Cassandra A Rosado

Office: Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Building, room 3051

Mailing Address:
4080 FLB, MC-168
707 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801

217-300-6306

Cassandra works as the Assistant Director and a Senior Lecturer of the Illinois English as a Second Language (ESL) Program. Her work focuses on directing the teaching support, training, and development of the ESL Program Lecturers and TAs, who teach academic writing and oral communication to our degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate international students. Her teaching interests and experiences have developed particularly in the areas of instructional design, student success initiatives, educational technology, inclusive pedagogy, and digital accessibility.

Recently, Cassandra was appointed as the LAS Dean's Fellow for the Academy for Educational Excellence, to develop the initial programming and a phased-in approach for this new academy. For more information, see Academy for Educational Excellence - In Development (PDF).

Cassandra is originally from upstate New York and graduated from Marist College with a BA in Spanish, a minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a concentration in Bilingual Education/ESL. She earned her Master's degree in Teaching English as a Second Language and a Graduate Certificate of Specialization in Diversity & Equity in Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she is proud to continue her work today.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Master of Arts in Teaching English as a Second Language, with Distinction, May 2012

Graduate Certificate of Specialization in Diversity & Equity in Education, March 2023

Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Summa Cum Laude, Minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and a concentration in Bilingual Education/ESL, June 2010

Professional development

Illinois Online Network, University of Illinois Springfield:

• Digital Accessibility for Educators certificate (4 courses, August 2024)
• Master Online Leader and Administrator certificate (6 courses, December 2015)
• Master Online Teacher certificate (6 courses, July 2015)

Mary A. Hussey Award for Excellence in ESL Teaching

• ESL 111 (114): Introduction to Academic Writing I
• ESL 115: Principles of Academic Writing
• ESL 512: Introduction to Academic Writing
• ESL 515 (501): Introduction to Academic Writing
• ESL 521: Written and Oral Business Communication
• ESL 522 (505): Introduction to Business Writing
• ESL 592 (502): Advanced Academic Writing / Independent Study
• ESL 593 (503): Academic Presentation Skills