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This is a general summary designed primarily for those interested in teaching a course or securing a position as teaching faculty at Cherry Hill Seminary. Applicants are encouraged to review the Seminary catalog for further details.
Courses offered through Cherry Hill Seminary must meet several criteria:- Reflect the core values of the Seminary and Pagan-centered ministry
- If teaching in the Master's program, provide semester-long academic rigor worthy of a 3 credit Masters-level course, requiring 135 hours or more of student work, with all the support and evaluation accompanying such a course.
- Offer current scholarship and up-to-date materials that fill a requirement or serve as an appropriate elective within one of the major areas of study offered
- Acquire approval from the Faculty and Curriculum Review Committee
Faculty hired to teach for Cherry Hill Seminary must meet several criteria:
- Support and promote the core values of Cherry Hill Seminary and Pagan-centered ministry
- Be comfortable with the Moodle Classroom and Skype technology needed to deliver high quality courses, or be willing to learn via the tutorial offered by CHS.
- Establish and maintain highly professional behaviors as an instructor, such as keep appropriate class hours, respond to students’ messages and return graded assignments and projects in a timely manner, and get the end-of-the-semester grades and paperwork completed according to established deadlines
- If proposing a course that has not been taught the faculty member must work the course through the curriculum review process established by the Faculty and Curriculum Review Committee
- Be available for department meetings, committee assignments, and student advising as needed
- Demonstrate appropriate academic and experiential background for any course assignment
- Instructor's in the Master's program must hold a terminal degree from an accredited college or university.
Cherry Hill Seminary prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, political belief or affiliation, veteran status, or sexual orientation and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment. Futhermore, Seminary policy includes prohibitions of harassment of students and employees, i.e., racial harassment, sexual harassment, and retaliation for filing complaints of discrimination.