Mary Jorgenson Sullivan

Mary Jorgenson Sullivan is the Associate Director and a Senior Lecturer in English Language Services.  She taught English as a Second/Foreign language since 1990 at community-based organizations throughout Chicago. Since 2004, she has taught English for Academic/Specific purposes at Koc University in Istanbul, Turkey, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Illinois Tech.  She has been a member of the International Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages since 2008, as well as the Illinois TESOL/Bilingual Education Association, of which she is currently the co-chair of the Higher Ed Special Interest Group.  Additionally, she has presented on Learner Autonomy (ITBE, 2009) and Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom (ITBE, 2015).  She served as a Proposal Reviewer for the 2017 TESOL Convention, and is a Peer Reviewer for the Commission on English Language Accreditation (CEA).  Her interests are brain-based learning and instructional design.  

Education

Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design, the University of Wisconsin, Stout

Master's Degree in Applied Linguistics, the University of Illinois at Chicago

Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy (minor in English), Loyola University Chicago

Professional Activities

Presentations and development activities:

• On the Margins; Supporting Adjunct Faculty in English Language Programs. TESOL International Convention, March 2022 (virtual)
• Fostering Learner Autonomy: Creating a student-directed classroom. February 14, 2009. Illinois TESOL Bilingual Education Annual Conference (Co-presented with Michael Hibbs, Lecturer, Tutorium in Intensive English)
• Partnering with the World:  Extending Learning Beyond the Classroom. February 27, 2015, Illinois TESOL Bilingual Education Annual Conference
• Proposal Reviewer for TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Conventions, 2017-present
• Chair, Higher Education Special Interest Group, Illinois TESOL-BE, 2020-2022
• International TESOL Conventions, attendee, 2008-present
• Member TESOL and Illinois TESOL-Bilingual Education 2008-present
• Peer Reviewer, CEA (Commission on English Language Accreditation), 2018-present