Name/Degree: Dr. Lori L. Muntz / Ph.D. in English
Title/Rank: English Program Coordinator / Assistant Professor
Office: P 21-2
Phone Number: (319) 385-6390
Email Address: lmuntz@iwc.edu
Educational Background (degree earned, certifications or other professional designations):
B.A. with high honors in English, University of Texas--Austin
Graduate Certificate in Native American Studies, University of Iowa
M.A. in English, University of Iowa
Ph.D. in English, University of Iowa
Courses Taught:
American literature, Environmental literature, Native American literature, First-Year Composition, Expository Writing, Introduction to Narrative.
Areas of Professional interest or research:
American literature, Native American literature, Environmental Literature, Popular Culture
Research and Publications:
Print Publications:
Muntz, Lori. “Front Porch Lessons: The Kite Runner, Kabul Transit, and Required First-Year Writing.”
Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association. 41.1 (2008): 109-120.
-----. Review of A Reader’s Guide to the Novels of Louise Erdrich. Revised and Expanded Edition.
By Peter G. Beidler and Gay Barton. Columbia: U of Missouri P, 2006. Journal of the Midwest
Modern Language Association. 40.2 (2007): 143-145.
-----. “Transplanting.” Design. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa: Iowa Wesleyan College Division of Language and
Literature/Omicron Alpha Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, 2008. 43-44. [Expository essay]
Electronic Publications:
-----.Cogewea, The Half Blood; Coyote Stories; and Mourning Dove: A Salishan Autobiography.
11 March 2010. The Literary Encyclopedia. <http://www.litencyc.com>.
-----. “Mourning Dove.” The Literary Encyclopedia. 19 Jan. 2009. <http://www.litencyc.com>. [The
Literary Encyclopedia is a subscription database established in 2002; I was invited to submit this
biographical
entry.]
-----. “Personal Stories and National Histories.” Syllabus and assignments for Analysis, Persuasion &
Research published on the “Press and Resources” page of the Kabul Transit website at
<http://www.kabultransit.com/press_set.htm>. The work with Greg Whitmore, co-director for
Kabul Transit, through the blog for this course led to Whitmore’s visiting
IWC to screen the film.
Recent Presentations and Professional Activities:
“LibGuides as a Tool for Fostering Academic Community and Encouraging
Civic Engagement.” Panelist with Paula Kinney and Dr. Jeff Martinek; our panel was “Collaborating to Cross Boundaries with Technology” at the ACT [Iowa] State Organization 2010 Annual Conference. (March 2010)
AAC&U VALUE team member – Civic
Engagement Rubric. VALUE (Valid
Assessment of Learning in Undergraduate Education) is an initiative that
established meta-rubrics for use across higher education. [See VALUE’s homepage at http://www.aacu.org/value/ and listings
at “Partner Campuses” and “Rubric Teams
– Civic Engagement.”] (Summer 2009; Fall 2010)
Recent Awards and Recognitions:
2009-2010 Wesleyan Faculty Fellow, for contributions to service-learning. (April 2010)
2008-2009 Chadwick Teacher of the Year, Iowa Wesleyan College. (April 2009)
Professional Memberships:
Association for the Study
of American Indian Literatures
Modern
Language Association
National
Council of Teachers in English
Campus Involvement (committees chaired, organization advised, etc.):
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Iowa Wesleyan College, committee work: Rhetorical Foundations working group, facilitator Forum Committee, member General Education Curriculum Review Task Force, co-chair Academic Standards and Review Committee, member Dishonesty Committee, member Haselmayer Endowment for the Arts Committee, member/recorder Responsible Social Involvement Implementation Committee, member Wesleyan Seminar faculty working group, member: focus on learning objectives and textbook selection |
appointed Fall 2010 appointed Fall 2010 Spring 2009-Spring 2010 Fall 2008-Spring 2010 Fall 2008-Spring 2010 Fall 2008-Present Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Spring 2009 |
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Iowa Wesleyan College, organization sponsorships: Omicron Alpha chapter, Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society Iowa Wesleyan College Literary Society, founding sponsor for organization for Extended Learning students established Fall 2008. Iowa Wesleyan College Democrats, founding sponsor for organization established Fall 2008.
Secretary for the Faculty, temporary assignment while Dr. Joel Brown visited China Coordinator for the English Program
Coordinator for Wesleyan Seminar, first year experience course
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Fall 2007-Present
Fall 2008-Present
Spring 2009
Fall 2008-Present
Apr 2010-Fall 2010
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Office hours:
Tues/Thurs 12:30 – 3:00
