Teaching at Íæż½ã½ã for twenty-one years, I have seen many changes in students and the educational process. I earned a B.A. in History and an M.A. in English from Íæż½ã½ã. I have taught freshman composition classes at Lamar Institute of Technology and Lamar State College-Port Arthur, and I also gained experience teaching technical writing, professional presentation, humanities, and similar courses.
Eventually, I became interested in the shared governance side of working at a university. I have served on the Íæż½ã½ã Faculty Senate for most of my years at Íæż½ã½ã. Since joining Texas Faculty Association in the early 2000s, I have served in every position of leadership in the Íæż½ã½ã chapter. After serving as vice president for nine years, I am now serving as chapter president. In other faculty advocacy work, I helped to establish and serve as president of the Íæż½ã½ã chapter of AAUP. I attend and speak at the twice-yearly state meetings and have met and worked with faculty from many other universities. I have served the College of Arts and Sciences at Íæż½ã½ã by chairing the Dean's Advisory Council for twelve consecutive years. We work on special projects assigned to us by the dean, and we host her awards ceremony every spring. I have also chaired numerous committees at Íæż½ã½ã and enjoy working with faculty and for faculty interests.
Office: Maes 47
Phone: (409) 880-7958
pat.heintzelman@lamar.edu
Instructor, Íæż½ã½ã, January 2000-present
Part-Time Instructor, Lamar Language Institute, 2007-2010
Adjunct, Lamar Institute of Technology, 2003-2007
Adjunct, Lamar State College-Port Arthur, 2003-2007