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    Leslie S. Wolcott: Rhetoric and Civic Engagement

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    Leslie S. Wolcott has extensive experience in teaching, writing, and community engagement work. She has taught writing and rhetoric classes at the University of Central Florida since 2011 and has also taught as an adjunct at Lansing Community College and Baker College. Her teaching experience includes developing new classes focused on writing for social change and civic engagement. She has also worked as a freelance writer since 2005 on projects including blogs, articles, and grants. Her professional experience also includes coordinating media and outreach for the Peace Education Center and working as an ecologist for the U.S. Forest Service where she co-authored a best practices manual. She holds an M.A. in English with a focus on environmental justice from

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    Leslie S. Wolcott has extensive experience in teaching, writing, and community engagement work. She has taught writing and rhetoric classes at the University of Central Florida since 2011 and has also taught as an adjunct at Lansing Community College and Baker College. Her teaching experience includes developing new classes focused on writing for social change and civic engagement. She has also worked as a freelance writer since 2005 on projects including blogs, articles, and grants. Her professional experience also includes coordinating media and outreach for the Peace Education Center and working as an ecologist for the U.S. Forest Service where she co-authored a best practices manual. She holds an M.A. in English with a focus on environmental justice from

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    TeachingExperience: VisitingInstructorandInstructor,UniversityofCentralFlorida,August2011present Developednewclasses/assignmentsforDepartmentofWritingandRhetoric,including WritingforSocialChange(classwherestudentsreadtheory,thenwentintocommunityand practicedengagementandwritingforcommunitygroups) RhetoricandCivicEngagementstudentsmappedtransportationchallengesonalargepublic universitycampusinFlorida DesignedmaterialsforonlinedeliveryversionofWritingaboutScienceandTechnology TaughtIntroductorywritingclasses,ENC1101and1102. Outstandingteachingandannualreviewsandelectedtodepartmentleadership AdjunctFaculty,LansingCommunityCollege,August2008May2011 AdjunctFaculty,BakerCollegeofJackson,September2007June2011 TeachingAssistant,CoreWritingProgram,UniversityofNevada,Reno,20052007 WorkExperience(nonteaching) Freelancewriter,2005present.Writeblogs,pressreleases,magazinestylearticles,whitepapers,grants, andotherprojectsasanindependentcontractor.ClientshaveincludedAOL,LansingCapitalGains,Boys andGirlsClubaffiliates,andauniversityaffiliatedbiotechnologycompany Coordinator,PeaceEducationCenter,January2008Fall2010 AtthePeaceEducationCenter,mydutiesincludedcoordinatingsocialandalternativemedia(news feeds,twitter,facebook,flickrandotherphotographysharing,peaceandjusticenewsreporting,writing),web design,andcoordinatingpeopleandsuppliesforevents,aswellasdirectingfundraisingprojects andoutreachcampaigns.Wroteandwona$20,000capacitybuildinggrantfortheorganization.Thiswork alsoinfluencedmyteachingphilosophy,andItrytobringideaslikedecisionmakingbytrueconsensus, advocacythroughstreamingeventsandmakingmaterialsavailabletomorepeople,anddeeprhetorical listeningtomyclasses. U.S.ForestService,Ecologist,2005,20062007 WroteanextensiveannotatedbibliographyandcoauthoredaBestManagementPracticesmanualfora projectabouthazardousfuelreductioninFloridasforests.Publicationsavailableuponrequest. ResearchAssistantfortwobookprojectsattheUniversityofNevada,Reno

    Education: M.A.inEnglish(EnvironmentalWriting),TheUniversityofNevada,RenoMay2007 Comprehensiveexamsfocusedonenvironmentaljustice Inadditiontomajorcoursework,graduatelevelelectivecoursesinLandandWaterResource PolicyRace,GenderandtheEnvironmentmember,StudentsandEducatorsforEnvironmental DevelopmentandSustainability B.A.inEnglish,May2005,TheUniversityofGeorgia.FoundationFellow SpanishMinor,EnvironmentalEthicsCertificate,MagnaCumLaude,HighHonorsinEnglish. scienceandmathcoursesincludedseveralecologyclasses,geology,statistics,environmental policy,environmentaldisputeresolution,andseminarsinnaturalresourcelobbyingandgovernment relations. FoundationFellowtheUniversityofGeorgiasmostprestigiousacademicscholarship. President,campuschapterofHabitatforHumanity ComputerSkills:Proficientin MicrosoftOfficeSuiteandOpenSourceEquivalent,AdobePhotoshop&AdobeSuite&OpenSource Equivalents,UnderstandingofSGML,HTML,andbasicUNIXcoding Endnote,bloggingsoftwareincludingWordpress,Wix,andotherplatforms

    SelectedVolunteer,Writing,andOutreachWork: WroteVolunteerManagementPlanforOrlandosbidfortheGayGames,2018 CommunicationsCoordinator/ExecutiveBoard,LansingBicycleCooperative CenterforProgressiveLeadershipStateFellow,Michigan,2009 KnightEnvironmentalJournalismReportingBootCamp,2008 GreatLakesEnvironmentalJournalismTrainingInstitute Publications,ConferencePresentations,andvolunteerexperience:fulllistavailableuponrequest

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