RESUME

Jack Swanson

University of California, Irvine                 M.F.A., English

University of California, Berkeley            B. A., Sociology

2008 - Outstanding Faculty Award

2007 - Excellence in Dedication and Service to ASCC

1998, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 Who's Who of America's Teachers

1999-2000 - Outstanding Faculty Senator

1998-99 - Outstanding Faculty Senator

1994 Nicholl Fellowship Semifinalist - Academy Motion Picture Arts/Sciences

1986 National Endowment for the Arts grant (screenwriting)

1986 Award of Merit: California Short Story Competition

1983 Transatlantic Review Award for Fiction

1968-72 California State Scholarship

1991 - present  Professor of English, Cerritos Community College

English 241 - Screenwriting
English 240 - Creative Writing
English 234 - Short Fiction
English 102 - Introduction to Literature
English 100 - Freshman Composition
English 100 - Freshman Composition Online
English 52 - Introduction Composition
English 52 - Introduction Composition Online
English 69.11 - Learning Plus
English 69.8 - Writing the Research Paper
English 20 - Basic Writing

Committees and Department work

Communications Chair, CCFF, 2009-12
Chair, English Department, 2004-08
Developmental Education Committee, 2007-08
Liberal Arts Building Remodel Committee 2007-08
Planning & Budget Committee, 2001-02, 2003-06
Accreditation Co-Chair, Standard 2, 1999-2002
Faculty Senator, 1996-2002
Academic Affairs Committee, Chair, 1997-2002
Vice President of Faculty Senate, 1999-2001
Instructional Technology Committee, Chair 1999-2001
Teaching Assistant Program, 1995-98
Scholars Honors Program, 1997-98
Integrated Thematic Instruction, 1996-97, 1997-98
Program Review Committee, English Department
Planning and Budgeting subcommittee
Freshmen Composition Revision committee
Seniority Review Committee, English Department
Student Publications Committee

1988 - 1991   Instructor, Fullerton and Cypress Community Colleges

English 100 - College Writing
English 102 - Introduction to Literature
English 105 - Introductory Creative Writing
English 209 - Intermediate Creative Writing

1984 - 1991   Instructor, University of California, Irvine

Writing 39A - remedial composition
Writing 39B - composition/literary analysis
Writing 39B - computer assisted
Writing 39C - research and argumentation

1981 - 1983   Teaching Assistant, University of California, Irvine

Writing 39A and 39B
English 31 - Creative Writing

1979     ESL Instructor, Centarot za stranski jazici, Skopje, Yugoslavia

2007     Basic Skills Initiative - Mt. San Antonio College
2007     Conversations in English Studies - Cal State Fullerton
2006     Panelist:  "Negotiating an Academic Job Offer" - UC Irvine
2006     Learning How Students Learn - Cerritos College
2006     Panelist:  "Academic Employment in Community Colleges" - UC Irvine
2005     English Faculty Forum - UC Irvine
2001     Humanities Faculty Forum - UC Irvine
2001     Leadership Development Institute - Long Beach
2000     California State Academic Senate - Los Angeles
2000     California State Academic Senate - San Francisco
1999     California State Academic Senate Leadership Conference - San Diego
1999     TechEd 99 Conference - Ontario
1999     California State Academic Senate - San Francisco
1999     California Assessment Institute - Palm Springs
1998     Partnerships in Excellence - LA Harbor College
1998     California State Academic Senate - Los Angeles
1998     Front Page & Scanning - Innovation Center, Cerritos College
1997     Computer Using Educators - Palm Springs
1997     Technology in Education - San Jose
1996     Computer Using Educators - Palm Springs
1996     California Academic Senate - San Jose
1995     The Electronic Classroom/Classes on line - Cerritos College
1994     Student Centered Learning - Cerritos College
1994     Cooperative Learning Seminar - Cerritos College
1993     Cerritos College Future Conference - Lakewood
1992     Computer Using Educators Conference - Palm Springs
1991     Computer Using Educators Conference - Palm Springs
1990     Teaching Composition on Computers - Cypress
1990     California Subject A Examination/Reader - Berkeley
1989     California Subject A Examination/Reader - Berkeley
1986     Screenwriters' Workshop - Squaw Valley, California
1984     Writers' Workshop - Squaw Valley, California
1976     International Conference on Workers' Self-Management, Dubrovnik,Yugoslavia
1975     International Conference on Workers' Self-Management, Dubrovnik,Yugoslavia

Journalism

Orange County Register. Sportswriter. Ed., Alan Abair. May - August 1998.

Short Stories

"A Confession." O. Henry Festival Stories - 1985. Ed., Evalyn P. Gill.  Greensboro, N.C.: Transverse Press, 1985.

"With Shovel Provided." The Tenth Muse. Ed., Simeon Denk .  Fullerton, CA: Fullerton College Press, 1991.

Books - Translated

Katargiev, Ivan. The Kresna Uprising. Skopje, Macedonia: Makedonska kuka,
1979.

Stobi -- a collection of research papers on the Greek/Roman/Turkish ruins at Stobi,
Macedonia. Skopje, Macedonia: Princeton University Press/Makedonska kuka, 1980.

Tsepenkov, Marko. Marko Tsepenkov - a Selection. Ed., Tome Sazdov. Skopje,
Macedonia: Makedonska kuka, 1978.

Yanevski, Slavko. The Selected Poetry of Slavko Yanevski. West Branch, Iowa: Handset Letterpress Poetry, 1981.

Book - ghostwriter

Aaland, Mikkel. Sweat. Santa Barbara, California: Capra Press, 1978.

Feature Films - translator

Woman of Mortar - produced by Television Skopje for the Non-Aligned Nations Film Festival, 1979.

The Red Horse - produced by Vardar Films for the Berlin Film Festival, 1981.

The White Hall - produced by Television Skopje for the Non-Aligned Nations Film Festival, 1978.

Documentary Films - translator and narrator

Nerezi - produced by Television Skopje for the Cannes Film Festival,1978.

Via Ignatia - produced by Television Skopje for the Non-Aligned Nations Film Festival, 1979.

Along Old Paths - produced by Television Skopje for the Non-Aligned Nations Film Festival, 1979.

Sierra Leone - produced by Television Skopje for the Non-Aligned Nations Film Festival, 1979.

Miscellaneous - translator and editor

"Macedonian Poetry." The International Portland Review - 1980. Ed., Cindy Ragland. Portland: Portland State University Press, 1980.

Translation of scores of articles and stories that appeared in the Macedonian Review, a quarterly published in English for the former Yugoslavia, 1976 - 1981.

From April 1991 - September 1992, worked as a proofreader and editor for the Orange County Metropolitan (now called OC Metro) a bimonthly magazine.

Last update:  19 June 2010