Thursday, August 26, 2010

ODU Post-Doctorate in Gay Cultural Studies Endowment Campaign - Update

The fundraiser/informational event this evening for the GLBT Studies Endowment at the Baron & Ellin Gordon Art Gallery on the Old Dominion University campus was a great success. We had both a great level of attendance and raised considerably more than what had been budgeted as the goal for the evening. In addition, a number of talented and dynamic individuals voiced a desire to join the advisory board.
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Additional events are planned through the fall and I encourage local readers to check us out. Events are open to the public and there is no high pressure sales pitch delivered. To stay on top of future events check this website. As more events are scheduled, I will provide information here on this blog. This is a summary of what we are working to establish:
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ODU Pride Post Doc is an endowment campaign geared towards raising money for the proposed Post-Doctorate position in Gay Cultural Studies at Old Dominion University.
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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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