Danny LaChance, PhD '11, wasone of two finalists in the 2011 Council of Graduate Schools / ProQuestDistinguished Dissertation in the Humanities award. Bestowed annually since 1982, this nationalcompetition recognizes recent doctoral recipients who have already madeunusually significant and original contributions to their fields. ProQuest, the world's premier dissertation publisher,sponsors the awards and an independent committee from the Council of GraduateSchools selects the winners.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Spring 2012 Syllabi & Office Hours
To Spring 2012 Instructors: Please submit a copy of your course syllabus electronically to Laura at domin047@umn.edu by Friday, January 13th. Please also include the time(s) and day(s) you will be holding office hours for the upcoming semester.
If you plan to apply for FLAS, notify Melanie by January 13th
If you plan to apply for the Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, please notify Melanie (stein196@umn.edu) by Friday, January 13th. Melanie will then be in contact with you directly regarding internal application deadlines. Click here for more information about the FLAS.
ICGC Brown Bag Discussion
ICGC Brown Bag "Neo-Liberal Higher Education Reform Processes and their Implications to Learning and Teaching at Makerere University" presented by Andrew Ellias on Friday, January 20 12:00pm in 537 Heller Hall. Click here for more info.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Updated International Travel Policy
From Global Programs and Strategic Alliance (GPS): there has been a change to the University Travel Policy, which now requires pre-travel registration of all staff/faculty international travel for University purposes. Staff and faculty are required to register international travel as of January 1, 2012.
Visit http://www.policy.umn.edu/Policies/Finance/Travel/TRAVEL_PROC04.html to register your travel. Although it is a REQUIREMENT to register international travel, GPS reports that the updated policy will make it easier and more efficient to provide travelers with helpful information prior to departure, and to provide travelers with prompt assistance overseas should circumstances demand it. The full policy on travel is available at: http://www.policy.umn.edu/Policies/Finance/Travel/TRAVEL.html. Please feel free to contact Colleen with any questions.
Visit http://www.policy.umn.edu/Policies/Finance/Travel/TRAVEL_PROC04.html to register your travel. Although it is a REQUIREMENT to register international travel, GPS reports that the updated policy will make it easier and more efficient to provide travelers with helpful information prior to departure, and to provide travelers with prompt assistance overseas should circumstances demand it. The full policy on travel is available at: http://www.policy.umn.edu/Policies/Finance/Travel/TRAVEL.html. Please feel free to contact Colleen with any questions.
CFP: MCAD Conference
The Minneapolis College of Art and Design seeks proposals for the conference "The Art of Writing" to be held March 29-30th. Conference organizers seek individual and panel proposals from faculty or graduate students involved in teaching, tutoring, or research addressing any aspect of teaching literature, composition, ESL, and creative and/or professional writing. Submission deadline: February 23, 2012.
Site: Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Keynotes: Composition Keynoter Thur. Lunch; Creative Writing Keynoter Fri. Lunch
The conference theme, "The Art of Writing," provides a forum for college and university English instructors to discuss the nuances, complexity, and creativity in literature, composition, and creative writing. The MnCUEW conference provides a platform for sharing diverse pedagogies and styles in teaching literature, composition, writing center work, ESL, and creative and professional writing.
Categories of topics include the following. Please note that some presentations may fall into more than one category.
Categories
1. Composition--Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy
2. Literature, Arts, and Humanities
3. Creative Writing
4. Writing Centers
5. ESOL (ESL/ELL/NNS/EAP/EFL)
6. Scientific, Professional, Technical Writing
7. New Literacies: Information, Digital, and Media Literacy
8. Other/Combined
Submission Requirements Form
* Submission deadline: February 23
* Please use/copy this form, fill in the following information, and send it to writeplace@stcloudstate.edu .
o Name and address of all presenters:
o School or institutional affiliation:
o Proposal Title and abstract (under 50 words):
o Explanation of time/scheduling problems, if any with Thurs. 3-29 or Fri. 3-30:
o AV request (All regular rooms have a presenter computer, overhead projector and screen, and a plug in for a laptop. If you have other special needs such as computer lab or special equipment, please request them here):
o Indicate which category or categories (from list above) is/are the best fit for your presentation (if "combined," please explain which categories are combined):
Questions?
Please send questions about submitting to writeplace@stcloudstate.edu or to Larry.Sklaney@century.edu.
All other questions may go to Larry.Sklaney@century.edu
This program is made possible through a grant with generous funding from the Office of Faculty Development, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office of the Chancellor.
Site: Minneapolis College of Art and Design
Keynotes: Composition Keynoter Thur. Lunch; Creative Writing Keynoter Fri. Lunch
The conference theme, "The Art of Writing," provides a forum for college and university English instructors to discuss the nuances, complexity, and creativity in literature, composition, and creative writing. The MnCUEW conference provides a platform for sharing diverse pedagogies and styles in teaching literature, composition, writing center work, ESL, and creative and professional writing.
Categories of topics include the following. Please note that some presentations may fall into more than one category.
Categories
1. Composition--Theory, Practice, and Pedagogy
2. Literature, Arts, and Humanities
3. Creative Writing
4. Writing Centers
5. ESOL (ESL/ELL/NNS/EAP/EFL)
6. Scientific, Professional, Technical Writing
7. New Literacies: Information, Digital, and Media Literacy
8. Other/Combined
Submission Requirements Form
* Submission deadline: February 23
* Please use/copy this form, fill in the following information, and send it to writeplace@stcloudstate.edu .
o Name and address of all presenters:
o School or institutional affiliation:
o Proposal Title and abstract (under 50 words):
o Explanation of time/scheduling problems, if any with Thurs. 3-29 or Fri. 3-30:
o AV request (All regular rooms have a presenter computer, overhead projector and screen, and a plug in for a laptop. If you have other special needs such as computer lab or special equipment, please request them here):
o Indicate which category or categories (from list above) is/are the best fit for your presentation (if "combined," please explain which categories are combined):
Questions?
Please send questions about submitting to writeplace@stcloudstate.edu or to Larry.Sklaney@century.edu.
All other questions may go to Larry.Sklaney@century.edu
This program is made possible through a grant with generous funding from the Office of Faculty Development, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office of the Chancellor.
SOC 8501 Spring 2012
SOC 8501 "Sociology of Families Seminar" will be taught this spring semester by Prof. Kathleen Hull on Fridays from 2:30-5:00pm. Click here for a course description.
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