christopher b. wachal
Department of English
Loyola University Chicago
6525 N Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, IL 6062
Office: Crown Center 418 (Hours by appt.)
Email: cwachal@luc.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in English Literature - LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois, 2011 (anticipated)
M.A. in English Literature - LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois, 2006
Bachelor of Arts in English (magna cum laude) - CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY, Omaha, Nebraska, 2005 (co-major in theology)
TEACHING
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois, 2006-Present
Instructor
In my spring 2007 UCWR 110 course, students will study the texts and contexts which govern their experience of education. We will evaluate what it means to be in college in the 21st century. Additionally, we will look at what it means to study at an expressly ideological institution like Loyola Chicago (a Catholic, Jesuit university) and how that ideology is expressed or concealed in institutional texts.Teaching Assistant
I assisted a Fall 2006 UCWR 110 class taught by Dr. Vicky Anderson. Duties included teaching select sections on thesis development, MLA citation style, and paper revision strategies. I also assisted with individual student consultation and grading papers.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Modern Literature and Popular Culture · Joyce · Literature and Religion · Literature and Science · Cultural Studies · Marxist Theory · Vonnegut · Alexander Pope
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
'On Superior Powers' - Science, Stylization, and Satire in Alexander Pope's 'An Essay on Man.' 58th Annual Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Conference, Boulder, Colorado. October, 2004.
'Simone gazed at the absurdity...' - The Engendered Poetics of Vision in Georges Bataille's 'Story of the Eye.' 46th Annual Midwest Modern Language Association Conference, St. Louis, Missouri. Novermber, 2004.
OTHER PRESENTATIONS
What We Do Here And Why Vanilla Ice Matters, keynote address, 'The Jesuit Difference,' Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. August, 2004. This program at Creighton University featured students and faculty introducing new students to Jesuit education. The audience comprised some 500 first-year students and their faculty advisors. My speech focused on the personal, civic, and moral responsibilities that accompany a Jesuit education. It featured cameos by Jennifer Lopez and Vanilla Ice.
Cura Personalis, Student Organization Recognition Ceremony, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. April, 2005. I gave the introductory remarks at this event celebrating the accomplishments of Creighton student leaders. I spoke of the importance of personal relationships in effective leadership.
SERVICE
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO, Chicago, Illinois. 2005-present.
Writing Center Tutor, Fall 2006. I will aid students in developing coherent and persuasive papers at Loyola's free writing center.
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY, Omaha, Nebraska. 2001-2005.
University Committe on Student Discipline, 2004-2005. Served on a committee hearing cases of student misconduct, determined responsibility, and recommended sanctions to university administrators.
Creighton Student Union Representative, 2004. Led academics committee in student review of faculty tenure process and undergraduate advising system.
Honors Program Student Advisory Board, 2002-2005. Served as a liaison between honors students and the program director. Worked with faculty and administration to redesign and implement new honors curriculum. Initiated '60-Second Lecture Series' combining faculty research interests with areas of significant student interest.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association
Midwest Modern Language Association
HONORS
Alpha Sigma Nu · Sigma Tau Delta · Omicron Delta Kappa · Order of Omega · Graduate Tuition Scholarship · Graduate Assistantship
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite · Adobe CreativeSuite 2 · HTML · UNIX · Quark · Mac OS X · Windows 95, 98, XP
