Tom O'Connor
Composition Instructor at Midland University- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Midland University
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Composition Instructor
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Aug 2016 - Present
• Teach English Composition courses, totaling 80 students. • Provide on-line feedback and individual meetings for all students. • Effectively facilitate small-group discussions toward critical analysis. • Coach first-year freshmen students to develop strong study habits. • Prompt students toward individual responsibility, goal setting, and self-reflection. • Teach English Composition courses, totaling 80 students. • Provide on-line feedback and individual meetings for all students. • Effectively facilitate small-group discussions toward critical analysis. • Coach first-year freshmen students to develop strong study habits. • Prompt students toward individual responsibility, goal setting, and self-reflection.
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University of Nebraska–Lincoln
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Career Advisor
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Aug 2013 - May 2016
• Advised business students on how to prepare for, and find, career jobs.• Taught online courses with 40 students.• Taught large lecture classes with 64 students.• Provided one-on-one assistance for resumes, cover letters, and graduate school applications.
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Writing Lab Coordinator
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Aug 1992 - May 2016
• Facilitated critical investigations in low-enrollment recitations (24 students).• Developed assignments in finance, marketing, accounting, economics, and management. • Maintained structured time and place to work on case studies assigned by professors. • Created and managed small groups for 200-300 students weekly.• Provided one-on-one services for students seeking writing assistance.• Copy edited for faculty and students who speak English as an additional language.
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Field-trip Coordinator, Summer ESL program
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May 1988 - Sep 1998
• Taught classes in UN-L’s English as a Second Language program.• Trained and managed graduate students to mentor groups of ESL students.• Set itinerary for Midwest field-trip events• Toured Midwest with 24 Japanese students from Senshu University.
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Corporate Communications Consultant
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Dec 1999 - May 2016
• Communications consultant: National Research Corporation, Bailey Lauerman, State Farm Insurance, Ameritas Insurance,Ten Thousand Villages, Bright Lights Summer Enrichment Program, and a host of other companies involved in CBA’s former Business Seminars program. • Communications consultant: National Research Corporation, Bailey Lauerman, State Farm Insurance, Ameritas Insurance,Ten Thousand Villages, Bright Lights Summer Enrichment Program, and a host of other companies involved in CBA’s former Business Seminars program.
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Lincoln Chess Foundation
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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Secretary/Treasurer; Chess Coach and Tournament Director
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Aug 1996 - Jun 2003
• Established and taught after-school chess clubs for six Lincoln elementary schools. • Directed chess tournaments and summer programs for children. • Published thirty-seven Journal Star newspaper columns in 2002-2003. • Raised thousands of dollars for Nebraska State Chess Association. • Established and taught after-school chess clubs for six Lincoln elementary schools. • Directed chess tournaments and summer programs for children. • Published thirty-seven Journal Star newspaper columns in 2002-2003. • Raised thousands of dollars for Nebraska State Chess Association.
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Education
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies -
Iowa State University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Creative Writing -
University of Iowa
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General