Quentin Vieregge, PhD
Professor of English, UW-Eau Claire-Barron County
| 1800 College Drive, Rice Lake, WI 54868 | (813) 549-9139 VIEREGQD@uwec.edu |
EDUCATION
University of South Florida; Ph.D. in Rhetoric & Composition (August 2011)
Dissertation: Narratives of Architectural Revolution in Online Christian Rhetoric
Dissertation Director: Dr. Joseph Moxley, Ph.D.
Texas Tech University; M.A. in English (December 2005)
Texas Tech University; B.A. in English (December 2002)
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Kasper, Eric and Quentin Vieregge. The U.S. Constitution in Film: Part of Our National Culture: Lanham, MD: Lexington, 2018.
Vieregge, Quentin, Kyle Stedman, Taylor Mitchell, and Joe Moxley. Agency in the Age of Peer Production. Studies in Writing and Rhetoric. Urbana: NCTE, 2012.
Book Chapters
“Exigency: What Makes My Message Indispensable to My Reader.” 19-p. Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing. Ed. Matt Vetter, Mary Stewart and Dana Driscoll. Vol. 3: Parlor Press.
“Ameritude: Framing and Convergence Culture in the American Political Landscape.” 29-p. Under Review for Your Shook Me All Campaign Long: The Role of Music in the 2016 Presidential Election and Beyond. Ed. Eric Kasper and Benjamin Schoening. University of North Texas Press.
“The Five Paragraph Essay is Rhetorically Sound.” Bad Ideas About Writing. Ed. Cheryl Ball and Drew Loewe. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University Libraries, 2017. Web. 209-213.
“Product Placement in the Golden Age of Radio: or Why Tina Fey Owes a Debt of Gratitude to Jack Benny.” We Are What We Sell. Ed. Danielle Sarver Coombs and Bob Batchelor. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2014. Print. 3 vols.: 166-178.
“The Culture of Brands: Building Consumers One Day at a Time.” Cult Pop Culture: How the Fringe Became Mainstream. Ed. Bob Batchelor. Vol. 3. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2012. Print. 3 vols.: 71-86.
Glossary Entries
“Maker faire.” Reference Entry. Keywords in Design Thinking: A Primer For Makers, Designers, and Technical Communicators. Ed. Jason Tham.
“Creative Commons licensing.” Reference Entry. Keywords in Design Thinking: A Primer For Makers, Designers, and Technical Communicators. Ed. Jason Tham.
Custom Textbooks
Mitchell, Taylor, Kendra Gayle Lee, Kyle Stedman, Erin Trauth, and Quentin Vieregge. Artifacts: Moving Toward Agency. Plymouth, MI: Hayden McNeil, 2009.
Vieregge, Quentin, Kendra Gayle Lee, Taylor Joy Mitchell, Kyle Stedman, Erin Trauth, Michael Shuman, and Joe Moxley. Composition Practices: FYC Policies and Pedagogies (Teaching Guide to Artifacts: Moving Toward Agency Textbook). Plymouth, MI: Hayden McNeil, 2009.
Trauth, Erin, Lauren Oetinger, Kate Pantelides, and Quentin Vieregge. Power to the Pen: Pedagogical Approaches in Composition (Teaching Guide to Power to the Pen Textbook). Plymouth, MI: Hayden McNeil, 2009.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Campus Associate Chair of Department of English, University of Wisconsin-Barron County(August 2017-July 2018)
Department Assessment Co-Coordinator, UW Colleges, Department of English (Fall 2014-2016)
Director of Writing at The Learning Center, University of Wisconsin-Barron County (Fall 2011-2014)
Research Assistant to the Director of Composition (Research for Dr. Joseph Moxley, Ph.D.), University of South Florida (2007-2010)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor of English, University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire-Barron County (Fall 2011-present)
BluGold Seminar (WRIT 101, 102, 114, 116, 120 114, ITV, and In-Person High School)
Introduction to Literature, ENGL 150
Film, Television, and Moving-Image Culture, ENGL 181
Drama, ENGL 277
First Semester First-Year Composition, ENG 101
Second Semester First-Year Composition, ENG 102
First and Second Semester First-Year Composition via ITV, ENG 101, ENG 102
Special Topics in English, ENG 190
Applied Academic Writing, ENG 207
Business Communication, ENG 210 /BUS 210
Film Studies, ENG 277
Film Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, ENG 277/POL 120
Film Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, ENG 277/PHI 291
Religious Traditions in Literature, ENG 288
Introduction to Drama, ENG 251
