About
BARBARA L. CLINTON
(In Honors 100 one of the things we work on is constructing academic
resumes. I believe in
leading by example, so here is mine--a little different format, but
much the same as yours.)
Highline Community
College
(206)878-3710 ext. 3151
2400 S. 240th
Street
E-mail:
bclinton@highline.edu
EDUCATION:
Multimedia Certificate Program (June, 2000)
University of Washington/Extension
Doctor of Philosophy (June, l990)
University of
Washington/ Department of Speech Communication
Major Emphasis: Communication
Development and Instructional Communication
Minor Emphasis: Curriculum and
Instruction
Puget Sound
Writing Project (associated with National Writing Project)
(summer, l986)
Master of Arts (May, l969)
George Washington University/
Department of English
Major
Emphasis: American Literature
Minor Emphasis: English Literature
National Defense Education Act
Fellowship (1967-1969)
Bachelor of Arts (May, l967)
University of Arizona/ Department
of English
Major Emphasis: English and
American Literature
Minor Emphasis: Spanish and French
(additional credits to qualify for
secondary teaching certificate)
Phi Beta Kappa
Freeman Medal for Outstanding
Graduate
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Head, Honors Program, Highline College
(fall 1999-present)
Head, Speech Communication Department,
Highline College (fall 1998-fall 2007)
Full-time Faculty, Speech Department and
Honors Program, Highline College (fall 1994-
present)
CURRENT:
“Honors Seminar” (Honors 100)
“Honors Colloquy” (Honors 101)
FORMER:
"Interpersonal and Group" (Speech 210)—includes service learning
“Speak Your
Mind”-- coordinated study of speech 100/philosophy 100
"We, the Jury"--coordinated study of speech 100/legal 100
“Standing on the Edge of Chaos: Leadership for the 21st
Century”-- coordinated
study of speech 100/writing 101
“Highline Goes to
Hollywood”--coordinated study of speech 100/multimedia 110
"Basic Speech" (Spch
100)
"Public Speaking" (Spch 213) --
includes public relations internships
Adjunct Professor, Communication,
Seattle University (fall 1993 - spring 1994)
"Interpersonal Communication" (COMC
260)
"Small Group Communication" (COMC
361/362)
Faculty, Dept. of
Speech Communication, University of Wa. (fall l990-spring 1993)
"Speech, the Individual, and
Society" (SpCom 102)
"Communication in Children's
Environments" (SpCom 455)
"Communication in Adolescent
Environments" (SpCom 456)
Coordinator for TA Training
Supervisor for Sp/Com 499
instructional communication internships in
World Culture Magnet Program at B.F. Day School
Course Coordinator for
"Interpersonal Communication" (SpCom 103, 1990-91)
Teaching Assistant (fall l988-spring
l990 )
University of Washington/Department
of Speech Communication
"Communication in the Classroom" (SpCom
203)
Teaching Assistant (winter, l987)
University of Washington/Department
of Speech Communication
"Interpersonal Communication" (SpCom
103)
Collaboratively taught with Jody Nyquist
(fall, l987)
University of Washington/
Department of Speech Communication
"Communication in Children's
Environments" (SpCom 455)
Instructor (winter, l987)
University of Washington Continuing
Education, Puget Sound Writing Project
"Talk-Write" (course for elementary
teachers on integrating instruction in speaking
and writing skills into the standard K-8 language arts curriculum)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
National Communication
Association
Vice Chair Elect (fall 2006-present)
“Communicating Common Ground” Initiative" : National Chair
(fall 2001 – fall 2006)
(chaired program as it developed to include 70 higher ed-community
partnerships
and to be institutionalized under the Educational Policies Board of
the NCA)
“Communicating Common Ground” Initiative" : Recruitment
(fall 2006-present)
American Association of Colleges and
Universities
Conference Participant,
Washington, DC, January 2006
Conference Participant, Seattle,
WA, January 2003
Highline College
CURRENT:
“Running Start” Committee
“Critical Moments” Committee
“Honors Program” Committee
International Conversation Cafes
FORMER:
40th Anniversary
Planning Committee
Student Success
Committee
Student Outcomes and
Competencies Committee
College-wide
Instructional Outcomes Project
Distance Education
Committee
Faculty Senate
Diversity Outcomes Advisory
Committee
Faculty Institute on
Grant Writing
Faculty Institute on
Student Success
Faculty Institute on
Globalizing Curricula
Faculty Institute on
Technology (facilitator)
Faculty Institute on
Outcomes Assessment
Faculty Institute on
Pluralizing Curricula and Pedagogy
Seattle University
Cultural Pluralism Reading Group (group of faculty/staff who
read specific literary
works, met on a regular basis, and discussed the various cultures
and the
application of our readings to the college environment; 1993-1994)
Grant/Proposal Writing
Workshop (fall 1993)
University of Washington
Committee on Improving Large Lecture Classes, spring 1992-spring
1993
(one of four selected presenters at fall 1992 conference for U.W.
