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1. Humanities  Arts Department Head Position (2).doc - "Schachterle,
Lance" 
2. Fwd: Who shall read The Mind of God? - Jack Sarfatti 


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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:43:09 -0400
From: "Schachterle, Lance" 
Subject: Humanities  Arts Department Head Position (2).doc

Please post on our listserv. Thanks. Lance Schachterle 
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Head, Department of Humanities and Arts

 

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) invites applications and
nominations
for the position of Head of the Humanities and Arts Department, to begin
1
July 2007.  The university seeks an individual for this headship with
proven
excellence in undergraduate teaching, leadership in administration
including
curricular innovation and resource acquisition, and the ability to work
creatively across disciplines and departments.	Potential candidates must
have an earned doctorate or equivalent terminal degree in one of the
disciplines listed below, and a record of scholarly and professional
achievement appropriate for appointment with tenure at the senior level
in
one of these areas.  WPI is eager to hear from women and
underrepresented
minorities concerning this position and all others open at the
university.

 

The new head will have significant opportunities for directing program
growth, as WPI intends to expand its curricular offerings in areas where
science, technology, and new media interact with the humanities and
arts.
Present areas which the university plans to develop further include
Theatre
and Technology, Music and Technology, Interactive Media and Game
Development,
Professional Writing, and International Studies.  In 2005 WPI adopted a
Bachelor of Arts program; BA programs under design include Liberal Arts
and
Engineering and Hispanic Studies.

 

The department consists of 26 tenured and tenure-track faculty members
in the
fields of history of art and architecture, digital media, English
including
drama/theatre, modern languages (German and Spanish), history including
history of science/technology, music, philosophy/religion, and writing
and
rhetoric.  The duties of the department head include taking a lead role
in
developing new programs, hiring and nurturing new faculty, managing
personnel
matters and departmental budgets, representing the department's interest
to
the administration, and overseeing as well as participating in
departmental
teaching, research, and program development.

 

WPI, the nation's third-oldest private technological university,
currently
enrolls 2,851 undergraduates and 1018 part-time and full-time graduate
students.  Its innovative project-based undergraduate program, the WPI
Plan,
offers students a flexible and academically challenging alternative to
conventional pre-professional engineering curricula.  WPI undergraduates
complete a sequence of six courses in the humanities and arts, arranged
through consultation with a faculty advisor.  In addition, the
Humanities and
Arts Department offers a major and minor.  Students and faculty have
opportunities to participate in twenty off-campus project centers and
more
than a dozen international exchanges, including language programs in
German
and Spanish.

 

Situated in Worcester, the WPI campus is located close to many of the
city's
major cultural attractions, including the American Antiquarian Society,
the
Worcester Art Museum, local theater, poetry venues, and several major
music
performance halls.  Forty miles west of Boston, Worcester offers access
to
the diverse cultural resources of New England, and provides
opportunities for
urban, suburban, or rural living.

 

The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications on December 1,
2006,
and applications will be considered until the position is filled. 
Applicants
should send a letter of application with resume to:

 

Humanities and Arts Head Search Committee

Human Resources

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 

100 Institute Road 

Worcester, MA 01609-2280

 

To enrich education through diversity, WPI is an affirmative action,
equal
opportunity employer.  


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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:39:57 -0700
From: Jack Sarfatti 
Subject: Fwd: Who shall read The Mind of God?



Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jack Sarfatti 
> Date: October 26, 2006 5:27:41 PM PDT
> To: Sarfatti_Physics_Seminars  
> 
> Subject: Who shall read The Mind of God?
>
> bcc
>
>
> Danke Mein Herr Professor Doktor Doktor - pardon my anal compulsive  
> OCD, but I found another typo (repeat of "electron") so I think  
> this version is at least typo-free
>

[An attachment of type application/pdf was included here]
>
> Really what is happening here is Die Meistersinger Competition of  
> who can sing the best song - who has the best narrative for our  
> time. Who can tell the best story of the world? Who has the best  
> metaphors, the best organizing principles to comprehend the  
> Perennial Philosophy in a Nut Shell? ;-)
>

[An attachment of type image/jpeg was included here]
> David Green, Tim Jerome, Jack Sarfatti, 1964 in Die Fledermaus
> Oberlin Conservatory Summer Stock High Field Theater, Cape Cod
> The last time I was invited to Salzburg was in 1964 to study at The  
> Mozarteum
> by a talent scout at Oberlin - but I did not do it.
>
>
> On Oct 26, 2006, at 4:47 PM, Mark Germine wrote:
>
>> Jack,
>>
>> I think you answered your own questions with the attached QM  
>> abstract (previous message).  How did I know?  Let's call it retro- 
>> psychokinesis. ... I think you are a brilliant man and wish you  
>> success at Quantum Mind 2007.
>>
>> Best to all.
>>
>> Mark Germine
>>
>>
>


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