Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Aikau's A Chosen People, A Promised Land
Hokulani Aikau, PhD '05, published her book A Chosen People, A Promised Land: Mormonism and Race in Hawai'i (University of Minnesota Press, 2012). Click here for more info.
For Alumni & Those Soon to Receive PhDs: ACLS Public Fellows Program
NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR ALUMNI AND THOSE SOON TO RECEIVE PHDS: The ACLS invites applications for the second competition of the Public Fellows program. They seek applications from PhDs who have received their degrees in the last three years and who aspire to careers in administration, management, and public service by choice rather than circumstance. Competitive applicants will have been successful in both academic and extra-academic experiences. Awards range from $50,000 to $65,000 per year dependent upon position. Application deadline: March 21, 2012 6pm (EDT). For full requirements and more information, please click here.
Procedure for Requesting the use of American Studies Department Funds for Research and Conference Travel
Grad Students are able to request the use of Department funds for research and conference travel on an on-going basis. Continue reading for more information and the procedure for requesting the use of funds.
All American Studies graduate students are provided up to $1500 in department Research and Conference Travel funding over the course of your graduate career. Requests are limited to $500 per instance. Because the funds are limited, you are encouraged to apply for outside sources and to rely on this department funding only when you are unable to secure outside funding. Good sources include conference organizations and "best paper" competitions. The following is a list of several University web sites with information about additional funding opportunities:
http://www.grad.umn.edu/prospective_students/Financing/other.html
http://www.gapsa.umn.edu/grants/travel.htm
http://www.cogs.umn.edu/awards.html
http://global.umn.edu/funding/grad.html
http://www.grad.umn.edu/gradwriting/funding.html
You may request funding as soon as the criteria for each allocation are met. The typical response time in which you will receive a reply indicating whether or not your request has been approved is two weeks. Note: Funds are distributed after the travel takes place in the form of a reimbursement for specific expenses incurred. Please review the specific processes below and contact Melanie Steinman if you have any questions.
Requesting Funds for Conference Travel
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American Studies grad students in active status may request funding to
travel to scholarly conferences to present a research paper. We will
not provide funds for presenting the same paper at more than one
conference.
Criteria for conference travel funding:
• You are in good standing
• You have been accepted to present research at a conference
• Your total claim from the research and conference travel funds has
not exceeded $1500
To request conference travel funds, email Melanie Steinman, stein196@umn.edu, with the following:
• Student ID# and name of adviser(s)
• Proof of acceptance to present at conference
• Paper title and conference name, date, and location (if not indicated on proof of acceptance)
• Amount requested (not to exceed $500) with detailed budget proposal
• For students traveling internationally: Proof of University-issued international insurance OR approved waiver
Please note, we prefer, as proof of acceptance to present at conference, a PDF of the conference program page showing the session in which you will participating. However, a forwarded email from the conference organizers or hard copy acceptance letter will also suffice.
Requesting Funds for Research Travel
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American Studies grad students in active status may request funds to cover expenses related to dissertation research. Covered expenses include travel costs and reproduction of essential documents and images.
