"The Regulars" by Julia Gold '10, Spanish Seminar in Madrid

Interested in leading a Carleton Seminar in 2014-2015?

The Off-Campus Studies Committee would like to work with faculty who wish to propose off-campus seminars for the academic year 2014-2015.  Proposals should come from full-time faculty members who have the support of their departments and continuing contracts with the College through the year that the seminars are offered. 

The OCS Committee is charged with approving a well-balanced calendar.  Because of overall college calendar considerations, we would like to strongly encourage that new Carleton seminars be offered in the winter or summer terms.  Please keep in mind that students who participate in summer seminars are required to take the winter or spring term off.  For faculty directors, an OCS seminar term always counts as a two-course load.  Depending on the program’s structure and pedagogy, the faculty director may choose to teach one, two, or all courses within the seminar.  These options can be discussed with OCS staff during the seminar-planning process.

This early notice gives the Committee an opportunity to look ahead in its planning and provide advice before you devote time to designing your seminar.  If you are interested in proposing an off-campus seminar for 2014-2015, please complete this preliminary form, and return it to Off-Campus Studies, Leighton 119, no later than Friday, January 11, 2013.

Please discuss your plans with your department colleagues and chair.  Provide your department chair with a copy of the completed preliminary proposal, and ask her or him to complete the Chair Endorsement Form.  Upon receipt of these materials, the Committee will get back to you with questions and/or directions to complete the seminar proposal process.

Members of the Committee welcome questions on any part of this process.

Off-Campus Studies Committee:

Barbara Fowler                                

Rich Keiser                          

Joe Baggot

Diane Nemec-Ignashev                

Clint Cowan                                                 

Helena Kaufman                            

Arjendu Pattanayak