Biography
Mark Withrow coordinates the Speech program. He is the co-author of Readings Are Writings: A Guide to Reading and Writing Well, published by Prentice Hall in 1996. He received his Doctoral degree in English from Illinois State University, where he studied Composition Theory, Rhetoric, Literature and Creative Writing. His dissertation is entitled Enhancing Students' Relationship with Language: Instructional Strategies for Teaching Reading and Writing. He served as an editor of Illinois State's journal of creative writing, Druid's Cave, from 1985-1989.
Dr. Withrow served as the Director of Composition from 1991-2000. He served as Reading Program Acting Coordinator in Spring 2003 and previously coordinated the Writing across the Curriculum program. He has also served as Acting Chairperson during several summer terms. In addition to teaching writing and literature courses in the English Department, he has taught graduate courses in the Masters of Arts in Teaching program and has served as a tutor trainer for both Montgomery Ward and Cabrini Connections. He has presented papers on teaching pedagogy and literature on film at such national conferences as CCCC's, CEA, and NCTE, as well as at Allerton House and other venues.
Degrees
B.S., Mass Communications Illinois State University 1981
M.S., Writing Illinois State University 1987
D.A., English Illinois State University 1990