E. Ursula Chandler

Department Head & Professor of German

Liberal and Fine Arts

 

Education and Certification

Ph.D.                                       Education, Northwestern University, 1980

                                                German, University of Illinois, 1966

B.S.                                         Education, Illinois State University, 1965

                                                Universidad de Guadalajara, Estudios Globales y Humanidades, 1988

Certificate                                 Administration, University of Central Arkansas, 1992

License                                     Arkansas Teacher License, renewed 2003

 

Teaching and/or Administrative Experience

1998-present                            Head, Department of Foreign Languages and International Studies,

                                                Arkansas Tech University

1997-present                            Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and International

                                                            Studies, Arkansas Tech University

1990-1997                               Associate Professor, Department of English and Foreign

                                                Languages, Arkansas Tech University

1984-1990                               Assistant Professor, Department of English and Foreign

                                                Languages, Arkansas Tech University

1981-1984                               Instructor, Department of English and Foreign Languages,        

                                                Arkansas Tech University

1984-1990                               Supervision of Amity Aides

1977-1978                               Instructor, School of Education, Northwester University

1974-1977                               Teacher, Adult Education, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL

1974-1975                               Teacher, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL

1966-1969                               Teacher, Champaign High School, Champaign, IL

 

Related and/or Consulting Experience

1996-present                            Instructor of Record, The Arkansas Department of Education,                                                   Equity   Assistance Center: ESL Academies

1996-present                            The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN), Conway,                                                        AR, and the Arkansas Department of Education: development of                                                           ESL Distance Learning Video Courses

1999-present                            Arkansas Department of Education, National Board Teacher                                                     Certification

1996-present                            The Arkansas Department of Education, Equity Assistance Center:                                            ESL Academies, also in November 1996, April 1997, June 1997,                                                         June 1998, December 1998, and July 1999.

1999                                        Prime Time: Literacy Program for Children and Parents, Louisiana                                             Endowment for the Humanities

July 1997                                 The Arkansas Department of Education, Teacher Education and                                                            Licensures: ESL Standards

1994-1995                         Stark Manufacturing, INC., Russellville, AR

1992                                        Arkansas Department of Education: foreign language standards,                                                             Little Rock, AR

1992                                        Innovation Industries, Russellville, AR

1982-1990                               Dardanelle Public Schools (pro bono): administration, budget,                                                   curriculum and faculty development, Dardanelle, AR

1986                                        Bertrand Goldberg, Associates (Architects): educational design                                                             and planning of Wright College, Chicago, IL

1976                                        Design of Social Studies Testing Materials, Science Research                                                    Associates, Inc., Chicago, IL

 

Courses Taught

Fall 2000- Spring 2004           Since I am the German Program, I typically teach all the course

                                                required for the major and an occasional graduate seminar.

 

Spring 2000                            Beginning German II (GER 1024)

                                                Intermediate German II (GER 2024)

                                                Seminar in German (GER 4283)

                                                Special Problems (GER 4993)

 

Fall 1999                                 Beginning German (GER 1014)

                                                Intermediate German (GER 2024)

                                                Conversation/Composition II (GER 3013)

 

Spring 1999                            Beginning German II (GER 1024)

                                                Intermediate German II (GER 2024)

                                                Conversation/Composition I (GER 3003)

                                                Special Problems (GER 4993)

                                                Special Problems (SPAN 4993)

 

Scholarly and Professional Activities (1996-1999)

            Publications/Presentations

                        2000                Paper, Summoning Ghosts – Burger's Leonore and the Search for                                                         German National Identity, Annual Conference of the British                                                       Society of Eighteenth-       Century Studies in 2000, University of                                                   Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

                        2000                The Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education,

                                                CHOICE: Commitment to Hispanic Students: Opportunities and                                                            Initiatives for a College Education

                        1999                Convener, ESL Professional Development Conference                                      1998                Dwight D. Eisenhower Grant, ESL Professional Development                                                    Conference.

                        1997                Looking Beyond Your Belly Button, SLA/AFLTA Conference,                                                           Little Rock, AR.

                        1996                Cultural Issues and the Education of Language Minority Students;                                                  Alienation and Social Adjustment, Tyson/Arkansas Department of                                                     Education, ESL Academy, Russellville, AR, also in November                                                   1996, April and June 1997.

 

                        Meetings

                        Dec. 2001        Modern Language Association Conference, New Orleans, LA

                        April 1999        North Central Association, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

                        April 1999        Facilitators Institute, National Board for Professional Teaching                                                   Standards, Oklahoma City, OK

                        Dec. 1999        Modern Language Association Conference, Chicago, IL

                        Dec. 1998        Modern Language Association Conference, San Francisco, CA

                        April 1997        Eudora Welty, Mississippi Home Ties, Eudora Welty Conference,                                                      Jackson, MS

                        March 1997     Advancing Liberal Learning, Association of American Colleges                                                          and Universities, Charleston, SC

                        Nov. 1996       Doing Business in Europe, The Arkansas Industrial Development                                                        Commission, Little Rock, AR

 

Honors/Awards

 

Memberships & Service to Professional Organizations

Modern Language Association

Chicago Art Institute

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Fulbright Association

Eudora Welty Society

Margaret Atwood Society

Rotary International

President and founding member, The Arkansas Group (TAG) 1994-present

Entertainment Chair, Global Fest 1999, Russellville Chamber of Commerce

 

Service (1996-2003)

                        University

                        Nov. 2003       Developed Master in TESOL

                        July 2001         Faculty Senate, President, Member 1998-2000

                                                Academic Council

                                                Budget Advisory Committee

                                                Excellence Awards Committee

                                                Search Committee for Vice President for Student Services

                                                Strategic Vision Committee

                                                Technology Committee

                                                Developed a collaborative agreement with the Instituto                                                              Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Universidad                                                        Virtual

                        Nov. 1999       Faculty sponsor, Harmony Arkansas Heritage Singers with                                                                    Student Activates Board.

                        Jan. 1998         Developed an interdisciplinary International Studies Degree                                                       Program effective January 1998.  The purpose of the new program                                                        is to provide greater opportunities for graduates of Arkansas Tech                                                     University by teaching them the skills necessary to function                                                     successfully in a global work environment.

                        1996-1997       Developed comprehensive health insurance coverage for the                                                      University.

                        1993-1993       Chair, Faculty Salary, Benefits and Awards Committee.

                        1993-1996       Graduate Council

                                                Faculty Sponsor, German Club

 

            School/Department

                        Arkansas International Languages Program (AILP) Interim Director, Summer                            1996

                        Foreign Language Coordinator, 1996-1997

                        Peer Review Committee, 1995-1997

                        Assistant Professor of Spanish Search Committee

                        AILP Search Committee

                        English and Foreign Languages Search Committee

                        Massie-Mobley Foreign Language Scholarship Committee

                        International Studies Scholarship Committee

 

                        Developed a World Literature seminar in German folklore, based primarily on the                      Grimms' collection of folk tales, for the undergraduate and graduate level.  I have                                     taught this seminar four times, most recently in Spring 2000.

 

                        With Professor Jeff Mitchell, I developed a new humanities seminar, Germany                           Revisited 1990-1995, for undergraduate and graduate levels, which examined the                                     changes in Germany since reunification.  Dr. Mitchell and I taught this seminar in                            Spring 1996.