SEOP ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR NEEDED SUMMER SESSION B (07/02/12-8/02/12)
DATE POSTED: January 31, 2012
The Program will run one week later than the start of B session to ensure all students have had high school graduation.
The Program
The Summer Educational Opportunity Program (SEOP) at Southern Connecticut State University is a five-week summer program designed to help students refine their skills before being accepted into the University. The Program is limited to fifty (50) students who may not have had an exemplary high
school record, but who are highly motivated and interested in pursuing a degree in higher education.
SEOP is designed to give students a real taste of college life. All students live on campus, attend
classes, and explore campus life together. Resident advisors and peer counselors are always
available to advise and counsel SEOP students and to implement a variety of enrichment activities,
both academic and recreational. There is no charge for tuition, textbooks, or room and board.
SEOP participants enjoy the camaraderie of a cohesive group of students and at the same time,
receive a number of academic advantages, including individualized academic counseling, small
classes, and personal attention from faculty and staff.
Upon successful completion of the Program, students will be admitted to SCSU for the upcoming Fall semester, and will earn four (4) college credits for the study completed during the summer.
The Writing Component
The Writing Component of SEOP is taught in a way where the goals and outcomes are consistent
with those proposed by the English Department for English 111. In the Writing Component, students
will learn interpretive reading/writing skills with the text, Writing First (With Readings), Practice in
Context. The Writing Component works closely with the Reading Component of the Program.
Transforming one's thoughts into effective, college-level prose is the basis for the SEOP Writing
Component. This course emphasizes integrating one's critical thinking and writing skills with the
ideas and writings of others.
The Writing Component requires that all students and faculty make use of technology throughout the
course. The classes are held in the computer labs. The students are expected to:
1. Know and use the basic conventions of academic writing;
2. Write and respond to readings to help develop critical thinking;
3. Work cooperatively in workshops, discussions, small group activities, etc.;
4. Implement self-evaluation skills;
5. Apply critical skills in reading, re-reading, proofreading, and revising;
6. Exhibit competency with the conventions of MLA;
7. Edit work using Microsoft Word and Spell Check
8. Perform and archive all steps in essay composition (discovery, rudimentary research,
drafting, peer review, one-on-one review with professor, revision and reflection.);
9. Connect to online writing help sites to investigate their particular issues with grammar,
punctuation and other sentence-level errors; and
10. Create electronic portfolios to showcase the best of their work.
Progress notes regarding students must be provided to colleagues and the Coordinator, electronically, on a daily basis. The English Faculty are also in daily contact with the Tutors and the Counselors. Midterm Student Evaluations and Final Program Evaluations are required.
Qualifications
Given the special emphasis of SEOP and the nature of its students, candidates for this position must:
1. demonstrate a successful track record of working with at risk students;
2. possess strong collaborative teaching skills and show evidence of the ability to effectively
teach in a team-teaching environment;
3. possess flexibility and adaptability that is necessary to work effectively with individuals who
are performing at the English 110 level, as well as those placing in English 99 and English
112 ;
4. demonstrate experience and/or willingness to integrate high-technology into all class
activities;
5. must be approved and recommended by the Chair of the English Department.
Compensation is set according to the standards set forth in the AAUP Collective Bargaining
Agreement.
To apply, please submit a resume and letter of interest to Dawn Stanton-Holmes, Coordinator, SEOP, Engleman B222, (203) 392-6815, holmesd3@southernct.edu, by 5:00 pm on Friday, March 9, 2012.
