CHESLEY LECTURESHIP

The Chesley lectures, made possible by a gift to Carleton’s endowment by Frank '36 and Jean '37 Chesley of Red Wing, Minnesota, bring to Carleton outstanding scholar-teachers from the selected disciplines for a series of classes, public lectures, faculty seminars and meetings with students.

The endowment is administered by the Dean of the College. When funds allow, more than one Chesley lecture may be held in a given year. A rotation has been developed among the participating departments:

• 2009-10 Biology
• 2010-11 Anthropology
• 2011-12 Geology
• 2012-13 ENTS
• 2013-14 Mathematics
• 2014-15 Astronomy
• 2015-16 Chemistry
• 2016-17 Computer Science
• 2017-18 Physics

Timeline of activities:

Every spring the Associate Dean of the College (ADOC) office (Éva Pósfay) sends departments a reminder about the Chesley Lectureship and the rotation. In the year prior to the lecture, the designated department searches for and selects a Chesley lecturer. The department forwards the name and CV of the guest to the ADOC for approval.

Once the ADOC approves the selection, the department contacts the guest to explore the guest's interest in coming to campus. The ADOC discusses honorarium matters with the guest. After the guest accepts the invitation, the ADOC office sends a letter to the guest with the honorarium amount, the confirmation of the dates of the visit, and the request for a completed W-9 form.  Once the ADOC has received confirmation from the guest, it will notify the hosting department and the Stewardship office.

Six months prior to lecture

• Contact Campus Services to reserve rooms for lectures, workshops, or other activities.

• Arrange overnight accommodations for the speaker; locations would include Headley House, AGH, or a downtown hotel.

• Add the public events to the college events calendar.

As soon as possible, but shoot for three months prior to the lecture

• Work with speaker to arrange travel to campus—flight, ground, etc. Contact ADOC for charge number.

• Finalize schedule with lecturer and provide a copy to the ADOC and Stewardship.

• Send the Facilities office a set-up request for each room reservation.

• Contact Catering Services to arrange meals including alcohol.

• Contact PEPS to arrange for audiovisual needs.

• Think about appropriate additional activities and set-up: book signing, classes with students, meals with department members and students, tour of Carleton or Northfield, etc.

• Ask speaker for permission to videotape the lecture for limited broadcast at the College or on the Northfield cable station. If so, arrange with PEPS.

• The Stewardship officer notifies the Chesley family of the lecture date.

Six weeks prior to the lecture

• Create an invitation list (with addresses) and print invitations for dinner to be held on the day of the lecture/performance (include members of the department, the President, Dean, and appropriate Associate Deans; people inside and outside Carleton interested in the subject, as determined by the department). Notify the Stewardship Office when the invitations will be sent and send a copy of the invitation list to them at that time. The Stewardship Office will send invitations to the Chesley family and will notify the department if family members plan to attend.

• Work with the Publications office to create the program announcement, brochures, and posters (provide publications with a digital image of the speaker). Be sure to use the full name of the lectureship: The Frank G. and Jean M. Chesley Lectureship.

Two weeks prior to the lecture

• Publicity: send brochure with public information to faculty and staff, distribute posters around campus, send a note to the Carleton Weekly; contact Media Relations for news releases and off-campus publicity.

• Confirm dinner arrangements: invitations distributed to guests, room reservation, menu and wine order, and facilities set-ups.

• Send other invitations for specific additional events.

• The Stewardship officer should confirm Chesley family attendance at the events.

• The Stewardship Office can assist in providing a one to two sentence background on the Chesleys and the fund for use in the introductory remarks for the lecture.

Week of lecture

• Send copy of speaker’s final itinerary to the ADOC and Stewardship office. Send two copies of printed materials (brochures, posters, and handout) to the Stewardship office and one copy of the same to the ADOC.

• Confirm accommodations and transportation (flight and ground) for the speaker.

• Confirm count for the dinner with Catering Services.

• Submit check request for speaker’s honorarium and mail it after the speaker's visit.

Notes for dinner: There should be some social engineering with a head table: Chesley family member, speaker, chair of the department, other most interested individuals. Nametags are suggested.

Other: If there is a book signing, the department should get an extra copy signed to give/send to the Chesley family.

Following the Lecture: The Stewardship officer will send the poster, brochures, DVD, and a personal description of the event to Mrs. Chesley if she was unable to attend.