Leslie A. Donovan - UNM

Donovan, CV, page 42009200820072006200220001999Outstanding Faculty Advisor of the Year, Student Activities, UNMNational Women’s History Month Recognition Award from Congresswoman Heather WilsonAlumni Association Faculty Award, UNMMortar Board, Maia Chapter, Faculty Recognition Award, UNMHonors Student Advisory Council Outstanding Teacher Nomination, UNMOutstanding Teacher of the Year Award, UNMMagazine Pacemaker Award Winner for Scribendi 2006, Associated Collegiate Press (national award)3rd place, Lo Mejor Student Choice Award for Best UNM Teacher, New Mexico Daily LoboTeaching Excellence at College Level Award, New Mexico Council of Teachers of EnglishFriends for Life Community Service Award, Friends FoundationGRANTS and RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS2020Teaching Fellowship, Academic Affairs General Education Grand Challenges Community of Practice,Provost's Office2017Honors Research Institute Grant for “Tolkien Field Experience,” 2,0002016UNM Study Abroad Allocations Committee Grant for “Tolkien Field Experience,” 6,9332014UNM Study Abroad Allocations Committee Grant for “Tolkien’s Early Influences and The BritishLegacy International Program Development,” 3,5002000UNM Teaching Allocations Committee Grant for Legacy Web Project, 1,0001999American Fellows Summer Research Fellowship, American Association of University Women, 10,0001998UNM Research Allocations Committee Grant for Women Saints in Old English Prose, 5001992W. W. Stout Dissertation Fellowship, Graduate School, University of Washington1986ITT International Fellowship to Ireland, Fulbright Program1985Fulbright Group Grant Participant to University of IcelandPRESENTATIONSKeynote Lectures and Invited Presentations2019“Teaching Tolkien in the 21st Century,” Invited Speaker, Morgan Library and Museum, New York, NY2010“Transgressing Boundaries: The Legacy of Teaching Tolkien,” Keynote Lecture, Tolkien at VermontConference, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT2007“Tolkien as Medievalist,” Invited Speaker, Institute for Medieval Studies Spring Lecture Series,A Medieval Miscellany, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NMConference Presentations2021“Developing in Honors (DIH): What Worlds May Come: Honors Curriculum about and for theFuture,” National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Orlando, FL“Teaching Happiness: Building Students’ Self-Care Skills in a Second Half Term, 1-Credit Course,”Southwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM2020“Happiness for Honors Students: Building Self-Care Skills in a Short-Term Independent Study Course,”National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, online.2019“Developing in Honors: Opening,” presenter, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, NewOrleans, LA2016“Tolkien’s Mythmaking for a Mythic College Course,” Southwest Popular and American CultureAssociation Conference, Albuquerque, NM2014“Closing the Loop in Class,” Success in the Classroom: Sharing Practices That Work Conference,University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM2013“Using Video Formats to Enhance Oral Presentation Skills,” Success in the Classroom: SharingPractices That Work Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Donovan, CV, page 992“More than Lights and Cameras: More Effective Student Oral Presentations through Video,”Southwest and Texas Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Conference,Albuquerque, NM“Imagining Scribendi’s Future: Possibilities Beyond the Stars in the Western Region,” Western RegionalHonors Council Conference, Albuquerque, NM“Online Publications and Promotions: A New Future in Honors Collaborations,” Western RegionalHonors Council Conference, Park City, UT“The Power of Pseudonymity: Using Alternate Names in Electronic Discussions for 100-Level Courses,”Southwest and Texas Popular Culture Association and American Culture Association Conference,Albuquerque, NM“Brightly Shining and Armed for Battle: The Valkyrie Legacy in Tolkien’s Middle-earth Fiction,”Mythopoeic Society Conference, New Britain, CN“Pseudonymity in Online Discussion Forums,” Success in the Classroom: