Mary Been, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of English and Languages

College of Arts, Letters, Social Sciences, and Emergency Services

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

mbeen@lssu.edu

906/635-2116

Courses Spring 2012

• ENGL111: First-Year Composition II; Sustainability

• ENGL 340: Genre Studies/ Regional Women Writers
• ENGL 404: Literature Before 1800/ Shakespeare and His Offspring
• COMM399: Communication Internship

Office Hours

Spring 2012

M: 11:15-12:30; T: 5:15-6:00; W: 11:15-12:00; TH: 5:15-6:00; F: 11:15-12:30

...and by appointment.

If you are unable to make the times listed above, please email me to arrange an appointment. (mbeen@lssu.edu)

All the courses I teach

• Communication 399: Communication Internship
• English 091: Preparation for College Reading and Writing
• English 110: First Year Composition I
• English 110: First Year Composition I: Science
• English 111: First Year Composition II (Website for ENGL111 classes)
• English 180: Introduction to Literary Studies
• English 232: American Literature II
• English 233: English Literature I
• English 236: Literature and Culture
• English 306: Technical Writing
• English 340: Genre Studies
• English 404: Literature Before 1800
• English 405: Romanticism
• English 406: 19th Century Literature
• English 421: History of Literary Criticism
• English 490: Senior Thesis
• Honors 401: Honors Thesis
• Humanities 256: Introduction to Film
• INTD 399: Communication Internship

University Service

• Faculty Executive Council (2010 - present)
  • Member-at-large
• Sustainabillity Committee (2010- present)
• "Young Women, Strong Leaders" Conference Committee (for April 2012)
• Self Study: Writer, Chapter Two: Learning Focused, which included: Assessment, General Education, Learning, Scholarship, Lifelong Learning, Organizational Learning (2011)
• Accreditation Steering Committee (2010-11)
  • Co-Chair: Criterion Three
• General Education Committee (2008-2011)
  • Chair: English and Communication Sub-Committee

Writing Across the Peninsula (WAP) Conference Co-Founder

A yearly academic conference on the topic of rhetoric and composition for college and high school teachers

2010: Michigan Technological University

"Exploring the Range"

Sept. 23-24, 2010

http://writingacrossthepeninsula2010.weebly.com/

2011: Northern Michigan University

"Shifting Shorelines: Revision at the Water's Edge"

Oct. 27-28, 2011

http://writingacrossthepeninsula.weebly.com/

2012: Lake Superior State University

"Bridging Boundaries"

I'm currently in the process of developing webpages for each of the areas below, gathering material that may be helpful to my students and colleagues.

Check back soon!

Sustainability

Academic Integrity

Guidelines for college writers

Course Outcomes

• ENGL091
• ENGL110
• ENGL111