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William Steven Jamison
William Steven Jamison (born August 19, 1951[1] )is a philosophy teacher living in Alaska. He is currently a term instructor of philosophy for the University of Alaska Anchorage, where he began teaching as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Fall of 1995 after a successful semester as an adjunct. He was also an adjunct instructor for Charter College where he taught from 2002 until 2011. He has specialized in introducing philosophy to beginning college students. Prior to his teaching career he served in the United States Army as a Russian Linguist with language trailers also in French and German. He retired from the military as an E-7 / Sergeant First Class in August 1994. References[edit]
^ Jamison, William. "William S Jamison homepage". University of Alaska Anchorage. William S Jamison. Retrieved June 29, 2013.Curriculum Vitae
Department of Philosophy, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Office: Administration Building Room 277 and Chugiak Eagle Rriver Campus Room 211
(907) 786-4458 and 786-7649
Home: 10439 Holitna Circle, Eagle River, Alaska 99577
(907) 694-1023
e-mail: wsjamison@uaa.alaska.edu
Homepage: http://wsjamison.uaa.alaska.edu
The following is taken from his CV posted on his web page:
Teaching at the University of Alaska Anchorage:
Spring 95: History of Philosophy I, and History of Philosophy II
Fall 95: Introduction to Logic (two sections), Introduction to Philosophy (three sections), and Department member on Computer Committee.
Spring 96: Introduction to Logic (two sections), Introduction to Philosophy (one section), Ethics (one section), and Computer Committee. Community Service: Russian translator for Eagle River Arctic Winter Games, judge for Anchorage School District's Olympiada (Anchorage High School Russian competition), judge for Math and Science Fairs.
Summer 96: Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 96: Introduction to Logic (two sections), Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics, Computer Committee, Faculty Advisor to Philosophy Club, Mentor for Minority Students.
Spring 97: Introduction to Philosophy, History of Philosophy II, Ethics (two sections), Computer Committee, Faculty Advisor to Philosophy Club, Mentor for Minority Students. Community Service: judge for Anchorage School District's Olympiada, judge for Math and Science Fairs.
Summer 97: Introduction to Philosophy (two sections), Introduction to Logic.
Fall 97: Introduction to Philosophy (two sections), Ethics (TV course for Distance Education). Community Service: Assistant Director/ Fund Raising Coordinator, Alaska Natural History Museum.
Spring 98: Introduction to Philosophy and History of Philosophy II.
Summer 98: Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics, and Introduction to Logic.
Fall 98: Introduction to Philosophy, Ethics (TV course for Distance Education), and History of Philosophy I.
Spring 99: Introduction to Philosophy and History of Philosophy I.
Summer 99: Introduction to Philosophy (two sections), Ethics (TV course for Distance Education), and Introduction to Logic.
Fall 99: Introduction to Philosophy, (two sections), and Introduction to Logic, Ethics (TV) for several students, and preparation of Introduction to Philosophy course (TV/Internet) to be first delivered Spring 00.
Spring 00: Introduction to Logic, and Introduction to Philosophy (TV course for the Center for Distributed Learning)
Summer 00: Introduction to Logic, and Introduction to Philosophy both at Eagle River and the TV course for the Center for Distributed Learning
Fall 00: Introduction to Philosophy, (two sections), Introduction to Logic, History of Philosophy II, and Ethics
Spring 01: Introduction to Logic, and Introduction to Philosophy (four sections including the TV course for the Center for Distributed Learning)
Summer 01: Introduction to Logic, and Introduction to Philosophy both at Eagle River and the TV course for the Center for Distributed Learning, and Ethics
Fall 01: Introduction to Philosophy both at Eagle River and the TV course for the Center for Distributed Learning, and Introduction to Logic
Also during Fall 2001: Introduction to Sociology at Alaska Pacific University for the Early Honors Program
Spring 02: Introduction to Logic (Web course), and Introduction to Philosophy (TV)
Summer 02: Introduction to Logic (two sections), and Introduction to Philosophy (TV) and at Eagle River
Fall 02: Introduction to Philosophy TV course and Introduction to Logic in Eagle River and the Web course
Spring 03: Introduction to Logic (Web course), and Introduction to Philosophy (TV)
Summer 03: Introduction to Logic (Web course), and Introduction to Philosophy (TV) and at Eagle River
Fall 03: Introduction to Philosophy two sections, TV course and on campus course, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and two sections of Introduction to Logic on campus and in Eagle River
Spring 04: Introduction to Philosophy TV course, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and two sections of Introduction to Logic on campus and web course
Summer 04: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to Philosophy (TV) and at Eagle River
