CURRICULUM VITA

Last Updated Fall 2006

CURRICULUM VITA

 

I.          PERSONAL

A.    Anderson Malvin Rearick III

B.    210 East Burgess St.

C.    12/25/55: Birmingham Al.

D.    059-48-6160

E.     English

II.         EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

·         Ph.D. University of Rhode Island, May 1992--Dissertation: "Biblical Cues of Loss and Reclamation in David Copperfield."

·         MA Lehigh University, English Literature, 1986--Thesis: Critical Reflections of the Idylls of the King: Reflectors of Their Ages"

·         BA Eastern Nazarene College, English, 1978

III.       PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

A.  Current Assignment:

Associate Professor of English at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. (1994-2007)

Responsibilities include teaching the following classes which are listed as they appear in the MVNU 2006-2007 catalogue:

·         Expository Writing [ENG1043]  Fall '94, Fall '95, Fall '96, Fall '97, Fall 98 Fall '99, Fall 2001, Fall 2001 and Fall 2002.

·         Research Writing [ENG1053G] Spring 95, Spring 96, Spring '98 Spring '99 Spring 2000, Fall 2000, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2004,  Fall 2004, Fall 2005; Spring 2006, Fall 2006 and Spring 2007. Newest edition for traditional students is augmented by Blackboard.

·         Intro. to Lit. [ENG2013] Jan. '95, Fall '95, Jan. '96 Spring '97, Spring '98, Spring '99, Fall 2000, Summer 2000, Fall 2001, Fall 2002, Jan. 2003, Spring       2003, Spring 2004, online Version Summer 2004, Jan. 2005, Fall 2005, Jan. 2006 and Spring 2006, online version Summer 2006. Fall 2006, Jan 2007, Spring 2007. Newest edition for traditional students is augmented by Blackboard

·         Special Edition of Intro. to Lit: Literature of the Fantastic [ENG2013] Spring '96 and Fall '97.

·         Pilot Online Edition of Intro. to Literature [ENG2013] for RealEducation Fall 1999.  Researched and constructed web resources as well as administrated online class.  These resources are now being used for the Summer online classes based on Blackboard.

·         Experimental Summer Online version of Intro. To Literature [ENG2013] Summer 2004. Newest and expanded edition is in Blackboard.

·         Literary Magazine Practicum Windows Within [ENG 191] (Spring '99, Spring 2000).

·         Contemporary Literature [ENG203G] (Spring '95).

·         Masterpieces of World Literature [ENG2093] Spring '97 and Spring '98, Fall ’99, Spring 2001, Fall 2004. Last edition is in Blackboard.

·         English Literature I [ENG3003] Fall 2003 Newest edition on Blackboard

·         World literature I [ENG3103] Fall 2004, 2005 and 2006 Newest edition is augmented on Blackboard

·         World Literature II ENG3113] Spring 2005, Spring 2006 and Spring 2007 Newest edition is augmented on Blackboard

·         Creative Writing [ENG3023] Spring 96, Fall 98, Fall 2001, Spring 2003 and Spring 2004. Last edition on Blackboard.

·         Advanced Composition [ENG3093] Spring 2001, 2002, Fall 2002, Spring 2004 and Fall 2004. Last edition augmented in Blackboard.

·         The Novel [ENG3053] Fall '94, Fall 96 and Spring '98, Spring 99, and Spring 2000.

·         Selected Topics [ENG4089] in. . .

·         Honors Seminar: Text and Textually [ITD1091] Functioned both as special speaker and group coordinator (Spring '97).

·         Honors Special Topics [HON3021] --

·         Advisor for B. Geoffrey Schmidt’s English Honors Research Project [ENG5091] Fall 1998 -Spring 2000.

·         Advisor for Elayna Vascoy’s English Honors Creative Writing Project  [ENG5091] Spring 2001-Spring 2002.

·         Advisor for Philip Wilks’ English Honors Creative Writing Project  [ENG5091] Spring 2003-Spring 2004.

·         Advisor for Cassandra R. Fenstermaker’s English Honors Scholarly Research Project [ENG5091]  Fall 2004-Spring 2005.

·         Editing [JOU373]  Fall '94 and Fall '96 and Fall '98.

·         Layout and Design [JOU383]  Fall 95.

