Rhonda Hurst, M.A.
Assistant Professor of English
Hurst has a bachelor's degree in literature and English language and a master's degree in written communication both from Eastern Michigan University. She also teaches the secondary education methods courses for English majors and minors and supervises the student teachers from the English Department in the public schools.
Work
English Department, Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, Michigan 49283
517.750.6486, rhurst@arbor.edu
Education
- M.A. Eastern Michigan University. Written Communications, 1991 (24 additional post-MA credits earned in literature at the graduate level--most 800 or above--at Michigan State University)
- B.A. Eastern Michigan University, Literature and English Language, 1988 (summa cum laude).
- A.A. Jackson Community College, 1986.
Teaching Experience
- Spring Arbor University: September 1992-present. Basic Composition, College Writing, Supplemental Writing, Advanced Composition, Introduction to Literature, Modern Multicultural Literature, Teaching English Secondary, Core 100 and Core 200.
- Jackson Community College: September 1991-April 1993. Writing Experience, Technical Writing, Children’s Literature, and Writing Lab
- Lansing Community College: September 1991-March 1992. Freshman Composition, Argumentative Writing, Research Writing.
- Eastern Michigan University: September 1989-December 1990. Graduate Assistant. Basic Writing, Freshman Composition.
- Jackson County Schools: January 1989-June 1991. Substitute teacher, secondary level.
- Concord High School: September 1988-December 1988. Student Teacher. English 10, junior and senior level literature.
Publications
- Two one-week series of devotional readings. Come Ye Apart, Nazarene devotional publication, Nazarene Publishing House, Kansas City, Missouri. April, 1993 and August 1996.
Honors and Awards
- 1989-1990: Graduate Assistantship, Eastern Michigan University.
- 1986-1988: Dean’s List, Eastern Michigan University, Regent’s Scholarship, summa cum laude.
- 1983-1986: Dean’s List, Jackson Community College.
Membership
- Sigma Tau Delta (International English Honor Society)
Courses Taught