Okay, I hate to wax metaphysical (okay, actually, I like to), but if we human beings respond better, so much more deeply, to writing that includes concrete images (i.e., using our five senses)… okay, if that’s true (which it is), then what will/would happen if we were disembodied? Many people imagine the soul as [...]
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Another job listing off the wcenter listserv. This is the first one I’ve seen where the director has a teaching load but is classified as an administrator (though I may find that this setup is common).
Instructor, Writing Center - Watauga Campus
This position is contingent upon funding.
Description
Directs the day-to-day management and coordination of the Caldwell Community College and [...]
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Here’s another opening for a director, to store away in my records.
I met a few people who worked in this center at a PNWCA conference. I loved how their name — The Loft — had become a verb on their campus. People would say, “You oughtta get that paper lofted.” I love that.
DIRECTOR, THE LOFT [...]
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My mom forwarded this to me today. Interesting. Makes me wonder if one of the reasons dyslexia can be such a problem for readers is because their brains scramble the letters so that the first and last letters are no longer in their original places. When their brains scramble only the inner-letters, maybe that’s when [...]
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Matthew Shepherd isn’t the only victim. Laramie isn’t the only killing field.
Pray hard. Educate well. Wish I had more to say.
A Message
From the Moderator’s Office
of Metropolitan Community Churches
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June 1, 2007
Dear Friend:
I’m writing today to invite you to reach out with a word of love and encouragement.
Let me explain…
Just two weeks ago, 20-year old Sean [...]
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