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Fridays With Fred
Friday, June 6, will be the last opportunity of Spring Term to visit with Fred Rogers, Vice President and Treasurer. Please stop by Sayles-Hill Great Space between 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. to have a chat with him and to have a beverage. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome.
T. Todd Masman Hired to be Director of Campus Activities
The Division of Student Life is pleased to announce that T. Todd Masman has been hired to be the new Director of Campus Activities. Mr. Masman is currently the Director of Leadership and Service at Bemidji State University (BSU). He previously served BSU as the Director of Hobson Memorial Student Union. Mr. Masman has also served as director of student activities at The College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, Albion College, Hamline University, and Wartburg College. He earned his Master’s Degree from Bowling Green State University. He is a past president of the Minnesota College Personnel Association (MCPA) and has served on the Board of Directors of the National Association for Campus Activities. T. Todd has also worked in the areas of diversity education, service learning, and leadership development. He is the 2007 recipient of MCPA’s Lud Spolyar Distinguished Service Award. T. Todd was recognized by the American College Personnel Association as the Outstanding State and International Division Leader in 2007. T. Todd states, “I’m thrilled to be coming to Carleton at a time when there is a strong commitment to developing a vibrant campus activities program. I look forward to working alongside the rest of the staff to transform the department and connecting with students to create an engaging and involved experience.” Mr. Masman will start at Carleton in mid-July.
We Welcome Adrienne Falcón ‘90, Coordinator of Academic Civic Engagement
The Dean of the College Office is pleased to welcome Adrienne Falcón, Coordinator of Academic Civic Engagement. Adrienne began her new job at Carleton on April 1. This position has been created in recognition of the need for increased support for faculty seeking to do civic engagement activities in their classroom. In addition to supporting faculty in their projects, Adrienne will help increase the visibility of academic civic engagement at Carleton by closely partnering with ACT, other offices on campus, and with the broader Northfield community. Prior to coming to Carleton, Adrienne worked as a community organizer around environmental issues for the Minnesota Environmental Partnership, as an independent community planner in Northern Minnesota, and as Youth Development Director for Alternatives, Inc. in Chicago, the largest youth and mental health services center on the north side of Chicago. She has served on the Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, the Northeast Minnesota Sustainable Development Partnership Board, the Minnesota Hispanics Learners Task Force, and a state-wide network of Latino leaders for the Spanish-Speaking Affairs Council of the State of Minnesota. She has also taught at Nay Ah Shing tribal school for the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and, more recently, she has been an instructor in sociology at Carleton.
Commencement
Plans are in place for the 134th Commencement in the proud history of Carleton College. Festivities will begin on Friday, June 13, with a variety of activities including receptions and student performances. Details about the weekend’s events can be found online.
The Commencement ceremony will take place Saturday morning, June 14, on the lawn west of Hulings Hall with seating to accommodate all guests. The academic procession will assemble on the sidewalk next to Laird Hall and will begin processing (in pairs) toward Music Hall at 9:20 a.m. Diagrams for processional and recessional routes will be e-mailed to all faculty, staff, and students.
Year-End Reminders From the Business Office
Congratulations to our students, faculty, and staff on another academic year filled with accomplishments! June marks not only the end of our academic year, but it also marks the end of our fiscal year on June 30. We would like to remind you of a few housekeeping items before you leave campus.
- We encourage all campus employees to make sure all College purchase orders, invoices, employee expense reimbursement requests, travel expense reports, travel advance receipts, and all deposits are submitted to the Business Office before you leave campus for the summer.
- Petty Cash Custodians are reminded to reconcile their account with the Business Office. If you will not be accessing your fund during the summer, please turn it in to Candace Koen for safe keeping. Please be aware the Business Office will be conducting random audits of the departmental petty cash funds during the month of June.
- The Business Office Cashier Window will close at 3:30 p.m. on June 30 to audit year-end cash balances. They will reopen at 9:30 a.m. on July 1 for the New Year 2008-2009!
- All vendor invoices and employee expense reimbursements for the month of June (or earlier months) must be submitted to Accounts Payable by 12 noon on July 11 (or sooner!) to ensure they are posted to the appropriate fiscal year.
- Visa purchases posted to your card on or before June 30 will be charged to fiscal year 2007-2008. Orders should be placed at least a week in advance to ensure they post to your card prior to month end. June Visa transactions must be reviewed and approved by Friday, July 11.
If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Business Office at x7095. Thank you for your support as we work to close our fiscal year in a timely and accurate manner.
