Nov., 1995.
"Robert Lowell's (New) Formalist Revival of Modern Poetry: A Comparison with Dana Gioia"; Exploring Form and Narrative: A Conference of Scholars and Writers on New Trends in American Poetry, West Chester, PA., June, 1995.
"Two Trips to California: Robert Lowell's Symbiotic Relationship with the Beat Poets of the West"; Annual Conference of the California American Studies Association, Sacramento, May, 1995.
"Using the Internet as a Tool for Teaching and Research"; Scholars' Symposium, U.C. Davis, December, 1994.
"A Rest Cure that Worked: The Waste Land as response to Gilman's 'The Yellow Wallpaper'"; The Annual Meeting of the Society of Literature and Science, New Orleans, November, 1994.
"Byron and The Luddites: The Literary Genesis of Radical Environmentalism"; The Annual Meeting of the Society of Literature and Science, Boston, MA., Nov., 1993.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
The University Writing Program, Department of English, and Technocultural Studies at UC Davis, 1990-Present
Instructor in Charge: Silicon Valley Journalism and Internet Culture (Fall, 2014) Social Media Marketing: Content Marketing and the Challenges of the Writer T.S. Eliot: An American Abroad (1999, Summer 2013) The Cultural Offerings of the City of Davis: A Freshman Seminar (Summer 2007, Fall 2013, Winter 2014)
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 19 Social Media and the Nonprofit: A Freshman Seminar for the Davis Honors Challenge (Winter 2013) Writing Across Media: A Technocultural Studies Seminar (Winter 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) Writing in Fine Arts (Spring 2013) Advanced Composition: Writing in Elementary and Secondary Education (2012) Advanced Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry (Fall 2001, Summer 2011, Summer 2012) Advanced Composition: Writing for Publication (Journalism) (2011) Advanced Composition: Business Reports and Technical Communication (2011) Advanced Composition (2011, 2013) Introduction to the Principles of Literary Criticism: From Plato to Coleridge (2000, 2003, 2004, 2010) The Short Story (Summer 2009) “Introducing Our Next Speaker: A Freshman Seminar (Spring 2010) Writing About the Future: A Freshman Seminar for the Davis Honors Challenge (Spring 2003, Winter 2010) Directed Study with Kathleen Mogica: The Female Nude: An Allegory for a Changing Society (Spring 2009) Post-War American Literature: Twain to Wharton (Summer 2008) Becoming Borg: Ubiquitous Communication and Techno-Addiction (Winter 2008) Writing for the Wiki: Publishing in the Age of Ubiquitous Authorship (Fall 2007) Survey of American Literature: Civil War to the Present (Summer 2006 and 2007) Three Poems a Week: A Writing Workshop (Spring 2007, Fall 2010) Crash Course in Creativity: A Freshman Seminar (Winter 2007) AfterPlath: Women Poets from the 1960s to the Present (Spring 2006) Honors Thesis: Tapping into the Human Network: The Internet as a New Literary Genre by Brooke Blanchard (Winter 2006) Honors Thesis: Bridges of Stone by Stephanie Polizzi (Creative Writing, Fiction) (Winter 2006) Responding to the Times: A Freshman Seminar (Fall 2005) Jazz and Literature: A Freshman Seminar (Spring 2005) Creativity and Technology: A Poetry Workshop (Spring 2004, 2005, 2006) The Beat Generation in Literature and Film (Fall 2003, Fall 2008) Honors Thesis: The Science Fiction of C.S. Lewis and Kurt Vonnegut by Colin Meusel (2002) Introduction to Poetry (1996, 1999, 2003, 2005) Literature and the Arts: Beat Art and Literature in Performance (Fall 2002) Science Fiction: New Worlds and New Civilizations (Summer 2002) Introduction to Film Theory (Summer 2001) Computers and Writing: A Graduate Seminar Gender, Sexuality, and Literature Theorizing Computer-Aided Instruction: A Graduate Seminar American Literary Realism: 1865-1910 (with Dr. Anne Fleischmann) Teaching Literature and Composition: A Graduate Seminar Professionalism and the Graduate Student: A Practicum for English Majors
