Kendall Center NewsletterJune 1, 2022

Camp Kendall

Join us for Camp Kendall this summer! Sessions include topics in wellbeing, course development of various kinds, publishing from teaching, GTS Moodle updates, inclusive and community building strategies and techniques. Participants will receive a $200 stipend for a full day workshop and a $100 stipend for a half-day session. Anyone signing up for more than two sessions will be put on the waiting list for the third session. Click HERE for a full list of sessions.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

If you are employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization, you might be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Click HERE to see whether you might qualify.

Nobel Conference FREE Book for Faculty

The Kendall Center is pleased to offer faculty the book, The Vanishing Half, in connection to this fall's Nobel Conference. The Vanishing Half is a story about identity, race, discrimination and the long-term effects of trauma. Estelle and Desiree are light-skinned Black identical twins growing up in a small Southern town. They run away from home as teenagers to escape the limitations of their upbringing and the trauma they experienced. As they grow older, Desiree returns to her home with a daughter much darker skinned than herself and Estelle passes for White, leaving her Black identity behind. Their differing responses to their identities lead them to different communities, relationships and opportunities. The story of the twins and the intersection of the lives of their young adult daughters reveal the impact that White privilege has on these women who look the same but have taken different life paths. Email Cathy Blaukat (cblaukat@gustavus.edu) and a copy will be placed in your campus mailbox.

New tenure track faculty welcome lunch

The new tenure track faculty welcome lunch is scheduled for Monday, August 29th from 12:00-2:30 p.m. in the St. Peter Room (Jackson Campus Center). The President, Provost, and other Vice Presidents will be in attendance to welcome you to the College. There will also be allocated time for first and second year tenure track faculty to talk about life/work at Gustavus. Your attendance is expected.

New Faculty Orientation Day

New Faculty Orientation Day is on Tuesday, August 30th from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Heritage/St. Peter Room, Jackson Campus Center. Coffee and pastries, lunch, and a reception will be provided.

Faculty Development Day

After more than a year of seeing the majority of your colleagues on screen, the Kendall Center for Engaged Learning invites the faculty to an in-person lunch on Wednesday August 31st from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Heritage Room.