·         Basic Media Writing [JOU113]  Spring 95, Spring 96, Spring 97.

·         College Publications: Lakeholm Viewer [JOU191]  '94-'95, '95-'96, and '96-'97.

 

B.  Prior Assignments:

·         Assistant Director of the University of Rhode Island's Writing Center. (Fall 1993).

Responsibilities include the management of five tutors and seven work-study students in one on one tutoring, computing, and outside projects. Also the center is responsible for implementing URI's first "Communication Technology Classroom."  

·         Interim Director of the University of Rhode Island's Writing Center (Spring 1993).

Responsibilities include not only ongoing tutoring but also the direction of four other staff members in their tutoring and workshop projects. For a more complete list see attached job descriptions. .

·         Adjunct Professor of English at the University of Rhode Island (Fall 1992 and Spring 1993).

Taught British Literature Survey [ENG. 251] and Composition [Writ 101] at URI's College of Continuing Education in Providence as well as continuing to serve as a tutor in the Kingston Campus' Writing Center.

·         Teaching Assistant of English at the University of Rhode Island at Kingston RI.  (1988-1991).

Taught English composition [Writ 101], The Short Story [Eng. 243)] British Literature Survey I & II (Eng. 251- [Eng. 252], and Introduction to Literature [Eng. 103]. Also served as tutor at URI's Writing Center and directed their annual short story contest for two years.

·         Instructor and Lecturer on English Literature and Composition at Point Loma Nazarene University at San Diego, CA. (1986-1988).

Taught British Writers I & II, Writing Workshop, English Composition I (Theme writing), and English Composition II (research paper).

·         Instructor of English in South Shore Christian School at Levittown, NY (1985-1986).

Taught English composition, grammar, and literature to seventh, eighth, and ninth grade.   Developed and executed the school's first ninth grade English curriculum.

·         Substitute teacher in Massapequa School District at Massapequa, NY (1984-1985).

Grades covered were Grammar, Jr. High, and High School, with an emphasis in History and English.

·         Teaching Assistant of English at Lehigh University at Bethlehem, PA (1981- '82).

Taught English composition, with minimum supervision, to three classes of Lehigh Freshman during fall semester, and Composition relating to the Short Story to three classes of freshman during the Spring Semester. Also, gave personal tutoring to foreign students and freshman in Lehigh's Learning Center.

 

IV.       RELATED TO TEACHING ACTIVITIES

 

A.  Areas of Specialization/Interest:

·         Ongoing interest in developing an Internet Presence for Mount Vernon Nazarene University as a platform for Long Distance Learning.

ü      Participated in the Fall of 2006 in the online class “Facilitating Online Learning (Group O1).”

ü      Was part of the initial task force which introduced Blackboard in the Summer and Fall of 2001.  All classes taught since then have been augmented with Blackboard.

ü      RealEducation Online Committee 1999.  Prepared and taught an online version of Introduction to Literature in the Fall of 1999.

ü      1998-1999 Created web resources which students can access online to augment their experience in Introduction to Literature.  Began creating web syllabi for all classes taught.

ü      Using a Title Three Grant awarded in 1998 created with Alan Schrock an online resource to be used by Freshmen Research Students to take advantage of the ability of NIFTY (now NazNet) to narrow subject searches 1998.

·         Composed the proposal and spear-headed the process (2003-2004) leading to a major reorganization of the English major which included. . .

ü      The elevation of Intro to Literature [ENG1073] to [ENG2013] so that it appropriately reflected is position in the general core.

ü   The elevation of Masterpieces of World Literature to World literature I [ENG3103], a 3000 first offered in Fall 2004.

ü   The creation of World Literature II [ENG3113] to be first offered in Spring 2005 level.

·         Organizer and Advisor for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Multimedia Club (Fall '97 - Spring 2007).

·         Advisor for the Literary Magazine Windows Within (Spring '99 and Spring 2000).

·         Advisor for the Lakeholm Viewer [School Newspaper] (Fall 1994-Spring 1997).

·         Cast member of the MVNC production of The Mikado (Spring '96).

