Gustavus Adolphus
College
Minnesota Board of Teaching
Program Approval 2006

Dr. Baker Lawley

Minnesota Board of Teaching                                                                                                    3-99

1550 Highway 36 West, Roseville, MN 55113-4266

 

FACULTY VITA FORM

 

 

Name of Faculty MemberBaker Lawley

 

Name of Institution: Gustavus Adolphus College                                                      

 

Title or Rank:  Assistant Professor                            Field:  English

 

Earned Degrees:  List date earned, institution, and major and minor/supporting field for each degree earned.

2003 M.F.A., Creative Writing, The University of Alabama.

1998 B.A. in English, magna cum laude, Millsaps College.

 

Professional Experience: (including pre K-12 teaching or administration and college/university experience):

List name, location, dates, and field or function for each professional experience.

2005-present   Assistant Professor, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN.

 

2003-2005       Lecturer, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.

 

1999-2003       Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.

                       

1997-1998       Ford Fellow, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS.

 

Assignment:  Fill in percentages for all that apply.

 

100%  Full-Time in Institution                 _____ % Part-Time in Institution

00%  Assignment in Education                100  %  Assignment Outside Education

100%  Undergraduate Assignment          _____%  Graduate Assignment

    %  Administration                               _____% Other (specify)_________________

 

Load: (including teaching and administrative assignments):  For Academic Year:    2005-6

List course numbers, titles, and credits for each semester. Specify whether courses are undergraduate or graduate level.

Fall Semester:

ENG112: Introduction to Creative Writing (2 courses, undergraduate)

ENG121: American Literature I (1 course, undergraduate)

 

Spring Semester:

Writing Fiction (1 course, undergraduate)

Contemporary American Literature ((1 course, undergraduate)

 

Name:  Baker Lawley

 

Title: Assistant Professor of English

 

Appointment date: 2005

1.            Non-class duties – committees, responsibilities, etc.

              

2.            Current Professional and Academic Associate Memberships:

               Associated Writing Programs

 

3.            Current Professional Activities

2004                Haints, completed novel manuscript, 114,000 words/375 pages.  Pending.

                                    Semifinalist, Words and Music Literary Conference Novel Competition.

 

4.            Sample Publications:

2002                “Tire Pile.” The Southeast Review 22.1.

2002                “Funeral Game.” Oyster Boy Review 16.

2002                “Preserving Rural Heritage.” The Tuscaloosa News 22 August: D1. 

2001                “Dust Cave.” Alabama Heritage 65.

1999                “From Shakespeare to Elvis: an interview with Lewis Nordan.” Millsaps

                                    Magazine 5.

 

5.            Sample Papers Presented:

1997                “Religion and Humor in the Work of Clyde Edgerton.” Presentation,

                                    Twentieth Century Literature Conference, Louisville, Kentucky.

 

6.            Current Research Emphases: