Maria Judnick
Maria Judnick started teaching in SCU’s Department of English in 2013. She co-created the award-winning ENVS 95 course with colleague Matt Driscoll and enjoys teaching this sustainability-based class yearly. Since 2008, she has served as the Project Coordinator for seven National Endowment for the Humanities summer institutes for teachers (three on John Steinbeck and four on the California Immigrant Experience). Maria previously worked for SCU’s Center for Sustainability, helping to write the university’s sustainability strategic action plan. She also served as a faculty-in-residence at SJSU’s Writing Center where she edited a popular grammar blog and conducted video craft interviews with local and nationally-known writers. Maria has published in many different genres; her first paid essay (on the importance of public education) was featured in Time Magazine for Kids when she was in second grade.