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 20 TEACHING EXPERIENCE, continued
Information Literacy and the Question of Graduate Studies T.S. Eliot, Popular Culture, and Theory: The Collage Model Writing in Food Science (Computer-assisted) Writing in the Professions: Science (Computer-assisted) Writing Creative Non-Fiction: Style and Technique Expository Writing: The Texts of Generation X Texts and Bytes: Three Literary Genres in the Computer Classroom Introduction to Literature Introduction to Expository Writing
For-Credit Internships (UWP 190 and 192):
“Press Releases and Other Publicity Writing” (with Steph Keider). Winter and Spring, 2014 “Press Releases and Other Publicity Writing” (with Lane Berger). Winter and Spring, 2014 “Press Releases and Other Publicity Writing” (with Leanne Watkins). Spring, 2013 “Press Releases and Other Publicity Writing” (with Rachel Riley). Fall, 2012, Winter, 2013 “Press Releases and Other Publicity Writing” (with Ari Polsky). Spring, 2012 “Press Releases and Other Publicity Writing” (with Pippa Whishaw). Spring, 2011 “Press Releases and Other Publicity Writing” (with Pete Glanting). Winter and Spring, 2011 “Press Releases and Other Publicity Writing” (with Brittany Perlman). Winter and Spring, 2011 “Yuba-Sutter Fair Scholarship Pageant Writing Internship” (with Ashley Newman). Spring and Summer, 2010 “Press Releases and Other Publicity Writing” (with Jayne Wilson). Fall, 2009 “Writing, Advertising and Arts Promotion” (with Kern Haug, Dara Khan, and others). Summer, 2008 “Writing, Advertising and Arts Promotion” (with Hailey Yeager). Winter, 2008 “Poetry Journalism: A Study in Radio” (with Trina Peng). Spring, 2007 “Promoting Poetry in a Multimedia Age” (with Diane Gordon). Spring, 2007
Literature Courses Assisted: American Literature: Beginnings to 1865 American Literature: 1865 to the Present American Popular Culture: Texts and Contexts
The Graduate School of Management, UC Davis
Classic Business Literature: An Online Seminar (Fall 2010, Winter 2011)
American River College, Sacramento, 1997
English 1A: Reading and Writing the Expository Essay (in the Computer Classroom)
The Berkeley Review: Davis, Irvine, Palo Alto, San Diego, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Seattle. (1994-2003)
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 21 Multiple Disciplines in the Non-Fiction Essay Reading Comprehension, Speed Reading, and Recognizing Essay Structure Challenges of the ESL Student with the Timed Essay Critical Thinking in Science and the Humanities: Anticipating the Challenges of Medical School
The UC Davis School of Medicine Office of Medical Education Post-Baccalaureate Program: Davis, California (Summer, 2003, Summer, 2004)
Multiple Disciplines in the Non-Fiction Essay Reading Comprehension, Speed Reading, and Recognizing Essay Structure Critical Thinking in Science and the Humanities
TEACHING FIELDS
Expository Writing, Twentieth Century American Literature; Contemporary Poetry and Poetics; Instructional Technology; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Early Literary Theory; Technical and Business Writing; Composition; Faculty Development; Film and Film Theory; New Media; Social Media; Writing Across Media; Arts Education; Radio Journalism; Creative Writing: Poetry, Writing and Social Media.
