Michael R. Miga
mrmiga@hotmail.com
2152 Astoria Circle
Apt. 108
Herndon, VA 20170

Cell: (703) 509-0971
Home: (703) 796-1736

Education University of Chicago Chicago, IL
Master of Arts - Literature, June 2000
  3.6 GPA.
  Focus in American Literature and sub-focus on American Aestheticism.
 
Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI
Bachelor of Arts - Literature & History, June 1999
  Cum Laude graduate.
  Elected president of Phi Alpha Theta national history honorary, 1999.
  Editorial staff of The Collegian, Hillsdale College’s weekly newspaper, 1999.
  Selected for lifetime memberships in national Literary and Speech honoraries.
 
Experience
Sep 2000-Present  DePaul University Chicago, IL
Instructor of English
  Integrated diversified media forms into coherent oral class lectures and written lessons.
  Evaluated and responded to high volumes of student work with short turnaround.
  Independently responsible for the creation of course materials and structure of classes.
  Mentored and instructed at risk students in DePaul’s Bridge Program.
 
Aug 2000-May 2002 Benedictine University Lisle, IL
Instructor of English & Rhetoric
  Spearheaded the development of an in-house conference to showcase student work.
  Influenced student-department protocol policies.
  Designed educational materials focused on organizational techniques, writing skills, and student creativity for use in lecture classes.
  Achieved consistently high reviews in teaching students processes and techniques to achieve personal and group goals.
 
May 2000-Aug 2000 Prairie State College Chicago, IL
Instructor of Writing
  Mediated successfully student conflicts within the classroom.
  Advised students in processes and techniques to achieve personal and group goals.
  Facilitated student work to produce improved writing, reading, and reasoning techniques.
 
Skills
  Black & White photography—skilled photographer, processor, and printer.
  Analytical thinker and writer.
  Analytic debater for Hillsdale College.
  Experienced public speaker.
  Proficiency in Microsoft and Mac systems.
 
Languages
  Proficiency in Spanish and travel experience in Barcelona, Spain.
 
Publications & Presentations
  "The Big Sleep." and “The Dharma Bums.” in The Facts on File Companion to the American Novel, ed. by Abby H. P. Werlock. New York: Facts on File, Inc., forthcoming 2003.
  “The Battle of Antioch: An examination of Crusading Warfare in the First Crusade,” Phi Alpha Theta Regional Convention, Hillsdale, MI, winter 1997.
  "Poland in the Eighteenth Century,” Phi Alpha Theta Regional Convention, Albion, MI, winter 1996.