Skip to main content Dr. Laura L Ellis-Lai
- Professor of Instruction at English, College of Liberal Arts
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Member, Advanced Studies Committee.
August 2022 - Present.
- Member, SMCISD Gifted & Talented Advisory Committee Meeting.
October 2023 - Present.
- Member, Lifecycle Partnership Committee.
October 31, 2022 - Present.
- Chair, Internships Committee.
August 2022 - Present.
- Director, English Internship Program.
June 28, 2022 - Present.
- Member, College of Liberal Arts Study Abroad Committee.
April 2019 - Present.
- Member, Donor and Alumni Advisory Council.
August 2018 - Present.
- Member, Online Courses Committee.
2017 - Present.
- Member, Outstanding Senior Committee.
2016 - Present.
- Member, First Year English Committee.
2013 - Present.
2022
- Other, Friday "Let's Do Lunch" Faculty Learning Community hosted by Faculty Development.
June 2020 - 2022.
- Other, Office of Distance and Extended Learning.
November 2021 - February 2022.
2021
- Member, Major/Minor Committee.
2016 - 2021.
2020
- Faculty Sponsor, Sigma Tau Delta, the Omega Epsilon Chapter of the National English Honors Society, Texas State University.
2016 - 2020.
- Organizer, National Day on Writing event at DeZavala Elementary School.
September 2017 - March 2020.
- Board Member, PTO, DeZavala Elementary School.
August 2016 - March 2020.
- Leader of Girl Scout Troop, Girl Scouts of America.
August 1, 2015 - March 2020.
2019
- Member, Editorial Board, Young Scholars in Writing: Undergraduate Research in Writing and Rhetoric.
2014 - 2019.
2018
- Member, San Marcos Independent School District Curriculum Improvement Committee.
October 1, 2017 - November 30, 2018.
2017
- Member, Technical Communication Curriculum Committee, Texas State University.
2016 - 2017.
2015
- Faculty Subject Matter Expert, Texas State Undergraduate Research Journal (TXSTUR).
2013 - 2015.
- Honors Thesis Advisor, Honors College/ Department of English.
2013 - 2015.
2014
- Member, Adjunct Faculty Committee, Texas State University.
2013 - 2014.
2006
- University Mentor, First Year Freshman English Mentoring Program, Texas State University.
2005 - 2006.
2005
- Rising Star Writing Project.
2005.
- San Marcos Public Library.
2004 - 2005.
- Texas Book Festival.
2004 - 2005.
2003
- Teacher, Creative Writing in the Schools.
2003.
2002
- Teacher, Creative Writing Class at the Santa Cruz Teen Center.
2002.
1999
- Teacher, Delta Alternative High School at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
1999.
