by Thomas B. Jones
Fresh out of graduate school and desperate to pay off her student loans, Nicole Adams joins the faculty at Higher State U, a small university with a dubious past located in the middle of the Midwest . On her second day of classes as a new assistant professor of philosophy, still flustered and disoriented, Nicole is plunged into a campus-wide mystery.
Read one way, this is an entertaining parody of an academic mystery and a humorous take on academic life. Turning the book upside down reveals another purpose. Each chapter is constructed as an informal case study/discussion story, as is made manifest by a series of discussion questions intended for faculty development, new faculty orientation, and conversations among faculty, administrators, and academic staff.
Facilitated by Ruth Guthrie, Computer Information Systems
Monday 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
April 9, 23, May 7, 21 or April 12, 26, May 10, 24
In the Faculty Center Conference Room (1-228) or Library (1-227))
by Richard Dawkins
The God Delusion is a non-fiction book by British ethologist and atheist Richard Dawkins that is critical of religion . In November 2006, it was ranked #2 on the Amazon.com bestsellers list, and in early December 2006 it reached number #4 in the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Seller list after 9 weeks on the list.
Facilitated by Peter Ross, Philosophy
Every other Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to noon
Starting January 30, 2007
In the Faculty Center Conference Room (1-228) or Library (1-227))
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