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Also, all Camelard College faculty members are personal friends of Camelard Professors Merlin, Gandalf, and Dumbledore, as well as select famous and friendly wizards who live in the many magical lands of delight, including the land of Chemmis where Camelard is established. Camelard College Faculty are always proud to reference their Camelard College appointment during magic performance patter, especially during shows for youngsters who may already have read about famous schools of magic and wizardry. Faculty Members of Camelard College have the priviilege of using all or part of the Magic Maxim of the College to perform their wonders: ''Em Conspiciendus Miraculum''!
 
Also, all Camelard College faculty members are personal friends of Camelard Professors Merlin, Gandalf, and Dumbledore, as well as select famous and friendly wizards who live in the many magical lands of delight, including the land of Chemmis where Camelard is established. Camelard College Faculty are always proud to reference their Camelard College appointment during magic performance patter, especially during shows for youngsters who may already have read about famous schools of magic and wizardry. Faculty Members of Camelard College have the priviilege of using all or part of the Magic Maxim of the College to perform their wonders: ''Em Conspiciendus Miraculum''!
 
Camelard College Faculty and students can be found throughout the world. Faculty include Jeff McBride, Just Alan, Bev Bergeron, John Calvert, Tammy Calvert, James Canaday, Rick Carruth, Mandy Davis, Paul Green, Bill Pitts, Ruth Pitts, Bob Sammons, Maria Ibenez, Ed Hurtubis, and many others.
 
  
 
== '''The Mundane''' ==
 
== '''The Mundane''' ==

Revision as of 18:10, 5 January 2009

Introducing the Camelard College of Conjuring of Chemmis

Camelard College is an educational institution that functions in two worlds--the mythical and the mundane. The College is a mythical magic school that exists in the world of magical delight, but the College also has an actual faculty of magicians that includes national officers in our largest magical organizations, well-known professional magicians (many with Las Vegas fame), local and regional professional magicians, dedicated magic hobbyists, and young magicians (under 18) who are learning The Art and who constitute the student body. Camelard College has a home page. Click HERE to visit.

See also Camelard.

The Myth

In its mythology, Camelard College is affiliated with the Avalon Institute of Magic in Albion and with the original Bogmere School of Wizardry of Wales (near Stonehenge, Bogmere has been made famous under another name in a series of popular novels about a young magician with a peculiar mark on his forehead). Camelard College is located in Chemmis, Egypt. Visit fabulous Chemmis online by clicking HERE.

Also, all Camelard College faculty members are personal friends of Camelard Professors Merlin, Gandalf, and Dumbledore, as well as select famous and friendly wizards who live in the many magical lands of delight, including the land of Chemmis where Camelard is established. Camelard College Faculty are always proud to reference their Camelard College appointment during magic performance patter, especially during shows for youngsters who may already have read about famous schools of magic and wizardry. Faculty Members of Camelard College have the priviilege of using all or part of the Magic Maxim of the College to perform their wonders: Em Conspiciendus Miraculum!

The Mundane

In the mundane world (the doorway to the World of Magical Delight), Camelard College has specific goals for its Faculty and Student Body:

  • CCCC enriches the magical persona of its members by granting lifetime titled positions on its Faculty and by granting the right to use its Magical Maxim in the public performance of conjuring. Thus, Faculty members may, in their magical persona, introduce themselves (or be introduced as) Professor Name and may speak all or part of the Magic Maxim in performing magic. Magicians under 18 are granted the title of Fellow.
  • CCCC honors magicians who are dedicated to the Art of Performance Magic. The several ranks from Fellow to Trustee constitute the honors conferred.
  • CCCC encourages those of its Faculty who are so inclined to teach magic to the worthy interested (see Faculty Handbook information, below). The Professor, as Sage, hands on the precious Magical Tradition as a vital part of the life of the conjurer.
  • CCCC offers a free service of email redirection which shows affiliation with the College. Thus, Faculty and Students may use anyname@camelardcollege.org .

CCCC is no-cost service for magicians. There is no cost for a Faculty or Student appointment. There are no dues, no ongoing costs or expenses of any kind.

The Faculty Handbook and College Supply Store

While the Institution is mythical, its members are not. All Camelard College Faculty are encouraged, as their time and ability permit, to take their honored role as Sage and teach the Art of Magic, as, for example, through local libraries and community colleges. To that end, our teaching Faculty may order the official Faculty Handbook, The Complete Guide to Teaching Magic, 2nd edition written by CCCC Full Professor Alfred Albers. The book contains guidance and tips to teaching magic courses through the local library or community college. Included are sample syllabi. For CCCC Faculty who are interested, the Faculty Handbook can be ordered by clicking on the envelope to send an email to Prof. Alfred Albers, who handles the distribution of the Handbook --> CLICK HERE TO ORDER

You can also order the Handbook from the home page of CCCC.

