Visions of a New American Scholar Series
Stephen Prothero Talk Tomorrow, October 4
The Colorado Center for Public Humanities' "New Visions of the American Scholar" series is hosting Stephen Prothero, chair of Religious Studies at Boston University, for 2 talks on Thursday, Oct. 4.
Stephen is an ideal speaker for student audiences. A leading figure in religious studies in this country, he is a stimulating and highly accessible speaker, who has appeared recently on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and on Oprah. His most recent book is entitled Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know--and Doesn't. In it, he makes the case that Americans are both passionately faithful and woefully ignorant about the major world religious traditions. He argues persuasively that this religious illiteracy has profoundly influenced governmental decision-making and civic relations between Americans.
Stephen will speak on campus at noon on Oct. 4 at the Tivoli Turnhalle. Later on that same day, he will speak at the Laboratory of Art and Ideas, 404 S. Upham St., at Belmar in Lakewood. The Lab event begins with a small reception at 6pm and is followed by Prothero's talk at 6:30pm.
Please feel free to contact either or Jake Adam York (556-8828) or Philip Joseph with any questions about these events.
Signature Area Foci Decided
During the CLAS Chairs’ Retreat on August 13, 2007, Chairs agreed to focus upon five issues derived from the College’s Strategic Plan:
1. Emphasize “problem-focused learning”
2. Develop/enhance linkages and connections
3. Create an environment for scholarship
4. Recruit and retain minority faculty
5. Implement “diversity across the curriculum”
For details, visit the Strategic Planning page of the CLAS Web site. If you have questions, please contact Brenda J. Allen.
Comprehensive Review Dossiers
Due in the Dean's Office on Monday, Oct. 15
Please note that faculty undergoing comprehensive review need to turn in their complete comprehensive review dossiers to Tammy Stone by October 15.
Classified Staff Coaching Sessions
Reminder: Due Monday, Oct. 15
Chairs are required to hold a minimum of one coaching session per year with the classified staff they supervise (there is no cap on how many additional coaching sessions held). As part of this, chairs should send a copy of the front page of the performance management plan showing the date of at least one coaching session mid-year to Tammy Stone by October 15.
Outstanding Graduate Students for Fall 2007
Award nominations due Friday, Oct. 26
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is currently soliciting nominations for the Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for the college. Departments may submit one individual to each of two categories: Master's (MA, MS, MHUM, MSS, MIS) and Ph.D. Nominating packets are due in the Dean’s office by 5:00 on Friday, October 26, 2007.
Packets must include the following items:
- A nominating letter from the department that clearly spells out why this student stands out above the norm (e.g., publications, grants, service to community or profession).
- A clear statement by the student detailing their accomplishments and plans for the future.
- A transcript
- Additional supporting letters from faculty may be included
- A current curriculum vitae
- Where applicable, include FCQs for teaching
Additional supporting letters and other materials may be included.
Please be aware that this award is competitive across the college, so it would be useful if you can provide information that helps us compare students from one field with students in another. One example is to include the quality of journals if the student has publications, or the scope of a meeting (regional, national, international) if the student has meeting presentations.
Please contact Associate Dean Tammy Stone if you have questions.
CU Distinguished Professor Awards
Call for Nominations
President Hank Brown solicits nominations for selection of the 2008 Distinguished Professors. This title is awarded to recognize the outstanding contributions of CU faculty members to their academic disciplines. For a description of the nomination process, see the Administrative Policy Statement.
Nominations should be made through the departmental chair, and must be approved by the dean and provost.
President’s Awards for Outstanding Graduate and Undergraduate Leadership
Graduate-Level Programs
President Hank Brown has announced the creation of an annual award of $15,000 to recognize the graduate level programs (including graduate level programs in the professional schools) whose students demonstrate consistent, extraordinary achievement at the national or international level. There will be a second-place award of $5,000. The annual award symbolizes the premium the University of Colorado places on the teaching, research, creative work and service that foster quality graduate and professional education.
Selection of the outstanding department or program will be made by the President of the University of Colorado from nominees submitted by the chancellors of the three campuses. Primary consideration will be given to objective measures of student success as demonstrated by licensure examination results and other objective criteria for achievement. Each chancellor may nominate up to three graduate programs or professional schools for consideration annually. For complete information on the award and application, please refer to these guidelines.
Undergraduate Academic Departments and Programs
President Hank Brown has announced the creation of an annual award of $15,000 to recognize undergraduate academic departments or programs (including undergraduate programs in professional schools) whose students demonstrate consistent, extraordinary achievement at the national or international level.
There will be a second-place award of $5,000. The annual award symbolizes the premium the University of Colorado places on the teaching, research, creative work and service that foster quality graduate and professional education.
Selection of the outstanding department or program will be made by the President of the University of Colorado from nominees submitted by the chancellors of the all three campuses. Primary consideration will be given to objective measures of student success as demonstrated by nationally or internationally recognized criteria for achievement and by standardized assessments, where available and appropriate and other objective criteria for achievement. Each chancellor may nominate up to three academic departments or undergraduate programs for consideration annually. For complete information on the award and application, please refer to these guidelines.