Short Story and Novel, ENG 253
Independent Study (Film), ENG 299
Undergraduate Senior Thesis Advisor (2 students)
Graduate Teaching Associate, University of South Florida (Fall 2006-Summer 2011)
First Semester First-Year Composition, ENC 1101
Second Semester First-Year Composition, ENC 1102
Introduction to Technical Communication, ENC 2210
Expository Writing, ENC 3310
Introduction to Literature, LIT 2000
Introduction to Poetry, LIT 2030
Introduction to Drama, LIT 2040
Film and Culture, ENG 4674
Adjunct, Texas Tech University (Spring 2006)
First and Second Semester First-Year Composition, ENG 1301 and ENG 1302
Graduate Part-Time Instructor, Texas Tech University (Summer 2003-Fall 2005)
First and Second Semester First-Year Composition, ENG 1301 and ENG 1302
COURSES CREATED / REDESIGNED
Second-Semester First Year Composition, EN 102 (Redesign of Online Course)
Applied Academic Writing, ENG 207 (Creation of Course and Online Design)
Film Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, ENG 277/PHI 291 (Combined with
Interdisciplinary Designation)
Film Studies, Interdisciplinary Approach, ENG 277/POL 120 (Combined with Interdisciplinary Designation)
TUTORING
Writing Tutor, Hillsborough Community College (Summer 2007-Summer 2008; Summer 2010-Fall 2010)
Writing Tutor, Texas Tech University Writing Center (Spring 2005-Fall 2005)
PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Presentations
“Greyscale Pedagogy: Blending Banking and Praxis in the Two-Year College.” TYCA-West; Mesa, AZ (October 2014)
National and International Conferences
“A Roundtable Discussion on Writing Commons, Digital Pedagogy & Student Voice” Computers and Writing Conference; Fort Worth, TX (June 2024)
“Writing Commons: An Encyclopedia for Writers, a Commonplace for Writing Studies.” CCCC; Milwaukee, WI (Online) (April 2021)
“The Rhetoric of Audience Empathy: Why Love is a Practical Necessity for Critical Reading in the Social Media Age.” Computers and Writing Conference; Menomonie, WI (June 2015)
“Teachers Tear Down that Wall: News from the Open Education Front.” Computers and Writing Conference; Pullman, WA (June 2014)
“Bricolage Pedagogy and the ITV Classroom: The Mechanics of Teaching Distance Education.” Computers and Writing Conference; Frostburg, MD (June 2013)
“Something Old, Something New: Meeting the Challenges of Traditional and New Approaches to Blogging.” Computers and Writing Conference; West Lafayette, IN (May 2010).
“Orchestrating Change: Harmonizing the Personal and the Digital in a Community of Learning.” CCCC; San Francisco, CA (March 2009).
“The Role of Genre as a Vehicle of Agency for Clarissa, Belford, and Samuel Richardson.” RMMLA; Reno, NV(October 2008).
“The Sisyphean Faustus: Extremism and Moderation in Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus.” The International Marlowe Conference; Cambridge, England (July 2008).
“Wielding the Wires: Developing a ‘Community of Learning’ Using Software Tools.” Computers & Writing Conference; Athens, GA (May 2008).
“The Scathing and Hapless Fools: a Reinterpretation of Shylock and Malvolio as Fools.” RMMLA; Calgary, AL(October 2007).
“With Great Wiki Comes Great Responsibility: Turning the Challenges of Wikis into Opportunities.” Computers & Writing Conference; Detroit, MI (May 2007).
“Coalescing Assessment Communities > Building Knowledge > Individuating Through ICON.” Computers & Writing Conference; Lubbock, TX (May 2006).
“The Influence of Martin Luther on Christopher Marlowe’s Dr. Faustus.” Central Renaissance Conference; St. Louis, MO (September 2004).
“Johnny’s Jeremiad.” National Pop Culture Conference; San Antonio, TX (April 2004).
Regional Conferences
“The Geography of Technology in the ITV Classroom: Theory and Practice in Creating a Community in the ITV Composition Classroom.” The Learning Technology Development Council’s (LTDC) Northwest Regional Showcase; (February 2012).
“The Lawyer Would Really Rather Not, Too: The Lawyer as Reluctant Revolutionary.” Graduate English Society Conference; Lubbock, TX (February 2004).
University Conferences
“Workshop for Using Wikis and Blogs in the Classroom.” USF Center for 21st Century Teaching Excellence; Tampa, FL (2008-2010).
“Analysis of a Remembrance: Denise Levertov’s September 1961.” USF English Department Colloquium; Tampa, FL (March 2007).