The College Supply Store carries items for Faculty and Fellows who wish to show their affiliation with Camelard. To visit the store, click HERE.

Camelard College Honors

Magicians may apply for (are appointed to) the following faculty positions at Camelard based on years of service to the Art:

  • Fellow — a young magician (under 18) may apply for membership in the student body of CCCC and receive the title of “Fellow of the Camelard College.”
  • Assistant Instructor of Conjuring — appointment made at the end of the first year of magical dedication, practice, and performance;
  • Associate Instructor of Conjuring — appointment made at the completion of the second year of magical dedication practice, and performance;
  • Full Instructor of Conjuring — appointment made at the completion of the third year of magical dedication practice, and performance;
  • Assistant Professor of Conjuring — appointment made at the completion of the fourth year of magical dedication practice, and performance;
  • Associate Professor of Conjuring — appointment made at the completion of the sixth year of magical dedication practice, and performance;
  • Full Professor of Conjuring — appointment made at the completion of the tenth year of magical dedication practice, and performance;
  • Senior Full Professor of Conjuring — appointment made by vote of the CCCC Faculty at the completion of the fifteenth year of magical dedication, practice, and performance. Additionally, the Senior Full Professor is one who has made significant contributions to the Art of Magic, especially in the areas of wide promotion of the Magical Art or magical education (as, for example, serving as regional and/or national officers in S.A.M., I.B.M., or similar national magical organizations; or, books and articles published in M.U.M., The Linking Ring, Genii, or Magic or continued teaching of magic in public and private schools). The Senior Full Professor of Conjuring, a most distinguished title, is selected from those in the rank of Full Professor. A ballot is sent to the Faculty in December of each year, and the resulting appointments are announced in January of each year. Only two appointments are made annually.

For application (or appointment) procedure, see How to Apply to Camelard College, below.

A Camelard College appointment comes with a Letter of Appointment from the Chancellor and a Diploma of Rank and Title in the College. Both documents are suitable for framing and display. There is no cost for these documents. They are free with the appointment.

Camelard's Highest Honor

TRUSTEE OF THE COLLEGE

To be a Trustee is to hold the highest title at Camelard. The Faculty of the College names one Trustee annually, selected from the list of Senior Full Professors. The ballots are sent in December, and the Trustee for the year is announced in January. The Trustee receives a Brevet of Appointment and a large Warrant of Trusteeship, both suitable for framing. To be named as a Trustee of Camelard is a distinct honor and cannot be applied for.

How to Apply to Camelard College

Even though “mythical,” Camelard has actual Faculty and Students. You are invited to apply for a faculty position at Camelard College if you are a magician who holds S.A.M. membership and/or I.B.M. membership or who holds membership in an equivalent national/international magical society and if you meet any one of the years of service qualifications. Also, young magicians (not yet 18) may apply for student status.

If you are a legal minor, you are invited to apply for membership in the student body as a Fellow of the College. You need only follow the application procedure given below.

If you qualify for a Faculty Position at CCCC and if you are 18 years of age or older, you are invited to apply. Applications with the appropriate resumé are never declined, although the requested rank appointment may be adjusted. A Faculty Member receives a Letter of Appointment and a Certificate of Membership at the appropriate rank. A Fellow (under 18) also receives a Letter of Appointment and a Certificate.

Application for Fellow or Faculty membership is uncomplicated:

  • merely send an Application email by clicking HERE. Say in your email that you are applying for either a Fellow or a Faculty position; if you are applying for a Faculty position, be sure to name the rank you are applying for.
  • attach to your email a brief magical resumé showing your magical accomplishments, especially your years in Magic. The resumé should be in Word format or in rtf format. A pdf file of the resumé is also acceptable. Please don't forget the resumé. It's important.
  • Faculty members of Camelard College may also nominate others to the Faculty to any rank up to the one immediately next to their own. Thus, a Senior Full Professor may nominate at any rank up to Full Professor; the Full Professor to any rank up to Associate Professor; and so on.

Whether you are applying to the College, or whether you have been nominated by another faculty member, the resumé is important. The resumé should show your years in the Art and any other magical accomplishments. The resumé should be brief, about one page, but may be longer if you wish. In the email, give the rank to which you are applying. All materials submitted, including emails, are held in confidence and are neither sold nor distributed in any manner.

We emphasize again that there is no cost of any kind for an appointment, for CCCC documents, or for CCCC services. Your magical accomplishments and qualifications are your payment.