Stephen Jones

Professor, English

Dr. Jones joined the University of Connecticut at the Avery Point Campus in 1968, when it first opened.

A better fit of teacher and campus could hardly be desired. Between his previous teaching position at Waterford High School and Avery Point, Dr. Jones spent four years as a lighthouse keeper. The sea continues to surround him in his publishing, his teaching and his community service. He teaches Avery Point's popular Literature of the Sea course, part of the Coastal Studies Program of which he is a founding member. Besides Dr. Jones's work on campus, including several faculty searches, he has served on the town of Groton Shellfish Commission and many other local organizations. As well as bringing a "face to UConn" through his talks with various local groups, he has published fiction, non-fiction, crticial studies, and articles for journals and magazines. Dr. Jones's teaching provides his students with learning and connection to the larger world around them and exemplifies his dedication to demonstrating that education is a process of total personal enrichment.

University Teaching Fellow, 99-00
Stephen Jones, Ph.D
Professor, English Dr. Jones joined the University of Connecticut at the Avery Point Campus in 1968, when it first opened. A better fit of teacher and campus could hardly be desired. Between his previous teaching position at Waterford High School and Avery Point, Dr. Jones spent four years as a lighthouse keeper. The sea continues to surround him in his publishing, his teaching and his community service. He teaches Avery Point's popular Literature of the Sea course, part of the Coastal Studies Program of which he is a founding member. Besides Dr. Jones's work on campus, including several faculty searches, he has served on the town of Groton Shellfish Commission and many other local organizations. As well as bringing a "face to UConn" through his talks with various local groups, he has published fiction, non-fiction, crticial studies, and articles for journals and magazines. Dr. Jones's teaching provides his students with learning and connection to the larger world around them and exemplifies his dedication to demonstrating that education is a process of total personal enrichment.	Read the article from the UConn Advance newspaper: "Teaching Fellow Draws Inspiration From Sea, Song and Sports"