Vitae for Mursalata Muhammad
Education
- ABD English, Pennsylvania State University, May 2007
- M.A. English, Oakland University, May 1994
- B.A. English and Communications, Oakland University, May 1992
Board Membership, Leadership, & Service
- Cross Creek Charter Academy, School Board Member 2007 - present
- United Way Women's Leadership Council, Member 2007 - 2008
- United Way Investment Council, Co-Chair 2006 - 2008
- United Way Committees, 2006 - present
- Women's History Council, Board Trustee 2007 - 2009
- Claude Harvard Foundation, President 2005 - 2009
- Specialized Language Development Learning Center's Board Trustee 2005 - present
- Academic Service-Learning Faculty Liaison GRCC 2004 - 2009
- Leadership Grand Rapids, Class of 2008
- Great Lakes Leadership Academy, Class of 2006
- Muslim Student Association, Advisor GRCC 2005 - 2008
- Girl Scouts 1999 - present
Teaching/Facilitation History
- Facilitator - Woodrick Diversity Center "9th grade Diversity Initiative", 2007 - 2008
- Associate Professor - Grand Rapids Community College, 2001 - present
- Facilitator - GRCC "Fundamentals of Academic Service-Learning" Online Seminar, GRCC 2004 - present
- Lecturer and Graduate Assistant - Pennsylvania State University, 1994 - 2001
Presentations
- Community College National Center for Civic Engagement 2009 presentation "Reciprocity and Other Protocols: Orienting Key Stakeholders for Academic Service Learning Partnerships"
- Grand Rapids Art Museum, 2008 Gordon Parks' exhibit, "Straight from Busboyovia - Gordon Parks Turns a Phrase"
- Michigan Campus Compact Institute for Service-Learning 2007 presentation "Creating a Professional Development Program for Academic Service-Learning"
- Community College National Center for Community Engagement 2006 Co-presenter "The Evolution of Service-Learning: One Community College's Vision"
- The Chair Academy's 15th Annual International Conference 2006 roundtable presentation "The Importance of Moving from Diversity to Cultural Competency in Cultivating Emergent Leadership"
- Michigan Campus Compact Institute for Service-Learning 2005 workshop "Crossing Invisible Borders: Becoming the Community's College by Creating and Sustaining Partnerships"
Publications
- Muhammad, M., Olivarez, J., & Sneath, W. (2008). . Focusing on Impact: Connecting Student Learningand Community Needs in the Evolution of Service-Learning . Student Dialogues: Community College Case Studies to Consider, 29 - 31.
- Open this Door chapbook 2005
- Several poems in African American Literature, Gilyard, Keith and Wardi, Anissa eds. 2004
- "Last Days of a Slow Cooker" From Totems to Hip-Hop, Ishmael Reed ed. 2002
- "Fridays" Ishmael Reed's KONCH Magazine August 2000, http://ishmaelreedpub.com/konch.html
Awards
- GRCC Salute to Women Employee Award 2007
- Brighter Futures Grant Award 2007
- Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award 2006
Creative Writing Presentations
- Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Jaume Plensa exhibit, November 2008
- UrbanArtistry, Barnes and Noble in Detroit, June 2005
- Schuler Book Store, Grand Rapids, October 2004
- GRCC National Poetry Month Celebration, April 2004
- Maryland Institute, (2002)
- Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach FL, July 2002
- African American Read-In, PSU, February 2000
- Cafe Gourmet, State College PA, April 1999