[Faculty] Fwd: The Zahn Professorship of Creativity & Innovation: Call for Applications

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From: Faculty Advancement <facultyadvancement at sdsu.edu>
Date: Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 2:01 PM
Subject: The Zahn Professorship of Creativity & Innovation: Call for
Applications
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All faculty are invited to apply to serve as the Zahn Professorship of
Creativity and Innovation.  This distinction recognizes faculty members who
are interested in expanding the influence of innovation, creativity, and
entrepreneurship across the SDSU campus. Its goal is to grow and diversify
SDSU’s entrepreneurial ethos through the creation of new and relevant
avenues that support students’ creative problem solving, thinking outside
the box, taking risks, and being pioneers of their own future.


This is a programmatic, hands-on professorship charged with designing and
implementing cross-disciplinary and experiential learning opportunities for
our diverse student body. The Zahn Professor of Creativity and Innovation
will pursue work that infuses creativity and innovation throughout our
campus, as well as serve in an ambassadorial capacity, facilitating
campus-wide collaboration around this topic.



*The Zahn Professor of Creativity and Innovation will be selected based on
the following criteria:*


   - Commitment to academically imbedding creativity, innovation, and
   entrepreneurship across disciplines at SDSU.
   - Well thought-out proposal clearly articulating a vision for leading
   this charge at SDSU over the next two years. A description specifying what
   will be created/ implemented and tangible deliverable(s). A few examples
   might include creating new courses in your college, team-teaching
   interdisciplinary innovation-based courses, building a cross-disciplinary
   program, or working with freshmen living-learning communities.

*Expectations for this role also include:*


   - Regular involvement with the Zahn Innovation Platform and Lavin
   Entrepreneurship Center.
   - Meeting quarterly with the staff for idea sharing, collaboration, and
   accountability.
   - Attending quarterly Zahn Innovation Platform Board meetings.
   - Attend Student Success Team meetings twice per semester.

*Terms:*


The Zahn Professor of Creativity is a rotating professorship with a
two-year term. During their

two-year appointment, the Zahn Professor of Creativity and Innovation will
receive one course release per year.



*Application and selection:*


To apply, please prepare a condensed CV and *one-page proposal* statement
describing how you will lead this charge at SDSU over the next two years,
including specific description of new learning experiences you will build
"to grow and diversify SDSU's entrepreneurial ethos through the creation of
new opportunities that support students' creative problem solving, thinking
outside the box, taking risks, and being pioneers of their own future."

Applications are due to the Associate Vice President for Faculty
Advancement (facultyadvancement at sdsu.edu) by *May 15*.  The SDSU Academic
Senate Faculty Honors and Awards Committee will rank applicants by *May 30.*
The Zahn Professorship shall be named on *June 8th* for the 2020 - 2021
academic year.



*The professorship shall rotate among colleges, with no college holding a
Zahn Professorship in successive two-year terms, thus, the following
colleges and units are eligible to apply:  College of Arts and Letters,
Fowler College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering,
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts, College of Sciences,
SDSU-Imperial Valley, and the Library and Information Access.*
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