Amanda Kenny

I teach Business Communication in the BBA program and serve as the faculty advisor for the b.Line.

I graduated Cum Laude from the Colorado College in 1996, received a Master’s from Marquette University in 2001, and completed my Ph.D. in English at UW-Madison in 2009. As a graduate student I had the opportunity to teach a variety of English and Composition courses, and leveraged that experience to make the transition to teaching Professional Communication in 2008 here at the Wisconsin School of Business.

As a teacher, I focus on student-centered and project-based learning, preferring to provide students with opportunities to write, speak, listen, and respond to others. In the classroom, students should discover and construct as much understanding as possible. I also strive for greater depth in learning, as opposed to covering a lot of material and achieving only a shallow understanding. Finally, I feel that the best thing about meeting together in a classroom is that it provides a communal space for asking questions, solving problems, workshopping writing projects, practicing presentations, discussing issues, and helping each other better understand the material.

Selected Published Journal Articles

Kenny, A. (2010). A Curious Commdity: Antoine Galland's Arabian Nights' Entertainments. Curious Collectors, Collected Curiosities, 51-62.

Presentations

Annual Meeting of the American Society for Eighteenth-century Studies ( 2011 ) History and Tradition in Eighteenth Century Studies: A Roundtable to Honor Howard Weinbrot

Undergraduate Courses

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 12), Fall 2008.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 5), Fall 2008.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 11), Spring 2009.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 12), Spring 2009.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 6), Spring 2009.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 13), Fall 2009.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 14), Fall 2009.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 15), Fall 2009.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 11), Spring 2010.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 12), Spring 2010.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 20), Spring 2010.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 14), Fall 2010.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 15), Fall 2010.

Professional Communication (BUS 300 Section 16), Fall 2010.

Professional Communication (BUS 300), Fall 2011.