HEADLEY DISTINGUISHED VISITOR-IN-RESIDENCE

The Headley Distinguished Visitor-in-Residence program brings prominent individuals to campus, either academic or non-academic, for short-term residential visits between three days and two weeks in length.  The purpose of the Headley Distinguished Visitor-in-Residence program is to enrich the liberal arts, residential experience by strengthening the intellectual community of the College. The program encourages close consideration of the work of noteworthy scholars, artists and public intellectuals. It extends the power of public presentations by creating a comfortable venue for informal discussions. Our hope is that the program provides opportunities to explore the achievements and commitments of our guests as well as their distinguished scholarly, artistic and public service careers.

Headley House serves as a residence for these visitors and as a site for them to meet with small groups of faculty, students and staff. Headley House is also available for other gatherings, such as departmental and program receptions or retreats, special celebratory events, etc. (See Headley House for further details about the facility.)

Headley Distinguished Visitors-in-Residence will normally give a public talk (a convocation, for example) in addition to participating in activities scheduled by the host departments, programs, or even ad hoc groups of faculty with a common interest. Visitors will be expected to meet informally with small groups of students, faculty, or staff and use Headley House for receptions, catered meals, or simply as a good place for conversation. Ideal plans for a visitor’s stay will balance the specific purposes of the host group with the wider educational interests of the College.

Following are some of the possibilities for a Headley Distinguished Visitor-in-Residence:

• Humanities faculty invite a prominent scholar to campus to teach a two-week course, meet informally with students, give a convocation address, have meals and conversation with various Carleton people, and perhaps lead discussions on the humanities at Carleton.
• Chemistry invites a prominent scholar whose work is being studied by a senior capstone student group to visit campus for several days. The visitor meets regularly with Chemistry students, gives a public talk and guest lectures in several classes, and hosts a dinner at Headley House.
• Bush Writer-in-Residence, Lucas Lecturers, Christopher U. Light Lecturers, Geology Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence and Rol Allensworth Scholar-in-Residence programs, etc.
• Short-term artist-in-residence programs.
• English department symposia focused on the scholarly interests of current and former faculty.
• Distinguished alumni visitors.
• Programs linked with the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching events.

The Headley Distinguished Visitor-in-Residence program has been made possible through the generous support provided by the Galusha Fund, the Lucas Fund, the Bush Fund, the Christopher U. Light Fund, the Bernstein Scholar-in-Residence Fund, the Rol Allensworth Scholar-in-Residence Fund, the Class of 1957 Revolving Lectureship Fund, the Frank G. and Jean M. Chesley Lectureship Fund, the Ira Wender Visitor in Cultural Understanding Fund, and the C. Angus Wurtele Environmental and Technology Studies Fund.

To request the use of Headley House for a Headley Distinguished Visitor-In-Residence, contact Charlene Hamblin, x4192.