Signum University

Departments: SPACE Preceptor

  • Julian Barr's bespectacled smile reveals a dimple or two in his neatly-trimmed red-blond goatee. He wears a crisp blue shirt and grey jacket and stands partly turned toward his collection of books—young paperbacks and venerable old hardbacks—which are punctuated by a wee replica statue of Lupa suckling Romulus and Remus and a replica bronze helm which looks like the one on the cover of the Chickering Beowulf,but given Dr. Barr's interest in rem Romanorum, it might be Roman, so I'll have to ask him about that.

    Julian Barr

    After completing his PhD in Classical Studies at the University of Queensland and Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education at the Queensland University of Technology, Julian published the academic monograph Tertullian and the Unborn Child through Routledge, as well as several articles on classical mythology and rhetoric. A life-long devotee of fantasy, Julian also published the…

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  • Sam Roche appears to be a man of European descent sitting in front of a brightly lit window. He's been distracted by something off to his right and has turned his head to look at it with curiosity. His curly hair speaks of hobbit ancestry.

    Sam Roche

    Sam Roche is a lover of East-Asian languages and cultures. Immediately after high school, he embarked on a journey to South Korea that stood as a foundation for later explorations. Since that time, he has lived in Korea, China, and Japan while working and studying their respective languages. He currently holds a B.A. in TESOL…

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  • Patrick Lyon cuts a very dapper Hobbitty vibe in patterned waistcoat, green and blue kilt pleated to sett, kilt belt and brown leather sporran. His brown beard and horn rimmed glasses furthers the impression, perhaps as the head of school in Hobbiton or the first Hobbit professor of poetry at the University of Minas Tirith. He's surrounded by a lovely lush garden and wooden fences, and he's got a very kind smile.

    Patrick Lyon

    Patrick Lyon is a graduate of the Program of Liberal Studies at the University of Notre Dame and is currently in the midst of completing his Master’s Thesis with Signum University. He is presently whiffling his way through the tulgy wood of academia in a foolhardy attempt to defeat his manxome foe: completing a translation…

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  • A warm and smiling woman offers a bundt-shaped seed cake fresh from the oven. Her bright eyes, gingham apron, and spotless kitchen tell us that this is a Mama on the go, leading the charge against chaos, one small child at a time.

    Sarah Monnier

    A Revisionist History of Sarah Monnier: From the Turkish National Opera to raising young musickers, Sarah Monnier has filled her life with joyful sound. She’s a voice performance artist, a composer of modern symphony, and has recently been offered a season as Guest Conductor of the Des Moines Philharmonic. Her publications include a new translation…

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  • A man of European descent is smiling at us and at the sunny summer day around him. His grey beard might suggest a calm and wise demeanor, but those eye-crinkles are all mischief, waiting to drop double and triple entendres on the unwary.

    Christopher Bartlett

    Christopher is a musician, singer/songwriter, and writer who brings his experience and teaching skills to SPACE. At the Press, his superpower is turning a text into audio performance by finding the best readers for each work, directing audio recordings, and editing the files into final audio books. Christopher curates the Fiction Hall of the Signum…

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  • A red-haired woman of Euriopean descent and a brindled cat of mysterious provenance with startling green eyes both gaze upward. A background of stars and galaxies supports their out-of-this-world attitude!

    Jennie Starstuff

    Jennie Starstuff spends a lot of time thinking about how atoms that comprise you, her, and all the other life on this planet share a common origin in the interiors of long-forgotten stars. While studying Astronomy at the University of Virginia, she discovered that there are few joys to match that of connecting with others…

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  • A woman of European ancestry gazes thoughtfully into the distance. She stands by a hedgerow, clad in a very pretty yellow tunic or gown with an empire waist. Her long brown hair is clipped up and you wonder why she is so very fixedly staring behind you to your left... could there be... look out!

    Anna Milon

    Anna is a PhD researcher at the University of Exeter with a thesis on the Horned God infantasy fiction and Live Action Role Play. With a BA in literature from Royal Holloway,University of London and an MA in medieval literatures and languages from the Universityof York, Anna’s academic interests range from witchcraft studies, to speculative…

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  • Jeremy Larson is a man of European ancestry with sandy brown hair and beard with no sign of greying. His professional attire includes a blue and yellow tarten necktie which goes so very perfectly with his blue jacket. In the background is a white wall and what looks a bit like a white Greek-inspired column.

    Jeremy Larson

    Jeremy Larson studied creative writing and English at Bob Jones University, later earning his Ph.D. in English from Baylor University. He has taught English for more than a decade at various secondary schools, colleges, and universities—including Regent University where he is an assistant professor. His favorite literary work is John Milton’s Paradise Lost, and he…

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  • Sparrow is a euro-looking woman with hazel eyes and salt-and-pepper hair. She's smiling, looking directly at you, and sitting in front of a poster which is a graphic blues and greens depiction of the Julia Set, a numerical concept related to fractals. Her shawl is hand-knit in the shape of a maple leaf, and if you'd like a link to the pattern, I'd be happy to share that with you.

    Sparrow F. Alden

    Sparrow graduated from Bowdoin College in 1986 with a BA in English Literature and Psychology and from Signum University in 2015 with an MA in Language and Literature.  She is co-owner/builder of a straw bale cabin in the New Hampshire woods with her wife Grace; they are grateful for the technology which keeps them in touch…

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  • Shawn Gaffney, a scholar with salt-and-pepper hair and long beard sits outdoors wearing horn-rimmed glasses, a puffy dark jacket, and a faraway gaze.

    Shawn Gaffney

    Shawn Gaffney holds Masters degrees in Linguistics (Boston College) and Egyptology (New York University) and last year completed a Masters in Language and Literature from Signum University. With considerable coursework in these three areas of academia, Shawn has explored many topics specific to the ancient world, such as contact between different cultures, magic, and language…

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