Archive for February, 2010

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

How should I address faculty at my on-campus interview?

Please only answer if you’re already a faculty member.
I have an upcoming on-campus interview at a research university. I am focused on presenting myself as a possible colleague to the faculty, so I’m trying to shed the graduate student mentality where faculty are Drs./ubermensch and graduate students are lowly untermensch.
But I also recognize the need [...]

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Do college just sell Admit ticket to class. Free classes from MIT, BERKELEY, STANFORD, YALE UCLA.?

google: free, digital lectures from colleges.
U see:
1. professor giving lectures.
2. students taking notes.
3. blackboard where note is written.
all colleges are basically the same.
$200,000 to watch someone give a lecture when all it is free.
college should be free. especially public colleges paid with tax money.
university of california, michigan, texas, oregon, arizona, should give all courses, [...]

Friday, February 26th, 2010

What are some inexpensive activities for our faculty?

We’ve done the whole "happy hour" thing, it really has run its course. We’re a middle school faculty of 30, and not really looking to spend more than 400-500 bucks. We were looking at ideas such as bowling, ropes course and the like.
You may want to have a look here: http://www3.telus.net/chase-games
This site describes [...]

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Suppose that a department contains 8 men and 16 women. How many ways are there to form a committee with 6 memb?

Suppose that a department contains 8 men and 16 women. How many ways are there to form a committee with 6 members if it must have strictly more women than men?
The various forms the committee can take:
WWWWWW (one way)
WWWWWM (6 ways — the M can be in any one of six chairs)
WWWWMM) (15 ways)
It cannot [...]

Friday, February 26th, 2010

What question to ask to suck up to a prof?

I want to get into this grad program and I want to make an impression on one of my future professors. What should I say in my first email?
Investigate a little personal info. Plus try to find a previous student that already had that professor mention that person, state your goals and why it is [...]

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Is a university education still a dividing line between the proletariat and the well bred?

I have just been listening to Billy Joel’s "The Longest Time" in which he is reminiscing about his high school days. The video is overwhelmingly vulgar and reeks of lower class sentimentality. I cannot imagine such a vid being made in a university graduation setting. But that was in the past. Do proletarians now proceed [...]

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

How would you describe the setting inside police department?

I am writing a story for English and I have to describe the inside of the police department.. How would you feel in there? How does it smells there? How does it looks in there?
Never been to police department before.
Depends…are you going in through the front door to speak with someone working there or are [...]

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Who is the best Phys 1301 and 1302 prof at University of Houston Main?

I am taking John Miller for 1301 and am not sure if I should take him for 1302.
Thanks!
Take Mr. Miller hes good !

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

How can students and other faculty get this horrible teacher fired?

My english teacher is an old lady who basically only teaches when she feels like it, but because of the teachers unions in California her tenure makes it so she cant be fired. Myself and other students have talked with the superintendent of the school district, principal of my high school, etc., but she cant [...]

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Anyone majoring in Political Science or has a good source of knowledge about the topic?

I’ve been reading my required textbook for my Political Science class, trying to find the specific terms that matches the definitions. Here are some of the definitions that my instructor assigned for homework that I’m stuck on :
5.) Strong state governments over the central government.
12.) Creates a smaller national government and gives power back [...]