30 January - Community Time Schedule

To: Concordia College Community

From: Sabine O'Hara Academic Vice President and Dean of the College

Attached please find the Community Time schedule for Spring Semester 2004. If you are interested in scheduling a campus-wide event during any of the open dates please contact Marsha Hendrickson at 3001 or hendrick@cord.edu.

Community Time - Spring Semester - 2003-04

Jan 9 Division Meeting

Jan 16 Artist in Residence - Internationally Renowned Swedish Pianist, Per Tengstrand

Jan 23 Faculty as a Whole - Presidential Search Update

Jan 30

Feb 6 Division Meeting

Feb 13 Lilly Speaker - Advisement

Feb 20

Feb 27 Faculty as a Whole Meeting

Mar 5 Mid Semester Recess

Mar 12 Division Meeting

Mar 19 Faculty as a Whole Meeting

Mar 26 Scholarship Poster Session

Apr 2 Racial Justice Forum

Apr 9 Easter Recess

Apr 16 Division Meeting

Apr 23

Apr 30 Faculty as a Whole Meeting

30 January - Centennial Research Scholar Lecture

"Finding Farm Girls: Piecing Together the Lives of Sarah and Ella Haeckel, 1909-1911"

Joy Lintelman, Professor of History, along with Concordia graduates Mikal Kenfield '03 and Melanie Worsley '03, will present a Centennial Research Scholar Lecture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, February 3, in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.

The lecture will provide an in-dept analysis of the nature of the lives of Midwestern farm girls in the early 20th century as revealed in the personal diaries of sisters Sarah and Ella Haeckel. Beginning in 1909 when the girls were 15 and 12 years old, and continuing into 1911, these diaries present rich detail about rural girls' lives.

This information was placed within a broader historical context and pieced together with a wide array of additional research including government documents, oral history, newspaper and periodical accounts, historical archives, personal correspondence, photographs, and material objects.

The researchers will present their discoveries about the five themes that emerged as central in lives of Sarah and Ella and other farm girls: school, work, entertainment and leisure, visiting, and the natural world, as well as the value of diaries as historical sources.

Everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served.

29 January - Soli Deo Gloria scholarships

To: All Faculty

From: Sabine O'Hara Academic Vice President and Dean of the College

Monday, February 2 will be the second of a new series of scholarship events. The new "Soli Deo Gloria" scholarship is offered to students with strong academic merit. All semi finalists have at least a 31 ACT, a 4.00 GPA and are in the top 5% of their class. We hope to offer individual interviews to all of these promising students. If you are available on Monday from 1:05 - 1:40 and/or from 1:45 - 2:15 please call Samantha Axvig at 4565 or email her at axvig@cord.edu.

Your help in getting this new scholarship program off to a good start is much appreciated.

29 January - Committee Election

To: All Faculty

From: Sabine O'Hara Academic Vice President and Dean of the College

Re: College Planning Committee

Congratulations to Rene Clausen on his election to the College Planning Committee. Rene replaces Jeff Meyer who is in Malta this spring term.

28 January - "Doing Business in the Post-Communist World: The Ethical Challenges" workshop

January 28, 2004

To: Faculty

From: Sabine U. O'Hara Academic Vice President and Dean of the College

Re: Ethical Leadership Workshop

Attached please find information on an upcoming workshop for students. This second in a series of student workshops addressing issues of ethical decision making in a multicultural world will take place on February 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Centrum. The first workshop which was offered last fall had over 130 students in attendance. Please announce this opportunity to your students particularly if you feel it is of reference to a course you teach.

23 January - new majors or minors

Dear Colleagues --

Just a reminder that the deadline for submitting new majors or minors or changes to majors or minors to the Curriculum Committee is Monday, January 26. Use the revision form available at the Curriculum Committee website and submit 8 copies to me.

Thanks!

Dawn Tommerdahl

23 January - Wes Clark, Jr on campus today

Wesley Clark, Jr., will be on campus this afternoon to meet with interested students, faculty and staff. He is the son of Presidential candidate General Wesley Clark. After a few opening remarks, he will take questions from the audience. The meeting will take place in the Centrum from 3:30 to 4:30.

