Random MU Faculty Question

[Strokin 3s]

Trying to remember the name of the Professor who taught "Jewish Thought & Practice" this would've been about 8-10 years ago.  Any help?

Thanks!

[Coleman]

Trying to remember the name of the Professor who taught "Jewish Thought & Practice" this would've been about 8-10 years ago.  Any help?

Thanks!

Theology Dept or Philosophy Dept?

[CharlestonWarrior]

Was it Rabbi Silberg?  I know he taught the class in 2000.

[Sir Lawrence]

Was it Rabbi Silberg?  I know he taught the class in 2000.

That's the guy:

Rabbi Francis Barry Silberg, rabbi emeritus at Congregation Emanu-El B'ne Jeshurun, will teach "Jewish Thought & Practice" at Marquette University. He is chair of the Fellows of the Center for the Study of Religion and founder and director of the Milwaukee Communion, an interfaith and inter-racial group that gathers for worship throughout the year. He also hosts "The Barry Silberg Show" on Channel 58.

[MUCrew]

Professor Robert Slocumb?  Yeah...he's about as awesome as his name suggests.  He had a different flower at the front of his class every day.  EVERY.  DAY.

[Strokin 3s]

Was it Rabbi Silberg?  I know he taught the class in 2000.

Thats him!  Thank you!

[4everwarriors]

So, did just 'bout everyone take the easy bullsheet classes like:
Jewish Thought and Practice
Individual and Dual Sports
Easy Ed Rousseau's music appreciation course?

[Jay Bee]

So, did just 'bout everyone take the easy bullsheet classes like:
Jewish Thought and Practice
Individual and Dual Sports
Easy Ed Rousseau's music appreciation course?

No. I only had 3 true electives in my 3.5 years of taking classes at MU.

But I did take Intro to Islam as one of my theo courses... a Jesuit teaching a bunch of muslims about Islam made for some good entertainment.

[4everwarriors]

No. I only had 3 true electives in my 3.5 years of taking classes at MU.

But I did take Intro to Islam as one of my theo courses... a Jesuit teaching a bunch of muslims about Islam made for some good entertainment.

BeeJay, why didn't you say early that you are Muslim? It's cool that you're so into broads and basketball and such.
BTW, is it your lunch break at the Mid-Winter?

[warriorchick]

It sucked being an '80's accounting grad at Marquette in terms of electives.  I think we got two - and they were restricted as to choice (social science, math, or physical science, I believe).  Accounting majors had to take basically all of the classes a general bus adder had to, plus all of their accounting classes on top of that.  And back then, you were required to take more philosophy and theo classes to graduate then you do now.

After I retire, I am going back to college and take all of the classes that looked fun or cool, but didn't have room for them in my schedule.

[keefe]

So, did just 'bout everyone take the easy bullsheet classes like:
Jewish Thought and Practice
Individual and Dual Sports
Easy Ed Rousseau's music appreciation course?

Easy Ed Rousseau taught Intro to Phil and doled out the A's. Senior year second semester I signed up for one of his upper division courses. It was 9 am (gulp) but, hey, it was an easy A. Besides, he didn't take attendance. My mid-term grade was a C...I dropped that class faster than an Olongapo Hooker with green pus.

Brother Horton Roe taught the music appreciation course. Damn thing was at 8 am and HE TOOK Attendance! Once he began playing the records, "the original long hair music," you were cleared in hot to catch some ZZZ's.

[Strokin 3s]

So, did just 'bout everyone take the easy bullsheet classes like:
Jewish Thought and Practice
Individual and Dual Sports
Easy Ed Rousseau's music appreciation course?

That's what I was hoping for when I signed up for the class after talking with some guys who had been through the class a couple years earlier, but something happened and whatever he had done previously he did not do that year.  Jewish Thought and Practice became a class you actually had to study for.

[4everwarriors]

Easy Ed Rousseau taught Intro to Phil and doled out the A's. Senior year second semester I signed up for one of his upper division courses. It was 9 am (gulp) but, hey, it was an easy A. Besides, he didn't take attendance. My mid-term grade was a C...I dropped that class faster than an Olongapo Hooker with green pus.

Brother Horton Roe taught the music appreciation course. Damn thing was at 8 am and HE TOOK Attendance! Once he began playing the records, "the original long hair music," you were cleared in hot to catch some ZZZ's.

You are absolutely correct. I confused Ed with Horton. Somewhat remember that Roe lived in Green Bay and took the train into town for the class. Anyone else hear of that, or was it just folklore?

[warriorchick]

I had a History of Old Testament class that was taught by a Presbyterian Minister.  He was an amateur archaeologist, and occasionally he brought in some interesting stuff he dug up in Israel, but he was a bit, let's say, politically incorrect.  He would make comments like, "Delilah cut off Sampson's hair and totally emasculated him.  Isn't that just like a woman for you?"  Apparently, he had gone through a rather acrimonious divorce.

