ProfEd Faculty News & Notes - July 2008
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Hello. Faculty News and Notes is a
monthly electronic publication distributed to all instructors in
our faculty pool who have taught off-campus in the last two
years. This publication was created to help you feel more
connected to CMU and to provide you with news and updates to our
off-campus policies and procedures. If you have any
questions or comments, please contact us at
frc@cmich.edu.
New Scholarship
Established
Dr. Merodie Hancock, Vice President/Executive
Director of CMU's Off-Campus Programs; Cheri DeClercq, Associate
Director of Marketing and Sales for CMU's Off-Campus Programs;
Dave Nicholson, Manager of Alumni Relations for CMU's Off-Campus
Programs, and Cindy Hales, Director of CMU's Corporate and
Foundation Relations, represented CMU at a presentation ceremony
last month hosted by General Dynamics Land Systems,
Incorporated. The corporation has endowed a $100,000 scholarship
named the General Dynamics Land Systems U.S. Military
Scholarship. Funded by an annual donation of $20,000, the
scholarship will assist active duty personnel and members of
their immediate family who are enrolled in CMU's Off-Campus
Programs. As the endowment grows, multiple scholarships will be
awarded. Awarding will begin with the 2009-2010 school year.
Dave Nicholson
Manager, Alumni
Relations
CMU Off-Campus
Programs
(248) 526-2630
Opportunities to Teach
in Exciting Shanghai: A Chance to Visit China
Central Michigan University has an articulation
agreement with the University of Shanghai for Science and
Technology (USST). Temporary faculty are needed to teach courses
in Management Information Systems and Computer Science for 6-8
weeks in
Summer
and
Fall
semesters for as long as the 'agreement' is renewed.
Compensation and travel expenses will be paid by USST according
to the following rates:
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Lecturers: |
50 USD per hour |
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Assistant professors: |
60 USD per hour |
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Associate professors: |
70 USD per hour |
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Professors: |
80 USD per hour |
Compensation is based on the number of hours
that the faculty member meets with the student as a class.
Classes are taught in English and a Chinese graduate assistant
is available to help with the instruction.
A Ph.D. is preferred, however, an Master of
Science degree will be considered. Instructors are needed to
teach in the:
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Fall, 2008 |
Organization Behavior |
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Production and Operation Management |
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Spring, 2009 |
(Session is taught
mid-February through the end of June) |
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Advanced Programming |
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Computer Networks |
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System Analysis and Design |
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System Simulation |
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Fall, 2009 |
Decision
Support Systems |
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Marketing and Artificial Intelligence |
Most likely, in the future, there will be course needs for
Databases and e-Commerce.
All courses are taught during the week.
The English Oral/Language Program is a "preparation" program
for students in USST's program. The compensation is 5,000 RMB
monthly (Chinese currency) for Oral English teachers with 12
teaching hours per week and 100 RMB per hour for extra teaching
hours.
Round-trip airfare is limited to USD 1,000 unless submitted
for prior approval to USST.
Submit your application with a resume and cover letter by
e-mail to Dr. Gongzhu Hu, e-mail.
hu@cps.cmich.edu,
cc: Dr. Monica C. Holmes, e-mail:
monica.c.holmes@cmich.edu.
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Reminders...
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Part-Time Temporary
Instructors Needed
If you have a colleague interested in becoming a
part-time, temporary off-campus instructor for CMU please have
them check the
Web site
for Acquisition Management as well as Reading and
Literacy course needs where local candidates are preferred and
all qualified candidates will be considered.
The following courses are in need of part-time instructors – most urgent is the Washington, D.C./Richmond, VA
areas.
COM 560: Communication and
Social/Organizational Change
Requirements: Ph.D. in Communication
with a concentration in Communication or Mass Communication
Theory
COM 561: Communication in Conflict
Management
COM 665: Seminar in Communication and
Negotiation in Employee Relations
Requirements: Ph.D. in Communication
or Ph.D. in Communication with an optional specialization in
Organizational Communication preferred
COM 667: Seminar in Intercultural
Communication
Requirements: Ph.D. in Communication
and either teaching experience in intercultural
communication or appropriate graduate course work in
intercultural communication
Locations:
Lansing and Southfield, Michigan as well as other Michigan
locations
The Pentagon, Washington, DC
Richmond, VA and other Virginia locations
The successful candidate will teach adult
students in classes offered on alternating weekends or one night
a week for eight weeks. A generous stipend is paid plus
reasonable travel expenses incurred with the teaching of the
course.
The University does not cover sponsorships to
the United States and/or relocation expenses for
temporary/part-time courses.
If you are interested in further information
concerning these opportunities at CMU and how to apply please
visit our Web site at
www.cel.cmich.edu/faculty/opportunities/application.html.
To view CMU's Off-Campus job postings please visit CMU's Web
site at
www.cel.cmich.edu/faculty/recruitment/job-postings.html.
For additional information, contact Amy Courter at 800-950-1144
or court1al@cmich.edu.
If you respond by e-mail please attach your curriculum vitae.
CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively
strives to increase diversity within its community (see
www.cmich.edu/aaeo).
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Technology Corner...
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Teaching Online Workshop
Sessions for the 2008 "Teaching Online Workshop" offered by the Center for
Instructional Design
are open for registration. Please check out
session dates to sign up. Seating is limited.
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with a successful classroom experience. If you have any suggestions,
comments, or questions, please contact
frc@cmich.edu.
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