We are a group of DePaul CDM alumni of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. We have chosen to pursue different career paths in a variety of creative industries. We live in different hemispheres. Yet in spite of all those radical differences, we all have something in common that transcends each and every one of our individualities: The tremendous influence that professor Scott Erlinder had in our coming of age in the cinematic arts. We were very disappointed to learn that such an asset to the CDM has been denied tenure after 11 years.
Professor Erlinder is one of the founders of the program that is now nationally recognized as the School of Cinematic Arts. Nobody took us under their wing the same way that professor Erlinder did. His personal investment in his students was always above and beyond any other professor we encountered. He always put his own personal agenda on the side for the sake of his students. He was one of the few who never indulged in self promotion.
International students found professor Erlinder much more worldly and culturally aware than the majority of of the CDM faculty. For the CDM, an institution that has always striven to synergize technology with the humanistic aspect involved in the production of cinematic art, professor Erlinder has been exemplary.
If you know professor Erlinder and have taken classes with him, we hope you can understand our dismay. We believe that the decision to deny professor Erlinder tenure might have been impacted by the fact that many of his international alumni didn't have a chance to submit letters of support due to the convoluted process involved in maintaining current contact data available with the Office of Alumni Relationships.
We are asking you to please sign this petition and if you have words of support please include them as well.
Thank you so much for helping us with such a crucial effort to support one of our most valuable mentors.
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Without having taken a class with Professor Erlinder, I would not have been as strong a contender in the film and television industry. I owe him parts of my career. If a professor like that doesn't deserve tenure, who does? Meg Fry
I took Scott's advanced cinematography course in 2009 and was completely amazed by all the knowledge I took away from it. Knowledge that I still use in my professional life to this day. He was a professor that wanted you to learn beyond what was in the classroom.
I'm a filmmaker who has worked with espn mtv abc and now working on documentaries on behalf of 31 us newspapers. I credit my confidence with new technologies, and their embrace with being a student of Scott erlinder. The man is more then a professor to me. Kindly reconsider this decision.
We need to support one of the most dedicated faculty members in the State of Illinois. It's a true honor to have professor Erlinder at DePaul University. We have been fortunate to benefit from his enormous talent and humanity for all these years. He needs to continue his mission without obstacles.
Prof. Erlinder was the one professor that I could count on in all needs of family and education while at depaul. He went far above and beyond the call of duty for his students. He was one of the few best assets Depaul had that carried no self promotion and no personal agenda other than to help his students succeed!
I hope the fight is still going!
Worst "professor" I had in the DC program. Suck it fat boy.
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We are a group of DePaul CDM alumni of diverse backgrounds and nationalities. We have chosen to pursue different career paths in a variety of creative industries. We live in different hemispheres. Yet in spite of all those radical differences, we all have something in common that transcends each and every one of our individualities: The tremendous influence that professor Scott Erlinder had in our coming of age in the cinematic arts. We were very disappointed to learn that such an asset to the CDM has been denied tenure after 11 years.
Professor Erlinder is one of the founders of the program that is now nationally recognized as the School of Cinematic Arts. Nobody took us under their wing the same way that professor Erlinder did. His personal investment in his students was always above and beyond any other professor we encountered. He always put his own personal agenda on the side for the sake of his students. He was one of the few who never indulged in self promotion.
International students found professor Erlinder much more worldly and culturally aware than the majority of of the CDM faculty. For the CDM, an institution that has always striven to synergize technology with the humanistic aspect involved in the production of cinematic art, professor Erlinder has been exemplary.
If you know professor Erlinder and have taken classes with him, we hope you can understand our dismay. We believe that the decision to deny professor Erlinder tenure might have been impacted by the fact that many of his international alumni didn't have a chance to submit letters of support due to the convoluted process involved in maintaining current contact data available with the Office of Alumni Relationships.
We are asking you to please sign this petition and if you have words of support please include them as well.
Thank you so much for helping us with such a crucial effort to support one of our most valuable mentors.
73 Comments
Scott was instrumental in my education at DePaul. 8 years after graduation I STILL consult the notes I took in his class as well as the literature he provided us. Tenure the man!
Without having taken a class with Professor Erlinder, I would not have been as strong a contender in the film and television industry. I owe him parts of my career. If a professor like that doesn't deserve tenure, who does? Meg Fry
I took Scott's advanced cinematography course in 2009 and was completely amazed by all the knowledge I took away from it. Knowledge that I still use in my professional life to this day. He was a professor that wanted you to learn beyond what was in the classroom.
I'm a filmmaker who has worked with espn mtv abc and now working on documentaries on behalf of 31 us newspapers. I credit my confidence with new technologies, and their embrace with being a student of Scott erlinder. The man is more then a professor to me. Kindly reconsider this decision.
We need to support one of the most dedicated faculty members in the State of Illinois. It's a true honor to have professor Erlinder at DePaul University. We have been fortunate to benefit from his enormous talent and humanity for all these years. He needs to continue his mission without obstacles.
Prof. Erlinder was the one professor that I could count on in all needs of family and education while at depaul. He went far above and beyond the call of duty for his students. He was one of the few best assets Depaul had that carried no self promotion and no personal agenda other than to help his students succeed!
I hope the fight is still going!
Worst "professor" I had in the DC program. Suck it fat boy.
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Scott was instrumental in my education at DePaul. 8 years after graduation I STILL consult the notes I took in his class as well as the literature he provided us. Tenure the man!