lecturers)
Communication Consultant to:
Seattle Law Firms
Courtroom Communication
1983-present
St. George School (Seattle, WA)
“Communicating With
Teenagers,” February, 2002
Illahee Junior High
School (Federal Way, WA)
winter, 1997
Medina Elementary School (Bellevue,
WA)
1996-1997
Bellevue Public Schools (Bellevue,
WA)
Fall, l990
Model Language Arts Curriculum
Writing Team
Superintendent of Public
Instruction State of Washington
July l984-June l985
Basic Communication Competencies
Program
Superintendent of Public
Instruction State of Washington
April l982-February l983
HONORS AND AWARDS
Outstanding Community College Educator Award
Selected competitively by the National Communication
Association
Awarded at national convention in San Antonio, Texas,
November 18, 2006
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 1998,
2000, 2002, 2003-4, 2004-5, 2005-6
Pathfinder Award, Puget Sound
Association of Phi Beta Kappa, 2005
Model Teaching Program Award, Western
States Communication Association, 2003
Highline College
Faculty Member of the Year
2000-2001
Speech Department Chair (fall 1998
- fall 2007)
Honors Department Director (fall
1999 - present)
Instructional Improvement Grants (fall 1995, fall 1996,
spring 1997, winter 1998)
Microsoft/Northwest Center for Emerging Technologies Grant
(winter 1997)
Students Activities Grant (winter,
spring 1996)
Steering Committee, Vice Provost's
Committee on Improving Large Lecture Classes
(spring 1992-spring
1993)
Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student
International Communication
Association
June, l990
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
University of Washington,
Department of Speech Communication
May, l990
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS/PARTICIPATION
“ESL to
Honors: Cultural Border Crossing as a Catalyst for Curricular
Innovation” (chair)
National Communication Association, San Antonio, November 2006
“Connecting
Learning and Actions: Communicating Common Ground New Partner’s
Panel”
(chair)
National
Communication Association, San Antonio, November 2006
“Communicating
Common Ground New Partner Orientation Pre-Conference ” (chair)
National
Communication Association, Boston, November 2005
“In Good
Company: The Power of Healthy Mentoring” (author)
National
Communication Association, Boston, November 2005
“The State of
the Communication Curricula in the Nation’s Community Colleges: A
National Research Project” (participant)
National Communication Association, Boston, November 2005
“Keeping Your
Class and Community Healthy Through Service-Learning” (participant)
National
Communication Association, Boston, November 2005
“CCG Partners’
Poster Session: Reporting the Health of the Program” (chair)
National Communication Association, Boston, November 2005
“2004
Communicating Common Ground New Partners” Reports” (chair)
National Communication Association, Boston, November 2005
“Communicating
Common Ground New Partner Orientation Pre-Conference ” (chair)
National
Communication Association, Chicago, November 2004
“Moving
Forward, Looking Back: Highlights of CCG 2004 Partnerships” (chair)
National
Communication Association, Chicago, November 2004
“Moving
Forward/Looking Back: An Ethnographic Perspective of Diverse
Worlds of the
Community College
Experience” (author)
National Communication Association, Chicago, November 2004
“Communicating
Common Ground New Partner Orientation Pre-Conference ” (chair)
National
Communication Association, Miami, November 2003
“Reaching
In/Reaching Out: Highlights of 2003 Partnerships” (chair)
National
Communication Association, Miami, November 2003
“Service
Learning Assessment” (participant)
National
Communication Association, Miami, November 2003
“Communicating
Common Ground New Partner Orientation Pre-Conference ” (chair)
National
Communication Association, New Orleans, November 2002
“Communicating
Common Ground Community in Action:
Highlights of
2002 Partnerships” (chair)
National
Communication Association, New Orleans, November 2002
“Communicating
Common Ground: An NCA Service Learning Initiative” (chair)
National
Communication Association, New Orleans, November 2002
“Communicating Common
Ground in Public School Settings” (participant)
National
Communication Association, Atlanta, GA, November 2001
“Communicating Common
Ground” (participant)
American
Association of Higher Education, Washington, DC, March 2001
“Communicating Common
Ground” (participant)
National
Communication Association, Seattle, WA, November 2000
“School Violence: A
Program for Prevention” (participant)
National
Communication Association, Seattle, WA, November 2000
“Highline Goes to
Hollywood” (participant)
National Institute
for Staff & Organizational Development (NISOD), May, 1998
“Community
Connections: Some Creative Initiatives” (participant)
Community College
Humanities Association, San Francisco, November 1996
PUBLICATIONS
Clinton, B., Dixon, R. Dufer, D.
