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What does it mean to belong to a worldwide Jesuit network of education?
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How does SLU’s Jesuit mission impact what and how you teach?
New faculty members are invited to discover for themselves at the October 6 Shared Vision program, an exclusive showing just for them. Shared Vision is a video-and-discussion program that explores the University's Jesuit identity. The Friday, October 6 program looks at the transitions the Ignatian vision encountered as it became part of the American culture and the modern era. The program will be held from 1-3 p.m. in the Knights Room of Pius Library. Refreshments will be served.
The
program will be facilitated by Dr. Scott Safranski, associate dean
and professor in the John Cook School of Business,
and Mary Flick, director of mission programs. The program is
co-sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Division of Mission
and Ministry.
To reserve a place, contact terneusl@slu.edu,
or call 977-2428.
LightWorks
A new retreat experience for faculty and staff, based on the Spiritual Exercises, will debut this academic year. LightWorks, an Ignatian way of praying throughout the year, invites participants to grow in their relationship with God and find greater freedom and clarity in their lives. LightWorks participants get a taste of what the full Ignatian Spiritual Exercises offer.
This retreat will encompass three sessions over 14 weeks during the academic year. The first four-week session will begin Oct. 18. A second seven-week block begins Jan. 24. A final three-week block starts April 18. Retreatants are asked to commit to the entire 14-week program, and to a half-hour of daily prayer according to suggestions given.
Weekly
gatherings will include input on spiritual experience and prayer in
the Ignatian tradition, as well as large- and small-group sharing.
These will be held on Wednesdays, 4-5:30 p.m.
in the Knights Room of Pius XII Memorial Library. Retreat cost is
$20.
The program is sponsored by the Division of Mission & Ministry
and the St. Louis Center for Ignatian Spirituality.
To
register, email your name, department, building and room number, and
work phone to terneusl@slu.edu.
Registrations are due by Oct. 6.
For more information, contact Mary Flick at flickmj@slu.edu.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
2006-07
Office of the Provost Lunch Program Series
for Department Chairs and Program Directors
Tuesday,
October 3
12-1:30 p.m, BSC 352/353
"New Faculty Manual"
presented by:
John Griesbach, J.D., LL.M.
Associate Professor, School of Law and
President, Faculty Senate and
representatives from Faculty Senate
Executive Committee
Wednesday,
November 8, 2006
12-1:30 p.m., BSC 352/353
"Actualizing Mission/Hiring
Jesuits"
presented by:
Frank Reale, S.J., Vice President
Mission & Ministry
Wednesday,
February 7, 2007
12-1:30 p.m., BSC 352/353
"Optimizing Banner Data"
presented by:
Julie Weissman, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Planning and Decision Resources
Laurinda Smith
Data Manager, Office of Planning and Decision Resources
Brett Magill
Data Manager, Office of Planning and Decision Resources
Thursday,
March 22, 2007
12-1:30 p.m., BSC 352/353
"Globalizing:
Getting to the Next Level"
presented by:
Thomas Finan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History and Interim Director,
International Studies
Seung Kim, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Boeing Institute for International
Business, Cook School of Business
Lunch
will be served at 12:00 noon, followed by the program between 12:30-1:30
p.m.
Please RSVP for the November 8th program to
Maureen Burkhardt (burkhams@slu.edu)
in October 2006.
Reminders for the lunch programs will be emailed just prior to the
program date for those reserved.
FROM THE COLLEGE
The
Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence: Learning to Teach On-Line
Planning
Your On-Line Course
Part 1: October 4, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Verhaegen
212
Part 2: October 11, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Verhaegen 212
Sandy Gambill, Reinert CTE
These seminars will explore pedagogical issues on-line teachers need
to consider, including organization and delivery of curricular materials,
developing a virtual classroom culture, assessment, and time management.
A
Conversation About On-Line Pedagogy
December 4, 3:00-4:30 p.m.,
Verhaegen 212
Mary Rose Grant, School of Professional Studies
Faculty of all experience levels are invited to join an informal conversation
around "what works" in the on-line environment.
Service-Learning Workshops
Service-Learning:
Logistics of Learning Through Serving
October 11, 3:00 p.m. in Verhaegen 212 &
October 26, 2:15 p.m., Brown Bag in VH 212.
Exploring
Essentials of Service-Learning Curriculum Development
November 15, 12:00 p.m., Brown Bag
in VH 212.
Reflection
in Action: The Learning-Doing Relationship
November 29, 12:00 p.m., Brown Bag in DuBourg
261
TEACHING
& TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
November 2 and 3, 2006
Sponsored by Saint Louis University, University of Missouri-St.
Louis & other institutions.
FREE to Saint Louis University faculty, staff and graduate students.
Details coming on http://cte.slu.edu
The
Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence is
pleased to announce two new resources for faculty. The Center is now
publishing a monthly electronic newsletter on Learning Technologies.
The October 2006 issue can be accessed online at:
http://cte.slu.edu/lt/oct06lt.html
Please send an e-mail to Sandy Gambill at gambill@slu.edu if you would like to receive the newsletter via e-mail each month or if you would like to suggest a topic to be covered.
The Center has also debuted a new website resource area called “The Reading Room” at http://cte.slu.edu The Reading Room will offer a small select group of resources on different teaching topics. The current topic is Teaching Millennial Students. Upcoming topics include plagiarism and classroom civility. Again, contact Sandy Gambill at gambill@slu.edu if you would like to suggest a topic for the Reading Room.
