JANE N. LIPPMANN

Professor
Department of French and Italian

EDUCATION

• Ph.D 1965 University of Illinois (Urbana)
• 1961-1962 Université de Paris, France
  
  • Certificat de langue pratique
  • Certificat de langue littéraire
• M.A. 1960 University of Illinois (Urbana)
• B.A. 1959 University of Miami

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teaching

• The University of Texas at Austin
  • Since Fall 1985 Professor of French
  • 1969-1985. Associate Professor of French
  • 1968-1969. Assistant Professor of French
  • 1965-1968. Assistant Professor in Romance Languages
  • 1964-1965 Instructor in Romance Languages
• University of Illinois (Urbana)
  • 1963-1964 Taught Demonstration Classes
  • 1960-1961 Graduate Teaching Assistant
  • 1962-1964 Graduate Teaching Assistant

Courses Taught since 1992

• Lower-Division French Courses
  • FR 604 Accelerated First-Year French
  • FR 312K Second-Year French I: Four Skills
  • FR 312N Second-Year French II: Oral Expression
• Freshman Seminars
  • HMN 305 (fall 1997) Getting the MOST out of College
  • FS 301 (every fall since 1998) Getting the MOST out of College
• Upper-Division French Courses
  • FR 320E Advanced French I: Written Emphasis
  • FR 322E Advanced French II: Oral Emphasis
  • FR 324L Practical Phonetics

Courses Taught Prior to 1992

Administration

The University of Texas at Austin

• 1984-1994 Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts
• 1979-1984 Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs, College of Liberal Arts
• 1974-1979 Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs, College of Humanities
• 1972-1974 Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs, Division of General and Comparative Studies
• 1971-1972 Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs, Office of the Provost
• 1969-1971 Assistant Dean for Student Academic Affairs, College of Arts & Sciences

AWARDS AND HONORS

Development Awards and Grants

• FAST Tex award. The University of Texas at Austin, 2002
• FAST Tex award (with Esther Raizen). The University of Texas at Austin, 2001
• Liberal Arts ITS award (with Esther Raizen). The University of Texas at Austin, 2001
• University of Texas Vision Plan (with Esther Raizen), 2002

Teaching Awards

• Margaret C. Berry Award for outstanding contributions to student life (1994)
• President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award (1992)
• Named (for the second time) by UTMost magazine one of the University's "Best" teachers in that year's Best/Worst Poll (1992)
• Named by UTMost magazine one of the University's "Best" teachers in that year's Best/Worst Poll (1991)
• Professor of the Year award given by the Liberal Arts Student Council (1987-1988) William David Blunk Memorial Professorship for outstanding teaching and service to undergraduate students (1985-86)
• Bromberg Award for Teaching Excellence (1969)

Other Awards

• Assisted in the preparation of Tex's French Grammar (Carl Blyth and Karen Kelton), which received an Honorable Mention UT's Innovative Instructional Technology Awards competition (2000).
• Outstanding Reach to Recovery Volunteer of the Year by the Austin Metro Unit of the American Cancer Society (1998)
• Recognized by the Austin Metro Unit of the American Cancer Society for outstanding work in the area of patient services (1997)
• Leadership Texas (1986)
• French Government Fellowship for study in Paris (1961-1962)

SERVICE

Committee Assignments since 1992

Campus-Wide Committees and Service

• Member, Women's Athletics Council (1992-96)
• Student Support Services Evaluation Committee-- sub-committee of the Women's Athletics Council (1992-94); Chair 1992-1993.
• Member, Academic Steering Committee for the Texas Academic Skills Program (1992-1994)
• Chair, Provisional Admission Program Planning Committee (1992-1994)
• Administrative Advisor, Admissions and Registration Committee (1992-1994)
• University Representative, The Business Foundations Program Committee (1992-1994)
• Member, Study Abroad Academic Council (1992-1994)
• Member, Council of Student Deans (1992-1994)
• Faculty advisor, Jean Holloway Teaching Award Selection Committee (1992-1994)
• Member, Dad's Day Outstanding Student Selection Committee (1992-1994)
• Member, Honors Colloquium Academic Steering Committee (1992-1994)
• Member, Health Professions Scholarships Selection Committee (since 1992)
• Member, Faculty Committee to Select Recipients of Undergraduate Research Grants (1995)
• Member, campus-wide Study Abroad Scholarships Selection Committee (1995-1997)
• Featured speaker on UT's videotape used in conjunction with The Hearts of Texas annual fund-raising campaign (1996)

College Committees

• Chair, B.A. Plan I Coordinating Committee (1992-1994)
• Member, Texas Exes Excellence Awards Committee for the College (1992-1994)
• Member, Dedman Scholars Program Selection Committee (1992-1994)
• Chair, Liberal Arts Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee (1992-1994)
• Member, College of Liberal Arts Staff Awards Committee (1992-1994)

