Named in honor of Pavel Machotka, professor emeritus of psychology, provost emeritus of College Five (now Porter College), and founder of the aesthetic studies major, these college chairs are intended to enhance the participation of Porter College Fellows in the intellectual and social life of the college and, in so doing, to increase opportunities for Porter students to form relationships of lasting consequence with the people who teach them.
The chairs are also meant to encourage innovative teaching, research, and creative work by college fellows; to enrich and diversify the Porter College curriculum; and to support the activities of Arts Division faculty and faculty from other divisions who make a significant contribution to the college and its mission.
Porter College will appoint up to three Machotka Chairs every year for a term of three years. Each recipient of a Machotka Chair will receive a total of $16,000 in activity funds, the use of the title “Pavel Machotka Chair in Creative Studies at Porter College,” and an assignment to teach a five-unit course for approximately 20 Porter students in the area of his or her research or discipline. In the fall quarter following the end of the award period, Machotka Chairs will share their work with the Porter College community in the form of a lecture or other appropriate presentation.
A gift to the Pavel Machotka Chairs for Creative Studies will support the creative work of Porter College Fellows and the creation of meaningful connections between students and fellows.