2008 Diversity and Excellence Grant Proposals
Due November 2
Diversity & Excellence Grants are designed to provide assistance for projects initiated by faculty and/or staff that promote diversity and inclusion on the campuses. Multiple awards of up to $5,000 each will be made. Funding will be granted for one year; however, projects demonstrating progress may be re-submitted for consideration for one additional year of funding. (Information)
CCHE Faculty-to-Faculty conference
Friday, Oct. 12
Sheraton Denver Tech Center
This year the Faculty-to-Faculty conference will feature a P-20 theme, while accommodating the yearly content group faculty-to-faculty discussions during the afternoon schedule of the conference’s agenda. The conference will focus on how 1) to focus on the state’s education systems’ role in the P-20 education pipeline; and 2) to provide a context within which two-year and four-year faculty can discuss issues of transfer articulation, credit by examination, assessment and accountability and the re-calibration of the Pathways process within their respective disciplines.
UCDHSC has a record of consistent faculty participation in this CCHE conference, and I encourage all undergraduate colleges to participate. It would be very helpful if at least one UCDHSC faculty member from each of the afternoon breakout content areas below could attend.
Arts and Humanities
Natural and Physical Sciences
Mathematics
Communication (English composition)
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Please have interested faculty contact Vicki Leal at CCHE no later than Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007 with their RSVP. Please copy John Lanning on your e-mail reservation to CCHE.
Faculty on the Move
Michelle Bauer Carpenter, instructor and director of the multimedia lab for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and College of Arts & Media, and Vidie Lange will present their film, "Trinity," at a screening at the Taos Film Festival October 5-7. (Full details)
Professor Diana Tomback from the biology department presented a lecture at the Montana Natural History Center in Missoula, Mont. on Wednesday, Sept. 26. The lecture entitled "Whitebark pine: keystone species under threat" was the capstone of the day. The event was held to unveil a new diorama-type display of a whitebark pine community, complete with two grizzly bears, a red squirrel, and Clark's nutcracker species that have special interactions with the pine. The display used real whitebark pine snag, fallen log and a replicated forest floor with cone debris. The display offers a strong educational value, as many school children pass through the center annually.
Events
Colorado Center for Public Humanities Lecture Series
Thursday, Oct. 4
12:00 noon
Stephen Prothero, Chair of the Department of Religion at Boston University
“Religious Literacy and Public Intellectuals"
Tivoli Turnhalle
6:30 pm
Stephen Prothero, Chair of the Department of Religion at Boston University
"Religious Literacy and the American Scholar"
The Laboratory of Art and Ideas, Belmar
404 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
Auraria Library Book Club
Thursday, Oct. 4
5:00 - 6:30pm
Auraria Library, Room 256
Teague Bohlen's book, "The Pull of the Earth," a finalist for the Colorado Book Award for fiction, will be discussed. Bohlen, an assistant professor of English will be present at the meeting. For more information, contact Catherine Ostrander at 303-556-6381.
Undergraduate Research, Internships and Experiential Learning
Friday, Oct. 5
8:30am - 3:30pm
St. Cajetan's
For more information, contact Liz Pruett.
Department of Economics Seminar: Stephan R. Sain
Friday, Oct. 5
3:30 - 5:00pm
Lawrence Street Center, Conference Room, Suite 450
Affiliation: Department of Mathematical Sciences, UCDHSC
Title of Paper: "Analyzing Regional Climate Experiments via Multivariate Spatial Models"
Student Life Seminar: Joseph Orosco
Monday, Oct. 8
11:30 am
Tivoli 320
Orosco will examine Cesar Chavez's thoughts on the effects of Mexican immigration on the United States.
Department of Economics Seminar: Kerwin Charles
Friday, Oct. 12
3:30 - 5:00pm
Lawrence Street Center, Conference Room, Suite 450
Affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Chicago
Title of Paper: "Race and Conspicuous Consumption"
Student Life Lecture: Voices from Darfur
Wednesday, Oct. 17
11:30 am
Tivoli Turnhalle
Survivors of the genocide in Sudan's western region of Darfur will share their stories to the Auraria campus as part of the Save Darfur Coalition's Voices from Darfur campaign.
Poetry Festival, hosted by the Copper Nickel
Thursday, Oct. 18
5:00-9:00 pm
King Center Recital Hall
Friday, Oct. 19
12:00-5:00 pm
King Center Concert Hall
Final Exhibition
Friday, Oct. 19
7:00-10:00 pm
The Lab at Belmar
4004 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Brown Bag
Friday, Oct. 19
Noon-1:00 pm
1020 9th Street Park
The discussion will address the place of feminist pedagogy in today's university classroom. we especially invite students and instructors to attend this discussion facilitated by Michelle Comstock.
Copper Nickel hosts Nick Arvin
Thursday, Oct. 25
3:30 pm
King Center Concert Hall
Department of Economics Seminar: Stephan Weiler
Friday, Oct. 26
3:30 - 5:00pm
Lawrence Street Center, Conference Room, Suite 450
Affiliation: Department of Economics, Colorado State University
Title of Paper: "The Impact of National Park Designation"
UCDHSC Fall Open House
Sunday, Oct. 28
11:30-2:30 pm
PE/Event Center
IN THIS ISSUE:
Stephen Prothero Talk
Signature Area Foci
Comp Review Dossiers
Staff Coaching Sessions
Outstanding Grads
Distinguished Professors
Awards for Graduate and Undergrad Programs
Diversity & Excellence Grants
CCHE Conference
Faculty on the Move
Events
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