UPDATED: Here's a photo of me chatting with Del. Adam Ebbin. Lisa Turner - a fellow advisory board member and one of the co-authors of the Dallas Principles - is in the background. Local blogger Vivian Page is in the right foreground. It was a truly great event
This even was the kick-off informational event for the endowment effort for the new Old Dominion University ("ODU") Post-Doctoral Position in Gay Cultural Studies. Friend Tim Bostic (who is on the Advisory Board with me) and his partner, Tony London, hosted the event which was well attended and extremely well received. Among those attending was Adam Ebbin, the sole out gay member of the Virginia General Assembly. *
Personally, I believe that the creation of this position here in the Hampton Roads area is huge. Five Virginia universities already have similar positions and it is about time that ODU has such a program - especially if it wants to be competitive in recruiting professors and staff. It should also be noted that since the position will be funded by a privately funded fundraising effort and endowment, the Christofascists like Attorney General Ken Cucinnielli - who is currently waging a personal war at taxpayer expense against the University of Virginia - cannot whine that university funds are being diverted from other programs. We have set up an initial website that can be found here. Here are some brief details on the position being created:
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The position will be administratively housed in the Humanities Institute, but rotated across departments in the College of Arts & Letters according to the scholar’s area of expertise.
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The position would be filled annually, with the possibility of renewal for a second year, and would be subject to a competitive national application process. The selected candidate would be responsible for teaching a 1/1-course load (one class in the Fall semester and one in the Spring semester). One of the courses would be a recurring graduate seminar in sexuality/gender studies while the other course would be an undergraduate offering in the scholar’s area of expertise.
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In addition, the scholar would be responsible for organizing an annual outreach event that shines a light on Hampton Roads LGBT community accomplishment and concerns and would act as a liaison between The College of Arts & Letters and the Hampton Roads LGBT community. The event theme would change annually depending on the scholar’s area of expertise.
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For those interested in more information, the next informational event will be on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at the The Baron & Ellin Gordon Art Gallery at 4509 Monarch Way on the ODU grounds. Information on the event - which will include a silent auction of art from artists at ODU, Norfolk State and the local community - can also be found here.
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The position will be administratively housed in the Humanities Institute, but rotated across departments in the College of Arts & Letters according to the scholar’s area of expertise.
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The position would be filled annually, with the possibility of renewal for a second year, and would be subject to a competitive national application process. The selected candidate would be responsible for teaching a 1/1-course load (one class in the Fall semester and one in the Spring semester). One of the courses would be a recurring graduate seminar in sexuality/gender studies while the other course would be an undergraduate offering in the scholar’s area of expertise.
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In addition, the scholar would be responsible for organizing an annual outreach event that shines a light on Hampton Roads LGBT community accomplishment and concerns and would act as a liaison between The College of Arts & Letters and the Hampton Roads LGBT community. The event theme would change annually depending on the scholar’s area of expertise.
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For those interested in more information, the next informational event will be on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at the The Baron & Ellin Gordon Art Gallery at 4509 Monarch Way on the ODU grounds. Information on the event - which will include a silent auction of art from artists at ODU, Norfolk State and the local community - can also be found here.
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