Maple Street Parking Lot Closed June 2-12
The Maple Street parking lot will be closed east of the construction site for utility work beginning Monday, June 2. A temporary road will allow access through the area. Temporary parking will be available Friday, June 13 through Reunion weekend. Sometime after June 22, the east side of the area will be re-curbed and paved to provide 15 parking stalls, including two handicap spaces. Notice: There are 26 temporary parking spaces available in the Nevada Street parking lot. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.Dean's Office Announces Promotions
Scott Bierman, Dean of the College, is pleased to announce the following promotions:
From Professor to Professor Emeritus
- Kirk Jeffrey, Professor of History, Emeritus
- Stephen R. Lewis, Jr., Professor of Economics, Emeritus
- Jane Taylor McDonnell, Senior Lecturer in Women's and Gender Studies, Emerita
- Diethelm Prowe, Laird Bell Professor of History, Emeritus
- Cris Thomas Roosenraad, Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus
- William Terriquez, Jr., Professor of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation, Emeritus
- Gary E. Wagenbach, Winifred and Atherton Bean Professor of Biology, Science, Technology, and Society, Emeritus
From Associate Professor to Professor
- Sharon Atsuko Akimoto, Professor of Psychology
- Jerome M. Levi, Professor of Anthropology
From Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
- Jorge Brioso, Associate Professor of Spanish
- David Lefkowitz, Associate Professor of Art
- B. Gregory Marfleet, Associate Professor of Political Science
- Anna Moltchanova, Associate Professor of Philosophy
- Victoria M. Morse, Associate Professor of History
- William L. North, Associate Professor of History
- George Gordon Shuffelton, Associate Professor of English
- Noboru Tomonari, Associate Professor of Japanese
- From Lecturer to Senior Lecturer
- Daniel P. Bruggeman, Senior Lecturer in Art
- Lynn Deichert, Senior Lecturer in Music
- Jay Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Music
- Nina Elizabeth Olsen, Senior Lecturer in Music
- Rick Penning, Senior Lecturer in Music
- Carol Rutz, Senior Lecturer in English
- From Instructor to Lecturer
- Jennifer A. Bader, Lecturer in Dance
- Constance K. Martin, Lecturer in Music
PEAR Summer Campus Recreaction Opportunities
See the page attached for PEAR summer recreation opportunities and hours.
Farewell for Barb Jenkins
Please join us on Wednesday, June 4 to say farewell to Barb Jenkins. We will be celebrating the many years of academic support, love of working with students, quick smiles, and lasting friendships that Barb Jenkins has shared with the faculty, staff, and students. Please stop by CMC 217 on Wednesday, June 4 between 2 and 4 p.m. to have a piece of cake and wish Barb well in her retirement.
Moodle and Media Workshops
Academic Technologies is hosting a plethora of Moodle and Media workshops the week of June 10. These workshops are largely geared towards using Moodle to support course activities, but also include some gems such as Basic Image Manipulation, Making Clips (from audio and video), and Student Projects. Check out the full schedule list at the Academic Technologies Web site. You can also visit the Academic Technologies and Foreign Language Technology sites.
Update on Multi-Function Printer Program
It’s been almost twelve months since the first multi-function printer (MFP) was installed on the Carleton campus and it seems appropriate to provide an update on the program at this time. We continue to expand the features that the machines offer and yet we know that there are operational problems experienced by some users that need to be addressed. See the rest of the article for an update on the MFP program.
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75 MFPs (54 black and white and 21 color) have been installed across campus. In addition, we’ve centralized the distribution of consumable supplies (toner, paper, etc.) which has resulted in less obsolete or excess inventory for the College and over time will bring additional financial savings.
Prior to the MFP deployment, color copying was not available in departmental offices. The MFP deployment brought color copying to 21 departments. Overall, using the Carleton OneCard to authenticate for copying has had two significant positive outcomes. It allows users to make personal copies on any machine on campus and has greatly improved reporting options for tracking of departmental copying.
Recently, the scan-to-email feature was made available on all MFP devices. This allows users to convert any paper document to a digital format for better storage and retrieval as well as providing a quick and efficient option of sharing it with both on- and off-campus colleagues when necessary.
Work continues on using the MFP as a facsimile (FAX) transmission device. When this feature is turned on (possibly during fall term 2008), it will eliminate the need for departments to purchase and support a separate FAX machine and phone line. An evaluation team is currently researching three vendor solutions for this feature.
There are concerns about some of the operational aspects of making copies on the MFPs. Some of these concerns involve issues with the OneCard copier reader attached to the MFP. Others involve setup steps required by the format of the material to be copied. There are also concerns about the speed of some of the MFPs. We are assembling a focus group of faculty and staff to help us clarify and prioritize the significance of these issues and we are working closely with the manufacturers of both the MFPs and the copier readers to help find solutions to the greatest number of these issues. We have a commitment from the copier reader supplier to resolve the device issues by fall.
If you have any questions about this program, please let us know at any time.
Chapel Event This Week
Shosh Dworsky will lead the final Torah Study session of spring term on Tuesday, June 3 at 5 p.m. at Reynolds House. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend. A pizza dinner will be provided.
Mellon Reading and Discussion Groups for Fall 2008
Spring is a fine time to start thinking about our fall term reading groups! We are very excited to bring you two extremely interesting opportunities for discussion. One group will be reading Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, by Maryanne Wolf, with discussion to be facilitated by Fernan Jaramillo and Mike Flynn. Another (hopefully overlapping) group will read the Iliad by Homer, with discussion being facilitated by Chico Zimmerman. (If all goes well, we will read the Odyssey in the winter term and the Aeneid in the spring). Both reading groups will be suitable for beginners and experts of all disciplines (and the undisciplined as well).
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Fall 2008 Mellon Reading and Discussion Groups
1) Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, by Maryanne Wolf, facilitated by Fernan Jaramillo and Mike Flynn
2) Iliad by Homer, facilitated by Chico Zimmerman
While we have not decided on exact dates, each group will meet two or three times in late afternoon at Headley House, with refreshments provided. Please register your interest in either or both groups by contacting Jennifer Cox Johnson at the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching (jcoxjohn@carleton.edu or x4192). We will try to have the books to you by mid-summer.
Goodsell Observatory Open House
Visit the Goodsell Observatory open house Friday, June 6 between 10 p.m. and midnight to view stars, nebulas, and planets, (please note time!) The event is cancelled if cloudy. Open houses are held on the first Friday of each month, except July 4. Open house dates and times are listed on the Web.