 

 

B.  Areas of Specialization/Interest beyond already described classes:

 

·         Literature of the Fantastic

·         Medieval Literature

·         Composition Across the Disciplines: Writing for History, Economics, or the Sciences

·         The Importance of a Biblical Understanding in the Study of Literature (especially in the work of Dickens) Children's Literature

C.   Awards and Honors:

 

·         Awarded a Mini-Grant from MVNU to compose a series of devotionals which use quotes from literature as springboards for short devotional essays, tentatively entitled Many Authors One Book’s Truth. May 2005.

·         Awarded a Teagle Grant to investigate and develop a class at sea involving collaboration between Mount Vernon Nazarene College and Eastern Nazarene College as well as between their respective English and Biology departments. April 2001.  (A class on Sea Literature was sponsored by MVNU but held at ENC in January 2002).

·         University of Rhode Island Teaching Assistantship, (1988-1992).

·         Lehigh Graduate Scholarship, (1982-84).

·         Teaching Assistantship at Lehigh University, (1981).

·         Elected to Phi Delta Lambda, (1978).

·         Who's Who in College and Universities, (1978).

·         Eastern Nazarene Honor Scholarship, (1974-78).

 

V.        RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

 

A.  Academic Conferences Attended:

 

·         Attended the Conference on Christianity and Literature “Incarnation in the Classroom” at Cedarville University in Cedarville Ohio. Oct. 12-13.

·         Attended the one day seminar “Further Up and Further In: The Spiritual World of Narnia” with Dr. Bruce Edwards of Bowling Green State University, Ohio at the Winebrenner Theological Seminary in Findlay Ohio. Nov. 16, 2005.

·         Attended the Fourth Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on CS Lewis and Friends held at Taylor University. March 12-14 2004.

·         Attended conference Dickens and America: Literature Industry and Culture sponsored by University of Massachusetts in Lowel. April 4-6, 2002.

 

B.  Publications and Presentations:

 

Scholarly (Academic):

·         “Why Is the Only Good Orc a Dead Orc? The Dark Face of Racism Examined in Tolkien’s World.” Modern Fiction Studies special issue on J. R. R. Tolkien (vol. 50, no. 4, Winter 2004), guest-edited by Professor Shaun Hughes. 

·         "Why is the Only Good Orc a Dead Orc?" (an earlier version) read at, and published in the proceedings of, the fourth Frances White Ewbank Colloquium on CS Lewis and Friends held at Taylor University. March 12-14 2004.

·         Asked to read and was paid for an editorial review of the Prentice Hall text American Lives, American Issues (Feb. 2001).

·         A contributor to the Instructor's Handbook concerning modern American poets to be published with Harper Collins' Second Edition of its Anthology of American Literature Vol. 2 (1992).

Performance (Popular Publications and Short Stories):

·         “Is Halloween Holy?” Catholic Digest. Oct. 2005: 38-44.

·         “Onward Christian Worship Teams.” Christian Century. 14 Nov. 2001: 7-8.

·         "Hallowing Halloween: Why Christians Should Embrace the 'Devilish'

Holiday with Gusto--and Laughter."  Christianity Today. 2 Oct. 2000: 79-80. Republished in Oct. 2005 edition of The Community Connection, the newsletter of the Greenbay Community Church with a readerships of 4.500.

C.   Publication and Presentation in Progress:

 

Scholarly In-progress (Academic):

 

·         "Darwinism, Wells, and the Antagonism of Faith in Science Fiction."

·         "Turbulent Waters as Biblical Cues for Random Death in David Copperfield"

·         "The Narrator of Vanity Fair and Thackeray's Reader: Co-Creators of the Novel's Tone"

·         "The Chivalric Tradition Versus Crane's and Twain's Terrible Laughter: Scorners of the Romantic Battlefield"

·         "The Redeeming Vision of Dickens and Phiz in David Copperfield. The use of Religious Typology in both text and illustration."

·         "Didactic Use of Humor in the Romance of Gawain and the Green Knight: The Monk in Jester's Motley Beneath the Shining Armor"

 

Performance In-progress (Popular Publications and Short Stories):

 

·         "Satan: Still Armed and Dangerous: But He's Lying about that Bazooka"

·         "The Old Man and the Rocketship" (Submitted to Analogue Magazine)

 

D.  Media Encounter in Response to Publications:

The article from Christianity Today listed above led to a series of interviews in both the Octobers of 2000, 2001 and 2004.  They were included in the following presentations:

·         Brown, Wesley. “Churches Offer Halloween Alternatives” Morning News of Arkansas 26 Oct. 2001. <The Morning News/NWAonline.net>

Other Outcomes from Popular Publications:

·         Crawford, Selwyn.  "People of Faith Disagree Over Halloween Rites" The

      Dallas Morning News. 28 Oct. 2000: 37A.