Max Richardson, Chair
Political Science Department

22 January - New Student Orientation

To: All Faculty

From: Sabine U. O’Hara Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College

Re: New Student Orientation

This year’s new student orientation is scheduled for August 29 September 1. Your support of this important transition program for our new students is critical. Last year’s experience showed that strong faculty involvement is an invaluable asset.

As we continue with our efforts to strengthen the academic integration components of orientation while maintaining a strong social integration focus we are again looking for faculty members who are willing to serve as orientation mentors. Our new orientation format seeks to provide a strong link between orientation and students’ first year experience.

This year we are looking for 38 faculty orientation mentors. Preference will be given to faculty

· who teach a first-year course and who will want to link some of their course content to the broad theme of international/multicultural education and service to the community/world around us;

· who are willing to meet with orientation club leaders to plan activities and discussions that orient new students to academic life at Concordia;

· who are willing to participate in a training event that is designed to acquaint faculty with the orientation schedule and planned activities and themes;

· who are willing to commit to participating in the 2004 orientation events from Sunday evening, August 29 to Wednesday September 1;

· who are willing to participate in developing materials of their activities, discussion themes etc. to serve as a resource guide for future orientation mentors;

· who are willing to look ahead and plan for orientation in 2005 when we are considering offering a Concordia Language Village segment that engages students in the international/multicultural theme.

Faculty who serve as orientation mentors will receive a stipend of $1200. If you are interested or would like to learn more please contact me per e-mail (ohara@cord.edu) or phone (3001).

Application deadline is Monday, February 9 to facilitate your involvement in the selection process of student communicators. Thank you for your support of this important orientation initiative.

21 January - Annual Symposium

To: Faculty

From: Paul J. Dovre, President

Re: Annual Symposium History

The attached material has been prepared by Lowell Larson as context for our discussion on Friday, January 23 at 9:20 a.m. during the Faculty as a Whole meeting. I hope you will be able to participate.

21 January - Centennial Classroom Research Lecture

"Real Philosophy for Young Adults"

Richard Gilmore, Associate Professor of Philosophy, will present a Dorothy R. Johnson Centennial Classroom Research Lecture at 7 p.m., Thursday, January 22, in Birkeland Alumni Lounge.

Dr. Gilmore and students Josh Laabs '04 and Amber Pearson '04, completed research and visited several local high schools to conduct philosophical conversations with high school students.  The final goal of the project is to produce a book that addresses particular topics, such as relationships, patriotism, and popular culture, by applying philosophical concepts and techniques.

The lecture will be a review of the work completed to date.

20 January - Faculty Colloquium

"Student Cheating and Dishonesty: Reflections on National Trends" Dr. Polly Fassinger (Sociology) Tuesday, January 20 - 4:30 p.m. Frida Nilsen Lounge

This presentation will offer highlights of research on U.S. college student cheating and will reflect on the implications of these trends for faculty, especially with regard to working with student researchers in the social sciences and natural sciences. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served.

16 January - Summer Workshops

Date: January 16, 2004

To: Faculty

From: Sabine O'Hara Academic Vice President and Dean of the College

Summer may seem a long time away but it is indeed time to plan for summer workshops. If you have a proposal for a summer workshop that you would like to lead please submit a brief description of the workshop you would like to offer and a brief rationale for why you think this workshop would be of interest to your colleagues. Proposals are due to my office by Monday, February 9. Thank you for your consideration.

16 January - MLK Celebration

To: Faculty

From: Sabine O'Hara Academic Vice President and Dean of the College

Reminder...

By action of the Faculty Senate on December 1, 2003, classes on Monday, January 19 will be as follows: 

First class period, 8:00 - 9:10 a.m. 

MLK Celebration, 9:20 - 10:20 a.m. 

Second class period, 10:30 - 11:40

14 January - A Talk about Teaching Session

"Effective Observation and Reports for Faculty Evaluation" Thursday, January 15, 2004 4:00-5:00 p.m. - Frida Nilsen Lounge

Classroom observations and written reports are a crucial part of the faculty evaluation process. Join Nick Ellig, Chair, Promotion, Tenure and Evaluation Committee; Sabine O'Hara, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean; and Mike Wohlfeil, Professor and Chair, Education Department, for a discussion of effective observation strategies and written report formats for faculty evaluation. This session will be of special interest to anyone being evaluated or serving on an evaluation committee this semester.