Criteria for research funding:
• You are in good standing
• You have successfully completed the preliminary portfolio exam
• Proposed research is clearly connected to dissertation
• Proposal clearly establishes a justification for research (e.g. travel to an archive to investigate materials not otherwise available)
• Proposal sets out a sound research design
• Your total claim from the research and conference travel funds has not exceeded $1500
To request research travel funds, email Melanie Steinman, stein196@umn.edu, with the following:
• Student ID# and name of adviser(s)
• One page description of your project, including title
• Up to a one page research proposal clearly describing in detail the research you will undertake (be as specific as possible about the use of archives, libraries, interviews, etc)
• Amount requested (not to exceed $500) with detailed budget proposal
• For students traveling internationally: Proof of University-issued international insurance OR approved waiver
All American Studies graduate students are provided up to $1500 in department Research and Conference Travel funding over the course of your graduate career. Requests are limited to $500 per instance. Because the funds are limited, you are encouraged to apply for outside sources and to rely on this department funding only when you are unable to secure outside funding. Good sources include conference organizations and "best paper" competitions. The following is a list of several University web sites with information about additional funding opportunities:
http://www.grad.umn.edu/prospective_students/Financing/other.html
http://www.gapsa.umn.edu/grants/travel.htm
http://www.cogs.umn.edu/awards.html
http://global.umn.edu/funding/grad.html
http://www.grad.umn.edu/gradwriting/funding.html
You may request funding as soon as the criteria for each allocation are met. The typical response time in which you will receive a reply indicating whether or not your request has been approved is two weeks. Note: Funds are distributed after the travel takes place in the form of a reimbursement for specific expenses incurred. Please review the specific processes below and contact Melanie Steinman if you have any questions.
Requesting Funds for Conference Travel
******************************************************************************
American Studies grad students in active status may request funding to
travel to scholarly conferences to present a research paper. We will
not provide funds for presenting the same paper at more than one
conference.
Criteria for conference travel funding:
• You are in good standing
• You have been accepted to present research at a conference
• Your total claim from the research and conference travel funds has
not exceeded $1500
To request conference travel funds, email Melanie Steinman, stein196@umn.edu, with the following:
• Student ID# and name of adviser(s)
• Proof of acceptance to present at conference
• Paper title and conference name, date, and location (if not indicated on proof of acceptance)
• Amount requested (not to exceed $500) with detailed budget proposal
• For students traveling internationally: Proof of University-issued international insurance OR approved waiver
Please note, we prefer, as proof of acceptance to present at conference, a PDF of the conference program page showing the session in which you will participating. However, a forwarded email from the conference organizers or hard copy acceptance letter will also suffice.
Requesting Funds for Research Travel
******************************************************************************
American Studies grad students in active status may request funds to cover expenses related to dissertation research. Covered expenses include travel costs and reproduction of essential documents and images.
Criteria for research funding:
• You are in good standing
• You have successfully completed the preliminary portfolio exam
• Proposed research is clearly connected to dissertation
• Proposal clearly establishes a justification for research (e.g. travel to an archive to investigate materials not otherwise available)
• Proposal sets out a sound research design
• Your total claim from the research and conference travel funds has not exceeded $1500
To request research travel funds, email Melanie Steinman, stein196@umn.edu, with the following:
• Student ID# and name of adviser(s)
• One page description of your project, including title
• Up to a one page research proposal clearly describing in detail the research you will undertake (be as specific as possible about the use of archives, libraries, interviews, etc)
• Amount requested (not to exceed $500) with detailed budget proposal
• For students traveling internationally: Proof of University-issued international insurance OR approved waiver
New York Public Library fellowship opportunity
The New York Public Library is delighted to announce the availability of short-term fellowships to support visiting scholars conducting research in the Library's unique research and special collections. Fellowships stipends up to $4,000 are available to scholars outside the New York metropolitan area engaged in graduate-level, post-doctoral, or independent research. Application deadline: March 18, 2012. Click here for full requirements and application instructions.
Literacy and Rhetorical Studies Research Series 2/17/12
The Center for Writing is pleased to announce the Spring 2012 Literacy and Rhetorical Studies Research Series "embodied literacies: voice, performance, and space" on Friday, February 17, 2012 from 12:00-1:30pm in room 12 Nicholson Hall. Lunch will be provided.
An interdisciplinary discussion featuring work in progress by:
Richard Graff (Associate Professor, Writing Studies)--"Greek Rhetoric In Situ"
This presentation will tour through a selection of digital models being produced as part of a larger study of ancient Greek sites of oratorical performance, with discussion of the on-site investigations and interdisciplinary collaborations involved and of the expanding vistas for the project as it creeps into the realms of the digital and virtual.