·         Dutko, Bob. (Interviewer) “What Should Christians Do With Halloween?”

      Bob Dutko Show WMUZ Michigan 24 Oct. 2001.

·         Ettenborough, Kelly " Halloween's Evolution A Day to Honor Jesus? It's

      Not a Scary Thought." Arizona Republic. 29 Oct. 2000: J3.

·     Long, Karen “Is the Devil Among Us?” The Plain Dealer.  27 Oct. 2001: E1 & E3.

·         Palmer, Karen "Celebrate Imagination" The Mansfield News Journal. 8 Oct. 2000: 1C-2C.

·         "Sharing Christ on Halloween." Decision Today: the Daily Radio Ministry of the Billy Grahm Evangelistic Association.  20 Oct. 2000.

 

E.  Cited in Media:

·         Vaughn, Cliff. “A Brief Response to Halloween” B.C.E. Byte (Baptist Center for Ethics) Expressing Opinions, Digesting Surveys and Creating a Proactive Network: <http://www.baptists4ethics.com/ebyte/10_10_00.htm> 10 Oct. 2000.

·         “Two Christian Views on Halloween” Sound Vision: Helping Tomorrow's

Muslims Today! <http://www.soundvision.com/halloween/christianity.shtml>

15 Nov. 2001.

 

VI.       SERVICE ACTIVITIES

A.  Service to the Institution:

 

1.   School of Humanities (Division) and Department Service (1994-2006)

 

a.       Presented “Who is the King of Narnia?” for MVNU’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Club first official chapel, 17 0ct. 2005

 

b.       Researched the life of Robert Lewis Stevenson to present some biographical details and read his poems “Songs of Travel” as part of the faculty recital of Dr. David Liles who sang Stevenson’s poems put to music by Ralf Vaughn Williams. 11 Oct. 2005.

 

c.       Directed and Organized School of Humanities Chapel. 5 Oct. 2005

 

d.       Presented "Who is the Real Lord of the Rings" a chapel by choice

 

e.       Presented "Monsters: Real and Imagined" Divisional Chapel: 30 Oct. 2002.

 

f.        Participated in Divisional Chapel "Worship Through the Aesthetics of   Language" Fall 2000.

 

g.       Participated in Divisional Chapel “Marley’s Christian Message” Fall 2001.

 

h.       Directed Divisional Chapel "Dickens' Christian Carol" Fall 1997

"Society, the Drums of War and Mark Twain's 'War Prayer'" Fall   1998.

 

B.  Developer of Web Resources for. . .

 

·         A Literature, Language and Communication Division Page

 

·         A English Department Web Page (Nov. 2001)

 

Selected Topics [ENG4089] for. . .

ü      Literature of the Fantastic (Fall 2004)

ü      Literature of the Sea (January 2002)

ü      Dickens (Spring 1996)

ü      The Novel [ENG3053],

·         Masterpieces of World Literature [ENG2093G],

·         World literature I [ENG3103] (Fall 2004)

·         World Literature II ENG3113] (Spring 2005)

·         Introduction to Literature [ENG2013],

·         Expository Writing [ENG1043G],

·         Creative Writing [ENG3023] (Fall 2001),

·         Advanced Composition [ENG3093G],

·         Research Writing [ENG1053G]

 

C.  College Service:

 

a.       Committee Service:

 

·         School of Arts representative to the Faculty Development Committee (2006-2007).

 

·         Participated in the Evaluation of the Art Department Jan. 2006

 

·         School of Arts representative to the Chapel Committee (2004-2006).

 

·         Lecture Artist Committee (1996-2006). 

 

·         Art Gallery Committee (2003-2004).

 

·         Search Committee for New English Faculty Member (1999-2000).    

 

·         RealEducation Online Committee (1999).

 

 

D.  General Campus Involvement:

 

·         General Education Committee [Temporary Member] (Spring '98).

 

·         Publications Board (1994-1997).

 

·         Career and Health Services Advisory Committee (1997-1998).

 

·         Assessment Committee (1994-1996).

