Lakeland College

Jeff Elzinga

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     Position: Professor of Writing 
                    Chair, General Studies Division

     Education: B.A.      St. Olaf College
                       M.F.A.   Columbia University

     First year at Lakeland: 1980

     Courses taught in 2007-08: 
          WRT 215  Fiction Writing
          WRT 100  Introduction to Mass Media 
          GEN 445  Global Conflict and Cooperation 
          GEN 100  College Writing Workshop

     Family: Wife, Valerie; son, Eliot; daughter, Celine;
                                                                 son, Paul

     Professional Achievements: 
          - Formerly a career Foreign Service Officer in Africa, U.S. Department of State
          - Advisory Board Member, Academic Support Network, Raising Malawi

     Community Involvement:
          - Soccer coach
          - President, Howards Grove School Board