Lucas J. Sheaffer
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- School: Temple University
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1801 N Broad St
Philadelphia, PA - 19122 - Dates at Temple University: January 2014 - November 2014
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Biography
Temple University - Not Specified
Lecturer of Interdisciplinary Studies & Director of First Year Courses
Higher Education
Lucas
Sheaffer
York, Pennsylvania Area
Currently I teach a number of composition and literature courses emphasizing environmental literature, contemplative pedagogy, and composition studies. Most recent courses include "Writings of the Land," "Stories from the Margins," and "The American Short Story."
In addition, I direct both core, writing-intensive courses required of all first year students during their fall and spring semesters. This work intersects with a number of co-curricular areas such as student success, retention, scholarship programs, and general education administration and curriculum.
My current research focuses on the ecocriticism and 20th American literature, specifically the impact of dams on the flow of water and the flow of the imagination in novels of the mid-twentieth century.
Experience
Temple University
Assistant to the Director of First Year Writing
Assisted with the administrative logistics pertaining to the management of a campus wide first year writing program that encompassed more than 100 faculty members. In addition, I coordinating semester-long "teaching circle" and participating in planning and implementation meetings for new initiatives and developmental opportunities.
Temple University
Graduate Teaching Assistant / Instructor
Courses Taught:
Social Issues In Literature
Literacy and Society
Analytical Reading and Writing
Courses as TA:
Shakespeare and Film
British Literature, 1660-1900
Classic MythologyMessiah College
Assistant Director of Admissions
Lucas worked at Messiah College as a Assistant Director of Admissions
Messiah College
Special Projects Coordinator: School of Humanities
Develop and coordinate summer programming initiatives within the School of Humanities specifically designed to engage high school students in all areas of the humanities.
Direct the Young Writer's and Young Filmmakers Workshops.
Manage budgets, selecting and hiring faculty and staff, & coordinate grants and clearances.Messiah College
Senior Admissions Counselor
Lucas worked at Messiah College as a Senior Admissions Counselor
Messiah College
Lecturer of Interdisciplinary Studies & Director of First Year Courses
Lucas worked at Messiah College as a Lecturer of Interdisciplinary Studies & Director of First Year Courses
CCSP-Environmental Study Abroad
Rotating Faculty Member
Teaching a literature and the environment course, including environmental theory and place-studies.
Education
Temple University
PhD
English
Temple University
Assistant to the Director of First Year Writing
Assisted with the administrative logistics pertaining to the management of a campus wide first year writing program that encompassed more than 100 faculty members. In addition, I coordinating semester-long "teaching circle" and participating in planning and implementation meetings for new initiatives and developmental opportunities.Temple University
Graduate Teaching Assistant / Instructor
Courses Taught: Social Issues In Literature Literacy and Society Analytical Reading and Writing Courses as TA: Shakespeare and Film British Literature, 1660-1900 Classic MythologyPenn State University
MA
Humanities
Messiah College
BA
English
Messiah College
Assistant Director of Admissions
Messiah College
Special Projects Coordinator: School of Humanities
Develop and coordinate summer programming initiatives within the School of Humanities specifically designed to engage high school students in all areas of the humanities. Direct the Young Writer's and Young Filmmakers Workshops. Manage budgets, selecting and hiring faculty and staff, & coordinate grants and clearances.Messiah College
Senior Admissions Counselor
Messiah College
Lecturer of Interdisciplinary Studies & Director of First Year Courses
Publications
"The Environmental Rhetoric of David E. Lilienthal" in Ecocriticism and the Future of Southern Studies
Louisiana State University Press
A chapter in an academic edited collection addressing issues of ecology and humanities in southern studies. Based, in part, on research conducted in the Princeton Library Seely G. Mudd Public Policy Library with the assistance of a Friends of Princeton Library Research Grant.
