Faculty Profile

Geoffrey Dennis

Title
Adjunct Faculty
Department
Philosophy and Religion
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
MA, Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion, 2015. 
Major: Hebrew Letters
Dissertation Title: Shir Hashirim Rabbah: A Study in Figure and Narrative





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
PHIL 3510.001, Hebrew Bible, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    PHIL 3530.001, Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and Magic, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3530.001, Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and Magic, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    HIST 4263.003, Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3510.001, Hebrew Bible, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    HIST 4263.003, Topics in African, Asian, or Latin American History, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3510.001, Hebrew Bible, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3515.001, David, Saul, and Solomon : The Early Israelite Monarchy, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3530.001, Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and Magic, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    PHIL 3530.001, Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism, Myth, and Magic, Spring 2014 
                    

                    PHIL 5910.710, Special Problems, Spring 2014 
                    

                    ENGL 4800.001, Special Seminar in Literature or Language, Spring 2013 
                    

                    PHIL 4960.002, Topics in Philosophy, Spring 2012 
                    

                    PHIL 4960.002, Proseminar in Philosophy, Spring 2011 
                    

                    ENGL 5900.707, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    ENGL 4800.002, Special Seminar in Literature or Language, Spring 2010 
                    

                    PHIL 3573.001, Introduction to Judaism, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    PHIL 4960.002, Proseminar in Philosophy, Spring 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 4900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2008 
                    

                    PHIL 3573.001, Introduction to Judaism, Spring 2007 
                    

                    PHIL 4960.001, Proseminar in Philosophy, Spring 2006 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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					Overall
Summative Rating		
					Challenge and
Engagement Index		
					Response Rate
					
				

			
			
				

					
					
out of 5		
					
out of 7		
					%
 of 
students responded		
					
					
				

			
		


		
    
			
  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
    • The course as a whole was
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    • The course content was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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