Sharing Practices That WorkConference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM“From Blogs to YahooGroups: Electronic Communities in the Honors Classroom,” Western RegionalHonors Council Conference, Anaheim, CA“The Pearls and Perils of Teaching Tolkien,” Southwest and Texas Popular Culture Association andAmerican Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM“Pushing Jack out of the Box: Creative Expression in Traditional Honors Classrooms,” WesternRegional Honors Council Conference, Missoula, MT“The Celts: Sparks that Kindle,” Western Regional Honors Council Conference, Tempe, AZ“Meanings Medieval: Appreciating Medieval Studies Through Tolkien’s Works,” National CollegiateHonors Council Conference, Chicago, IL“The Valkyrie Reflex in J .R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings,” International Congress on MedievalStudies, Kalamazoo, MI“The Legacy Web Project: Where the Future Meets the Past,” Western Regional Honors Conference,Ogden, UT“Lost Ones Found in Cyberspace: E-Mail to Energize the Ancients,” Western Regional Honors CouncilConference, Albuquerque, NM“The Assembly of Ladies: A Quest for the Spiritual Identity of a Medieval Woman,” Rocky MountainMLA Conference, Albuquerque, NM“Blinding Revelations: Ableism in Medieval Hagiography,” Center for Medieval and Early RenaissanceStudies Conference, Binghamton, NY“Fairy Foundations: Folk Tale Structure in Cynewulf’s Juliana,” International Congress on MedievalStudies, Kalamazoo, MI“Breaking Bones: Disability Studies in the Ableist Academy,” Modern Language AssociationConference, New York, NY“Guðrún’s Battle-Secret: The Power of Women’s Silence in Laxdœla saga,” Modern LanguageAssociation Conference, New York, NY“Re-enter the Round Table: Using Computer Bulletin Boards in Arthurian Literature Courses,” SouthCentral MLA Conference, Memphis, TN“Form(ed) From the Inside Out: Using Computers to Teach the Reading of Poetry,”ComputerIntegrated Courses Conference, University of Washington, Seattle, WA“Wolf of the Pack or Werewolf?: The Role of Gísla saga’s Þórdís,” Society for the Advancement ofScandinavian Studies Conference, Minneapolis, MN“Þyle as Fool: Beowulf’s Hunferð as Precursor of the Early Court Fool,” Medieval Academy of the PacificConference, Irvine, CA

Donovan, CV, page 6Roundtable Discussions, Panel Sessions, and Poster Presentations2021“Everyday Arts: Experiential Art and Local Community Engagement in Honors,” National CollegiateHonors Council Conference, Orlando, FL“What to Bring Forward and What to Leave Behind in Post-COVID-19 Undergraduate Seminars,”Colloquium for Innovative Teaching: Post-Pandemic Pedagogy, University of New Mexico,Albuquerque, NM2020“Maybe Exhausting, but Not At All Depressing: Spanning Levels, Countries, and Approaches to TeachTolkien,” moderator and panel presenter, Tolkien Society Oxonmoot (virtual)“Tolkien's Road Goes Ever on for Students and Teachers,” moderator and panel presenter, SouthwestPopular and American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM2019“Workshop: Six Ways to Teach Creativity in Honors,” panel presenter, National Collegiate HonorsCouncil Conference, New Orleans, LA“Are There Any Women Here Today?,” panel chair and presenter, Mythopoeic Society Conference,San Diego, CA“Protecting the Shire: A Hobbit Society's Journey at the University of New Mexico,” panel presenter,Mythopoeic Society Conference, San Diego, CA“Teaching Tolkien in Today's University,” moderator and panel presenter, New York TolkienConference: Celebrating Creativity and the Imagination, New York, NY2018“Working through the Life Cycle of a Short-Term, Interdisciplinary Study Abroad Program,”roundtable presenter, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Boston, MA“Developing in Honors: Beyond the Term Paper: Creative Approaches to Incorporating Writing intoHonors Courses,” co- presenter, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Boston, MA“ ‘Things that Were, and Things that Are, and Things that Yet May Be’: History and Future ofMythopoeic Press,” discussion leader, Mythopoeic Society Conference, Atlanta, GA“Teaching in Interesting Times,” co-presenter, Western Regional Honors