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Glenn Tasky '80 Returns to Carleton to Speak About GLBT Issues
Glenn Tasky '80 returns to Carleton to talk about GLBT issues in Afghanistan. Tasky is working in Afghanistan with the USAID Afghanistan Economic Governance Project.
"Same Sexes, Startling Perspectives: What is an American Gay Man Doing in Afghanistan?"
Monday, May 24
Sayles-Hill 251
4:30 p.m.Sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Center. For more information call, x5222.
Faculty Promotions Approved by the Board of Trustees
Congratulations to the faculty whose promotions were approved by the Board of Trustees at their May 15 meeting. Please see the continuation of this article for a complete listing.
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The following faculty were approved for promotion by the Board of Trustees at their May 15 meeting:
From Professor to Professor Emeritus
- Charles H. Carlin, Charles “Jim” and Marjorie Kade Professor of the Sciences, Emeritus
- Gary H. Iseminger, Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Learning, Emeritus
- Timothy L. Lloyd, Class of 1941 Professor of Art and the Liberal Arts, Emeritus
- Perry C. Mason, John E. Sawyer Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Learning, Emeritus
- Richard J. Noer, Laurence McKinley Gould Professor of the Natural Sciences, Emeritus
- Lauren Soth, Professor of Art History, Emeritus
- Carl D. Weiner, W. H. Laird Professor of History and the Liberal Arts, Emeritus
From Associate Professor to Professor:
- Steven M. Drew, Professor of Chemistry
- Humberto R. Huergo, Professor of Spanish
- Richard A. Keiser, Professor of Political Science
- Stephen F. Kennedy, Professor of Mathematics
- Jeffrey R. Ondich, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
- Éva Pósfay, Professor of French
- Ronald Rodman, Professor of Music
- Gerald L. Young, Professor of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation
- Stephan G. Zweifel, Professor of Biology
From Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
- Laurence D. Cooper, Associate Professor of Political Science
- Tammy Metcalf-Filzen, Associate Professor of Physical Education, Athletics, and Recreation
- Alfred P. Montero, Associate Professor of Political Science
- Debby Rae Walser-Kuntz, Associate Professor of Biology
From Lecturer to Senior Lecturer
- María E. Doleman, Senior Lecturer in Spanish
- Anna Mikhailovna Dotlibova, Senior Lecturer in Russian
- Kenneth Huber, Senior Lecturer in Music
From Instructor to Lecturer
- Julie Elhard, Lecturer in Music
- Janean Hall, Lecturer in Music
- Elinor Niemisto, Lecturer in Music
- David Whetstone, Lecturer in Music
Honors Convocation to be held May 28
On Friday, May 28, at 3 p.m., we will assemble to honor those students who have completed distinguished work during their undergraduate careers. Carleton’s Perry Mason, the John E. Sawyer Professor of Philosophy and Liberal Learning, will deliver the Honors Convocation address entitled “In Praise of Honor.” Friday will follow the same schedule as we had for Opening Convocation (see following information).
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The Academic Procession will assemble on the walk in front of Laird Hall at 2:45 p.m. to march to the Chapel via the sidewalk in front of Music and Hulings Halls. Seating is reserved in the choir loft of the Chapel. There will be the customary two columns for each academic rank but you may line up in any order you wish within your rank. Administrative members (listed last under Group II below) should join the procession at positions appropriate to their length of service.
ORDER OF ACADEMIC PROCESSION
Professor Frank Morral, College Marshal
President Robert A. Oden Jr.
Professor Perry Mason and Chaplain Carolyn Fure-Slocum
Dean Mark Govoni and Dean Shelby J. Boardman
Emeriti Faculty
Professors
Associate Professors
Assistant Professors
Instructors
AdministrationIn the event of rain, the Academic Procession will form in the basement of the Chapel. Group I will meet and form in the corridor on the east side of the Chapel basement and Group II will meet and form in the corridor on the west side of the basement. As each group enters the Chapel narthex, it should split into two columns before entering the Chapel auditorium.
East Side - Group I
Platform Party
Emeriti Faculty
ProfessorsWest Side - Group II
Associate Professors
Assistant Professors
Instructors
AdministrationSCHEDULE OF CLASSES for Friday, May 28
Period 1a 8:30 to 9:20 a.m.
Period 2a 9:30 to 10:20 a.m.
Period 3a 10:30 to 11:20 a.m.
Period 4a 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Period 5a 12:30 to 1:20 p.m.
Period 6a 1:30 to 2:20 p.m.Honors Convocation 3 p.m.
Taizé Vespers, Shabbat, and Senior Chapel Services
Our final midweek Taizé vespers service of the academic year will be held on Wednesday, May 26, at 7 p.m. in the Chapel, and the weekly Shabbat service will be held on Friday, May 28, at 5 p.m. in Reynolds House. The Chapel service on Sunday at 5 p.m. will be the annual Senior Service led by Ezra Lyon, Rachel Pedersen and Shano Talukder, Chaplain’s Associates. Seniors will also provide the music and readings for the service. A light supper will follow the service. For a complete list of Chapel services and events for the upcoming week, please go to the quick link in the upper left hand corner of this page.
Tuesday, May 25: Last LTC presentation this year—Collaborative Research with Students in the Humanities: From the Classroom to "French Review" and "The Country Wife"
Tuesday, May 25
How does Faculty Scholarship (and student/faculty scholarship) Influence Student Learning?At Carleton, faculty have successfully connected students and scholarship in many ways. At this week's LTC event, two of our colleagues in the humanities, Scott Carpenter and Ruth Weiner, will discuss examples from their classes. Scott Carpenter's work with his students resulted in a paper published in French Review. Ruth Weiner and Tim Raylor's work with their students resulted in last term's production of The Country Wife, in all of its dimensions, from text to costumes to written program notes.
