Learning In and Out of Class

Thursday, April 10

Noon - 1:30 pm
Gould Library Athenaeum

Learning Beyond Classroom Walls:
Alumni reflections about service, experimental, and cross-cultural learning on and off campus

For faculty, a panel discussion with:

Jim McCorckell '90,
Executive Director, Admission Possible
Esteban Loustaunau '92,
Assistant Professor of Spanish, Augustana College
Lisa J. Cawley Hedden '01,
Senior Programmer, The St. Paul

Cosponsored by ACT (Acting in the Community Together), Off Campus Studies, and the Career Center

Lunch provided

Videotape of this event available in the LTC

Thursday, April 10

2:30 - 3:30 pm
Gould Library Athenaeum

For Students:

An open discussion with the same alumni presenters as above

Light refreshments provided

Videotape of this event available in the LTC

Monday, April 14

12:30 - 2:00 pm
Alumni Guest House

NOTE: date and time are not Common Time

Bush Visiting Writing Scholar Series
Plagarism, Teachers, and the Media

Rebecca Moore Howard,
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Writing, Syracuse University

Lunch provided

Videotape of this event available in the LTC

Rebecca Howard's website

Tuesday, April 22

Noon - 1:30 pm
Alumni Guest House

Phi Betta Kappa Visiting Lectureship
Quantitative Literacy:
History of Statistics Through Interdisciplinary Eyes

Professor Ingram Olkin,
Department of Statistics, Stanford University

Cosponsored by Phi Betta Kappa and the math and computer science departments

Lunch provided

Tuesday, April 29

Noon - 1:30 pm
Alumni Guest House

Faculty Scholarship Forum
The Evolution of a Classics Course, CLST 114 as Case Study

Clara Shaw Hardy,
Associate Professor of Classical Languages, Director of Women's and Gender Studies

Introduction by President Robert Oden

Cosponsored by the Human Sexuality Endowment Fund

Lunch provided

Thursday, May 8

Noon - 1:30 pm
Alumni Guest House

Food, Biology, and Ethics:
Genetically Modified Organisms in the Classroom

Susan Singer,
Humphrey Doermann Professor of Liberal Learning, Professor of Biology
Debby Walser-Kuntz,
Assistant Professor of Biology
Abra Brisbin '04
Hannah Callaway '04
Bess Koffman '04
Thaibinh Nguyen '05
Julia VanderMeer '05

Cosponsored by the Program in Ethical Reflection at Carleton

Lunch provided

Thursday, May 15

Noon - 1:30
Gould Library Athenaeum

Free Speech and Anonymity in Cyberspace

A panel discussion with:
Joel Cooper,
Information Technology Services Director
William A. Johnson,
District Court Judge
John Ramsay,
Hollis L. Caswell Professor of Educational Studies
Kimberly Smith,
Assistant Professor of Political Science

Cosponsored with the Program in Ethical Reflection at Carleton

Lunch provided

Tuesday, May 20

Noon - 1:30 pm
Alumni Guest House

Sustaining Scholarship at Carleton

A faculty panel with:
Robert Oden,
President, Carleton College
Roy Elveton,
Maxine H. and Winston R. Wallin Professor of Philosophy
Tricia Ferret,
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Kathleen Galotti,
Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Studies and Director of Cognitive Studies
Joel Weisberg,
Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Lunch provided

Tuesday, May 27

Noon - 1:30 pm
Alumni Guest House

Meeting Students Where They Are:
Successful strategies for addressing differences in students' preparation for courses

Marion Cass,
Professor of Chemistry; CHEM 122 - An Introduction to Chemistry
Kristina Garrett,
Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics; MATH 109 - Calculus with Review
Michael Hemesath,
Professor and Chair of Economics, Director of Political Economy; CCST 100 - Growing up Cross-Culturally
Stephen Kelly
Dean for Budget and Planning, Dye Family Professor of Music; MUSC 130 - The History of Jazz

Lunch provided