13 January - Faculty development opportunities

To: All Faculty

From: Jim Aageson, Chair, Division of Arts and Humanities

Re: Faculty development opportunities

If you are interested in attending the Collaboration Conference - "Teaching for wisdom: Achieving higher order thinking in our graduates," please let Shanda or me know by Monday, January 19. The dean's office has budgeted for one or two people to attend this conference. The dates are February 19-20 at the Radisson Hotel South in Bloomington.

Following is a list of more programs, workshops, grants and conferences that are available for faculty professional development and growth. Some opportunities are also available for students.

Complete information including descriptions, eligibility requirements, and registration deadlines about each of these is located in the Division of Arts and Humanities Office in BW247, or contact Shanda Schmidt (4344 or sschmidt@cord.edu).

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From the CUR Washington Report:

A website has been launched to create a centralized on-line procedure to find and apply for federal grants. This is a federal program that includes over 900 grant programs from 26 federal grant-making agencies. Check it out at www.GRANTS.GOV . There will be a GRANTS.GOV workshop at the CUR 2004 National Conference.

The Report announces four Biology Opportunities:

The American Society for Microbiology is accepting applications for its fellowship programs in the microbiological sciences for undergraduate students. The fellowship requires a joint application from both the student and faculty mentor.

Deadline for applications: February 1, 2004

http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=4319

The Minority Undergraduate Research Fellowship provides an opportunity for underrepresented minority students to participate in research projects at selected institutions throughout the U.S.

Deadline for applications: February 1, 2004

http://www.asm.org/Education/index.asp?bid=4322

The American Physiological Society Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowships program awards up to 12 fellowships each summer to undergraduate students. The intent of this program is to encourage students to pursue a career as a basic research scientist. Faculty sponsors/advisors must be active members of the APS.

Deadline for applications: February 3, 2004

http://www.the-aps.org/education/ugsrf/index.html

NSF has a new program called "Opportunities in Geomicrobial Processes" The topic of this program solicitation is microbial processes in either emphasizing understanding microbial processes affecting geological materials or methods for study of geomicrobial processes.

Deadline for Applications: April 1, 2004

http://www.nsf.gov/pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?nsf04536

AAC&U conference on "General Education and Assessment: Generating Commitment, Value and Evidence." March 4-6, 2004, Long Beach CA Registration deadline: February 10, 2004

AAC&U conference on "Pedagogies of Engagement: New Designs for Learning in and Across the Disciplines," April 15-17, 2004, Chicago IL Registration deadline: March 29, 2004

AAC&U Institute on General Education, May 21-26, 2004, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island Application deadline: March 1, 2004

For further information on AAC&U meetings and institutes and to register on-line, go to http://www.aacu.org/meetings/

United States Institute of Peace grant program is accepting applications for its Spring 2004 grant competition. Topics include "The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction" and "Bridging the Divides: Improving Relations With and Within, the Muslim World"

Applications must be received by March 1, 2004

2004 Council for Exceptional Children convention and expo will be held April 14-17, 2004 in New Orleans

Registration deadline: March 19, 2004

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Studies Program is offering a Scholar Access Grant. The grant is awarded to postsecondary faculty members wishing to incorporate international and global content into their courses.

Deadline for Applications: March 31, 2004

The Collaboration's 15th Annual Summer Institute will be held June 6-9, 2004 in Northfield, MN. The focus will be on "creating a culture of assessment"

Deadline for Proposals: March 10, 2004

The 17th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education will be held June 1-5, 2004 in Miami Beach, FL.

Deadline for registration: May 1, 2004

http://www.ncore.ou.edu

13 January - Centennial Research Scholar Lecture

"A Diversity of Sounds: Ethnic Music Communities in Fargo-Moorhead", Tuesday, January 13, 2004 Birkeland Alumni Lounge

Dr. Jeffrey Meyer, Assistant Professor, Music, will present with seniors Darla Scheel and Jessica Slais

Dr. Meyer and seniors Darla Scheel and Jessica Slais studied the rich diversity of music, arts, and cultures in the Fargo-Moorhead area, focusing in particular on ethnic communities that are newer to the region. They mapped the music-making and musical contexts within these diverse communities and discovered places of community and musical activity, concerts, informal gatherings, calendar-related celebrations, and places of worship. Music cultures included in the exploration included Sudanese, Kurdish, Bosnian, Somali, Hispanic, Vietnamese, and Indian.