Fall 04: Introduction to Philosophy TV course, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and three sections of Introduction to Logic on campus and in Eagle River
Spring 05: Introduction to Philosophy Web course and one section on campus, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and two sections of Introduction to Logic
Summer 05: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to Philosophy (Web) and at Eagle River and Introduction to Philosophy
Fall 05: Introduction to Philosophy Web course and one section on campus, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and two sections of Introduction to Logic
Spring 06: Introduction to Philosophy Web course, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, and two sections of Introduction to Logic
Summer 06: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to Philosophy (Web) and two sections one at Eagle River and one on main campus
Fall 06: Introduction to Logic, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities I, Introduction to the Humanities II, and Introduction to Logic in Eagle River
Spring 07: Introduction to Philosophy (Web), Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities I, Introduction to the Humanities II, and Introduction to Philosophy in Eagle River
Summer 07: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to Philosophy (Web) and one section on main campus
Fall 07: Introduction to Logic (Web), Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II
Spring 08: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, Freshman Honors Tutorial, and Introduction to Logic (Web), 49th State Fellows weekly meetings
Summer 08: Political Science with the Polaris Class on the east coast, Introduction to Philosophy (Web), and two sections one at Eagle River and one on main campus, Rustication in Cordova with the new 49th State Fellows
Fall 08: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, and Introduction to Philosophy
Spring 09: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, and Introduction to Philosophy (Web), 49th State Fellows weekly meetings, Rural Faculty Visit to the village of Nondalton during the week of Spring Break and participation in AEIN sponsored events
Summer 09: Introduction to Philosophy (Web) and a section at Eagle River campus, Rustication in Denali Park with the new 49th State Fellows
Fall 09: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, and Introduction to Logic, 49th State Fellows weekly meetings, several presentations on philosophy at West High School
Spring 10: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, and Introduction to Philosophy, 49th State Fellows weekly meetings, Rural Faculty Visit to the village of Akiachak during the week of Spring Break and participation in AEIN sponsored events
Summer 10: Introduction to Logic, Introduction to Philosophy (Web) and a section at Eagle River campus
Fall 10: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, and History of Philosophy I, 49th State Fellows weekly meetings
Spring 11: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, and Introduction to Philosophy, 49th State Fellows weekly meetings, philosophy club meetings
Summer 11: Introduction to Logic, Introduction to Philosophy (Web) and a section for the Eagle River campus
Fall 11: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, Introduction to Logic, and History of Philosophy I, 49th State Fellows weekly meetings, philosophy club faculty advisor, mentor for Anchorage School District Gifted Mentorship Program
Spring 12: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, and two sections of Introduction to Philosophy, 49th State Fellows weekly meetings, philosophy club faculty advisor, mentor for Anchorage School District Gifted Mentorship Program
Summer 12: Introduction to Logic, Introduction to Philosophy (Web) and a section for the Eagle River campus
Fall 12: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, Introduction to Philosophy (two sections), Philosophy Club and Newman Club faculty advisor
Spring 13: Truth, Beauty, and Goodness, Introduction to the Humanities II, and two sections of Introduction to Philosophy, Philosophy Club and Newman Club faculty advisor
Presentations given for the Philosophy Club at UAA:
"How Old Should You Be Before You Start Studying Philosophy?" (Paper on Alasdair MacIntyre given Fall 95 to initiate club discussion)
"Why are our values and goals often so confusing?" (Paper on Richard Rorty given Fall 96 to initiate club discussion)
"Using the Internet to do Philosophical Research" (Presentation given Spring 97)
"How Smart Was Lincoln?" January 21, 2010
Other Presentations given:
"Religion in a Postmodern Society" at Unitarian Fellowship Forum, 3 May 1998
"Bickering Serves No One" discussion on Herb Shandlin Talk Show, 750 AM KFQD, 14 April 1998
"Ethics" at Unitarian Fellowship Forum, 13 September 1998
"Ethics 2" at Unitarian Fellowship Forum, 11 October 1998
"The Morality of Capitalism" at Unitarian Fellowship Forum, 1 November 1998
"Meaning of Life" at Unitarian Fellowship Forum, 23 May 1999
"Protestantism in the New Millennium" as participant in a panel on religion in the new Millennium, 1 October 1999 at the UAA Fair
"Is the Unexamined Life Worth Living?" at Unitarian Fellowship Forum, 30 January 2000
September 17, 2000 at Unitarian Fellowship Forum “Feminism is Dead.”
