Curriculum Vitae

Cortney Robbins
765.748.0390
1715 Poinsette Dr., Ft. Wayne, IN 46808
CRRobbins@indianatech.edu
Education
Doctoral Student in Adult, Higher, and Community Education
Concentration in Higher Education
Cognate in English
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Expected Graduation: May 2019
Master of Arts in English
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

January 2014present

May 2007

December 2004

Teaching Experience
Indiana Institute of Technology
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Associate Professor of English

August 2012present

Indiana Institute of Technology

Fort Wayne, Indiana
Assistant Professor of English

August 2007present

Courses Taught:
ENG 1000: Developmental Reading
ENG 1100: Basic English
ENG 1100 & PSY 1700 Combined Class
ENG 1250: English Composition I
ENG 1250 & SOC 2800 Combined Class
ENG 1250 & ENG 1270 Combined Class
ENG 1250 Honors
ENG 1270: English Composition II
ENG 2320: Professional Comm.*
HUM 2000: Intro. to the Humanities*
HUM 2990: Latino Literature

HUM 2990: Harry Potter and the Power

of Text
HUM 2990: Crime and Literature
HUM 3310: Interpretation of Fiction
HUM 3330: American Writers
HUM 3350: Great Books of the Western
World
HUM 3390: Women in Literature
IIT 1000: University Experience
IIT 2990: Tech LEADS Lab
IIT 4990: Tech LEADS Mentor Practicum

* Courses taught in five-week accelerated format only

Courses taught in both five-week accelerated [online and face-to-face] and traditional
formats
June 2016

Ivy Tech Community College

Marion, Indiana
Adjunct English Instructor

2007

Courses Taught:
ENGL 111: English Composition
ENGL 112: Exposition and Persuasion
Ivy Tech Community College
Muncie, Indiana
Adjunct English Instructor

20062007

Courses Taught:
ENGL 111: English Composition
ENGL 112: Exposition and Persuasion
University Service
English Faculty Search Committee
Online Learning Committee
Title IX Victim Advocate
Advisor, Society for Women Engineers
Student Affairs Committee
Advisor, Gay Straight Alliance
Chair, Student Affairs Committee
Physical Education Faculty Search Committee
Co-Chair, Roles and Purposes Dimension Committee [FoE]
Academic Policies Revision Task Force
Tenure & Promotions Committee
Learning Assessment Committee
Advisor, Book Club
Advisor, Alpha Chi Honor Society
VPAA Search Committee
Advisor, Delta Alpha Nu
Tech LEADS [Title III] Planning Team
English Faculty Search Committee
Governance and Academic Affairs Committee
Tech LEADS [Title III] Faculty Team
Tech LEADS [Title III] Advising Team
Curriculum Committee
Chair, Curriculum Committee
AQIP Drafting Committee
Honors
Outstanding General Studies Faculty Award, 2009
Leepoxy Faculty Award for Innovative Practices, 2009

June 2016

2016
2016present
2015present
2015present
20132015
2014present
20132014
2013
20122013
20122013
2012present
2012present
2012present
20112014
2011
20102015
20102014
2010
20092014
20092013
20082013
20082010
20082009
2008

Grants Funded
Lilly Faculty Development Grant, Continuing Doctoral Education for a Tenured English Faculty
Member, 2016
Lilly Faculty Development Grant, Doctoral Education for a Tenured English Faculty Member,
2015
Lilly Faculty Development Grant, Continuing Education for a Tenured English Faculty
Member, 2014
Lilly Faculty Development Grant, Needs Assessment for a Physical Writing Center at Indiana
Tech, 2009
C.O.R.E. Grant, An Evening at the Theatre: A Collaboration between English 1270 &
English 1250, 2009
Other Grants Written
Ball Venture Grant, The Nature of Altruism: Is Humankind Always Selfish?: A Proposal to
Integrate Service Learning within Indiana Techs Honors Program, 2011
Conferences Attended
NADE [Natl. Assoc. for Developmental Education]
Greensboro, NC
ECWCA [East Central Writing
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Centers Association]
Lilly Conference on College Teaching
Miami University, Oxford, OH
Fort Wayne Area Deans Conference
Fort Wayne, IN
Intl. Conference on College Teaching and Learning
Jacksonville, FL
2010 Annual Spring Conference for Indiana TRiO
Fort Wayne, IN
The Teaching Professor Conference
Cambridge, MA
MLA Conference
Los Angeles, CA
Fort Wayne Area Deans Conference
Fort Wayne, IN
CCCC [Conference on College Comp. and Communication]
Atlanta, GA
CRLA [College Reading and Learning Assoc. Conference]
San Diego, CA
Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities
Honolulu, HI
CCCC [Conference on College Comp. and Communication]
Las Vegas, NV
The Teaching Professor Conference
New Orleans, LA
Fort Wayne Area Deans Conference
Fort Wayne, IN
Community College Humanities Association Reg. Conference Indianapolis, IN
Fort Wayne Area Deans Conference
Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne Area Deans Conference
Fort Wayne, IN
The Teaching Professor Conference
Washington, DC

Feb. 2009
Apr. 2009
Nov. 2009
Feb. 2010
Apr. 2010
May 2010
May 2010
Jan. 2011
Feb. 2011
Apr. 2011
Nov. 2011
Jan. 2012
Mar. 2013
May 2013
Feb. 2014
Nov. 2014
Feb. 2015
Feb. 2016
June 2016

Papers Presented
The Tech LEADS Initiative: Learning Communities for Students at Risk
Fort Wayne Area Deans Conference
Fort Wayne, IN

Feb. 2010

Following the Yellow Brick Road of Learning with Fantasy Literature

Conference on College Teaching and Learning
Jacksonville, FL

Apr. 2010

The Tech LEADS Initiative: Learning Communities for Students at Risk

June 2016

Indiana TRiO Spring Conference

Invited Presentation

Fort Wayne, IN

May 2010

Fort Wayne, IN

Feb. 2011

Digital Storytelling, This I Believe, and Developmental English

Hawaii Intl. Conference on Arts and Humanities
Honolulu, HI
Session Chair

Jan. 2012

Digital Storytelling in Developmental English

Fort Wayne Area Deans Conference

Publications
Robbins, C.R., & Latz, A.O. (2015). Humanities place in the community college (Editors
Choice). Academic Exchange Quarterly, 19(3), 160-165. Retrieved from
http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/5592j5.pdf
Book Reviews
A Writer's Reference, 7th edition

Mar. 2013

Professional Memberships
College English Association [CEA]
Modern Language Association [MLA]
National Council of Teachers of English [NCTE]
National Association for Developmental Education [NADE]

June 2016

2012present
2006present
2006present
2009present