Ph. D. EXAMINATION FIELDS
Nineteenth Century American Literature Twentieth Century American Literature (Passed with Distinction) Twentieth Century British Literature
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE
University Writing Program and Department of English, UC Davis
Member, Major / Minor Committee, 2012-present Chair, Public Relations Committee, 2011-2012 Member, Writing Portfolios Committee, 2010 Guest, “UC Davis Perspectives on Writing” (televised interview on KVIE/PBS), 2009 Radio Interview with Eric Schroeder for “The Great Teachers Project,” 2009 Heard on KDVS and published on the UC Davis web page Member, Computers and Writing Hosting Proposal Committee, 2007 Member, Webmaster Search Committee, 2007-08 Member, UWP Web Redesign Committee, 2007-08 Member, Publicity and Public Relations Committee, 2006-2010 Member, Publicity and Public Relations Committee, Working Group, 2009-2010
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Member, Community and Professional Development Committee, 2007-08 Coordinator, Computer Aided Instruction Program, 1997-2005 Author and Webmaster, The English Department Computer Aided Instruction Web Page, 1999-2005 Founder and Coordinator, The English Department Graduate Technology Award, 2000-2005 Co-Chair, Committee on Innovation in Technical Writing, 2005 Chair’s Advisory Committee on Information Technology and the Internet, 2003 Composition Theory/Literacy Position Review Committee, 2001 Poetry Prizes Committee, 2000-2001 Participant, The Writing Ambassadors Program, 2000-2001 Author and Webmaster, The Online English Project, 2000 Member, Composition Program Self-Study Group, 2000 Co-Author, Composition Program Self-Study Report, 2000 Workshop Leader: Ten Topics in Computer-Aided Instruction, January-March, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Coordinator, the Technology Mentor Program, 2000-2005 Graduate Committee, 1999-2000 English 104D Partnership with Lee Jr. High in Woodland, California, 2000-2001 Cofounder and Organizer (with Dr. Anne Fleischmann), The UC Davis Technical and Scientific Writing Symposium, U.C. Davis, Winter and Spring, 1998, Winter 1999 Special Advisor on Preparing for Graduate Studies in English, 1998-2000 Undergraduate Committee, 1998-99 Composition Workshop Co-Leader: “Approaching the MCAT Essay,” 1997 Department Workshop Leader/Lecturer: “The Networked Computer as Teaching Tool,” 1998 Department Workshop Leader/Lecturer: “Using PowerPoint in Composition Classroom Presentations,” 1997, 1998 Special Committee on Writing the Personal Statement, 1998 Department Workshop Leader: "Teaching Literature in the College Classroom," 1996 Technology Consultant (Department Specialist in Computer-Aided Instruction, Hardware and Software, and the Internet), 1995-1996 Teaching Consultant (Peer Advisor to All Graduate Student Instructors), 1994-1995 Composition Committee, 1994-1996 Thematic Instruction (Expository Writing) Committee, 1994 Mentor Teacher for Beginning Teaching Assistants, 1993, 1994, 1998 Advanced Composition Grading Committee, 1993-present Proctor, Advanced Composition Exam, 1995-2001 Lower Division Composition Textbook Committee, 1992-1993, 1998-2000
Campus-Wide Committees and Service, UC Davis
Academic Associate Director for Academic Technology Services, 2011-present Manager, The Academic Technology Services Faculty Support Group (four employees), 2011- present Chair, The UC Davis Learning Management System Working Group / Subcommittee of the Campus Council for Information Technology, 2013-present
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 23 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE, continued
Special Consultant on Social Media, Undergraduate Studies at UC Davis, 2013 Founder and Coordinator, The Faculty Panel Program, 2012-present Founder and Coordinator, Discussing Online Learning and Collaborative Education Program (DOLCE), 2012-present Member, The Clicker / PRS Working Group, 2011-2012 Founder and Coordinator, Faculty Users of SmartSite, 2011-2012 Co-founder and Evaluator, The Provost’s Hybrid Course Award, 2011-present Member, the UC Davis Magazine Advisory Board, 2011-present Member, The CETL Working Group on Creativity and Productivity, 2012-present Faculty Representative, The UC Davis Campus Media Board, 2002-2008, 2010-present Member, The ChemWiki Project Advisory Committee (http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/), 2010- present Member, Student Learning Objectives Task Force for the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies, 