Judi Petkau (Ph.D. Candidate, Curriculum & Instruction)--"Pedagogic Address in Art Space"
Exhibition or art installation spaces often provoke audiences into embodied practices of meaning making. This study of an encounter by a teen and his teacher within the Weisman Art Museum offers insights into this discursive space, which is both critical and aesthetic.
Candance Doerr-Stevens (Ph.D. Candidate, Curriculum & Instruction)-- "Appropriating a Media Voice: Multimodal Struggle in Digital Media Composition"
This presentation examines the digital media composition process of collaborative groups, focusing specifically on the multimodal struggle that occurs among peers as they gather, select, and edit media. Of particular interest is how students appropriate media to express individual views in a collective text.
Lunch will be provided. Please register at myC4W (http://writing.umn.edu/myc4w). If you are not affiliated with the University of Minnesota, send an email to writing@umn.edu to register.
An interdisciplinary discussion featuring work in progress by:
Richard Graff (Associate Professor, Writing Studies)--"Greek Rhetoric In Situ"
This presentation will tour through a selection of digital models being produced as part of a larger study of ancient Greek sites of oratorical performance, with discussion of the on-site investigations and interdisciplinary collaborations involved and of the expanding vistas for the project as it creeps into the realms of the digital and virtual.
Judi Petkau (Ph.D. Candidate, Curriculum & Instruction)--"Pedagogic Address in Art Space"
Exhibition or art installation spaces often provoke audiences into embodied practices of meaning making. This study of an encounter by a teen and his teacher within the Weisman Art Museum offers insights into this discursive space, which is both critical and aesthetic.
Candance Doerr-Stevens (Ph.D. Candidate, Curriculum & Instruction)-- "Appropriating a Media Voice: Multimodal Struggle in Digital Media Composition"
This presentation examines the digital media composition process of collaborative groups, focusing specifically on the multimodal struggle that occurs among peers as they gather, select, and edit media. Of particular interest is how students appropriate media to express individual views in a collective text.
Lunch will be provided. Please register at myC4W (http://writing.umn.edu/myc4w). If you are not affiliated with the University of Minnesota, send an email to writing@umn.edu to register.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
PCard Receipts Due
Please submit receipts for all January PCard purchases to Laura by Wednesday, February 1st.
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Digital Arts & Humanities Participants Wanted to Help UMN Libraries
The University of Minnesota Libraries are looking for people currently working or plan on working in the digital arts and humanities who might be interested in helping the libraries set up future services in this area. They are planning some type of survey as well as other research and are looking for people willing to include their voice and experience.
Please read full e-mail from Nancy Herther:
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Hello!
Are you actively working in the digital arts & humanities area today - or plan to in the near future? Are you interested in helping shape the Libraries' future services in this area?
Then, we are looking for YOU!
Many universities have already established support centers and collections focused on these budding areas of research (for more information, see http://digitalhumanities.org/answers/) and the University Libraries are now beginning a study of what is currently happening on our campus, and hope to glean information on future needs as well.
If you have an interest or current involvement in these areas, please let me know and I will pass your name along to the group. I know that they are planning some type of survey as well as other research. We want to include your voice and experience in this!
Thank you, in advance, for your consideration!
Nancy Herther
University Libraries
herther@umn.edu
Please read full e-mail from Nancy Herther:
--------------
Hello!
Are you actively working in the digital arts & humanities area today - or plan to in the near future? Are you interested in helping shape the Libraries' future services in this area?
Then, we are looking for YOU!
Many universities have already established support centers and collections focused on these budding areas of research (for more information, see http://digitalhumanities.org/answers/) and the University Libraries are now beginning a study of what is currently happening on our campus, and hope to glean information on future needs as well.
If you have an interest or current involvement in these areas, please let me know and I will pass your name along to the group. I know that they are planning some type of survey as well as other research. We want to include your voice and experience in this!
Thank you, in advance, for your consideration!
Nancy Herther
University Libraries
herther@umn.edu
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