Gloria Golec

Gloria Golec

Professor, English

Tel.: (630) 942-3412
Berg Instructional Center (BIC), Room 2729J
golecg@cod.edu

Areas of Research Interest:

• 20th Century French and American Literature: Theater and Novel

Asian Literature

Professional Activities — Other

• Literature of Chicago Project
• Illinois Humanities Council Residential Seminar, "Understanding Islam"
• NEH Project, "Death, Grief and Mourning as Windows on East Asian Culture"
• East-West Center, University of Hawaii, "Infusing Asian Studies into the Curriculum"
• Imitation Hemingway Contests: "The Old Man in the Yard." The Best of Bad Hemingway.
   

Professional Travel:

• Field Study in Spain
• Field Study in Russia
• Field Study in Italy
• Field Study in Poland
• Field Study in Japan
• Field Study in China
   

Courses Taught:

• English 1101, 1102 - Composition
• English 1150 - Short Fiction
• English 2210 - Literary Journal: Prairie Light Review
• English 2226 - Masterpieces of World Literature
   

Professional Affiliations:

• National Council of Teachers of English Community College Humanities Association
   

Education:

• Ph.D. Comparative Literature, Emory University
• M. A. English, DePaul University
• B. A. English/French, Northern Illinois University
• Language Study, Sorbonne, Paris
   

Awards and Recognitions:

• "Woman of Distinction" Nominee, College of DuPage
• Henry Luce Foundation Grant, East-West Center
• C.O.D Multicultural Grant, East-West Center
• AAUW Project Renew Grant