 

·         Presented Faculty Chapel “What is Profane Literature in a Christian World View?” or “Would You Let an Atheist Tell You Child a Bedtime Story?” 17 Jan. 2006.

 

·         Participated as part of the Blackboard Test Group using Prototype Online Platform (Summer and Fall 2001).

 

·         Created Web Page for Prof. Brad Fox’s Karate Class (Fall 2001)

 

·         Presented an opening Lecture for the Lecture Artist Committee’s presentation of Hamlet: "The Western, The Jacabians and Hamlet."  (Spring 2001).

 

·         Led Faculty and Staff Chapel in “Christian Educators: Facilitating or Dictating Truth?” (April 1997).

 

·         Honors Program Presenter: "Textual Baggage and Science Fiction" (1997)

 

·         Honors Facilitator for Honors Series on "Textually and Meaning." 1997

 

·         Led Faculty Chapel: “Dickens’ ‘Christian’ Carol in Prose” Dec. 1995.

 

·         Developer with Alan Schrock in a Title Three Grant for Research Writing. (1994-1995).

 

E.  Student Service:

 

a.   Developed Web Resources:

 

·         "Dr. Rearick’s Office" The purpose of this web page is to allow students access to my academic, personal and spiritual sides.  Not only does this page have links to all my current class syllabi in interactive html format, but it also contains my personal testimony and a statement describing my integration of my faith with my discipline.

 

·         “Dr. Rearick’s Readers’ Corner.”  This page is an index to a whole series of web documents that contain alphabetized information on books, drama, poetry, short stories, historical time periods, genres, and authors. Most of the information ties into the assigned readings for various classes.  It was designed as a resource for any literature class taught at MVNU.  However, it also is meant to express the general joy of reading. (1994-2005).

 

·         “Celebrate the Wonder” Sci Fi and Fantasy Club Page.  This page announces upcoming events of the club as well as informs participants about ongoing issues and information available on the web.  (1997-2001). (Link can be found on Office web site)

 

b.   Open home for student gatherings: 

·          Sci Fi and Fantasy Annual Fall Celebration 1997 - 2007

·         Twelfth Night Party for Dickens students.  Jan. 1997=2007

F.   Professional Service:

 

a.   Past Professional Organizations

 

·         Member of the Northeast Victorian Studies Association

·         Participated in the 1993 Writing Across the Curriculum Symposium at URI, Kingston

·         Attended the National Council of Writing Program Administrators' Conference on the New Rhetoric: W. Alton Jones Campus: URI

·         Regular attendee of the Tamarack Creative Writing Conference

·         Served as graduate student representative on the URI English

Department's Computer Committee

·         Served as graduate student representative on the URI English Department's Curriculum Committee

 

G.  Community Service:

 

a.   I am an active member of The Fredricktown Church of the Nazarene

where I am serving as. . .

 

·         Adult Sunday School teacher

·         a worker in the children's ministry and VBS

·         Sunday Morning Song Leader

·         a Caravan Scout Leader

·         member of the church choir,

 

b.   I was an active member of Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene (1994-2000) where I served as. . .

 

·         a worker in the children's ministry and VBS.,

·         a regular song leader for Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting,

·         a Substitute Sunday School Teacher and as a Co-Sunday School Teacher with my wife, Loretta, for The Junior High Class,

·         a semi-regular member of the church choir,

·         teacher of a mini series in Oct. ’99 entitled “Problems Christians have with Literature”

·         member of the Committee for Outreach Ministry

c.   Presented a lectures "Shakespeare Under Stress" and "Will Somebody

      Muzzle that Bear?  I'm Doing Hamlet Here!" for the Knox County Home School Association.  (Nov. 2000)

d.   Final Round Judge, "Power of the Pen" Interscholastic Tournament for

Young Writers at Mount Vernon Middle School, March 2000.

e.       Final Judge for BLAST for creative Writing at the District Level Church of the Nazarene, held at Lakeholm Church of the Nazarene, April 2000. 

f.        My wife and I have also entertained with banjo and piano the residents of the Country Club Retirement Center. 

Final Note: Both Loretta and I have a history of far more community involvement.  However, our activities have been curtailed here in Mount Vernon because of the age of our children and of the special needs created by the failing health of Loretta's parents.  We are a classic example of being part of the sandwich generation.