Council Conference, Orange, CA“Alternate Lives and Worlds: A Roundtable on Interdisciplinary Popular Culture Pedagogy,”roundtable moderator and presenter, Southwest Popular and American Culture AssociationConference, Albuquerque, NM“What Inspires You,” roundtable moderator and presenter, UNM Hobbit Society roundtable,Albuquerque, NM2017“ ‘We’ll hit serious research mode!’: Libraries and Research Methods in Science Fiction and Fantasy,”roundtable presenter, Mythopoeic Society Conference, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois“The Single Leaf Project: Tolkien in Birmingham,” roundtable presenter, Mythopoeic SocietyConference, Champaign-Urbana, IL“ ‘We’ll hit serious research mode!’: Libraries and Research Methods in Science Fiction and Fantasy,”roundtable presenter, Southwest Popular and American Culture Association Conference,Albuquerque, NM2016“Know Yourself, Know Your Alumni,” roundtable presenter, National Collegiate Honors CouncilConference, Seattle, WA“Teaching Tolkien in the Modern College Classroom,” roundtable presenter and session chair,Mythopoeic Society Conference, San Antonio, TX“Teaching Tolkien’s Middle-earth in the Twenty-first Century,” roundtable presenter and session chair,Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference, Seattle, WA“Tolkien Studies VI: Scholarship. Editors’ Roundtable,” roundtable presenter, Popular CultureAssociation/American Culture Association National Conference, Seattle, WA2015“Developing Curiosity in Your Curriculum,” roundtable presenter, National Collegiate Honors CouncilConference, Chicago, IL“Faculty Fish Bowl,” panel presenter, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Chicago, IL

Donovan, CV, page 998“Reclaiming Tolkien’s Women,” panel presenter and session chair, Mythopoeic Society Conference,Colorado Springs, CO“If not for Éowyn (or Galadriel, Lúthien, Arwen.): What Tolkien’s Women Mean in the 21stCentury,” panel presenter and session chair, Southwest Popular/American Culture AssociationConference, Albuquerque, NM“Peer Advising and Community Building,” panel presenter, National Collegiate Honors CouncilConference, Denver, CO“Teaching Tolkien II: Alternative Viewpoints,” panel presenter and session chair, Southwest Popularand American Culture Association Conference, Albuquerque, NM“The Senior Year Experience in Honors,” Developing in Honors panel presenter and session moderator,National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, New Orleans, LA“The Mythopoeic Wilderness,” panel presenter and session chair, Mythopoeic Society Conference, EastLansing, MI“East Meets West III: The Marco Polo Panel,” panel presenter, Mythopoeic Society Conference,Berkeley, CA“New Members of the Fellowship: Teaching Tolkien in the 21st Century,” panel presenter and sessionchair, National Popular Culture Association Conference, San Antonio, TX“Heavenly Battles in the Tolkien Classroom,” panel presenter and session chair, Mythopoeic SocietyConference, Dallas, TX“Ready for a Close-Up: Webcam Videos as an Alternative to Traditional Student Presentations,” posterpresentation, Success in the Classroom: Sharing Practices That Work Conference, University ofNew Mexico, Albuquerque, NM“All of Us Smarter Together: Building Honors Community through Computer-MediatedCommunication,” panel presenter, National Collegiate Honors Council Conference,Washington, DC“Teaching Tolkien,” roundtable presenter and session chair, Mythopoeic Society Conference, LosAngeles, CA“Tolkien in the Twenty-first Century,” panel presenter, Mythopoeic Society Conference, Los Angeles, CA“Teaching Tolkien,” panel presenter, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI“Rolling: A Documentary Film and Discussion,” roundtable leader, Southwest Conference on Disability,Albuquerque, NM“The Valkyrie and the Goddess: Women in Mythopoeic Fiction,” panel presenter, Mythopoeic SocietyConference, New Britain, CN“Professional Women with Disabilities: Understanding the Struggles and Successes,” panel presenter,Southwest Conference on Disability, Albuquerque, NM“A Light in Dark Places”: The Works of J. R. R. Tolkien in the 21st Century,” roundtable leader,Western Regional Honors Council