The project is an example of fieldwork within the discipline of ethnomusicology. An important secondary goal of the project was to experience this distinctive kind of research within the broader field of music.

13 January - 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Forum

The 16th annual Nobel Peace Prize Forum "Striving for Peace: Roots of Change" will be hosted by St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN on February 20-21, 2004. Students, faculty and staff from Concordia College are encouraged to attend this exciting conference. Featured speakers include former President Jimmy Carter; former Prime Minister of Norway and Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland; and founder and director of Interfaith Youth Core, Eboo Patel.

In honoring the work of Jimmy Carter, 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Forum affirms the power of everyday individuals to nourish the roots of peace. In addition to the lectures by featured speakers, there will be workshops and seminars offered throughout the two day conference. A complete schedule, biographies of speakers and descriptions of workshops and seminars can be found on-line at www.stolaf.edu/nppf/2004.

REGISTRATION: The first 25 Concordia students who register will receive a "Peace Scholarship" to cover the cost of registration by bringing a copy of the registration information to the Cultural Events Office for reimbursement. You can register on-line at www.stolaf.edu/nppf/2004/registration.html. The registration fee of $25 per student includes bus transportation to St. Olaf, housing and meals.

The registration fee for faculty/staff is $25 which includes bus transportation and meals. There is an additional charge for faculty/staff members needing housing during the forum. All details are included in the registration information.

TRANSPORTATION: The Concordia bus will depart from campus early on Friday, February 20 and return following the last scheduled event with arrival in Moorhead late evening on Saturday, February 21. A detailed bus itinerary will be emailed to all Concordia registrants the week prior to the forum.

Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this inspirational and educational event, which is co-sponsored annually by Augsburg, Augustana, Concordia, Luther, and St. Olaf colleges. Individuals DO make a difference - be part of the roots of peace!

Contact Lowell Larson at llarson@cord.edu or call 299-4366 for additional information.

9 January - Cultural Events Programming

CONCORDIA COLLEGE CULTURAL EVENTS PROGRAMMING

TO: Faculty, Administration, and Student Organizations

FROM: Cultural Events Advisory Committee

RE: Cultural Events Programming

The Cultural Events Advisory Committee is in the process of selecting topics for future Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposia and booking and scheduling the 2004-05 Cultural Events Series.

It is our intent to schedule five or six major events each academic year, one of which is the symposium. Other events will include artist-in-residence and scholar-in-residence programs. These events, which will include both campus generated programs and those brought to campus, will represent a variety of disciplines and forms of artistic expression.

To ensure excellence and variety in our cultural events programming, the Cultural Events Advisory Committee is soliciting your suggestions for program ideas and outstanding artists and lecturers from all disciplines as well as topics for the annual symposium. Please help us identify persons of eminence in your field and/or suggest events, performers and artists worthy of consideration for the Concordia College Cultural Events Series. The symposium suggestion should include not only the topic but also a detailed proposal. Thank you.

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CONCORDIA COLLEGE CULTURAL EVENTS SUGGESTIONS

Suggestions should be sent to Lowell H. Larson, Director of Cultural Events and Music Organizations or emailed to llarson@cord.edu, by January 19, 2004. Please include a brief statement of support regarding the career and qualifications of the person, group or event being suggested.

TO: Lowell H. Larson, Director of Cultural Events

FROM: 

Your Name 

Name of Artist: 

Name of Lecturer: 

Statement of Support:

Symposium Topic: (Please attach detailed proposal)

8 January - 2005 May and Exploration Seminars

Faculty leader applications for 2005 May and Exploration Seminars, can now be picked up at the Office of International Education. All faculty wishing to lead a seminar in 2005 must have their application completed and returned to the Office of International Education no later then February 29, 2004. Questions? Please call Dr. Victor Udin at 3932 or Stacy Rodlund at 4549.

Dr. Victor Udin Director International Education

7 January - Academic Lectures And Presentations Spring 2004

January 13: Centennial Research Scholar Lecture

Dr. Jeffrey Meyer, Assistant Professor, Music

"A Diversity of Sounds: Ethnic Music Communities in Fargo and Moorhead"

Birkeland Lounge - 7:00 p.m.

