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NWU Home   ›   Kathy Wolfe

Kathy Wolfe

Faculty/Staff profile

Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences/Professor of English
Phone: 
(402) 465-2350
Email: 
kjw@nebrwesleyan.edu
Office: 
Smith Curtis 311D
Office hours: 

By appointment

Background: 

Nebraska native and NWU alum (class of '90).

Taught in Oklahoma City (Rose State College, Oklahoma City Community College) and Durango, CO (Fort Lewis College) before coming back to NWU in 2000.

Lovely sabbatical in Costa Rica, 2007-08.

Education: 

B.A. (English), Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1990
Ph.D (English: Rhetoric/Composition), Texas Christian University, 1994 

Teaching philosophy: 

Determined to convince as many students as possible of the glee to be had in reading etymological dictionaries.

Courses taught: 

English Language and Writing, Liberal Arts Seminar, Introduction to Linguistics, Introduction to Classical Rhetoric, History of the English Language, Studies in Linguistics, Studies in Rhetoric, Advanced Composition, Introduction to Peace and Justice Studies

Course schedule: 

Spring 2012

English 151, Introduction to Linguistics (Tu/Th 8:30-9:45 a.m., Smith Curtis 221)

Research and academic interests: 

Nonwestern rhetorical traditions, liberal arts education, propaganda analysis, sociolinguistics, peace and justice studies, ecology

Service interests: 

My spouse, son and I are buddies with players in the Homer's Heroes challenger baseball league, for athletes with physical and mental disabilities.

Professional and community affiliations, certifications and awards: 

American Conference of Academic Deans
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences
National Academic Advising Association
National Council of Teachers of English
Conference on College Composition and Communication
Rhetoric Society of America
Rhetoricians for Peace
Nebraskans for Peace
American Association of University Professors
Peace and Justice Studies Association


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