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GROSVENOR/Curriculum Vitae
JENNY GROSVENOR
[email protected]
CURRICULUM VITAE
Fields of Interest/Competencies/Objectives: University and College Educator (Assistant Professor/
Full-time, Senior Lecturer); Published Writer
Specialties: Writing (all disciplines), Expository and Creative, Rhetoric and Composition, First-Year Writing
Programs; Literature and the Humanities; Marketing/Advertising Copywriting, and Course Design.
Education
M.F.A. in Writing & Literature, 2012, BENNINGTON COLLEGE, Bennington, VT
Thesis: Circling—Surviving Sudden Loss…and Becoming Still, a Memoir
M.A. English Education, 1987, TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY
Specialization: The Writing Process, 20th-Century Women’s Literature
Thesis: Interdisciplinary Curriculum Design: The Study of Success
B.A. English Literature, 1980, SMITH COLLEGE, Northampton, MA
Concentrations: Religious and American Women’s Poetry
Minor/Specialization: Secondary Education
Undergraduate Study Abroad, 1979, THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, Edinburgh, Scotland
Specialization: Oral Literature and Tradition
Primary and Secondary Education Degree, 1976, THE ALBANY ACADEMY OF GIRLS, NY
Teaching Experience
2007- PRESENT:
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Burlington, VT
Written Expression, English 001, face-to-face and online, Composition for Tech Majors
Expository Writing, Creative Writing, Types of Literature, Introduction to Poetry, Text & Context
2009-2013:
CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE, Burlington, VT
Rhetoric I and II, Concepts of Community, Introduction to Literature
The Secular and the Sacred, Heroines and Heroes
1989-2008:
JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE, Johnson, VT
College Writing, Expo & Analysis, Introduction to Literature, Women and Literature
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT
English Composition, Introduction to Literature
JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE, Johnson, VT
Writing Specialist, Academic Support Services
Course Design Seminar Participant: Reading, Writing, & the Pursuit of Happiness
Upward Bound, Leader, Research-based Interns
NORTH AMERICAN HOCKEY ACADEMY, Stowe, VT
English and Women’s Literature, Introduction to Psychology
SOUTH BURLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, South Burlington, VT
English Literature, Advertising & Copywriting and Video Production
Professional Experience, Affiliations, and Achievements
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GROSVENOR/Curriculum Vitae
Current Active Member, Composition Committee, English Department, University of Vermont
First-Year Writing Program, Pilot Working Group, University of Vermont
Member, Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP)
Designer, Exemplar Online Writing Courses/Workshops, Center for Teaching and Learning, UVM
Writing Consultant and Editor, for Ph.D. Candidate Dissertations
Advertising Copywriter, Silver Cloud Design, South Hero, Vermont
Writer, Creating Excellence Magazine, Burlington, Vermont
Public Relations Director, Bolton Valley Resort, Bolton, Vermont
Writer, Producer, Director, Sports Illustrated Magazine, New York, New York
Advertising Copywriter, LIFE Magazine, New York, New York
Copyeditor, Letters to the Editor, LIFE Magazine, New York, New York
Proofreader/Copyeditor, Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia
Mother/Manager of Four now-grown Children, Alexander, Olivia, Luke, and Hunter
Nominations and Awards
Inspired, Taught, and Nurtured award-winning student writing, five years consecutively,
the Allbee Award for outstanding writing in English, one of whose essay, “Coffee and Cigarettes,”
is published in the University of Vermont’s English 1 Common Reader, Essays & Explorations.
Nominated, UVM’s Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, Lecturer,
a University-wide award recognizing outstanding faculty for their excellence in instruction.
Recognized, A Pillar of Excellence, University of Vermont Greek Life,
for professors who exemplify values of academic excellence.
Published Work
The Rhetoric of Suicide Notes: Clues or Recursive Thinking? Writing on the Edge,
University of California Davis’ Literary Journal on Writing and Teaching Writing
Researching Rhetorically, in The Bennington Review, The Bennington Writing Seminars, VT
New Eyes, The Creative Writing Magazine of Stowe Elementary School, Stowe, VT
The Apostle, Newsletter of St. John’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church, Stowe, VT
The Gator Gazette, Bessey Creek Elementary School Newsletter, Palm City, FL
Get the Feeling, Advertising Campaign and Film, Sports Illustrated Magazine
Marketing and Media Guide, Sports Illustrated Magazine, New York, NY
LIFE: The Legend Continues, Audio-Visual Production, LIFE Magazine, Dublin, Ireland
Writing Conferences
San Francisco Writers Conference
New York Writers Conference
Vermont College of Fine Arts Post-Graduate Writers Conference
Community Involvement
Board Member, American Association for Suicide Prevention, Vermont Chapter
Clarina Howard Nichols Center for Battered Women, Volunteer Advocate Certification
Lamoille County Food Shelf/Share, Organizer and Volunteer
Stowe Elementary School, Creative Writing Consultant, Fund-raiser
Vacation Bible School, Organizer, Counselor, Outreach Coordinator
Stowe Youth Hockey, Board Member
St. John’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church, Vestry Member
Town of Bolton School Board, Member, Consultant for addition to Smilie School
Other Interests
Running, Cross-country skiing, Biking, Yoga, Meditation, Architecture and House Design, Student
Mentoring, Writing Workshops, Words with Friends
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