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The Arcus Endowment was established in 2000 with a generous gift to the College of Environmental Design from the Arcus Foundation in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The endowment seeks to support a wide range of critical activities that explore the relationship between gender, sexuality, and the built environment. Through annual lectures and a scholar-in-residence program, the endowment seeks to foster an awareness of the role of Lesbian / Gay / Bisexual / Transgender / Queer (LGBTQ) communities in the history of architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and the built environment disciplines. Its goals include efforts to combat homophobia, affirm the contribution of LGBTQ communities in education and professional practice, and place LGBTQ issues in a global context through comparative studies and international collaborations. The endowment also recognizes and supports the activities of LGBTQ students in the built environment professions.
For further information, contact:
Dr. C. Greig Crysler
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture
Program Director, Arcus Endowment
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In 2006 the Arcus Endowment annual awards program was replaced with a biennial scholar-in-residence program. Every two years, the program funds an outstanding scholar to join the CED community. In addition to advancing research on issues that are central to the endowment's mission, the Arcus Scholar is expected to teach a graduate seminar and give a public lecture to the CED community.
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Application for 2009–10 Scholar-in-Residence Program
The Arcus Endowment at the College of Environmental Design at UC Berkeley seeks applications for its 2009-10 Scholar-in-Residence program. The Arcus Endowment was founded to confront discrimination and promote the achievements of the LGBTQ community in the built environment disciplines and professions. The Endowment was established in 2000 through a gift from the Arcus Foundation, which supports efforts to achieve social justice that are inclusive of sexual orientation, gender identity and race (www.arcusfoundation.org). The Scholar-in-Residence Program supports a wide range of scholarly and creative activities operating at the critical intersection of gender, sexuality and the built environment. Applicants may be practitioners, scholars or activists at any stage in their professional career whose work engages with one or more of the disciplines of the CED (Architecture, City and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture).
The term of the award is for one semester at UC Berkeley. During their residency, the Arcus Scholar will devote the majority of her or his time to research on a topic that is broadly consistent with the goals of the Endowment. In addition, the Scholar will offer a graduate seminar or design workshop related to their creative work. The course will be open to students across the CED, and may also be cross-listed with the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies. In addition to a weekly seminar, the Arcus Scholar will give a lecture to the CED community about their ongoing research; interact with students through weekly office hours, and lead an exhibition or small conference at the end of the semester that is open to the campus community, and features the work produced by the students in their course.
Applicants should submit a one-page statement of intent no longer than 500 words in length describing the focus, significance and expected outcome of their research, and a proposal for a seminar or workshop. This should be accompanied by a C.V., including a list of 3 references and their contact information. Finalists will be asked to submit 2 samples of their work in electronic form.
The award will cover the equivalent of one semester of salary release, depending on rank and experience, and subject to budgetary approval. The Arcus Scholar will also receive a housing subsidy. Applications will be reviewed by a committee composed of CED faculty and Arcus Endowment Advisory Board members.
Applications must be received at the following address by March 17, 2009:
The Arcus Endowment
Scholar-in-Residence Program
University of California, Berkeley
232 Wurster Hall, #1800
Berkeley, CA 94720-1800
USA
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