SERVICE
Editorial Work
Editor-in-Chief, Writing Commons-an open education peer-reviewed online textbook, (2011-2017)
Double-Blind Reviewer, Writing Spaces, reviewed one text for Volume V, (2021)
Selected Committee Work
Chair, Communication and Journalism, Job Search, UW-EC-BC (2023)
Member, Academic Retention & Scholarships, UW-EC-BC (2022-2024)
Member, SUFAC, UW-EC-BC (2022-2023)
Chair, English Professor, Job Search, UW-EC-BC (2021)
Academic Misconduct Faculty Officer, UW-EC-BC (2020-present)
Member, Communication and Journalism Search Group, UW-EC-BC (2020)
Member, Common Question Planning Group, UW-EC-BC (2019-2020)
Member, Campus Planning Academic Subgroup, UW-EC-BC (2019)
Member, Campus Evaluations Committee, UW-EC-BC (2018-Present)
Member/Chair, Campus Curriculum Committee, UW-EC-BC (2016-Present)
Chair, Campus Evaluations Committee, UW-BC (2016-2018)
Team Leader, Higher Learning Commission Task Force, UW Colleges, (2016-2017)
Coordinator, Campus Assessment Committee, UW-BC (2016)
Chair, ITT Committee, UW-BC (2016)
Member, Art Search Committee, UW-BC (2016)
Member, SLIC Committee, UW-BC (2014-2015)
Member, Math Search Committees, UW-BC (2014)
Member, Dean’s Academic Plan Task Force, UW-BC (2014)
Member, Steering Committee, UW-BC (2014-2015)
Chair, Campus Merit Committee, UW-BC, (2013-14)
Member, Composition Committee, Department of English, UW-BC (2011-2018)
Member, Campus Assessment Committee, UW-BC, (2012-2018)
Chair, Planning Committee, UWC Department of English (2012-13)
Member, FYC Policy Committee, USF (2007-10)
Member, FYC Task Force, USF (2008-10)
Reader, First-Year Composition Award Committee, USF (2007-8)
Member, Reading Marathon Committee, TTU (2004-5)
Member, Graduate English Society Social Committee, TTU (Fall 2003)
Offices Held
Vice-President, Graduate English Society, TTU (2005-6)
Historian, Graduate English Society, TTU (2004-5)
Finance Co-Chair, Graduate English Society, TTU (2004-5)
Conference Work
Proposal Reviewer, Computers and Writing Conference (2024)
Proposal Reviewer, Computers and Writing Conference (2019)
Proposal Reviewer, Computers and Writing Conference (2015)
Co-Chair and Event Organizer, “Popular Culture and PoliTICKS,” English Graduate Society Association Colloquium, USF (Fall 2008)
Chair, Seventeenth Century Literature, Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association (October 2008)
Transportation & Abstract Editing, Computers & Writing (May 2006)
Area Chair, Literature, Graduate English Society Conference, TTU (April 2006)
Staff Assistant, Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication Conference (October 2005)
Area Chair, British Literature, Graduate English Society Conference, TTU (March 2005)
Member, Registration & Publicity Committees, Graduate English Society Conference, TTU (2004-5)
Talks Given
“The U.S. Constitution in Film.” Thursdays at the U; UW-EC-BC (December 2019)
“To Make Red War Yet Redder: Poetry in WWI.” Thursdays at the U; UW-EC-BC (January 2019)
“The U.S. Constitution in Film.” Rice Lake Library (January 2019)
“The U.S. Constitution in Film.” UW-Eau Claire Political Science Series (December 2018)
“Setting Your Sights on the Blind Spots.” Amery High School National Honor Society Induction Ceremony; Amery, WI (November 2014)
“The Lord of Misrule: Santa, Elvis, and Drinking.” Thursdays at the U; UW-BC (October 2014)
“Agency in the Age of Peer Production.” Thursdays at the U; UW-BC (April 2014)
“The New Commons in Education.” Thursdays at the U; UW-BC (April 2012)
Other Service
Columnist for Rice Lake Chronotype (Fall 2021-Present)
Advisor for PTK Honor Society (Fall 2014-Present)
Director of UW-BC Poetry Slam (Spring 2015)
Faculty Advisor For Undergraduates (2012-Present)
Faculty Advisor For Two Student Clubs (2012-2016)
Prospective Student Contact for Graduate Recruitment, Department of English, USF (2008, 2011)
Reader, Iron Horse Literary Review, TTU (2005-6)
AWARDS AND HONORS
2023-2024 Distance Learning Educator of the Year for the State of Wisconsin, Higher Education (from the Wisconsin Association of Distance Education Networks)
Duyfhuizen Professorship Award, UW-EC (2022-2023)
Faculty Outstanding Service Award, UW-EC-BC (2021)
Arthur M. Kaplan Instruction and Service Award, UW-BC (2014)
Irvin H. Rubin and Mollie M. Rubin Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, USF (2011)
Alma Bryant Award for Outstanding Graduate Student, USF (2010)
Certificate of Exemplary Service in First-Year Composition, USF (2009)
Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Teaching by a Graduate Teaching Assistant, USF (2009)
Arts & Science’s Dean’s Excellence Award, USF (2006)
ORGANIZATIONS
NCTE
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