2009-2010 Presenter and Workshop Leader, Interactive Teaching: SUTL Workshops for Expert Teachers from the Nara Institute on Science and Technology, 2009 Presenter and Campus Ambassador, “The Modern University” (with Leslie Madsen-Brooks), a campus talk for Faculty and Deans of Jiangnan University visiting from Wuxi, Jiangsu, China, 2009 Planning Committee, The Seminar on University Teaching and Learning (SUTL), Teaching Resources Center, 2008, 2009 Associate in English Teaching Coordinator Hiring Committee, Teaching Resources Center, 2008, 2009, 2010 Teaching Assistant Teaching Coordinator Hiring Committee, Teaching Resources Center, 2008, 2009, 2011 Presenter, Visiting Faculty Development Workshop Series at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, 2009, 2010 Coordinator and Presenter, “Two Successes and a Failure: A More Thoughtful Teaching Workshop Series,” 2008-09 Coordinator and Presenter, “The Summer Institute on Teaching and Technology,” 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Presenter and Workshop Leader, Interactive Teaching: Workshops for Expert Teachers from Kyushu, Japan, 2008 Coordinator and Presenter, “Interaction and Performance: A More Thoughtful Teaching Workshop Series,” 2007-08 Member, Planning Committee for the Chancellor’s Fall Conference on Instructional Technology, 2007 Co-Chair, Insight and Innovation Working Group, Chancellor’s Fall Conference on Instructional Technology, 2007 Coordinator and Presenter, “Eight Topics in More Thoughtful Teaching” Workshop Series, 2007 Member, Faculty Support Program Coordinator Hiring Committee, Teaching Resources Center, 2007 Chair, Teaching Resources Center Graduate Student Researcher Hiring Committee, 2006-2007 Faculty Advisor, Produce, 2007
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 24 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE, continued
Faculty Advisor, Nameless Magazine, 2007-present Presenter, the 2007 UC Radio Network Conference, 2007 Member, UC Davis Faculty Training Coordinator Hiring Committee, 2006 Presenter, Resident Halls Workshop on Faculty Approaches to Teaching, 2006 Panelist and Presenter, Segundo Workshop on Academic Integrity, 2006 Founder and Coordinator, Faculty Mentoring Faculty Program, 2005-2011 Faculty Liaison to the Teaching Resources Center, 2005-2011 Faculty Liaison to Academic Technology Services, 2005-2008, 2011-present Chair, Planning Committee, Summer Institute on Technology in Teaching, 2005-6 Member, Sakai Course Management Tools Steering Committee, 2005-present Member, Teaching Resources Center Steering Committee, 2005-present Advisor, David Honors Challenge “Finish in Four” Team, 2005-2006 Chair, UC Davis Faculty Training Coordinator Hiring Committee, 2005 Member, Technocultural Studies Faculty Hiring Committee, 2005-6 Campus Council for Information Technology (CCFIT) Education Technology Committee (Chair from 2002-2005, member 2005-present) Participant, Professors for the Future Roundtable on Instructional Technology (Presentation on Best Practices, Distributed Learning, and Sakai), 2006 Member, Academic Computing Coordinating Council/ CCFIT, 2001-2005 Member, Steering Committee, Academic Computing Coordinating Council, 2001-2005 Member, Technocultural Studies Program Committee, 2004-2012 Member Teaching Resources Center Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Program Review and Awards Committee, 2002-present Co-Author and Committee Chair, LEAD II UC Davis Faculty Survey (2004-2005) Creator, with Kathleen Cunningham, The UC Davis Academic Integrity Project Member, Responsible Conduct of Research Committee, 2004-2006 Member, Interview Committee, Senior Writer, IET Publications, 2004, 2006 Pedagogy Consultant and Evaluator for Technocultural Studies Program, 2004-05 Lead Author, Educational Technology Principles for UC Davis IT Strategic Plan, 2003 Participant, Instructional Technology Briefing with Western Association of Schools and Colleges Evaluators, 2003 Member, Evaluation Committee for Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Grant Applications, Teaching Resources Center, 2002-present. Performance and Merit Reviewer for Academic Coordinators at UC Davis (Cynthia Bates, Subject A Program; Nancy McTeague, Area 3 History and Cultures Project Director; Fuqiang Zhuo, Language Learning Center; Kathleen Dillon, UC Consortium for Language, Learning and Teaching; Jesse Drew, Technocultural Studies Program; Leah Theis, Art History), 2002- 2009 Workshop Leader, “The Statement of Purpose and Graduate Studies,” a Student Affairs Workshop, 2003 Member, Recruiting Committee, Faculty Director for IET - Mediaworks, 2002-3 “Writing, Technology, and Preparing for Graduate Studies in English,” an Honors Seminar Presentation, 2001, 2002, 2003. Member, Pacific Regional Humanities Center Advisory Committee, 2002-3 Member, IET - Mediaworks Academic Advisory Board, 2001-2002