The
Office of Research Services Administration with The Reinert Center for
Teaching Excellence:
Graduate
Survival Skills Conference
Tuesday, October 24, 2006; 11am-3pm, in the Busch Student Center’s
Saint Louis Room. A free lunch will be provided.
Conference
Itinerary:
11:00-11:30 Welcome Address: Carol Knight, ORSA & Mary Stephen,
CTE
11:30-12:30 Lunch
11:45-12:30
Developing a Mentoring Relationship:
Brian Robinette, Theology
11:45-12:45 Break
12:45-1:30
Cross Cultural Issues in Teaching and Research:
Ed Brantmeier, Educational Studies
1:30-2:15
Time Management-Balancing Personal Relationships and Graduate School:
Doug Pettinelli, Counseling Family Therapy
2:15-3:00
Ethics in Teaching and Research:
Cynthia Ricard, Ophthalmology
To register please contact Bridget Turner, Administrative Secretary, ORSA, at turnerbk@slu.edu or 977-2241.
Workshops sponsored by Office of Research
Services Administration and the Reinert Center for Teaching Excellence
(ORSA and CTE):
November
9, 12-1:30pm, Verhaegen 324:
“How to Write Your Dissertation in 30 Minutes a Day”
Dr. Shawn Nordell, Biology
November
15, 1-2:30pm, Verhaegen 324:
“Grant Writing for Graduate Students”
Katy Stigers, ORSA Graduate Assistant
Brownbag Luncheons:
November 29, 12-1:30pm, Verhaegen 212:
“IRB”
Heather Rich, IRB Education Specialist
December
5, 4;30-5:30pm, Verhaegen 324:
“Dissertation Dialogue”
Shelia Lischwe, Associate Director of ORSA
Andy Warhol's "Silver Clouds"
has returned to MOCRA this semester. The exhibition
runs now through December. Regular hours are Tuesday-Sunday,
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
More information is available at http://mocra.slu.edu
or by calling 314-977-7170.
October
5
Faculty Council Meeting from 3-5 p.m. in BSC 253 B&C.
October
5
Career and Graduate School Fair:
1-5
p.m., Busch Student Center, Multipurpose Room
Over 120 organizations are registered to network with students, faculty,
and alumni. A list of participating organizations can be found here.
Call Career Services at 977-2828 if you have any questions.
October 6 and 7: 8 p.m.
Directed
by Tom Martin.
This
creative piece uses eyewitness accounts, court transcripts and other
archival material to create a dramatic moment-by-moment retelling
of the historic 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in New York
City that caused the death of 146 garment workers, mainly young immigrant
girls. The play documents the social upheaval that followed, culminating
in the manslaughter trial of the owners...the outcome of which inspired
outrage across the country and set the stage for shaping American
lablor law for decades to come. The play paints a heartbreakingly
clear picture of a disastrous day in American history and explores
the human toll such a tragedy takes on us all.
For more information, call the University Theatre at 977-2998.
October
6
Department
of Biology Seminar:
Dr. Kevin Krajniak, Department of Biology, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville,
will present "The Neuropharmacology of the Earthworm Crop-Gizzard"
at 1:00 p.m. in Kelley Auditorium LH-1.
October
10
The
Department of History will
present a lecture titled "Xavier in India: East meets West in
the 16th Century" to be given by
Rev. Delio de Mendonca, S.J., Ph.D., in the Pere Marquette Room of
DuBourg Hall at 4:30 p.m. This
lecture is free and open to the public. For further information, please
contact the History Department at 977-2910.
ACADEMIC NEWS
Faculty Publications, Presentations, Awards
Communication
Dr. Karla D. Scott received the Organization for the Study of Communication
Language and Gender’s 2006 Special Award for weaving her scholarship,
teaching, mentoring, and community activism to improve the lives of
African-American women.
Dr. Angie Colette Beatty received the 2006 Kramarae Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Organization for the Study of Communication Language and Gender for her dissertation “What Is This Gangstressism in Popular Culture? Reading Rap Music as a Legitimate Hustle and Analyzing the Role of Agency in Intrafemale Aggression."
Earth
and Atmospheric Sciences
Dr. Tim Kusky has been appointed as the Scientific Advisor to Lao Shan
National Park in eastern China, where he will advise the administrative
committee on affairs related to preservation of the natural environment
and promote research into the natural heritage of the park and surroundings.
Lao Shan is the largest national park in eastern China and contains
the highest mountain range on the coast of eastern China.
Dr. Kusky
and colleagues from Qingdao China also published a paper
in Continental Shelf Research on "Monthly variation in water masses
of the East China Seas."
Modern
and Classical Languages
Dr. Reinhard Andress (Professor of German) presented a paper on "The
German Exile Experience in Brazil from the Perspective of Arnold van
Gennep's Les rites du passage" at a meeting of the North
American Society for Exile Studies held at Trinity College in Hartford,
Connecticut. Dr. Andress also moderated a session on "Exile, Aesthetics
and the Culture Industry."
Sociology
and Criminal Justice
Dr. Martha L. Shockey was a guest on The Jaco Report (KTVI-TV)
and the Fox 2 Morning Show. Dr. Shockey discussed the recent abduction
and murders of a Metro East mother, her unborn fetus, and her three
children, ages 2-7.
Community Outreach, Partnerships, Media Events
External Funding, Research Productivity
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