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Robert E. Bonner, Marjorie Crabb Garbisch Professor of History and the Liberal Arts, Emeritus, has a new book out titled William F. Cody’s Empire: The Buffalo Bill Nobody Knows. He will deliver a talk titled “Getting to Know Buffalo Bill Cody” on Monday, October 29 at 4:30 p.m. in the Gould Library Athenaeum. A booksigning and refreshments will follow the presentation. The books are currently available in the Bookstore and will be sold at the event. A 15% discount will apply. Please join us for unique perspective on this fascinating historical figure.

Bargain Book Blowout!

Don’t forget that our bargain book extravaganza will take place in Great Space from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 25 and Friday, October 26.

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Thursday, October 25
Learning Languages at Carleton: Mission, Goals, and Aspirations
Stacy Beckwith, Associate Professor of Hebrew
Jose Cerna-Bazan, Professor of Spanish
Laura Goering, Professor of Russian

Noon to 1:30 p.m., Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Lunch provided for 50

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Thursday, October 25
Fall 2007 Reading and Discussion Group
Accountability in Higher Education: How Does Carleton Participate in the National Conversation?

We will be joined at this final session by Bill Condon of Washington State University, a longtime friend of Carleton and nationally-recognized authority on quality measures for higher education.

4:30 to 6 p.m., Headley House, 815 East Second Street
Refreshments provided

Facilitated by Bill Condon and Carol Rutz
Sign up for this group by contacting Carol Rutz.

Co-sponsored by the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching, the Mellon Faculty Life Cycles Grant, and The College Writing Program.

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Looking ahead:

Thursday, November 1
Academic Civic Engagement at Carleton: a National Perspective
Michael McNally, Associate Professor of Religion
Mary Savina, McBride Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies, Director of Archaeology

Noon to 1:30 p.m., Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Lunch provided for 50

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In order to enhance institutional reporting and analysis, the Business Office will be reducing the number of expense codes currently used. Most of the codes identified for closure have not been actively used for some time or are used nominally.

For example, the following travel expense codes have been closed:
5804 AAR Travel
5805 Adm. Bus
5807 Adm. Travel
5815 Training
5850 Air Fares

Departments should charge travel expense to one of the remaining
travel accounts:
5801 Employee or Volunteer Travel
5802 Student Travel
5811 Professional Development and Training
5814 Speaker Travel

The Accounts Payables Office maintains the complete list of expense accounts that have been closed and may contact you with instructions if your department is using a closed code. Thank you for your assistance with this transition.

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The Elizabeth Nason Distinguished Women Visitors (DWV) Fund is seeking proposals from students, faculty, and staff for the 2007-2008 academic year.

The fund was established in 1970 in honor of Elizabeth Nason, as she and her husband, John Nason, retired from the Presidency of Carleton. The fund enables prominent professional women to come to campus, exposing students to women who are successful in their careers. Recent campus visitors include astronaut Sally Ride, poet Maya Angelou, and author Frances Moore Lappe’. Funding decisions are made by the Distinguished Women Visitors Committee comprised of representatives from the faculty, staff, and student body.

To apply, submit a proposal with the following information to Committee Chair, Kaaren Williamsen-Garvey kwilliam@acs.carleton.edu. The proposal should contain:

• Name of group/individual making request
• Contact person’s phone and e-mail
• Name and qualifications of proposed Distinguished Women Visitor
• Date(s) of proposed visit
• Outline of visit schedule; note opportunities for DWV Committee to meet visitor
• Description of housing, transportation, and meal plans for visitor
• Estimated number of students meeting/hearing visitor
• Description of pre-visit publicity
• Total cost of visitor
• Amount requested from Nason Distinguished Women Visitors Fund
• Source(s) and status of additional funds needed to bring visitor to campus

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The Dean of the College Office is soliciting applications from juniors who are interested in summer or winter break fellowships. Students need two letters of recommendation and will be asking faculty to write these letters. The deadline for faculty recommendations is Friday, February 8, 2008 (e-mail to kmoldenh@carleton.edu). Below are brief descriptions of the fellowships; detailed information can be found on our Web site.

Class of 1963 Fellowships
The Class of 1963 Fellowship was established by gifts to the College from the Class of 1963 to provide an opportunity for qualified students to pursue intellectual or creative interests. This fellowship is also available during the school year for studies that would qualify as Independent Studies.

Independent Research Fellowship
The Independent Research Fellowship is awarded to enable qualified students to carry out independent research activities in any field taught at the College or to undertake projects in the creative and performing arts.

Paul and Lynn Kelley Fellowship
The Paul and Lynn Kelley Endowed Fellowship Fund was created to honor Paul and Lynn who have done a great deal to support and promote cultural understanding, including medical travels to Central America, years-long service to indigenous and tribal peoples, AIDS work, and much more. The fund is intended to support students with financial need who are doing research fellowships abroad. These fellowships may be in conjunction with senior comps, in collaboration with faculty, or a project of student interest.

Larson International Fellowship
The Larson International Fellowship is awarded to students who have a deep interest in international understanding and involvement. The fellowship fund enables students with leadership promise to have a significant international summer experience. The best “Larsons” have elements of adventure!

Allen and Irene Salisbury Student Fellowship
The Allen and Irene G. Salisbury Fellowship is an endowed fund that supports student research fellowships in any field taught at Carleton or projects in the creative or performing arts. Preference is given to those studying any aspect of Nepal or Asia.

Richard Salisbury Student Fellowship
The Richard A. Salisbury Fellowship is an endowed fund that supports student research fellowships in any field taught at Carleton or projects in the creative or performing arts. Preference is given to those studying any aspect of Africa and Latin America.

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Carleton is partnering with Material Processing Corporation (MPC) to resell used printers returned from departments as part of Carleton's MFP project. MPC is Carleton's used computing equipment recycler who works with Carleton to dispose of older computing equipment.

The following printers are available for purchase to Carleton faculty/students/staff on Wednesday, October 24, from 4 to 7 p.m. in MPC's Eagan Surplus Store. There will be a 10% discount available to the Carleton community for equipment purchased. Indicate that you are with Carleton College when you make your purchase.

Here is a sample list of some of the printers available with pricing:

Hp 4050N/with duplex $125.00
Hp 4050N $120.00
Hp 4100N/with duplex $125.00
Hp 4100CN/with duplex $125.00
Hp Laserjet 1300 $45.00
Hp Laserjet 1100 $35.00

Regular MPC Surplus store hours are Wednesdays 4 to 7 p.m., Thursdays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Fridays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. MPC's Surplus Store is not open on weekends.

MPC is located close to the corner of I-35E and I-494 . The address is 2805 West Service Road, Eagan, MN 55121. Their phone number is (651) 681-8099.

If you are driving from the south, take I-35E to Lone Oak Road (County Road 26) Exit, West on Lone Oak Road, North on Eagandale Boulevard, and East on West Service Road.

Click on the link for the MPC Web site.