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 25 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE, continued
Author (with Anne Fleischmann), “Literature and Social History”: A University of California College Preparation Initiative Distance Education Course, 2001 Consultant, Steering Committee, The Mellon General Education Project, 2001 Workshop Leader: Preparing for Graduate Studies: A Workshop for the McNair Scholars Program, 2000 Planning Committee, Summer Institute on Technology in Teaching, 2001-2004, 2006- 09 Participant, Chancellor’s Fall Conference on Undergraduate Education, 2001, 2008 Chair, Academic Federation Internet Activity Committee, 1999-2002 U.C. Davis Digital Scholar, UCD Humanities Digital Discussion Group 2000-2001 Faculty Advisor, Humanities Institute Contemporary Poetry Cluster, 2000-2004 Participant: Summer Institute of Teaching and Technology, 1997-2004, 2006-09 Academic Federation Executive Committee, 1999-2001 Creator, The Academic Federation Internet Activity Student Workshop Program Presenter and Participant, History and Technology Institute, 2000, 2001, 2002 Faculty Advisor, “T.S. Eliot and Popular Culture” and “T.S. Eliot’s ‘Gerontion’ and World War I”; U.C. Davis Undergraduate Research Conference, 2000; “Images of Armageddon: Disaster Theory and Cinema after September 11th”; U.C. Davis Undergraduate Research Conference, 2002., “Faith and Science Fiction: Lewis and Vonnegut,” U.C. Davis Undergraduate Research Conference, 2003; “Tapping into the Human Network:. The Internet as a New Literary Genre,” U.C. Davis Undergraduate Research Conference, 2006, “The Female Nude: An Allegory for a Changing Society,” U.C. Davis Undergraduate Research Conference, 2009. Moderator, U.C. Davis Undergraduate Research Conference, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008. Faculty Advisor and Contributing Editor, The Voice, the Undergraduate Medical Journal of U.C. Davis, 1998-present Academic Federation Public Relations Committee, 1998-1999
The Berkeley Review, Davis, CA
Writer and Editor of Practice Exams, Responses, and Textbooks, 1994-5, 1998-9 Faculty Development Head Trainer for Verbal Reasoning instructors in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Palo Alto, Irvine, Riverside, Davis, and Seattle Speaker on Reading and Writing for Medical Audiences, MCAT Panel on Preparing for Medical School, sponsored by Health Sciences Advising, UC Davis, 1996-1999 Guest lecturer on Medical School Preparations, various writing classes at UC Davis, 1996- 1999
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 26 Administration and Service Outside the University
Host, “Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour”; KDVS - FM, Davis, CA 2000-present Host, The Poetry Night Reading Series (at the John Natsoulas Gallery), Davis, CA 2006-present Member, The City of Davis Barn-Raising Crowdsourcing Project, 2012-present Guest on Insight; Topic: “Media Responses to the Government Shutdown”; KXJZ, Capital Public Radio; Sacramento, 2013 Media Profile, “Social Media and Minors: New Legislation.” KABC – TV. Los Angeles. 2013 Host, The UU Church of Davis Yearly Fundraiser. Davis, 2013 Guest on Insight; Topic: “Social media and our shared responses to tragic events”; KXJZ, Capital Public Radio; Sacramento, 2012 Host and Interviewer, “A Radio Hour on Science and the Arts.” KDVS – FM. November, 2012 Media Profile, “Privacy and Social Media.” Fox 40 (Sacramento). 2012 Poetry and The Olympics. Interview on KFBK AM in Sacramento. 2012 Consultant and interviewee for After the Gold Rush - The Poetry of California. Radio 3 Documentary, hosted by Dana Gioia. BBC Radio. September, 2013 Host, The Davis Rotary Yearly Pub Quiz Fundraiser. 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 14 Media Profile, “Social Media and the Changing Language.” (CBS 13 Sacramento). 2011 Faculty and Technical Advisor, The Davis Shakespeare Ensemble. 