Robert D. Baker Email & Phone Number

Brockport, NY

• Writing Program Administrator (WPA) for the English Department’s College Composition Program
• Hire, evaluate, and provide pedagogical training for instructors.
• Provide academic support to students.
• Manage Composition Program budget.Assessment Specialist
• Direct all aspects of Composition Program assessment.
• Consultant for college-wide assessment of General Education CoursesGeneral Education Program Leadership

Rochester, NY

• Developmental Writing Instructor
• Taught developmental writing courses that prepared students for college-level composition..
• Edited department anthology of student writing. Academic Advisor
• Provided academic counseling in a program that provided enrichment activities for minority students entering health and medical professions.
• Spearheaded initiative to increase student retention by setting up schedule of bi-weekly meetings with students to monitor academic… Show more Developmental Writing Instructor
• Spearheaded initiative to increase student retention by setting up schedule of bi-weekly meetings with students to monitor academic progress. Attrition declined significantly as only one student withdrew while I was.

Rochester, NY

• Classes Taught:
• Shell-Shock Nation: The Trauma of the Great War. Theme-based composition course used poetry, fiction, and memoirs to explore the cultural response to psychic trauma during the First World War.
• Postmodern Outrage. Theme-based composition course employed literature and film to examine the apparent contradiction between Jameson’s “waning of affect” and expressions of extreme rage in postmodern culture
• It’s the End of the Century as We Know It (And I Feel Fine):… Show more Classes Taught:
• It’s the End of the Century as We Know It (And I Feel Fine): England in the 1890’s. Literature course explored fin-de-siecle turmoil over long-held assumptions about sexuality, gender, empire, race, and art. Writers.

Elmhurst College

• Developed and implemented long-range admission strategies for adult undergraduate completion programs. Collected data to develop target markets for each specific program.
• Supervised a small team of admission counselors.
• Met with department chairs, deans, and vice-presidents to ensure that curricular developments in programs would be clearly communicated to incoming students.
• Created the Success Seminar, an innovative series of meetings that drew potential students to… Show more
• Created the Success Seminar, an innovative series of meetings that drew potential students to campus.
• Organized and implemented recruitment events such as evening and weekend open houses and department meet-and-greets.

Palatine, IL

• Bilingual Student Services Specialist
• Provided personal, academic, and career counseling for students in literacy and ESL courses. Directed their transition into other college programs. Advised students with legal, immigration, health, employment, and.
• Served as initial contact for teachers encountering students with academic, behavioral, and personal difficulties.
• Planned, organized, and led semester-long educational campaigns on issues such as the… Show more Bilingual Student Services Specialist
• Planned, organized, and led semester-long educational campaigns on issues such as the census, amnesty program, and temporary restoration of certain immigration laws.
• Spearheaded effort to have over 1,000 students in program set career and educational goals.

Chicago, IL

Assessed and diagnosed writing and reading comprehension problems; developed individualized study plans to improve critical reading and writing skills. Taught career development class.

Chicago, IL

Taught Math, English Writing, and Business Communication. Created and designed most materials used in classes. Coordinated all steps of resume preparation for 100 students at a time.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English

Master Of Arts (M.A.), English Language And Literature

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Spanish Language And Literature, Minor In Mathematics