Jessica Van Slooten

Dean of Arts and Sciences

Jessica Van Slooten

Jessica Lyn Van Slooten is the Dean of Arts and Sciences. A first generation college student, Jessica earned a Bachelor of Arts in English with minors in music and German from Alma College. She earned a Master of Arts in English from Michigan State University before completing a Ph.D. at Auburn University, with a focus on 19th and 20th-century American literatures and feminist theory and criticism. She arrived at Bay College in 2022; prior to this position, she taught at the University of West Georgia, Michigan State, University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc, and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Jessica was selected twice as a UW System Wisconsin Teaching Fellow and Scholar. Her research focuses on teaching and learning, with an emphasis on threshold concepts, inclusive and accessible teaching practices, creating communities of care, and using popular culture to teach disciplinary concepts. Jessica is a scholar of popular romance fiction, and an aspiring author.

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