2010-present Editor at Large and Radio Liaison, Flatmancrooked Publishing. Sacramento, CA 2008-2011 Participant, Reader, and Respondent, The International House International Poetry Event. Davis, CA. July, 2010 Editorial Board, The Blue Moon Literary and Art Review. Davis, CA 2008-2011 Media Profile, “UC Davis Professor Teaches with the iPad.” CBS 13 (Sacramento) and CBS 5 (San Francisco), April, 2010 Media Profile, “iPad could become classroom fixture” by Richard Procter. The California Aggie. April, 2010 Host, “The Sunrise Rotary Fundraiser for Haiti Disaster Relief.” February, 2010 Host, “It’s All About the Love: Davis and the Arts” (a fundraiser for the Cultural Action Committee of the City of Davis). February, 2010 Chair, Interview and Selection Committee, The Poet Laureate of the City of Davis, 2010, 2012. Founder, Eager Mondays, LLC (a professional development and social media consultancy), 2010 Creator, the resolution establishing the Position of Poet Laureate for the City of Davis (passed by the Davis City Council, 4-1 on October 20th, 2009) Chair, The Cultural Action Committee of Davis, Davis, CA 2009-present Creator, “Poetry in Davis: A Blog for the Local Literary Community.” PoetryInDavis.com. 2008-present Guest on “Davisville” on the topic “Writing, Technology, and the Community of Davis,” KDRT Community Radio, 2009, 2012 Sakai Course Management and Faculty Development Consultant, UC Santa Cruz. 2009 Parade Announcer, The 95th Annual UC Davis Picnic Day Parade. Davis, CA. April, 2009
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 27 ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE, continued
Creativity Panel Chair, The Davis Jazz Arts Festival: Beyond the Beat Generation. Davis, CA. October 2008. Judge, Sacramento Valley Poetry Out Loud Competition, California Arts Council, 2008 Judge, Towe Auto Museum Poetry Contest, 2007-08 Member, Davis Jazz Artists Festival Board, 2007, 2008, 2009 Poetry Contest Judge, San Francisco Writers Conference, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Poetry Contest Judge, Yosemite Writers Conference, 2006 Poetry Expert / Guest on “California and Co.”; KXTV (ABC Affiliate); Sacramento, CA, 2006 Guest on Insight; Topic: “Digital Literacy and Language”; KXJZ, Capital Public Radio; Sacramento, 2004 Co-organizer, “The Beat Generation and Beyond Conference”; John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, 2004. Member, Steering Committee, Sacramento Sierra Digital Arts Studio Partnership, Sacramento, CA, 2003-2004 Judge: Yolo County Academic Decathlon, 1997-present, (Chair 2002-present) Reviewer, The Bedford/St. Martin's (Online) Workshop on Plagiarism, 2003 Education Consultant, The Tower of Youth, Sacramento, CA. 2002-2004 Poetry Expert, “California Heartland” episode on Cowboy Poetry; Broadcast on PBS/ KVIE; Sacramento, CA, 2002 Reviewer, Companion Web Site, The Bedford Handbook, Sixth Edition, by Diana Hacker, 2002 Member, E21 Instructional Technology Team to Revitalize High School Education, Sacramento County Office of Education, 2001-2 Reviewer, The Bedford Guide for College Writers, Sixth Edition by X.J. Kennedy, Dorothy Kennedy, and Sylvia Holladay, 2001 Reviewer, Technical Writing by William Pfeiffer (for Prentice Hall / Pearson Higher Education), 2001 Reviewer, Technologies of Writing, (for Addison Wesley Longman), 2000 Author and updater, “Longman Publishing Composition Resources,” for Addison Wesley Longman, 2000 Reviewer, The Research Writer’s Companion, by Michael Palmquist (Prentice Hall / Pearson Higher Education), 2000 Reviewer, Longman Guide to the Web, by Lester Faigley, for Addison Wesley Longman, 1999-2000 Reviewer, “The Longman English Pages,” for Addison Wesley Longman, 2000 Member, Advisory Board for Online Educational Materials, McGraw-Hill, 2000 Faculty Evaluator of CourseCompass.Com, a Web Course Application, 2000-1 Education Technology Consultant, Agencia Cordoba Ciencia, Cordoba, Argentina, 2000 Consultant and Interviewee, “Internet Plagiarism” (KXTV News), 1997 Writer and Editor for Special Projects, AIDS Action Committee, 1998 Campaign Consultant, Sandie Dunn for Congress, 1998 System-wide Subject A Grading Committee; Berkeley, CA., 1997 Media Appearance on Narrative and Celebrity, Channel 10 News with George Warren, 1992 Poetry Reader, The Partisan Review, 1988-1989
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 28 Permissions and Distributions Agent, The Brookings Institution, 1988 Participant, MacWorld Exposition and yearly Conference, San Francisco, 1996-2011
INVITED POETRY READINGS
The Book Release Party. Where’s Jukie? (with Kate Duren). The Natsoulas Gallery. April, 2014.
The Mind Institute Celebration of People with Autism. Reading from Where’s Jukie? A Reading at The Mind Institute. Sacramento, CA. March, 2014.
