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Bookstore CRAZY DAYS!

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:27:42 -0500

Eight tables full of closeout clothing, gifts, supplies, and books—all at 50% to 75% off of original prices! One day only—Thursday, May 23. Sale runs from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., just outside the Bookstore in Great Space. (Employee and department discounts do not apply to Crazy Days items.)

Lunch and Learn May: Roth 403b Option in TIAA-CREF

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:40:35 -0500

Please join us for the quarterly Human Resources Lunch and Learn session on Tuesday, May 21, from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Library Athenaeum. The Lunch and Learn session is a presentation on the new Roth 403b option in the Carleton TIAA-CREF retirement plan. Snacks will be provided. Please join us to learn more about this post-tax option of our retirement plan. For more information on the Roth option, go to the HR Web site.

Stephen Kelly

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:53:02 -0500

Dye Family Professor of Music, Emeritus, served as The Robert Trotter Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance the week of May 6. He gave three public talks: “Lipstick’s Traces: A Jazz Age Chronicle;” “Joan Baez at Spring Hill: Intersecting Histories;” and “The Medieval Monastery: Teaching and Learning.” He also taught the music history pedagogy class and met with graduate students.

Noah Salomon

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:09:07 -0500

Assistant Professor of Religion, has been awarded a portion of a grant from the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft or DFG) to work on a collaborative project on the conceptualization and transmission of Islamic knowledge in contemporary Africa. The grant, directed by Professor Ruediger Seesemann at the University of Bayreuth, will support Salomon's fieldwork and writing.

Steven Schier

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:19:30 -0500

Dorothy H. and Edward C. Congdon Professor of Political Science, has published a new book, The American Elections of 2012, out this month from Routledge publishers. Schier coedited the book with Janet Box-Steffensmeier of Ohio State University. Schier and Steffensmeier also coauthored a chapter in the book on the 2012 general election campaign.

Gift Accounting End-of-the-Year Reminder

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:05:59 -0500

The Gift Accounting Office asks your assistance in making sure all donors receive tax receipts and are properly recognized in the Annual Report on Giving. As you prepare for the end of the fiscal year, please send monetary gifts and information on other non-cash donations to the College to Shannon Schulz, Director of Central Records (5-CENREC) by June 30. We will make sure donors are receipted and that all gifts are deposited in the proper accounts.

Points of View: A Multicultural Student Art Exhibit

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:18:55 -0500

The Student Activities Office and the Office of Intercultural and International Life's Cultural Programming Board present "Points of View: A Multicultural Art Exhibit." Points of View is a series of interactive pieces of art that express messages important to the participating cultural student organizations, ranging from stories of the immigrant experience, the meaning of “we,” and the exposition of underrepresented cultures. The grand opening is Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m. in Great Hall. The exhibit will be available to the Carleton community until Friday, May 24 in the upper Sayles-Hill balcony.

Collection Stories Launch: On-line Art Collection Tours

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:25:27 -0500

Preview eight guided tours through the Carleton Art Collection ready for the Perlman Teaching Museum Web site on Thursday, May 23, during Common Time (noon to 1 p.m.), in Boliou Hall 104. Join eight talented students, members of the Web team, and Laurel Bradley, instructor of the winter term course "Special Projects: the Carleton Art Collection," to celebrate these short movies that reveal little known art treasures organized around themes such as "Food," "Healing," "The Sublime," and "Pop."

Fulbright Information Meeting

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:18:14 -0500

Professor Roger Paas will be holding an information meeting regarding the Fulbright process on Tuesday, May 21 at 5:30 p.m. in LDC 104. Please let your students know about this meeting.

President's Quarterly Meetings

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:00:00 -0500

Please mark your calendars for the remaining 2012-13 Quarterly Meetings and note the date change for the upcoming Quarterly Meeting: Tuesday, May 21, in Concert Hall and Wednesday, August 14, in Olin 149. All meetings will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. We look forward to seeing you there.

TIAA-CREF Individual Retirement Counseling Sessions

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:02:02 -0500

Carleton's newly appointed TIAA-CREF Individual Financial Consultant, Mark Thompson, will be on campus May 21 through 23 to offer one-on-one counseling sessions to confidentially discuss your retirement plan and options for managing your retirement savings. Please read on for the specifics.