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May 2012
Tuesday, May 15th
- LTC Lunch
- "Talking about Diversity: New Directions and Voices in Carleton’s Intergroup Dialogue Pilot Project"
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity, Rm. 236
Tuesday, May 22nd
- LTC Lunch
- "A Good Environment for Teaching"
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity, Rm. 236
Tuesday, May 29th
- LTC Lunch
- "Independent Islam: Religion and Secularism at the Birth of South Sudan"
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity, Rm. 236
September 2012
Tuesday, September 11th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for Second-Year Faculty
- Topic: Research Support; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Tuesday, September 18th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for First-Year Faculty
- Topic: Grading; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Thursday, September 20th
- LTC Lunch
- "Screencasting and Video Podcasting". Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.; presentation begins at Noon.
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity; Room 236
Monday, September 24th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for Third-Year Faculty
- Breakfast provided.
- 8:30 am, Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Thursday, September 27th
- LTC Lunch
- "The Place of Religion in the University and in American Public Life." Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.; presentation begins at Noon.
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity; Room 236
October 2012
Tuesday, October 2nd
- LTC Book Group
- College: What It Was, Is and Should Be, by Andrew Delbanco
- 4:30 pm, Gould Library, Athenaeum
Thursday, October 4th
- LTC Lunch
- "Head/Heart: Changing Cultures of Learning and Teaching". Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.; presentation begins at Noon.
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity; Room 236
Tuesday, October 9th
- LTC Lunch
- "Public Scholarship: Challenges and Possibilities at Carleton." Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.; presentation begins at Noon.
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity; Room 236
- LTC Book Group
- Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other, by Sherry Turkle.
- 4:30 pm, Gould Library, Athenaeum
Thursday, October 11th
- Faculty and Staff Scholarship Celebration
- The Faculty and Staff Scholarship Celebration will take place, today; there will not be an LTC Lunch.
- 11:45 am, Gould Library Athenaeum
Tuesday, October 16th
- LTC Lunch; Dialogos:
- "College Classrooms, Fiji Water, & the Individual: A Complex-Systems Approach". Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.; presentation begins at Noon.
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity; Room 236
Thursday, October 18th
- LTC Lunch
- "Online Learning Models and the Liberal Arts ". Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.; presentation begins at Noon.
- 11:45 am, Gould Library, Athenaeum
Tuesday, October 23rd
- LTC Lunch
- "Psychology, Technology and Design: Our Service-Learning Dyad Adventure". Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.; presentation begins at Noon.
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity; Room 236
Thursday, October 25th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for First-Year Faculty
- Topic: Course Evaluations; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Weitz Center; Larson Meeting Room (236)
- Student Research Symposium & Celebration
- 4:30 pm, Weitz Center for Creativity, Larson Meeting Room, 236
Friday, October 26th
- LTC Book Group
- Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other, by Sherry Turkle.
- 3:30 pm, Gould Library Athenaeum
Tuesday, October 30th
- LTC Book Group
- College: What It Was, Is and Should Be, by Andrew Delbanco
- 4:30 pm, Gould Library, Athenaeum
November 2012
Thursday, November 1st
- LTC Lunch
- "From A to Viz: Three Years of Visual Learning at Carleton". Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.; presentation begins at Noon.
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity; Room 236
Tuesday, November 6th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for First-Year Faculty
- Topic: Teaching the Whole Student; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Thursday, November 8th
- LTC Lunch
- "Comps Across the Curriculum". Lunch available at 11:45 a.m.; presentation begins at Noon.
- 11:45 am, Weitz Center for Creativity; Room 236
Tuesday, November 27th
- New Faculty Winter Retreat, Day 1
- 12:00 pm, Weitz Center; Lunch in 131 and Retreat in 136 - beginning at 1pm
Wednesday, November 28th
- New Faculty Winter Retreat, Day 2
- 9:00 am, Weitz Center; 136
Thursday, November 29th
- New Faculty Winter Retreat, Day 3
- 9:00 am, Weitz Center; 136
Friday, November 30th
- New Faculty Winter Retreat, Day 4
- 9:00 am, Weitz Center; 136
January 2013
Tuesday, January 8th
- LTC Lunch
- "Involving Students in Faculty Research: Values and Costs"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
Thursday, January 10th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for First-Year Faculty
- Topic: Finding Work/Life Balance; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Tuesday, January 15th
- LTC Lunch
- "Choice Word: A Short History of What Small Colleges Mean by “Quality”; Students Welcome!
