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Dr. Jim Nutter |
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Associate Professor of English |
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Biography As a member the Department of English and Modern Languages, Dr. Nutter currently teaches courses in American Literature as well as in the Modern Novel and American Novel. He received his doctorate in English from the University of Mississippi; he also earned an M.Ed. from the University of Virginia with a specialization in Gifted Education. A professor at Liberty since 1985 and Honors Director since 1995, he previously taught at Marshall University where he received his master's degree. He met his wife Laurie, also an Liberty professor, at Tennessee Temple University, where they both received their undergraduate degrees in English. Outside of the classroom, he enjoys serving in his church—Rivermont Ave. Baptist Church. |
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Degrees Earned
Doctor of Arts (English), University of Mississippi, 1993.
Master of Education (Educational Psychology & Gifted Education), University of Virginia, 2004.
Master of Arts (English), Marshall University, 1985.
Bachelor of Arts (English), Tennessee Temple University, 1983.
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Recent Scholarly Presentations & Awards
MLA Refresher Course (with Dr. Emily Heady). Faculty Workshop. (Aug. 2007). Who’s Who among America’s Teachers (2006, 2005, 2004, 2002).
Meeting the Needs of Upper-Division Honors Program Students. Faculty Workshop (Aug. 2004).
Differentiating Instruction for Honors Students. Faculty Workshop (Aug. 2003).
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Courses Taught
The Modern Novel (ENGL 597)
Senior Honors Thesis (HONR 495)
James Fenimore Cooper (ENGL 497)
Directed Research--The Novel (ENG 495)
Modern Novel (ENGL 402)
American Novel (ENGL 342)
The American Renaissance (ENGL 340)
Early American Literature (ENGL 339)
English Novel (ENGL 311)
American Literature II—Honors (ENGL 202)
American Literature I—Honors (ENGL 201)
Composition and Literature—Honors (ENGL 102)
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Professional Interests
Supervised 8 literary field trips for the English Department:
New England--Hartford, Mystic Seaport, New Bedford, Concord, & Boston (April 2007).
Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia (October 2006).
Thomas Wolfe & Carl Sandburg in Asheville, North Carolina (April 2006). Flannery O'Connor in Milledgeville, Georgia (April 2005). William Faulkner & Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi (Oct. 2004).
Historic Jamestown & Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia (Nov. 2003).
Walden Pond in Concord, MA & Mark Twain’s home in Hartford, CT (April 2003).
James Fenimore Cooper in Cooperstown, New York (April 2002).
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Personal Interests
Baltimore Orioles baseball
Pop-up camping & trout fishing
Building construction
Jeeps |
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Community/Christian Service Rivermont Ave. Baptist Church (1998-) Cook, Family Night Suppers (2008-) Deacon (2006-2008) Sunday school teacher, Christian Classics class (2000-2008). Manager, Wednesday night Soul Café coffee bar (1999-2008). Member, men’s Promise Keepers group (1998-2001). |
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Boy Scouts of America
Assistant Scoutmaster of Troop 8 (1999-2002); Scoutmaster of Troop 1 (1989-1996).
Attended four years of a week-long summer camp, as the acting scoutmaster at Camp Otarri. Memberships:
National Eagle Scout Association
Order of the Arrow
Wood Badge
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