Panel participant for Complex Systems lecture series at UAA on Robotics – April 12, 2001.
January 6, 2002 at Unitarian Fellowship Forum “The Disappearance of the Middle Class?”
September 15, 2002 for the Charter College Faculty "Student Differences."
August 31, 2003 at Unitarian Fellowship Forum "Teaching Ethics?"
May 30, 2004 at Unitarian Fellowship Forum "Memorial Day: The Good and the Bad"
September 5, 2004 at Unitarian Fellowship Forum "The God I Believe In".
January 2, 2005 at Unitarian Fellowship Forum panel member on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
January 9, 2005 at Unitarian Fellowship Forum How Movies Communicate Values Invisibly -- Through Music.
February 12, 2005 (Darwin Day) at Barnes and Nobel Book Store for the The Alaska Chapter of Americans United for Separation of Church and State Darwin's Dangerous Idea
August 7, 2005 at Unitarian Fellowship Forum panel member on the movie "What The Bleep Do We Know?"
October 14, 2005 at Complex Systems Group, UAA Something Complex This Way Comes: Harry Potter and the Synthetic A Priori
Fall 09: discussion group on Charles Taylor's book "Hegel".
November 2012 participated in Philosophy Colloquium with the topic Being and What?
February 1, 2013 Monotheism delivered for Ole class on Religions of the World
February 27, 2013 participated as judge for the Anchorage School District National History Day competition.
Education:
Saint Cyril's School, East Lansdowne, Pa. 19050 (Graduated 1965)
Monsignor Bonner High School, Drexel Hill, Pa. (Graduated 1969)
West Chester University, West Chester, Pa 19380
BA Philosophy (Graduated May 1973)
MA Philosophy (Graduated December 1978)
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, California
Russian Course, September 1978 - September 1979
Russian Institute, Berlin, Germany, Russian Conversation Course, Winter 1981
Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont, Russian Intermediate Course, August 1983
Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Basic Noncommissioned Officers Course, December 1984
Fort Dix, New Jersey, Platoon Leadership Development Course, September 1985
Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, March 1989
Fort Richardson, Alaska, Russian Refresher Course, Spring 1990
Foreign Language Proficiency:
Russian (DLPT 3,3), German (DLPT 3,2+), French (DLPT 2,2+) (Grades listed were for 1994 when last tested)
Prior Work Experience:
Graduate Assistant, Department of Philosophy
West Chester University, West Chester, Pa. 19380
Sept. 1974 - Dec. 1975
Responsibilities included teaching two Introduction to Philosophy Courses per semester.
Enlisted in United States Army, Oct. 1977
Electronic Warfare Voice Interceptor / Subsystem Supervisor (E-4, E-5)
United States Army, Berlin, Germany
March 1980 - September 1982
System Supervisor, Translator, Analyst (E-5, E-6)
Continental United States Military Intelligence Group, Fort Meade, Maryland 20755
September 1982 - April 1987
Platoon Sergeant, Trojan System Supervisor (E-6, E-7)
106th Military Intelligence Battalion, Fort Richardson, Alaska 99505
May 1987 - November 1991
Mission Controller (E-7, retirement)
733rd Military Intelligence Battalion, Schofield, Hawaii 96857-5000
December 1991 - April 1994 (retired from US Army on 1 August 1994)
Following retirement from the US Army (other than at UAA):
Adjunct Instructor at Charter College (NCCT Certified Postsecondary Instructor)
January 2002 - present
Adjunct Instructor at Alaska Pacific University
September 2001 - December 2002
Substitute Teacher for Social Studies and English as a Second Language, Middle School, and High School
Anchorage School District, Anchorage, Alaska
January 98 – April 2000
Volunteer Work:
Member, Board of Directors of the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
January 2006 - November 2006
Treasurer, Board of Directors of the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
January 2005 - December 2005
President of the Board of Directors of the Anchorage Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
January 2004 - January 2005
Assistant Director of the Alaska Museum of Natural History
August 97 - January 98
Responsibilities included Coordination of Activities and Fund Raisers
Judge in Russian Olympiada
May 96 and 97
Event held at UAA for all Anchorage School students studying Russian
Judge in Math and Science Fairs
1996 - 1998 at Homestead Elementary
Minority Student Mentor
UAA, 1996 - 1997
Community Representative on Foreign Language Curriculum Review Committee for the Anchorage School District - 1999