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Donald Ross, Jr.

Professor

Department of English
210L Lind Hall
207 Church St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 625-5585, rossj001@umn.edu

 

Special Interests

Honors & Awards

 

Background

Publications

Teaching

  • Composition
    • Freshman English; Writing Practice
    • Intermediate Expository Writing
    • Technical Writing for Engineers
    • Advanced Expository Writing
    • Critical Reading and Writing for Management
    • Pre-Professional Writing for Business
    • Writing for the Health Sciences
    • Graduate seminars and courses
  • Other courses
    • Lolita and Moby-Dick (Cross Disciplinary Studies)
    • American Life: Technology and literature (American Studies)
    • Practicum in the Teaching of English (Graduate course)
    • Writing for Publicaton (Graduate course)
    • Techniques of Literary Study (as an Independent Study course with Chris Gordon and Bev Atkinson)
    • Introduction to Business and Technical Writing - TV Independent Study
    • Technical Writing for Engineers - Computer-based (HyperCard) course

Selected Professional Activities

  • Association for Computers and the Humanities: Executive Secretary (1978-1988).
  • Member, Task Force on Definition of College-Level Skills, Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Board, 1985-86; Final Report, January 15, 1986.
  • Modern Language Association and IBM, Advisory Committee on Educational Software, 1987-89
  • EDUCOM Higher Education Software Awards Program, National Panel member, 1988, 1991
  • Modern Language Association, Committee on Computers and Emerging Technologies in Teaching and Research, 1989-91 (Inaugural member)
  • Workshops on Computer Aided Instruction and Writing University of Wisconsin--Stevens Point, October 1986 Des Moines Area Community Colleges, November 1986 Swarthmore College, April 1987 (Sloan Foundation) Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio 1987, 1988 (CAPHE)
  • Computers and the Humanities Member of the Editorial Board (1973-2000); guest editor, Vol. 11, No. 4 (1977)
  • Style, Consulting Editor (1975-1982); guest editor, Vol. 14 (1980); member of the editorial board (1982-present).
  • Consultant, University of Minnestota Libraries, Women's Travel Writing, 1830-1930, web site project.
  • Executive Secretary, International Society for Travel Writing (2001-present)

 

 

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