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Turning, Returning, Responding:
May 17, 2005 at 12:00 pmTuesday, May 17: Faculty scholarship forum
Turning, Returning, Responding:
The Many Dimensions of Repentance in Judaism
Louis Newman, John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies; Chair of Religion, Director of Judaic Studies
Introduction by Shelby Boardman, Dean of the College
"Most ethicists deal with the sorts of issues that garner lots of public attention: abortion, end-of-life care, war, and the like. But for most of us, moral life is lived in the day-to-day decisions we make in relation to friends, colleagues and family members. In that context, arguably our greatest moral challenge is to recognize our moral failings and repent for them. Within the Jewish ethical tradition, concepts of repentance are framed by three separate relationships: one's relationship with God, with those harmed by our misdeeds, and with ourselves. In this talk I will explore some key classical Jewish texts that address these religious, moral and psychological dimensions of repentance."Internet2: Advanced Networking
May 11, 2005 at 4:30 pmWednesday, May 11
Pedagogical discussion series, 4:30-6:00 pm
Internet2: Advanced Networking
in Support of the Curriculum and Research
Myron Lowe, Director of External Technology, University of Minnesota
Sean Fox, web developer
David Musicant, assistant professor of computer science
Andrea Nixon, associate director of academic computing
John Schott, professor of cinema and media studiesThis was a working group session to discuss curricular and research uses of our pending Internet2 connection, to learn about current uses in the higher education community and to hear colleagues reflect on potential uses at Carleton. This spring, ITS is sponsoring a round of grants to support experimentation with Internet2-based tools. This working session was an opportunity to think about how a fast, high-capacity internet might best support our work at the College.
4:30-6:00 pm, Leighton 304
Co-sponsored by the Mellon Faculty Lifecycles grantPosse at Carleton: The first four years
May 10, 2005 at 12:00 pmTuesday, May 10
Posse at Carleton: The first four years
Deborah Appleman, Professor of Educational Studies
Nancy Cho, Associate Professor of English
Stephen Kennedy, Professor of Mathematics
Robert Tisdale, Marjorie Crabb Garbisch Professor of English and the Liberal Arts
with Carleton studentsGould Library Athenaeum
Service Learning Summit
May 5, 2005 at 4:30 pmMay 5-7, 2005:
Service Learning and Academic Civic Engagement Summit,
hosted by St. Olaf College and Carleton College
Register now through May 2 for free events.Reading, Writing and . . . Quantitative Inquiry
May 5, 2005 at 12:00 pmThursday, May 5
Reading, Writing and . . . Quantitative Inquiry: Involving first-year students in research and writing with numbers
Neil Lutsky, Professor of Psychology
Cosponsored by QUIRK (Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning,
Annette Nierobisz, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Barbara Allen, Professor of Political Science
and Knowledge) Program, and the FIPSE grantAlternative Futures in Journal Publishing
April 28, 2005 at 12:00 pmThursday, April 28:
Alternative Futures in Journal Publishing:
National Issues, Local Implications,
a panel cosponsored by The Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching and Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts (St. Olaf)Nelson Christensen, Associate Professor of Physics, Carleton College
Gary Muir, Assistant Professor of Psychology, St. Olaf College
Sam Demas, College Librarian, Carleton CollegeNoon-1:30 pm, GOULD LIBRARY ATHENAEUM
Part of the Open Access SymposiumWhere Have All the Journals Gone?
April 25, 2005 at 6:00 pmMonday April 25: Libraries Spring Symposium:
Where Have All the Journals Gone?
The Future of Publishing, Libraries, and Open AccessJim Neal, Chair of the Board of SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and
co-sponsored by Bridge (Carleton/St. Olaf Library Consortium); St. Olaf Faculty Development Committee, Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts (St. Olaf).
President of the Research Libraries Group
Julia Blixrud, Assistant Director, Public Programs SPARC and Assistant Executive Director, External Relations,
for the Association of Research Libraries
Program: 7-8:30 pm, Valhalla Room, St. Olaf College
Contact Nadya Lowry for information,
nlowry@carleton.edu or 646-4261From Principles to Process
April 21, 2005 at 12:00 pmThursday, April 21
Kathleen Galotti, Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Studies, Director of Cognitive Studies
College curriculum discussion series:
From Principles to Process: What we learned about curriculum reform at “competing” colleges
Martha Paas, Wadsworth A. Williams Professor of EconomicsThe Mind's Best Moral Work
April 19, 2005 at 4:00 pmTuesday, April 19
The Mind's Best Moral Work: Lessons in Empathy from Philosophy,Literature and MedicineDr. David Nyberg, Visiting Scholar in Philosophy and Education,
Bowdoin College and Clinical Ethics Consultant at the Maine Medical CenterDr. Nyberg has taught, written and consulted widely on various issues in philosophy, education and medicine. He has spent a number of days at Carleton helping us consider the place of ethical reflection and moral development throughout the college. In this presentation, Dr. Nyberg explored the relationship between morality and indifference from a variety of angles. Specifically, he concentrated on examples of how to help students cultivate what he calls "empathetic understanding."
Cosponsored by the Program in Ethical Reflection at Carleton (PERC) and the Mellon Faculty Lifecycles grantGender in the classroom
April 19, 2005 at 12:00 pmTuesday, April 19
Gender in the classroom: Student expectations and perceptions of male and female faculty and students
Cynthia Blaha, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Elizabeth McKinsey, Professor of English and American Studies
Annette Nierobisz, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Jeffrey Ondich, Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
Mary Savina, Coordinator of the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching
A video recording of this event is available from the LTC.
Google Scholar and Student Research
April 14, 2005 at 12:00 pmThursday, April 14:
Library Athenaeum event for National Library Week
Google Scholar and Student Research: A discussion and demonstration of the implications, challenges and opportunities of student use of Google Scholar for research
Jan Malcheski, Reference Librarian, Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library, University of St. Thomas
Heather Tompkins, Reference and Instruction Librarian for the Humanities
and Government Documents, Gould LibraryGould Library Athenaeum
Co-sponsored by the Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching
Forum on group work by students
April 13, 2005 at 4:30 pmWednesday, April 13: Pedagogical discussion series:
Forum on group work by students
Fernan Jaramillo, Associate Professor of Biology
George Shuffelton, Assistant Professor of English
and others
4:30-6:00 pm, Headley House
Co-sponsored with the Education and Curriculum Committee and the Mellon Faculty Lifecycles grant