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position
Position:
Opening Date:
Closing Date:
4962-f-02-15
January 30, 2015
March 19, 2015
English Professors
College of the Sequoias Community College District
915 S. Mooney Blvd.
Visalia, CA 93277-2214
(559) 737-6237
(2) Full-time, Tenure Track Positions
Beginning August 14, 2015
WEB:
www.cos.edu
EMail:
[email protected]
Description of Position
College of the Sequoias Community College District is
seeking two candidates for two full-time, tenure-track
positions in the English Department. These positions will
begin August, 2015. Duties include teaching classes in all
levels of reading and composition, critical thinking, literature, and developmental English skills. Initial assignment
may include evening classes, weekend classes, and teaching at
any of our locations in Visalia, Hanford, and/or Tulare.
Participation in the governance of the District is encouraged.
Other responsibilities include holding required office hours,
full participation in departmental responsibilities, and the
willingness to participate in and sustain an atmosphere of
respect for diversity campus-wide.
Minimum Qualifications
The candidate must meet one of the following criteria. The
degree must generally be from an institution accredited by
the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or the
equivalent.
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Master’s in English, composition, comparative literature,
or literature or
Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s in
linguistics, TESL, speech, education with specialization
in reading, creative writing, or journalism or
the equivalent and
Demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the
diverse academic, social, economic, cultural, disability,
and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
Candidates claiming equivalency must demonstrate a
combination of education and other accomplishments that
are equivalent to the MQ’s. If claiming equivalency, you will
need to read the Board Policy 5001 on equivalency and
prepare a statement documenting how you meet the
equivalent qualifications.
Note: Candidates claiming equivalency must receive a
judgment of equivalency from the COS Equivalency
Committee prior to the interview.
Desirable Qualifications
The Department is looking for evidence of the following:
Instructional Experience
including but not limited to
• academic reading
• critical thinking
• basic skills reading and writing • literature
• composition/rhetoric
• creative writing
• community college teaching experience
• learning communities
Teaching Methodologies
Background/Training/Experience
including but not limited to
• active learning
• instructional technologies
• collaborative learning
• learning modalities
• distance education
• service learning
Desirable Qualifications (continued)
Outcomes Development and Assessment
including but not limited to
• course-level outcomes
• program-level outcomes
• institutional outcomes
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Active Involvement with Special Programs
including but not limited to
• Title V/HSI grant programs • acceleration
• Puente
• EOPS
• FYE
Application Procedure
Experience with Diverse Student Populations
including but not limited to
• under-prepared
• nontraditional
• ESL
• special needs
• low-income
• honors
• migrant
Applicants must submit the following materials to be
considered:
Professional Commitment
including but not limited to
• committee work
• community/high school outreach
• student activities/advising/mentoring
• workshop presentations
• publications
• professional learning
• participatory governance
All applications must be received by Human Resource Services
on or before the application deadline,
March 19, 2015/ 4:30 p.m.
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Conditions of Employment
Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
Initial placement with Master’s degree ranges from $54,663
to $72,069.
Medical/dental/vision insurance program for employee
and dependents and $100,000 employee life insurance is
provided.
Contract period is for ten (10) months during the regular
academic year beginning August 2015 through May 2016.
Pre-service orientation and/or inservice meetings will be
offered in August 2015.
A collective bargaining agreement exists, and membership in
the College of the Sequoias Teachers Association (COSTA)
or payment of a service fee is required.
Screening Procedure
Only complete application packages will be evaluated by the
screening committee. Application materials will be
evaluated to determine how fully the applicant meets the
Desirable Qualifications. The most successful interviewees
will be invited to a second interview with the District
President.
All costs incurred as a result of the application/selection
process shall be borne by the candidate.
Interview
The interview with the English Hiring Committee will include
a teaching demonstration in front of a class of currently
enrolled students.
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Completed COS academic/administrative application form
Diversity Statement (included in the application packet)
Letter of interest which addresses the Desirable
Qualifications. In this letter we invite applicants to expand
on strengths not covered in other parts of the application
Curriculum Vitae or Resume
The attached student essay with your marks and
comments. This composition was written by a
student in a freshman (transfer-level) composition course.
Please respond to it as you would normally, assuming the
student will revise before final submission for a grade.
A response in 1,000 or fewer words to the following two
questions:
a. How would you work with the writer of the essay above
in an individual conference?
b. Assuming this writing is representative of the class,
which concerns would you address first in the class and
how would you do so?
Unofficial copies of transcripts of college/university work.
Official transcripts are required for employment.
Three recent letters of recommendation.
Submit to:
Julie Carroll
Position: 4962-f-02-15
College of the Sequoias
915 S. Mooney Blvd.
Sequoia Building, Room 5
Visalia, CA 93277
(559) 737-6237
Notice to all candidates for employment
“College of the Sequoias Community College District is an
equal opportunity employer. Prospective employees will receive
consideration without discrimination because of race, creed,
color, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age,
religion, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic
information, marital status, military service, or any other basis
protected by law.”
“College of the Sequoias Community College District provides
reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with
disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any
part of the job application and hiring process, please contact
a representative from Human Resources at (559) 730-3776 to
request a reasonable accommodation.”
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24 November 2014
English 1
Westborro Baptist Church
In the Snyder vs. Phelps, which was a United States supreme courts case, it was difficult
to try and find a way to stop any type of protesting and picketing. The First Amendment protects
us by giving us the right to speak freely and publically. It also gives us the freedom to believe in
whatever we want, rather it be real or fiction. This case started with Matthew Snyder’s, Albert
Snyder son, death in 2006 where he was killed in a non-combat-related vehicle accident in Iraq.