Readings from Where’s Jukie? The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2014.
The Davis Annual Celebration of Life Arts Festival: Dr. Andy Jones and Grateful Dead Keyboardist Bob Bralove. The Davis Cemetery District and Arboretum. Davis, CA. October, 2013
The Other Voice. Reading from Where’s Jukie? The Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis. Davis, CA. September, 2013.
The Word of Mouth Poetry Series. Reading from Where’s Jukie? The Avid Reader. Davis, CA. August, 2013
“Autism and Poetry: Living in a Field of Un-.” A Reading at The Mind Institute. Sacramento, CA. April, 2013.
Reading from Where’s Jukie? The San Francisco Writers Conference. February, 2013.
“Not Your Planet: Lit Crawl 2012 Poetry Reading About Autism.” Lit Crawl 2012. San Francisco, CA. October, 2012.
Readings from Where’s Jukie? and other poems. The Inspiring Words Reading Series. Woodland, CA. April, 2012.
The 75th Anniversary of the UC Davis Arboretum Presents “Poetry in the Arboretum” with UC Davis Professor Andy Jones and Sacramento Poet Laureate Bob Stanley. Davis, CA. April, 2012.
“A Celebration of Beat Spirit.” The San Francisco Writers Conference. San Francisco, CA. February, 2012.
A Reading for Autism (with Rebecca Foust, Connie Post, and Michelle Bitting). The Sacramento Poetry Center. Sacramento, CA. January, 2012.
Featured Reader: The Barking Dog Poetry Series. Modesto, CA. April, 2011.
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Reading from The Slim Anthology of Contemporary Poetics – 2010. The 4th Annual Jazz and Beat Festival. Davis, CA. October, 2010
Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript, and the commissioned poem “Terry’s Last Show.” (Featured Reader), The Show, hosted by Terry Moore at the Wose’ Community Center, Sacramento, CA., September, 2010
New Poems. Featured Reader, The Starry Night Reading Series. The Lodi Public Library. Lodi, CA., August, 2010.
Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript. (Featured Reader), The Avid Reader. Davis, CA., July, 2010
Reading from The Slim Anthology of Contemporary Poetics – 2010. Flatmancrooked's Annual Reading Thingy, sponsored by the Davis Cultural Action Committee. The John Natsoulas Gallery. Davis, CA. April, 2010
Reading from The Blue Moon Literary and Art Review. Journal release party, The Blue Moon Literary and Art Review. Davis, CA. April, 2010
Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript. Visiting Poet Series, The Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Nara, Japan. March, 2010
Reading from new poems, Poetry Night at Bistro 33, Davis, CA. December, 2009
Reading from new poems, The Davis Jazz Artists Conference, Davis, CA. October, 2009
Interview and reading from new poems. “Art+: A Radio Show” with Labiba Boyd, KDRT in Davis, September, 2009
Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript. (Featured Reader), The Other Voice Reading Series, Davis, CA., May, 2009
Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript. (Featured Reader), Poetry Unplugged, Sacramento, CA., April, 2009
Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript. Visiting Poet Series, The Nara Institute of Science and Technology. Nara, Japan. March, 2009
Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript. (Featured Reader), Poetry at the Vox, Sacramento, CA., October, 2008
Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript. (Featured Reader), The Show (hosted by Terry Moore at the Wose’ Community Center, Sacramento, CA., October, 2007
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Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript. “Moore Time for Poetry: Sacramento Public Access Television, Sacramento, CA., October, 2007
Reading from Cages, an unpublished manuscript. (Featured Reader), The Sacramento Poetry Center, Sacramento, CA., April, 2007
Readings from Split Stock (Featured Reader), Bistro 33 Poetry Series, Davis, CA., February, 2007
Readings from Split Stock (Featured Reader), Luna’s Poetry Series, Sacramento, CA., November, 2006
Readings from Split Stock (Featured Reader), The Sacramento Poetry Center, Sacramento, CA., October, 2006
Readings from Split Stock, The Yosemite Writers Conference, Yosemite, CA., September, 2006
Readings from Split Stock, The Great Valley Writers Conference, Merced, CA., April, 2006
Readings from Split Stock, The San Francisco Writers Conference, San Francisco, CA., February 2006
The Split Stock Book Release Party and Reading, Sponsored by the John Natsoulas Gallery (with Brad Henderson), Davis, CA., February 2006
Readings from Split Stock, Radio Parallax with Douglas Everett, KDVS and KDRT, Sacramento, CA., January 2006.