January 15: Talk About Teaching

Promotion, Tenure, and Evaluation Committee; Dr. Sabine O'Hara, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean; Dr. Michael Wohlfeil, Professor & Chair, Education

"Effective Observation and Reports for Faculty Evaluation"

Frida Nilsen Lounge - 4:00 p.m.

January 20: Faculty Colloquium

Dr. Polly Fassinger, Professor, Sociology & Social Work

"Student Cheating and Dishonesty: Reflections on National Trends"

Frida Nilsen Lounge - 4:30 p.m.

January 22: Dorothy R. Johnson/Centennial Classroom Research Lecture

Dr. Richard Gilmore, Associate Professor, Philosophy

"Real Philosophy for Young Adults"

Birkeland Lounge - 7:00 p.m.

February 3: Centennial Research Scholar Lecture

Dr. Joy Lintelman, Professor, History/Women's Studies

"Finding Farm Girls: Piecing Together the Lives of Sarah and Ella Haeckel, 1909-1911"

Birkeland Lounge - 7:00 p.m.

February 11 Talk About Teaching

Dr. Linda Keup, Assistant Professor, Business, Accounting and Economics

Brown Bag: "Non-Traditional Approaches to Student Assessment"

Carl B. Ylvisaker Library Faculty Lounge - 12 noon

February 24: Faculty Colloquium

Dr. Rhoda Schuler, Visiting Assistant Professor, Religion

"High Priests and Holy Ground: Pilgrimage to Shanksville, Pennsylvania"

Frida Nilsen Lounge - 4:30 p.m.

March 26-27: Celebration Of Excellence

March 30: Student Lecture Series

Marie Reigstad, Senior, Religion Major/Political Science Minor

"The Effects of Globalization on the Dalit Peoples of India"

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Rebecca Moore, Political Science

Birkeland Lounge - 7:00 p.m.

April 15 Student Lecture Series

Nicole Richter, Senior, Philosophy/Psychology Major

"Towards an Ethic of Incompleteness"

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Richard Gilmore, Philosophy

Birkeland Lounge - 7:00 p.m.

April 20 Student Lecture Series

Erik Wohlrabe, Senior, English Writing/Comm Mass Media Major

"Babel Myths in Popular Fiction"

Faculty Sponsor: Dr. David Sprunger, English

Birkeland Lounge - 7:00 p.m.

6 January - Reminder from curriculum committee about course proposals

Dear Colleagues

This is just a reminder that proposals for new courses to be offered for the first time during the first semester of the 2004-2005 academic year should be submitted to the Curriculum Committee by next Monday, January 12. New course proposal forms are available online at http://www4.cord.edu/acadaffairs/forms/Default.asp. Please submit eight copies of the proposal to me (Dawn Tommerdahl, FPO 323).

Modifications of course number, course title, catalog description, and course prerequisites also require Curriculum Committee approval. Please use the Modification of Course Form available online and send me eight copies of the completed form.

Also remember that any proposals for new majors or minors OR changes to existing majors or minors should be submitted to Curriculum Committee by Monday, January 26 to allow time for Senate action before the deadline for the new catalog.

Thanks! Dawn Tommerdahl

6 January - Forums to Discuss "Goals of Liberal Learning"

Colleagues:

The Core Committee has revised the "Goals of Liberal Learning" based on the written comments from academic departments and programs. I am including a copy of this revised draft for your review. As indicated in a previous message, the Core Committee has arranged community forums to discuss the revised draft of the "Goals of Liberal Learning." The forum schedule is as follows:

* Tuesday, 6 January 2004 - 7:00-8:30 PM. - Frida Nilsen Lounge

* Wednesday, 7 January 2004 - 4:00-5:30 PM - Frida Nilsen Lounge

* Thursday, 8 January 2004 - 4:00-5:30 PM - Frida Nilsen Lounge

Appetizers and soft drinks will be provided courtesy of the Office of Academic Affairs.

We hope that you will be able to attend one of these meetings. Please remember that this is a working document. Following the forums, the Core Committee will attempt one last revision before submitting the final version to the Faculty Senate for vote.

Thanks again for your assistance.

Vincent Arnold, Chair

Dan Breedon, Division Chair of Core and Integrative Studies

Maddy Burchill

Robert Chabora

Mark Jensen

Monica Mori