JayMichael Arnold

EDUCATION

Yale Divinity School May 2009

Master of Divinity, Philosophy & Religion

Texas State University – San Marcos May 2006

B.A., Philosophy/English-Creative Writing (summa cum laude)

ACADEMIC HONORS

Selected to present paper, “Kierkegaard’s New Knight of Faith” at New Mexico-West Texas Philosophical Society Conference, spring 2010

Selected to deliver lecture, “Whitehead’s Metaphysics & Neuroplasticity” at the Yale Initiative for Science & Religion, spring 2009

Selected to deliver lecture, “Prehensics: A Synthesis of Philosophy & Neuroscience” at the Yale University All-School Conference, spring 2009

Selected to present philosophy paper, “Kierkegaard’s New Knight of Faith”

at the Yale University Philosophy Colloquium, spring 2008

2006-2007 Alexander M. Rodger Scholarship, YaleDivinitySchool

Student Commencement Speaker, 2006 Graduating Class, TexasStateUniversity

Elected Outstanding Student in English, Texas State University

Elected Undergraduate Representative to the Theresa Kaiser Lindsey Literature Foundation, Texas State University

PUBLICATIONS – NON FICTION

  • “Prehensics: A New Synthesis of Philosophy, Neuroscience & Religion” Glossolalia Journal of Yale Divinity School, Volume 1 Spring 2009

PUBLICATIONS – FICTION

  • “Candi, or the optimist” (a novel) White Wall Press 2012
  • “The Mustache: A Philosophical Paradigm”Prospect 2009
  • “History of the Roman Empire, Chapter XI.”Prospect 2007
  • “Koan.”Persona 2006
  • “Task.”The Rectangle 2006
  • “Messianic Memoirs”The Rectangle 2006

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Houston Community College Houston, TX

Philosophy Professor Fall 2009- Present

  • PHIL 2306: Introduction to Ethics
  • PHIL 1301: Introduction to Philosophy
  • PHIL 2303: Introduction to Symbolic Logic

Institute of Reading Development Houston, TX

Teacher Summer 2007

  • Taught reading and study skills to kindergarten through adult
  • In adult classes worked with non-traditional, college and foreign students
  • Taught 25 intensive 5 week courses over the summer

Texas State University San Marcos, TX

Tutor 2005-2006

  • Offered free tutoring in Philosophy and English for nontraditional students

WORK EXPERIENCE

Office of Supervised Ministries, Yale Divinity School New Haven, CT

Student Assistantto the Director 2006–2007

  • Managed student internship placement in cooperative ministries
  • Acted as liaison between internship supervisors/ministers and YDS
  • Designed and maintained website,

Office of the Dean of Student Affairs, Yale Divinity School New Haven, CT

Student Assistant to the Dean 2006–2007

  • Acted as liaison between the Dean and student ministry organizations
  • Recorded and reported financial expenditures for student organizations
  • Coordinated the Dean’s administrative/ministerial schedule

Union Grove Baptist Church Whitehall, TX

Senior Pastor 1998-2002

  • Preached Sunday morning and evening and taught weekly Bible study
  • Performed weddings, funerals, baptisms
  • Started a program through the church to promote adult literacy

ACTIVITIES

Graduate Assoc. of Latino/a & Caribbean Students at Yale New Haven, CT

Member 2006-2009

Yale Committee for Social Justice New Haven, CT

Member 2006-2009

Prospect, Literary-Arts Journal for Yale Divinity School New Haven, CT

Managing Editor 2008-2009

  • Managed a staff of student editors
  • Conducted creative writing workshops
  • Coordinated submission solicitation, design, printing and distribution

Palimpsest, Yale Graduate Literary-Arts Journal New Haven, CT

Fiction Editor 2006 - 2007

  • Selected fiction and poetry for publication
  • Edited final drafts for publication
  • Contributed to journal formatting and design

Phi Sigma Tau, International Philosophy Honors Society San Marcos, TX

Member 2005-2006

Sigma Tau Delta, International English Honors Society San Marcos, TX

President 2005-2006

  • Organized fundraisers, media relations, established & maintained mass

email database, new member recruitment, public speaking,

The Socratic Society, Texas State University San Marcos, TX

Founder, President, Discussion Moderator 2004-2006

  • Moderated weekly meeting of students/faculty to discuss interfaith topics
  • Organized guest speakers on various religious/philosophical topics
  • Organized events in cooperation with Muslim Student Association

South Central Texas Regional Ethics Bowl San Antonio, TX

Team Captain 2005

  • Represented TexasStateUniversity philosophy department as team

captain and won 4th place in debate competition

Persona, Texas State Literary Journal San Marcos, TX

Managing Editor 2004 –2006

  • Managed a staff of student editors and worked with faculty sponsor
  • Coordinated submission solicitation, design, printing and distribution

Allies of Texas State, (LGBTQ) Student Association San Marcos, TX

Member 2004-2006