Melissa Prunty Kemp

EMPLOYMENT:

• Freelance Professional Writer - KPW-AMC - 1989 - Present

• Online English Instructor – Everest Online – CCI, July 2012 – Present

• Online English Instructor – CTUOnline, Colorado Springs, CO, February 2010 – September 2013

• Lead Instructor – English, General Education, Bauder College, Atlanta, GA; August 2008 – June 28, 2012, March 15, 2013 – July 26, 2013

• Strategic Plan Project Manager, Bauder College, Atlanta, GA: September 2009 to April 2010

• Program Chair of General Studies Department, Bauder College, Atlanta, GA; April 2003 to August 2008

• Instructor of Composition, Speech and Business Communication, Bauder College, Atlanta, GA; September 2000 to April 2003

• Instructor of Composition, Atlanta Institute of Art/National Paralegal Training Center, Atlanta, GA; September 2001 to September 2002

• Instructor of Composition, Georgia Military College, Community College, Union City, GA  July to September 2001

• Instructor of Composition, Speech and World Literature, Morris Brown College, Atlanta GA; September 2000 to May 2001

• Instructor of Technical Writing, Devry University, Atlanta, GA, July 2000 to October 2000

• Director of Development, Soweto Street Beat Dance Theatre, INC, Atlanta, GA, January 2000 to June 2002

• Director of Development, Hammonds House Galleries, Atlanta, GA, May 1999 to December 1999

• Instructor of English, Kent State University, Canton, OH, July 1993 to May 1998

• Curator of Art & History, Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke VA, August 1992 to July 1993

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, VPI & SU, Blacksburg, VA, September 1986 – May 1987; September1991 to May 1992.

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:           

• Freshman Composition: 108 sections

• Contemporary Literature: 13 sections

• World Literature: 23 sections 

• Introduction to Creative Writing: 6 sections  

• Creative Writing Poetry Independent Study: 1 section  

• Developmental English Composition: 13 sections

• Business Communications:  4 sections  

• Organizational Communications:  13 sections 

• Technical Writing:  23 sections

• Art History: 2 sections

• Humanities: 6 sections  

• Speech Communications: 24 sections 

• Introductory Algebra   6 sections  

• Preparatory Math   6 sections 

• Psychology:  20 sections 

• Introduction to Minority Literature: 6 sections  

• Popular Culture: 6 sections

• Pan African Studies: The Black Woman: 1 section  

• University Orientation: 16 sections 

• Women’s Studies Colloquium: 1 section 

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Fulton County Arts Council Contract for Services Advisory Panel, Atlanta, GA, 2009, 2011, 2013

• Textbook Evaluation, The Brief Wadsworth Handbook, Cengage, March 2009

• Textbook Editing, Contemporary Business Mathematics, Cengage, 2008

• Textbook Editing, The Brief Wadsworth Handbook, Cengage, 2007

 

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

• 5-Credit Hour Conversion for English Curriculum in General Education, Bauder College, 2012.

• Curriculum Review, Course Learning Outcomes and Assessment, all majors, Bauder College, Atlanta, GA, January 2010 to 2012.

• Capstone Revision and Course Development for Criminal Justice to March 2009

• Kaplan Curriculum Standardization Committee to June 2007

• Learning Objectives and Learning Outcomes Revisions, Bauder College, August 2006, May 2007

• Honors College Curriculum Development, Bauder College, September 2004

• Business Communications Course Development, Bauder College, August 2004

• Art History Curriculum Development, Bauder College, August 2004

• College Success Curriculum Development, Bauder College, November 2003

• Math Curriculum Development, Bauder College, October 2003

• College Preparation Program Design and Implementation Plan, Bauder College, June 2003

• English 099, 101, 102 and 201 Curriculum Development, Bauder College, June 2003

• Writing Center Study and Proposal, Bauder College, May 2001

• English 101 & 102 Course Development, General Studies Department, Bauder College, 2001 to 2002

• Soweto Street Beat Educational Website Design, 2001 to 2002

• Fulton County School Arts Program with Soweto Street Beat Curriculum Design, Spring 2002.

• African American Literature Course Design, Kent State University Stark Campus, Spring 1998

• Women’s Studies Colloquium Course Design, Kent State University Stark Campus, Fall 1997

• Pan African Studies The Black Woman Course Design, Kent State University Stark Campus, Spring 1996

• Minority Literature Course Design, Kent State University Stark Campus, Spring 1994

 

SERVICE:

• President – Bauder College Faculty Senate, August 2010 to April 2011

• Project Manager, Quality Enhancement Plan [Communities of Practice: Writing Across the Curriculum], Bauder College, Atlanta, GA , August 2010 to October 2010

• Scholarship Committee, Bauder Black Tie – March 2010 to May 2010

• Secretary, Faculty Curriculum Committee, Bauder College, March 2009 to July 2010

• Secretary, General Education Department Meeting, Bauder College, October 2009 to Present

• Lead Instructor of English courses in General Education, Bauder College, September 2009 to Present

• Bauder Poetry Club, January 2009 to March 2009

• Capstone Presentations Student Evaluations for Criminal Justice,  December 2008 to present

• Secretary Treasurer, Bauder College Faculty Senate, September 2008 to August 2010

• Inspired Teaching Contest Writer to June 2007

• Black History Month Program Coordinator, February 2007, February 2008

• Bauder Book Club Advisor, January 2007 to June 2007

• Registrar’s Assistant, December 2006 to 2008

• Kaplan Newsletter Writer and Editor, January 2007 to June 2007; Bauder campus has received publication in the company newsletter 4 out of 6 months of submissions.

• Attendance Database creation and analysis, January 2007

• Kaplan Higher Education Orientation Committee, November 2006 to 2008

• “The Bridge” Retention Committee Contest Writer, June 2006; Bauder won 2nd place in a national Kaplan Higher Education Competition.

• College Aptitude Assessment Program Assessment Testing Coordinator, April 2005

• Library Services and Development Committee, September 2003 to March 2005

• Curriculum Committee, September 2003 to March 2005

• Faculty Judiciary Committee Hearing,  September 2003

• Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society Advisor, Bauder College, January to April,  2003

• Women’s Studies Affiliate for Kent State University, 1997 to 1998

• American Association of University Professors, Kent State Local Chapter: Stark Campus Non-Tenure Track Faculty Representative, 1997; Negotiations Committee Chairperson, 1998

• STARS Mentoring Program, Kent State University, Kent Campus, 1997 to 1998

• EECAP Volunteer, Kent State University Stark Campus, 1993 to 1997

• Black History Month Committee Chair, Kent State University Stark Campus, 1993 to 1996

• Artist Lecture Series Committee Member, Kent State University Stark Campus, 1994 to 1996

• Pan African Student Alliance: Advisor, Kent State University Stark Campus, 1994 to 1996

• Student Association Advisor, Kent State University Stark Campus, 1995 to 1996