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
Wednesday, January 16th
- LTC Book Group: "Thinking Fast and Slow"
- Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
- 4:30 pm, LTC Library, WCC 146
Thursday, January 17th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for Second-Year Faculty
- Topic: Building Collegial Networks at Carleton and Beyond; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Weitz Center, Conference Room 131
Thursday, January 24th
- LTC Lunch
- "Eeeeeebooks on Campus!"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
Thursday, January 31st
- LTC Lunch
- "I Can Relate: Understanding Students with Special Needs"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
February 2013
Tuesday, February 5th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for First-Year Faculty
- Topic: Developing a Teaching Persona; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Wednesday, February 6th
- LTC Book Group: "Thinking Fast and Slow"
- Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
- 4:30 pm, LTC Library, WCC 146
Tuesday, February 12th
- LTC Lunch
- "More Foreign Languages in Less Familiar Places: Building Students’ Language Skills and Confidence Across Carleton’s Curriculum"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
Tuesday, February 19th
- LTC Lunch
- "Teaching in Circles"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
Wednesday, February 20th
- LTC Book Group: "Thinking Fast and Slow"
- Thinking Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman
- 4:30 pm, LTC Library, WCC 146
Tuesday, February 26th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for First-Year Faculty
- Topic: Classroom Climate and Sensitive Issues; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Sayles-Hill, 253 (Upper Sayles)
Thursday, February 28th
- LTC Lunch
- "Harvesting Our Mistakes"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
March 2013
Tuesday, March 5th
- LTC Lunch
- "Analyze This! (The Sequel)"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
April 2013
Tuesday, April 2nd
- LTC Lunch: Carleton’s Teaching Culture
- "Carleton’s Teaching Culture:How It Developed, What It Is Now"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
- Reception, with Frank Morral
- As the LTC's first Director, 20 years ago, Frank is returning to speak at today's LTC Lunch followed by this reception in the afternoon.
- 4:30 pm, LTC Library, WCC 146
Tuesday, April 9th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for Second-Year Faculty
- Topic: Anticipating the 3rd Year Review; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Hill Lounge (Upper Sayles)
Wednesday, April 10th
- Academia's Judgement Day
- Faculty will argue for his/her department's necessity to humanity.
- 3:30 pm, Boliou 104
Thursday, April 11th
- LTC Lunch: The Brazilian Turnaround
- "The Brazilian Turnaround:A Serious Country at Last?"
- 11:45 am
Tuesday, April 16th
- New Faculty Mentoring Program for First-Year Faculty
- Topic: Advising; lunch provided.
- 12:00 pm, Hill Lounge (Upper Sayles)
Thursday, April 18th
- LTC Lunch: Illustrated Talk: Showing & Telling Since 1866
- "Illustrated Talk: Showing & Telling Since 1866"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
- "Working"
- This is the first of three discussions; additional discussion dates are May 2 and May 16.
- 4:30 pm, LTC Library, WCC 146
Tuesday, April 23rd
- LTC Book Group: "Over 10 Million Served"
- This is the first of two discussions; second discussion will be Monday, May 6
- 4:30 pm, LTC Library, WCC 146
May 2013
Thursday, May 2nd
- LTC Lunch: The Elusive “Aha!” Epiphanies and Metacognition
- "The Elusive “Aha!” Epiphanies and Metacognition"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
- "Working"
- This is the second of three discussions; the next discussion date is May 16.
- 4:30 pm, LTC Library, WCC 146
Tuesday, May 7th
- LTC Lunch: Quantitative Reasoning in Context
- "Quantitative Reasoning in Context"
- 11:45 am, WCC 236; Larson Family Meeting Room
Thursday, May 9th
- LTC Book Group: "Over 10 Million Served"
- This is the second, and last, of two discussions of this book group for the Spring Term.
- 4:30 pm, LTC Library, WCC 146