The First Annual City of Davis Poetry Night, Sponsored by the Downtown Davis Business Association (with Brad Henderson and James Ragan), Davis, CA., October 2005
“An Evening of Poetry and Music” (with Brad Henderson). Voorhies Hall, UC Davis, May 2005
Readings from an unpublished manuscript, The Sacramento Poetry Marathon, Sacramento, CA., July, 2002
“T.S. Eliot in Heaven,” The Sacramento Poetry Center, Sacramento, CA., November, 2001.
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 31 ACADEMIC HONORS AND AWARDS
Named a “Cultural Icon of the City of Davis.” Represented in life-size mural form at the Art Garage of Davis. 2014 Judge, The Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest, Davis, CA, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Judge, Sacramento Valley Poetry Out Loud Competition, California Arts Council, 2008 Judge, Towe Auto Museum Poetry Contest, 2007-08 Nominee, ASUCD Excellence in Education Award in the Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, 2009-2010 Winner, ASUCD Educator of the Year Award, 2005-2006 Winner, ASUCD Excellence in Education Award in the Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, 2005-2006 Inaugural Lecturer, UC Davis Last Lecturer Series, 2006 Social Science Research Council Grant for “The Public FM Project,” with Todd Urick of KDVS, 2007 Poetry Contest Judge, San Francisco Writers Conference, 2006, 2007, 2008 Poetry Contest Judge, Yosemite Writers Conference, 2006 UWP Conference Travel Grant, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Finalist, ASUCD Educator of the Year Award, 2003-2004 Finalist, ASUCD Excellence in Education Award in Division of Humanities, Arts and Cultural Studies, 2003-2004 Recipient, Mediaworks Educational Technology Resource Award, 2004 Recipient, Technocultural Studies Pedagogy Support Grant, 2004 Recipient, Vice-Provost/Student Judicial Affairs Grant for Academic Integrity Project, 2003 (with Kathleen Cunningham, English) Recipient, UC College Preparation Grant for Online AP Course Development, 2001 Recipient, Teaching Resources Center Grant: The Online Writing Project, 2001 Nominee, Academic Federation Excellence in Teaching Award, 2001, 2002, 2006 Recipient, Instructional Use of Computers Grant for Improving Graduate Education, 2001 Recipient, Teaching Resources Center Grant for Research in Pedagogy, 2000 Nominee, Chancellor's Faculty Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising, 2000, 2001
Teaching Resources Center Minigrant for Technology in Teaching, 1998 Finalist, Commencement Address Competition, U.C. Davis, 1997 Dean's Travel Scholarship for travel to Stirling, Scotland, 1996 U.C. Davis Dissertation Fellowship, 1996 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award (campus wide), 1994-95 Pass with Distinction, Qualifying Oral Examination, U.C. Davis, 1994 High Pass, Preliminary Exam in American Literature, 1993 David Noel Miller Scholarships, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 Distinction, Master's Final Examination Essay, U.C. Davis, Spring, 1992 Exemplary Essay on King Lear in “Shakespeare: A Reader” for Richard Levin’s UC Davis Shakespeare Seminar, 1992-present Andy Jones cited as a “poet doing innovative work,” Sacramento News and Review, April 23, 2009
City Council Meeting 07-01-14 & 07-02-14 08M - 32 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
The Academy of American Poets Alliance for Computers and Writing California State Poetry Society California Writers Club Educause Modern Language Association The Poetry Society of America The Organization for Professional and Organizational Development
REFERENCES
Dana Gioia, Chair, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC. (2003-2009) Sir Christopher Ricks, Oxford Professor of Poetry (2004-2009) Michael Larsen, Larsen and Pomada Literary Agents, San Francisco, CA (1973- present) Bob Stanley, Sacramento Poetry Center President and former Sacramento Poet Laureate (2009-2012) Ray Tatar, Arts Program Specialist, California Arts Council (1985-2011) Fred Wood, Chancellor, The University of Minnesota, Crookston (2012-present) Jon Wagner, Professor Emeritus and Former Director, The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, UC Davis
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