Mark Wolzenburg
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Champlain College Online
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| Pronouns | He/Him/His |
| Education | University of Wuppertal, Master of Arts |
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Biography
Mark Wolzenburg is an E-learning and Curriculum Manager at 4imprint, a promotional products company based in Oshkosh, WI. His main duties include the creation and teaching of online training courses, leadership development, and curriculum development. Mark has been an instructor in the Champlain College online program since 2001, teaching a variety of courses such as Critical Inquiry The Writing Process, Interpersonal Communication, and Modern American Social History. In addition to teaching at Champlain College, Mark also used to teach at Vermont Technical College and the Community College of Vermont before relocating to Wisconsin in 2007.
Mark currently holds a master’s degree in English and History from the University of Wuppertal, Germany. His postgraduate research focuses on urban experience, in particular how literary characters perceive their urban environments.
In his free time, Mark enjoys to spend time with his family, which includes his wife Robin and his children Estelle, Finn, Andrew and Ethan. As an active musician, Mark likes to play guitar as much as possible and has released a variety of albums over the years.
Mark always encourages his students to read as much as possible and to explore what literature has to offer. Here is a list of recommended novels:
Truman Capote “ In Cold Blood, The Grass Harp, Answered Prayers
Charles Bukowski “ Ham on Rye, Post Office
Ernest Hemingway “ The Sun Also Rises, A Moveable Feast
F. Scott Fitzgerald “ The Great Gatsby
William S. Burroughs “ Naked Lunch
Claude Brown “ Manchild in the Promised Land
Brett Easton Ellis “ Less Than Zero
Upton Sinclair “ The Jungle
Arthur Conan Doyle “ The Adventures of Sherlock Homes
Amy Tan “ The Joy Luck Club
Tim O’Brien “ The Things They Carried
William Gibson “ Neuromancer
Aldous Huxley “ Brave New World
George Orwell “ 1984
Joan Didion “ Miami
Luis Rodriguez “ Always Running
Thomas Mann “ Death in Venice
Toni Morrison “ Jazz
Ralph Ellison “ Invisible Man
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