Departmental Committees

• Member, Awards Committee (1992-1994)
• Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee (1995-1999)
• Chair, Undergraduate Studies Committee (1996-1999)
• Member Graduate Studies Committee (Since 1997)
• Representative for the Hearts of Texas Campaign (1995, 1996)

National Committees

• Member, Task Force on Academic Advising as a Profession for the National Academic Advising Association (early 1990s) Service prior to 1992
• Served on numerous national, University, College and Departmental committees, including most of those listed above, and The National Screening Committee to award Fulbright Scholarships to France and the Netherlands (1985, 1982), the Awards Committee for the National Academic Advising Association, and a three-year assignment on the UT President's Ad hoc Committee on Undergraduate Education (frequently called the Doluisio Committee). Also served as a member and subsequently chair of the University Endowed Presidential Scholarship Selection Committee.

Other Activities in Student Affairs

• Faculty Mentor to French majors in the Department of French and Italian (since 1995)
• Faculty Fellow in Brackenridge Dormitory (1997-1998)
• Faculty Fellow in Jester Dormitory (1992-1993; 1995-1997)
• Faculty Fellow in Blanton Dormitory (1993-1994; 1998-1999)
• Faculty Fellow in Kinsolving Dormitory (summer 1993; summer 1994; 1997-1998)
• Honorary Member, Golden Key Honor Society (since 1997)

Highlights of Community Service

• Member of the American Cancer Society's Reach to Recovery Program (since February 1993). Members of Reach to Recovery are former cancer patients who volunteer their time to provide information and support to breast cancer patients.
• Coordinator of the Austin Metro Chapter of Reach to Recovery (1994-1999)
• Member, Board of Directors of the Austin Metro Chapter of the American Cancer Society (1994-1998)
• Member, Breast Cancer Awareness Committee, Austin Metro Chapter of the American Cancer Society (1994-1996)
• Member, Patient Services Committee, Austin Metro Chapter of the American Cancer Society (1997-1998)
• Certified Reach to Recovery Trainer for the State of Texas Division of the American Cancer Society (since 1995).
• Member, Statewide Committee for Reach to Recovery (appointed by the Texas Division of the American Cancer Society) (1997-1999)
• Member, Leadership Texas Alumnae Association (1987-1999)

SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES

Work Disseminated Electronically

• Foreign Language Teachers' Toolbox (with Esther Raizen)
• St udent Success Page (with Esther Raizen)
• Professor Jane Lippmann's Website

Publications

• "The 70% Solution: The Advisor's Prescription for the 80's." In Crockett, David S., ed. Academic Advising: A Resource Document. The American College Testing Program: Iowa City, Iowa, 1979, 1, 277-285.
• "Rationale for Language Education." In Jarvis, Gilbert A., ed. The ACTFL Review of Foreign Language Education: The Challenge of Communication, National Textbook Co.: Skokie, Illinois, 1974, 6, 37-69.
• "The Foreign Language Requirement: Advising the Anxious Student." Journal of the National Academic Advising Association. 5 (1985), 45-52, with J. M. Lagowski.
• "To Each His Own." Texas Foreign Language Association Bulletin. 7(1973), 406.

Talks

• "Early Career Decisions as Predictors of Academic Success: A Follow Up," at the Tenth Annual Conference on Academic Advising, Seattle, October 1986 (with J. M. Lagowski).
• "Professional Academic Advisors in the Multiversity: Recognition and Reward of Excellence," at the Ninth National Conference on Academic Advising, Kansas City, October 1985 (with J. M. Lagowski).
• "Promoting Cooperation between Faculty and Counselors: A Challenge for Academic Affairs Administrators", Boston, March 1985 (with J. M. Lagowski).
• "Early Career Decisions as Predictors of Academic Success," at the Eighth National Conference on Academic Advising, Philadelphia, October 1984 (with J. M. Lagowski).
• "The Impact of UT Austin's New Requirements in Foreign Language for Entrance and Exit," Texas Association of Departments Foreign Languages on September 29, 1984.
• Two presentations to incoming students (June 1998 and 1999) on how to succeed academically at UT.
• On May 30, 1998, two forty-minute presentations to Provisionally admitted students (and their parents) who were part of the House of Tutors' Mentor Program. Topics: "Getting off on the Right Foot" and "Hints for Academic Success." Similar talks on June 1, 1997 and June 2, 1996.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• The American Association of Teachers of French
• Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium
• National Academic Advising Association (until 2002)
• American Association of Academic Affairs Administrators (until 1995)
• American Association for Counseling and Development (until 1997)