When his funeral was taking place, church members from Westborro Baptist Church started to
picket because Snyder’s son was gay. Snyder sued Phelps for making his son’s funeral into a
“circus”. After the picketing more and more people would join the anti-homosexual group. They
had signs that said. “Thank god for dead soldiers”, “America is doomed”, and “God hates you”.
There were plans in the making for a law that would interfere with the protesting/picketing.
Although if that law were to be passed it would violate the first amendment and thus question
our constitution. Also if this were to happen rioting would start and there would be no order.
During the case of Snyder vs. Phelps the main question that was brought up was if the
first amendment protected the church members from tort liability for their speech in the case.
Fred Phelps the founder of the Westborro Baptist Church started picketing from 1955-2014 and
which still continues today. Fred Phelps heard of Matthew Snyders funeral through public
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notices and shortly after he targeted Matthews funeral. Matthew Snyders funeral was held in
Maryland. Fred Phelps protested at three different locations each were on public land and
adjacent from Matthew Snyders funeral. Lance Snyder, Matthews Snyder's father, filed suit
against Fred Phelps and his family. The case was held in Maryland in The United States District
court. The judges that were associated with the case were:Antonin Scalla, Anthony Kennedy,
Clarence Thomas, Ruth Gader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, Elena
Kagan. The cheif justice was John G. Roberts, who made te final decisions on the Snyder vs.
Phelps case.
The Westborro Baptist Church is the anti-homosexual group which started the picketing.
The pastor of this church is Fred Phelps, who died in 2014. When he died his daughter, Shirley
Phelps, did not bury her father because they did not “worship the dead”. The Westborro Baptist
Church members and the Phelps family believed that God punishes the United States for its
tolerance of homosexuality. Also they mainly target military funerals to demonstrate their
beliefs. The Westborro Church Started picketing in 1991 and continued for years. It took only
three years for their picketing to spread across the country. In all states people have picketed
anything that is related to homosexuals, whether it be murder of a homosexual or a bashings of
a homosexual or other events related to that sort of thing. Many of Phelps church members
believed in what he was trying to portray. Phelps’s beliefs and ideologies were very cruel and
unfair towards homosexuals. They were also picketing against Jews and Catholics. When Phelps
was sued by Snyder their case was handled by a judge named John Roberts. Roberts sided with
Phelps, which made Phelps win the case, Roberts said that, "Westborro conducted its picketing
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peacefully on matters of public concern at a public place adjacent to a public street,”. He also
said that, "Such space occupies a special position in terms of First Amendment
protection” (Bames). In conclusion of the trail, Phelps was free to do what he believed and many
people still try to stop him.
In Snyder’s point of view Phelps is a man that thinks highly of people like a dictator.
During the case of Snyder vs. Phelps all eight out of the nine judges voted for Phelps. The one
judge that voted for Snyder was Samuel Alito. Samue Alito began his dissent by saying "Our
profound national commitment to free and open debate is not a license for the vicious verbal
assault that occurred in this case"(Geidner), and concluded that, “In order to have a society in
which public issues can be openly and vigorously debated, it is not necessary to allow the
brutalization of innocent victims like petitioner"(Sean). During the case Snyder said, “They
turned this funeral into a media circus and they wanted to hurt my family. They wanted their
message heard and they didn't care who they stepped over. My son should have been buried with
dignity, not with a bunch of clowns outside"(Marso). Snyder learned about Phelps picketing
signs on television. In Snyder’s defense a Baltimore jury awarded him with about ten million
dollars for international infliction of emotionless distress. Then the judge cut his award in half
and then it was overturned by the U.S Court of Appeals. The Snyders still feel the emotional
distress and say that Phelps’s actions are unjust and he is hurting other civilians.
The picketers that followed Phelps mainly target military deaths from any branch. Also
any homosexual event, charity, and murder case. Once, protesters picketed a funeral that was
placed right across from a school. Teachers at that school had to tape up paper on the windows,
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so students wouldn’t see the vulgar signs. These protesters traveled and spread to forty-eight
states out of the fifty states. Just like Snyder many people have felt emotional distress from the
picketing. No one else has sued these protesters and have only protested against their picketing
which is the best they can do. There is a way to control the situation when picketing is involved.
One way is to call the authorities. There is also the option of limiting the picketing in one area
and to videotape their actions and report it, if it is seen in a legal way. Picketing is impossible to
completely stop but there are ways of reducing involuntary actions and peacefully dealing with
these types of situations.
There is no possible way to overrule the first amendment it’s impossible and
unconstitutional. Although people deal with protesting in a rude violent way, there is an
alternative way to deal with rowdy protesters. The only legal way to limit a protest or picketing
is to embrace a nonviolent answer. Protesting and picketing can happen to anyone or several
people. It can happen to business, schools, churches, parks, malls, and any individual. If people
approached picketing in this type of manor then protesters might get a little less violent before
they start picketin . Also protesters would be more organized and more orderly about their cause
without causing a riot. Without the First Amendments we could not protect ourselves or stand up
for what we believe in.
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Works Cited
Bames, Robert. “Supreme Court Rules First Amendment”. Washington Post. 03 March
2011. Web. 29 November 2014.
Geidner, Chris. “Supreme Court Upholds Westborro Baptist Church Members’ Right To
Picket Funerals”. Metro Weekly. 03 March 2011. Web. 29 November 2014.
Marso, Andy. “Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Gay Church’s Protest Rights in MD Case.
Capital News Service. 02 March 2011. Web. 29 November 2014.
Sean, Gregory. “Why the Supreme Court Ruled for Westborro”. Time Magazine.
Washington Post. 03 March 2011. Web. 29 November 2014.
Cornell University Law School. “SNYDER V. PHELPS”. Legal Information Institute.
Web. 2 March 2011.