Nancy Riecken teaches composition, literature, and public speaking at the community college level. She is managing editor of her college's academic journal, The Atrium (http: //nwi.ivytech.edu/atrium). "Success in college can change a person's life," Riecken believes. "Helping students learn to think and to act responsibly is my main focus in teaching and in writing." To that end, she is an advocate for community literacy programs. Recently (2014) she edited a three-volume series of college success books, and has created information literacy games for students. In addition to academic work, sh...