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Tuesday, May 25: Last LTC presentation this year
Collaborative Research with Students in the Humanities:
From the Classroom to French Review and The Country WifeScott Carpenter, Professor of French
Ruth Weiner, Professor of Theater Arts
and Carleton students from their classesAlumni Guest House Meeting Room
Presentation from noon to 1 p.m., with follow-up discussion (optional) until 1:30 p.m.
Lunch provided for 40Reflections on Learning as Teachers
LTC/Mellon Faculty Lifecycles: Reflections on Learning as Teachers, a collection by Carleton faculty authors bringing together 20 essays on teaching, Susan Singer and Carol Rutz, editors, is on sale now at the Carleton Bookstore and will be on sale at the Tuesday, May 25 LTC presentation. One essay by Clara Hardy and Ruth Weiner discusses a previous success in linking course to drama (for a production of Iphegenia at Aulis).Commencement
Plans are in place for the 130th Annual Commencement. Festivities will begin on Friday, June 11, with a variety of activities including receptions and student performances. Tickets for the Friday barbecue ($8.60) and the Saturday picnic buffet ($9.75) will be on sale in Sayles-Hill Great Space (no charge for graduating seniors). Details about the weekend's events can be found at www.carleton.edu/events/commencement
The commencement ceremony will take place, rain or shine, on Saturday morning, June 12 at 9:30 a.m. on the lawn west of Hulings Hall with unlimited seating. If the forecast is for severe weather conditions, the ceremony will be set up in the Recreation Center.
We look forward to this celebratory time on campus for graduates and their families and friends.
Bookstore Corner
Graduation Gift Ideas: It is the beginning of the season for celebrating graduations and Carleton’s own graduation will be here before you know it. We have graduation cards and we also recommend the Book Sense Gift Cards, which can be redeemed here, at River City, and at participating stores around the country.
Check out the continuing article for information on some suggested book gifts (Landon Y. Jones's William Clark and the Shaping of the West and Ann Patchett's Truth & Beauty) and some of the new paperbacks now available.
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Several new books would make excellent graduation gifts. Landon Y. Jones’s William Clark and the Shaping of the West presents Clark’s remarkable life and influential career in their full complexity. After the Lewis and Clark expedition, Clark spent three decades overseeing the expedition’s consequences: Indian removal and the destruction of Native America. In depicting Clark’s life, Jones captures not only the bloody ground of America’s early West but also the qualities of courage and character that made Clark a leader.
Truth & Beauty is Ann Patchett’s first work of nonfiction. The author of Bel Canto has written the story of her friendship with Lucy Grealy, the author of the critically acclaimed memoir Autobiography of a Face. Grealy’s memoir describes years of chemotherapy, radiation, and reconstructive surgery after losing part of her jaw to cancer at age nine. The two writers met in college and Truth & Beauty describes the unwavering commitment of their twenty-year friendship until Greely’s suicide.
Book of Lists: Subversive Facts and Hidden Information in Rapid-Fire Format by Russ Kick is a book you can just jump into anywhere and find unusual information. Look for criminal cops, banned movies, biblical contradictions, cigarette additives, and much, much more.
New in paperback
- Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Barbara Holland, Hail to the Chiefs: Presidential Mischief, Morals, & Malarkey from George W. to George W.
- Chet Raymo, The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe
Weight Watchers: The At Work Program, Free Organizational Meeting
Here it is—Weight Watchers® Flex Points Weight Loss Plan! The plan is easy to follow, no complicated counting and no food is a "no-no." A minimum number of members are required to offer the program. If you are interested, please contact Mary Amy at x5834, or find out more about the program by joining us for the FREE Organizational Meeting on Wednesday, June 9, at noon in Sayles-Hill 251.
Prairie and Wood Summer Day Camp
Sign your child up for Prairie and Wood (PAW)! PAW is a nature day camp run by enthusiastic, experienced, and creative Carleton students during the summer. Taking advantage of the 880-acre Arboretum, PAW provides nature lessons, games, activities, and crafts that engage campers with the outdoors and environmental issues. Pricing is affordable ($75/week), enrollment is flexible (occurs on a weekly basis), the maximum camper/counselor ratio is 5-to-1 and the counselors are CPR and first-aid certified, and trained in emergency protocol. Activities will be scheduled for children ages 5 to 7 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. and for ages 8 to 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information contact Annaka Larson at x4860 or larsonan@carleton.edu, or Jeremy Lambshead at x5232 or lambshej@carleton.edu.
Community Happenings of General Interest
- Northfield Daycare Center celebrates 35th Year Reunion
- Student, Janelle Zimmerman '07, offering services as house sitter
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Northfield Daycare Center invites you to its 35th Year Reunion Celebration
Who: All current and former Daycare alumni, families, staff, and friends
Where: Northfield Daycare (300 Union St.)
When: Saturday, June 5, 1 to 4 p.m.
What: Enjoy cake and lemonade, visit old friends and new, see what's changed at the Center--and what's just the same!Looking for a summer housesitter?
Student housesitter available for various periods of time during the summer months. Experienced with pet care and other household chores. Looking for positions near Northfield or other Metro area locations (Rice, Carver, Scott, and Hennepin counties preferable, but not necessary). References available. Call (612)849-5665 or email zimmermj@carleton.edu.