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							                   Cynthia J. Spence
                             2011 Curriculum Vitae

STATEMENT: I am presently working towards my Doctorate in Education at CSUSB. This
              Winter Quarter I will complete my last class for the doctoral program and will
              then concentrate my efforts towards completing my dissertation. My dissertation
              focuses on meeting the academic needs of Basic Skills students. In addition to
              working towards my doctoral degree, I am in the process of completing my
              English thesis, which will also complete the requirements for a second Masters
              Degree in English Composition and Rhetoric.


EDUCATION: 2010/2011 -2009/2010 - 2008/2009 CSUSB - Doctoral candidate in Educational
              Leadership.


              2009/2010 CSUSB – TESOL Certificate


              2010/2011 CSUSB - Master of Arts Student in English Composition and
              Rhetoric.


              2007/2008 CSUSB - Graduated with a Master of Arts Degree in Education
              Reading and Language Arts from CSUSB with a 4.0 GPA in my major. I was
              also selected as the Outstanding Graduate Student for 2008 and was privileged
              to deliver the commencement address to my fellow graduates.


              2004/2006 CSUSB Palm Desert - Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in
              English Literature with High Honors. I was also selected as the Outstanding
              Undergraduate Student for 2006 and was privileged to deliver the
              commencement address to my fellow graduates.
               2002/2004 College of the Desert - Graduated with an Associate in Arts degree
               in English Composition with High Honors.


TEACHING
EXPERIENCE: Instructor, Spring 2011 College of the Desert
               Course: English 1A English Composition
                       English 50 Basic Writing Skills
               Instructor, Spring 2011 Mt. San Jacinto Community College
               Course: English 62 Basic Writing Skills
               Instructor, Fall 2010 College of the Desert
               Course: English 1A English Composition
                       English 50 Basic Writing Skills
                       Reading 50 Basic Reading
                       Reading 51 Analytical Reading
               Instructor, Spring 2010 Mt. San Jacinto Community College
               Course: English 62 Basic Writing Skills
               Instructor, Spring 2010 College of the Desert
               Course: Reading 50 Basic Reading
                       Reading 51 Analytical Reading
               Instructor, Fall 2009 Mt. San Jacinto Community College
               Course: English 101 Freshman Composition
               Instructor, Fall 2009 College of the Desert
               Course: Reading 50 Basic Reading
                       Reading 51 Analytical Reading
                       English 50 Basic Writing Skills
                       English 97 Writing Center
               Instructor, Summer 2009 Mt. San Jacinto Community College
               Course: English 101 Freshman Composition (6 week accelerated course)
               Instructor, Spring 2009 Mt. San Jacinto Community College
               Course: English 62 Basic Writing Skills Section 1122
                       English 62 Basic Writing Skills Section 1123
                Instructor, Spring 2009 College of the Desert
                Course: Reading 50 Basic Reading
                        Reading 51 Analytical Reading
               Instructor, Fall 2008 Mt. San Jacinto Community College
               Course: English 101 Freshman Composition
               Instructor, Fall 2008 College of the Desert
               Course: Reading 50 Basic Reading




SPECIALIZED TRAINING:
                June 2010 I received my TESOL certificate from CSUSB


                Winter 2010 MSJC Technology Academy Introduction to Online Teaching and
                Learning – A three-day professional development seminar focusing on online
                course organization, curriculum development, specific resources for online
                instruction, and strategies for online student success.


                Summer 2009 WestEd Community College Reading Apprenticeship Seminar
                in Santa Ana – A three-day professional development and research seminar
                focusing on improving academic literacy in diverse populations of students
                using Reading Apprenticeship, a research-based instructional framework.




ACADEMIC
COMMITTEES: In January of 2009, I was personally selected by College of the Desert’s
               President, Jerry Patton, to represent the interests of the Communication
               Department on the Basic Skills Initiative Committee for the 2008/2009 and
               2009/2010 academic years. The college extended my contract and I will
               continue to serve on the Basic Skills Committee throughout the 2010/2011
               academic year.
          In September of 2010, I was selected to serve on College of the Desert’s Safety
          Committee.


          In November of 2010, I was selected to serve on College of the Desert’s College
          Planning Council.


HONORS:    I was extremely honored to be chosen as the CSUSB Outstanding Graduate
           Student for 2008. With this honor I was privileged to deliver the
           commencement address to my fellow graduates.


           In April 2007 I was privileged to represent CSUSB at the “2007 Access to
           Excellence System-wide Summit” in Newport Beach.


           I have been selected as a Rogers Scholar Recipient in 2005/2006 and
           2007/2008.


           I received the Associated Students Incorporated Scholarship in 2006/2007 and
           2007/2008.


           I was extremely honored to be chosen as the CSUSB Outstanding
           Undergraduate Student for 2006. With this honor I was privileged to deliver the
           commencement address to my fellow graduates.


           In 2006 I became a PHI KAPPA PHI Honor Society inductee and a Sigma Tau
           Delta inductee.


PUBLICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
           May 2010 and 2009 I was honored to be selected to present my current
           dissertation research at the 7th and 8th annual –Graduate Student Research and
           Scholarship Symposium at California State University San Bernardino.
March 21, 2008, I was pleased to present a paper on “Rhetoric in United States
Presidential Inaugural Poetry” at the Popular Culture/American Culture
Conference in San Francisco.


I have participated in several poetry reading events held in the Palm Springs
area and have been honored to have three of my poems anthologized in a
publication by the Palm Springs Writers Guild. I have also been privileged to
have had three short stories and three poems published in the College of the
Desert Solstice Anthology in 2006, 2007 and 2008.


I have professional memberships in the Modern Language Association,
Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), the Desert
Literacy Society, and the Popular Culture/American Culture Association.