Kendall Center NewsletterJanuary 1, 2024

Upcoming Events


Date	Event
Tomorrow 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.	Faculty Social - Free lunch!
May 11 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.	Faculty Writing Retreat at ASI

Director

Pamela Conners — x6170

Faculty Associates

Dave Stamps, New Faculty Programming — x7439
Martin Lang, Community Engaged Learning — x6899
Maddalena Marinari, Research, Scholarship, and Creativity — x6152
Patricia English-Schneider, Excellence in Teaching — x7372
Dan Moos, Excellence in Teaching — x7448
Esther Wang, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — x7361

Administrative Coordinator

Cathy Blaukat — x6227

Office Hours

Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Phone

507-933-6227

Location

The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning is located in Anderson Hall 303

Individuals requiring accommodations for any of these Kendall Center events should contact Cathy Blaukat (cblaukat@gustavus.edu). We kindly ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.

Innovative Teaching Awards

The John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning and the Provost’s Office would like to recognize faculty who are engaged in innovative teaching (e.g., new uses of instructional technology, new ways to engage students in the learning process, new approaches to student collaboration, or new methods for improving student learning outcomes) and to encourage the dissemination of effective practices by sharing promising innovations with faculty more broadly. Therefore, we offer 2 Innovative Teaching Awards -- one that recognizes innovations at the Course or Curricular level ($1000 prize) and a second that recognizes innovative Assignments ($500 prize). Please visit the Kendall Center website to submit or for more information. Nominations must be received by 5 pm on Friday, January 12, 2024.

Internal Summer Research Grant Opportunities

Applications are now being accepted for internally funded summer research grants. Deadline is February 12 for proposals. Applications from faculty at all career stages are encouraged.

Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Grants support faculty members in their research and creative work. These grants are designed to help applicants make progress towards the production of some tangible result (e.g., the publication of a peer-reviewed article, chapter, or book; or an exhibit of works of arts).

Presidential Faculty-Student Collaboration Grants are available annually to support collaborative endeavors involving faculty and students. Collaboration is understood to include in-depth faculty-mentored undergraduate scholarly or creative projects in any discipline.

Please reach out to Cathy Blaukat (cblaukat@gustavus.edu) with questions.

Sabbatical Leave Deadline

The deadline for sabbatical leave applications for the 2025-2026 academic year is Monday, March 11, 2024, 5 pm. Proposal forms and guidelines are available here.

Faculty Writing Retreat at American Swedish Institute (ASI) - January

The Kendall Center is hosting monthly faculty writing retreats at American Swedish Institute (ASI), in Minneapolis. The retreat will be held on Saturday, January 20th. Faculty can participate in a full day 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. devoted to writing. We’ll reimburse up to $15 toward your lunch. Please email Cathy Blaukat (cblaukat@gac.edu) to sign up.