Conference, Las Vegas, NV“Bright Shores, Tricky Currents: Steering the Student Publication,” panel presenter and session chair,National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, New Orleans, LA“Expanding the Honors Classroom,” panel presenter, Western Regional Honors Council Conference,Missoula, MT“J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings: Cult Classic or Mainstream Masterpiece,” roundtable leader,National Collegiate Honors Council Conference, Salt Lake City, UT“From Dusty Tomes to Flights of Fancy: Creative Research Assignments,” roundtable leader, NationalCollegiate Honors Council Conference, Orlando, FL“Boldly Going beyond the Senior Thesis,” panel presenter, National Collegiate Honors CouncilConference, Orlando, FL“Myth and Folklore in the University,” panel presenter, La Puerta Series, Albuquerque, NM

Donovan, CV, page 819941991“Initiatives in the Secondary Schools: Arthur, Beowulf, Chaucer and Beyond, the New Mexico Model,”panel presenter, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI“Bridging Environments: Projector Equipment in the Computer-Integrated Classroom,” panel presenter,Modern Language Association Conference, San Francisco, CAWorkshops, Meeting Discussions, and Seminar Presentations (organized and conducted)2014“Block Study Requirements for Honors Majors,” Faculty Coffee and Conversations Series, University ofNew Mexico, Albuquerque, NM“Closing the Loop in Class,” Center for Teaching Excellence Workshop, University of New Mexico,Albuquerque, NM2013“Tech for Non-Techs: Simple Digital Tools for Enhancing Student Learning,” Center for TeachingExcellence Workshop, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM“Pulling It All Together and Getting Real Students to Really Discuss,” Office of Support for EffectiveTeaching Workshop, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM2012“Pulling It All Together and Getting Real Students to Really Discuss,” Office of Support for EffectiveTeaching Workshop, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM2010“Teaching in UHP: A Discussion on How Classroom Practices Reflect UHP’s Mission, Curriculum, andMethods,” Faculty Coffee and Conversation Series, University Honors Program, University of NewMexico, Albuquerque, NM2004“Women in Beowulf and Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings,” Outreach to Secondary Schools Seminar,University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM2000“Chivalry and the Arthurian Romance Internet Resources,” Outreach to Secondary Schools Seminar,University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM“Technology and Teaching in Honors,” Faculty Coffee and Conversation Series, University HonorsProgram, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM1999“Navigating the Viking Web Workshop,” Outreach to Secondary Schools Seminar, University of NewMexico, Albuquerque, NM1998“Editing the Lives of Two Transvestite Saints: Eugenia and Eufrosina,” Textual Studies Series,University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM“Sexuality and Gender in the Transvestite Saints’ Lives of Eugenia and Eufrosina,” Faculty Coffee andConversation Series, University Honors Program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM1997“E-Mail Discussion Lists in Ancient Legacy Courses,” Faculty Coffee and Conversations Series,University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM1996“Honors Proposals Workshop,” Albuquerque T-VI Community College, Albuquerque, NM1995“Dante and Computers Workshop,” conducted with Christopher Kleinhenz, Outreach to SecondarySchools Seminar, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM1994“Wandering the Labyrinth: A Hands-on Computer Workshop,” conducted with Kevin Kiernan,Outreach to Secondary Schools Seminar, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM“Shaking Up Shakespeare, Blowing Up Beowulf: Using Computers to Teach Literature and HumanitiesClasses,” one-day secondary school teachers workshop, New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NMPoetry Readings and Exhibits2007Conceptions Southwest: Thirtieth Anniversary Reading, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM1995Writers