Faculty Development
The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning
Important Events
- December 3: New Faculty Orientation Session
- December 10: Special Teachers Talking & New Faculty Orientation Session
- December 11: SoTL lunch Meeting
- January 7: New Faculty Orientation Session (Tenure-Track Only)
- January 21: Teachers Talking
Director
- Barbara Fister — x7553
Faculty Associates
- Barbara Fister, Assessment of Learning Outcomes — x7553
- Julie Gilbert, Scholarship of Teaching & Learning — x6287
- Brandy Russell, Undergraduate Research — x6160
- Paul Saulnier, New Faculty Programming — x6123
Administrative Assistant
- Cathy Blaukat — x6227
Office Hours
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Phone and Fax
- Phone: 507/933-6227
- Fax: 507/933-6338
Location
- The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning is located in the Social Science Building, Room 119
Celebration of Creative Inquiry
The Celebration of Creative Inquiry is a campus-wide forum to publicly share the creative inquiry of students from Gustavus. The Celebration will be held on the evening of Friday, May 1 and will feature student poster presentations. Faculty- if you know of students who have carried out projects appropriate for this event, please visit the Kendall Center website.
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Definition of Creative Inquiry
The definition of creative inquiry varies by discipline; it includes.....asking a question that has not been asked before, attempting to fill a gap in knowledge, or to create new knowledge, information, art, or expression, a process or product that requires the student to add ideas or imagination of their own, a project that is shaped by choices the student made independently, critical reflection.
Creative inquiry may emerge from...
Creative inquiry may emerge from.....a class assignment or project, off-campus projects or internships, student-faculty collaborative research or creative projects, independent student research or creative projects, the work of extra-curricular student organizations.
Celebration of Creative Inquiry - Poster Design Instructions
Please visit the Kendall Center website for inks and information about making posters. Sample Posters are also available on the Kendall Center website.
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Celebration of Creative Inquiry - FAQ's
What exactly is a poster? How do I find a faculty sponsor? Do all authors need to attend the event? Do I need IRB approval for my research? Visit the Kendall Center website for Celebration of Creative Inquiry Frequently asked questions, and information.
Celebration of Creative Inquiry - Submit your Abstract
Participating students must select a faculty sponsor who has worked with them on their project and/or has the expertise to evaluate the project. Each student will submit an abstract or statement; this must be approved by the faculty sponsor before inclusion in the event.
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Undergraduate Research Link - CUR
Undergraduate Research resources Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
Presidential, Sabbatical and RSC Grants Due Dates
Presidential Faculty-Student Research Grants due Feb. 16, 2009. Sabbaticals due March 2, 2009 and Research Scholarship and Creativity Grants are due March 16, 2009. Please visit the Kendall Center website for more information.
About the newsletter
This is an e-mail newsletter from the John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning. If you prefer not to receive future issues of this newsletter, please send an e-mail to cblaukat@gustavus.edu with your e-mail address and name.