On a related topic, I never had a Jesuit priest for any of my classes the entire time I was at Marquette.  My theo profs were either lay Catholics or Protestant ministers.  My theo teachers were mostly old hippies. I am not sure how common that was (the no-Jesuit thing) for students of my era and earlier.

[keefe]

You are absolutely correct. I confused Ed with Horton. Somewhat remember that Roe lived in Green Bay and took the train into town for the class. Anyone else hear of that, or was it just folklore?

He lived in a rectory at St Norbert's. I think he drove but I heard the train story too.

He made us write a paper towards the end of the semester. Lots  of stories about how he never read them, how someone inserted something vulgar in the middle and did/did not get caught... It was a strange class. He never asked questions so there was no discussion. He would talk about a composer then once the music started he would close his eyes and lead an imaginary symphony, arms waving around. That class was packed and much sought after.  He didn't wear a monk's kit. He did wear sandals but he wore polyester slacks and short sleeve shirts that had the awful yellow stains in the pits.

[TinyTimsLittleBrother]

No. I only had 3 true electives in my 3.5 years of taking classes at MU.

But I did take Intro to Islam as one of my theo courses... a Jesuit teaching a bunch of muslims about Islam made for some good entertainment.

Father Lambeck.  Dude looked he was about 90 years old when it taught it.

I also had a class with this guy.  He was kind of cool in a Greek Orthodox kind of way.

http://www.marquette.edu/theology/golitzin.shtml

[LloydMooresLegs]

Mrs. Legs and I took that class in '85.  Rabbi Silberg was charasmatic, a bit full of himself and very quotable.   My favorite:  "think Yiddish, dress British".

[Lennys Tap]

Brother Horton Roe taught the music appreciation course. Damn thing was at 8 am and HE TOOK Attendance! Once he began playing the records, "the original long hair music," you were cleared in hot to catch some ZZZ's.

Horton Roe was one weird dude, but perfect attendance (or something reasonably close to it) guaranteed an A. Ironically he was my only non A in what was (by far) my best semester at MU. Missed about half the classes and the good Doctor gave me a B.

[Jay Bee]

Crap, rethinking it... maybe it was only two electives. And I took criminology (back then there was only fingerprinting and interviewing people, so pretty simple) and programming in C++.

Worst class that sounded good... Women in the Bible. My buddy and I took it thinking we'd be the only guys in the class and the girls would flock. There was only one other guy in the class, but it took us about 20 minutes into the first day of class to get yelled at by the teacher in front of everyone.. "blah blah I don't mind having men in this class, but you WILL respect me!".. yeah, OK toots.

Although I do remember getting to say, "she was a WHORE!" in class when discussing some of the assigned reading.

4never I'm not muslim but back in my MU days talked to one a lot - he's now in Fed prison. John Walker Lindh.

If I was at the Mid Winter I'd be mackin, not typing here. I'm at home, but about to spice things up in a minute.. Taco Bell drive thru here I come... (non meat stuff only, of course).

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Mrs. Legs and I took that class in '85.  Rabbi Silberg was charasmatic, a bit full of himself and very quotable.   My favorite:  "think Yiddish, dress British".

dude used the same line in 2000 when I had him.

He claimed he predicted all of the 77 season too.

[only a warrior]

It sucked being an '80's accounting grad at Marquette in terms of electives.  I think we got two - and they were restricted as to choice (social science, math, or physical science, I believe).  Accounting majors had to take basically all of the classes a general bus adder had to, plus all of their accounting classes on top of that.  And back then, you were required to take more philosophy and theo classes to graduate then you do now.

After I retire, I am going back to college and take all of the classes that looked fun or cool, but didn't have room for them in my schedule.

Chick - what year did you graduate?  1986 Accounting grad here

[warriorchick]

Chick - what year did you graduate?  1986 Accounting grad here

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[mugrad2006]

It sucked being an '80's accounting grad at Marquette in terms of electives.  I think we got two - and they were restricted as to choice (social science, math, or physical science, I believe).  Accounting majors had to take basically all of the classes a general bus adder had to, plus all of their accounting classes on top of that.  And back then, you were required to take more philosophy and theo classes to graduate then you do now.

After I retire, I am going back to college and take all of the classes that looked fun or cool, but didn't have room for them in my schedule.

Partial solution for current students...18 credit semesters, have a foreign language out of high school to test out of (i think I retroactively got 9-12 credits of spanish for passing an advanced course), and stock up on AP credits.  Most of these things are needed for a competitive application nowadays anyway, and it gives you the chance to take a few more classes that just look cool.

[only a warrior]

84

How long did you stick with accounting (or is it still your career)?  Most I know from my class have used it to get somewhere else in their careers.

[warriorchick]

How long did you stick with accounting (or is it still your career)?  Most I know from my class have used it to get somewhere else in their careers.

Oh, I am still an "accountant". but I have risen to an executive level where I have influence and input on all the areas of the company, which is the part I really like about what I do.