Alive, Corrales Library, Corrales, NMWomen’s Space Reading, Albuquerque, NM1993Full Circle Bookstore Reading, Full Circle Bookstore, Albuquerque, NM1990ASUW Women in the Arts Festival, University of Washington, Seattle, WA1989Common Bond Women Artists, Common Bond Center, Albuquerque, NM1988Conceptions Southwest, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Donovan, CV, page 9198619851984198319821981Women’s Learning Resource Reading, Women’s Learning Resource Center, Albuquerque, NMSalt of the Earth Bookstore Reading, Salt of the Earth Bookstore, Albuquerque, NMWomen’s Learning Resource Reading, Women’s Learning Resource Center, Albuquerque, NMConceptions Southwest Reading, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NMCouncil for Research on Women Conference, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NMConceptions Southwest Reading, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NMSite Specific, Meridian Gallery, Albuquerque, NMFour Women Artists, Full Circle Bookstore, Albuquerque, NMConcinnity: A Harmony of Parts, ASA Gallery, Albuquerque, NMConceptions Southwest Reading, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NMTEACHINGCourses Developed and Taught for UNM HonorsAncient LegacyBurning Life: Approaching the Promethean IdeaComputers in Contemporary CultureContemporary CamelotCreative Impulse in New MexicoCreative Process in New MexicoThe Difference-MakersEarly Celtic CulturesHappiness for Honors StudentsJ. R. R. Tolkien’s LegacyLegacy of Monsters and Marvels through the AgesLegend of ArthurMaking of a Magazine: Scribendi, Part 2Medieval LegacyMeet the Authors: Exploring the Creative ProcessMetamorphosis: The Transformative Impulse in Literature and CultureMythmaking and TolkienPublishing Process: Scribendi, Part 1Senior Service LearningShakespeare Abroad: Literature and Culture (short-term study abroad program to London, UK)Space and New Mexico: From Aliens to SpaceXTolkien’s Art, Myths, and SourcesTolkien’s Early InfluencesTolkien Field Experience (short-term study abroad program to Birmingham, UK)Tolkien Studies for Advanced Readers: The Less Traveled RoadWhat Worlds May Come: Studies for the FutureWomen’s Utopian FictionCourses Developed and/or Taught for Other Departments or InstitutionsArthurian Literature (UNM English Dept.)Beowulf in the Works of J. R. R. Tolkien (UNM English Dept.)Creative Writing: Poetry (UNM English Dept.)Freshman Composition (Albuquerque T-VI Community College)Intermediate Expository Writing (Albuquerque T-VI Community College and UNM English Dept.)Introduction to Medieval Culture (UNM English Dept.)J. R. R. Tolkien: Writings, Myths and Sources (Albuquerque T-VI Community College)

Donovan, CV, page 10Marvels and Wonders in Early Celtic Tales (Osher Institute)Technical Writing (Albuquerque T-VI Community College)Women’s Auto/Biography (UNM Women’s Studies)Women and Creativity (UNM Women’s Studies)Independent Study Courses in Honors Program/CollegeFall 2021Sophia Thompson, “Regents Scholars Program: Expanding Academic Support and ServiceOpportunities”Fall 2020Nicholas Estrada, “Albuquerque Civil Rights: Policy, History, Contemporary Issues in CityGovernment and Beyond”Sum. 2020 7 students, “Happiness for Honors Students”Spring 2020 9 students, “Happiness for Honors Students”Fall 2019Connor Northness, “Science Fiction and Philosophy: Examining Communication Across Worlds”(completed an Independent Study begun in Fall 2018)Sum 2019Rose Lee, “Understanding Germany: Capturing the Moment Through Writing and Photography”Spring 2019 Esteban Abeyta, “Archiving Valencia: Analyzing Language and Culture Through Writing”Victoria Knight, “Peer Mentor Program Research and Development”Aline Webb, “Pre-Thesis Research: The Future of Education and NCHC Models”4 students, “Happiness for Honors Students”Fall 2018Karina Adam, “We

Honors College, MSC 06 3890, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 505-263-8161 (mobile), 505-277-4271 (fax) . Continuing Education, University of New Mexico 1986-1988 Instructor, Women’s Learning Resource Center, . UNM 2016 Excellence in Teaching Award, National Society of Leadership & Success, UNM chapter .