Cooper CV Service

CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEPARTMENT, UNIVERSITY, AND PROFESSION
DEPARTMENT, COLLEGE, AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

Spanish Coordinator and Steering Committee (AY 2003-04)
- Faculty scheduling for AY 2004-05
- Spearheaded new articulation system for study abroad equivalents, gathered syllabi from 12 study abroad sites, organized faculty retreat to review syllabi
- Led curriculum revision to achieve parity between General Spanish and Pre-Credential Spanish Options of the Major
- Revised rotation system for general Spanish advising
- Created and administrate new rotation system of Single Subject advisors, achieved approval and training of all remaining faculty members for advising
- Revised Spanish major and minor requirements advising sheet
- Created informational packet for majors
- Organization and maintenance of informational bulletin board for Spanish section
- Proposed guidelines for online sample syllabi, approved by section
- Implemented plan for faculty visits of lower division courses to promote major
- Instituted position of Student Representative to augment student participation in governance
- Finished approval process of Strategic Plan revision (spearheaded by Don Miller)
- Coordinated informative sessions with Deborah Summers (Single Subject Credential Program); Esther Larocco (BCLAD program); Tasha Dev (Study Abroad Director); Víctor González (Representative of Accent study abroad program)
- Represented Spanish section in meeting with IP Vice President Dana Roson, Single Subject Advisor meetings
- Attended Steering Committee meetings
- Led Spanish section meetings
- Consulted with Department Chair whenever necessary

Department Scholarship Committee (2003-present)

Educational Equity Committee (2003-present)

Faculty Advisor, Single Subject Credential (2000-Present)

Evaluate CSUC students for Single Subject Matter Competency
Evaluate students from other CSU campuses for Single Subject Matter Competency

Multimedia Language Learning Center Committee (2000-Present)

Participated in various trainings
Participated in expanding database of activities
Participated in revision of Spanish Section website
Participated in putting sample syllabi online

State Foreign Language Council and Summer Teachers Institute Committee (2002, 2003)

Coordinated call for nominees, interviews for Summer Institute
Nominated students each year, two accepted

FLL Colloquium committee

Planning of Many Faces of Humor, Spring 2002

Grant Writing committee (2000-Present)
- $4000 CELT grant for Faculty Technology Training 2002
Department representative at Commencement (2002, 2003)
Co-chair, Curriculum Committee (Fall 2001-Spring 2003)
- Introduced SPAN 210 into curriculum
Chair, Spanish Textbook Selection Committee (2001-02)
- Coordinated search, created evaluation instrument, compiled results
Spanish Conversation Hour Coordinator (AY 2000-01)
- Coordinated and attended weekly conversation hour
Humanities Center Advisory Board (Fall 2001-pres.; on leave Fall 2003)
- Committee for Faculty Symposia Series
Chicano Studies Advisory Committee (Fall 2000-pres.)
Women’s Studies Advisory Committee (Fall 2000-pres.)
Latin American Studies Faculty Committee (Fall 2000-pres.)
- Retreat Fall 2003
- GE Theme Review Fall 2003
Women’s Faculty Association (Fall 2000-pres.)
- Chair, task force on benefits parity

OTHER Department Service (CSU, Chico):

Faculty Advisor, Chico Preview Day (October 2002, 2003)

Faculty Advisor 2002 Summer Orientation (2 days)

Participation (as speaker and with students) Day of the Dead Celebration (CSU, Chico) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Participation (as speaker and with students) Cinco de Mayo Celebration (CSU, Chico) 2000, 2001, 2002

Wrote department sketch entitled "Language and Time" for Arts & Letters 2. P. 37.

Created materials for and staffed Fall Application Day (2000, 2001)

Web Site Development Spanish Section

OTHER College/University Service (CSUC):

Mentor MA student intern (Spring 2003)

Faculty Marshal at Commencement (2002)

International Program/GISP student interviews (Spring 2002, Spring 2003)

International Program/GISP Study Abroad Orientation (2002, 2003)

Advisor, Upsilon Kappa Delta Multicultural Sorority (Fall 2001-pres.)

Interpreting at University Speech and Hearing Clinic (Fall 2000)

Community Service (CSUC):

Hospitals & Institutions alcoholism counseling at Glenn County Jail (2002-03)

Lead GLBTQ support group for alcoholism (2002-03)

Stonewall Alliance Center Board of Directors Nominations Committee (Fall 2003)

Text editing and video voice-over in Spanish for Social Work video interview project (August 11, 2003).

Mentor Hamilton High School student senior project

Stonewall Alliance Center Board of Directors (Spring 2001-2003) Author of Rainbow Alliance Member newsletter Pride

Interpreting for Starky Hearing Foundation for telephone calls to Managua.

GLBTQ film series at the Stonewall Alliance Center (Fall 2001)

SERVICE TO PROFESSION

Delegate, MLA, Women in the Professions Committee, 2003-6

Manuscript reviews for Chasqui: Journal of Latin American Literature, Fall 2003-present

Books reviews for H-NET, University of Michigan 2003-present

Book reviews for CHOICE, Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 2002-present

Site visit, USAC program in Santiago, Chile. October 14-20, 2002.

Review of Cinema for Spanish Conversation for Focus Publishing. Summer 2001.

Editorial Board, Dactylus, 1995-1996

Advisory Committee, Dactylus, 1994

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Latin American Studies Association

Modern Language Association of America (Assembly Delegate)

American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language

Society for the Study of Narrative Literature

California Faculty Association (Represented Chico at Conference 2001)