Instructor’s Manual / Test Bank (Understanding Human
Communication). New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
Clinton, B. L.
(contributing author, publication 2001). Glencoe Communication
Applications, The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Clinton, B. L.
(1999). Students as customers. FACTC Focus, 10.
Kline, S. & Clinton,
B. L. (1998). Developments in children’s persuasive message
practices.
Communication Education, 47,
120-136.
Clinton, B. L.
(1997). Education should not be a preparation for life; it should
be life.
Innovation Abstracts, vol, 19, no. 9.
Clinton, B. L. & Clark, R. (1994).
Effective Speech. Mission Hills, CA: Glencoe Publishing
Company.
Clinton, B. L., & Staton, A. Q. (1992). TA
training at the University of Washington: An overview. In J. D.
Nyquist & D. H. Wulff (Eds.), Preparing Teaching Assistants for
Instructional Roles in Communication: The TA Supervisor's
Experience. Annandale, VA.: Speech Communication Association.
Clinton B. L.
(1992). Informative communication instruction: An application of
theory and
research to the elementary classroom.
Communication Education, 41, 54-68.
Clinton B. L.
(1991). Using communication functions to organize the language arts
curriculum: A
whole language approach.
Illinois Council of Teachers of English
Bulletin,
79, 11-20.
Clinton B. L., &
Hancock, G. R. (1991). The development of an understanding of
comforting
messages. Communication Reports, 6,
36-45.
INTERCULTURAL EXPERIENCE
International
Conversation Cafes (winter 2005-present)
Organizer of this campus-wide event that
provides a service-learning experience for Honors and speech
students, focusing each quarter on a different ethnic culture
present on our campus. Cafes thus far have focused on
Ethiopia-Eritrea, Ukraine, Korea, Vietnam, Latin America, and
Bosnia.
“Critical Moments” Committee (fall 2005
– present): member
Committee collects
stories of the “critical moments” that have contributed to the
academic success of students from under-represented groups.
Faculty Institute on Globalizing Curricula
Diversity Outcomes Advisory Committee
Faculty Institute on Pluralizing Curricula and
Pedagogy
Cultural Pluralism Project, Seattle University
Director, Instructional Communication
Internships in World Culture Magnet Program
(B.F. Day School in
Seattle)
International Committee, St. Joseph's School
International exchange programs hostess (have
welcomed students into my home from
Paraguay, Singapore,
France, and Japan for extended stays with my family)
Coordinator of American Field Service high
school program
Headstart Hispanic Program volunteer
Experiment in International Living to Marugame,
Shikoku, Japan
Experiment in International Living to Mulhouse,
France
Stanford University/University of Arizona
Summer School in Guadalajara, Mexico
Exchange program to Hermosillo, Mexico
College minors in Spanish and French
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Puget Sound Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
American Association of University Women
National Communication Association
Western States Communication Association
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Current:
Chair, Communication Sub-Committee of
Centennial Committee, St. Joseph’s Church
Board, Puget Sound Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
Advisory Board, Georgetown University Medical
School
Lector, St. Joseph’s Church
Previous:
Seattle Repertory Theater Organization Board
Seattle Children's Theater Board
Steering Committee, St. Joseph's School
Accreditation Project
Steering Committee, Seattle Preparatory School
Accreditation Project
St. Joseph's School International Committee
Marriage Enrichment Council, St. Joseph's
Parish
Seattle Preparatory School Parent Board
Lakeside School Parent Board
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