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Here's your news for February from on and off campus. Students in geology professor Chloé Fandel's course might agree: Carleton's rigorous education can also be a piece of (stratigraphic layer) cake. Varsity athletes are pudding in a lot of work as well, and as the seasons turnover, they continue to find sweet success; today's on-campus celebration of the national champion women's cross country team includes free cupcakes, and the men's tennis and women's swimming and diving teams have no need to fudge their impressive results. Folks recently gathered on campus to celebrate the 141st birthday of Dacie Moses, who was one sweet cookie herself. Faculty, staff, and alumni are getting their just des(s)erts as well, with a gold medal for music professor Gao Hong's latest recording and the publication of new books by media specialist Dann Hurlbert and David Troyansky '76. Finally, we hope that the recent publicity about Carleton's geothermal system keeps you in a Good Humor. Read on for more updates from campus —and if you have news of your own to share, donut hesitate to get in touch.
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Carleton receives $1.5M grant for Indigenous Engagement in Place initiative
A $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation will fund Carleton’s new Indigenous Engagement in Place initiative. This three-year project will expand collaborations with Indigenous partners to enliven learning, teaching, and public scholarship in the humanities and across the liberal arts and provide a base for developing a minor in Native American and Indigenous studies. Read the full story.
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Carleton's new vice president for development and alumni relations
Following a national search, Daren Batke has been named vice president for development and alumni relations at Carleton. Batke will begin his new role on April 1, joining the President’s Cabinet and providing strategic direction and leadership for the College in the areas of development, alumni relations, parent and family relations, and grants. He arrives at a pivotal moment, as the College has just launched its strategic direction, Carleton 2033: The Liberal Arts in Action, and is preparing to identify funding priorities and build the infrastructure for Carleton’s next capital campaign. Read the full story.
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Summer Liberal Arts Institute receives Hearst Foundations grant
The Summer Liberal Arts Institute (SLAI) at Carleton has received a two-year, $150,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations to support scholarships for under-resourced high school students to attend one of SLAI’s three-week residential programs. SLAI’s immersive summer learning experiences introduce rising juniors and seniors to the excitement, creativity, and interdisciplinary aspects of the liberal arts. Read the full story and learn more about the six unique programs offered by SLAI.
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Virtual: Thursday, Feb. 8
9:00 a.m. CST Growing in the Glasshouse: Orchids and collections horticulture with George Guenthner '14
There's an orchid for everyone—at least that's what George Guenthner '14 has come to believe in his career as a collections horticulturist. George will share his journey into a career that's rarely explored in school and what it's like to work as a collections horticulturist at a botanic garden. He will also share his insight into orchids and how to succeed with them at home at any scale.
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Virtual: Thursday, Feb. 8
11:00 a.m. CST Carleton Connects: Anita Chikkatur and solving social problems in Minnesota
Who better to investigate and solve social problems than the people most affected by them? Join educational studies professor Anita Chikkatur for a conversation about ways that students, parents, and educators in Faribault, Minnesota and elsewhere have learned about and pushed for change in their own increasingly diverse communities.
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In person: Sunday, February 114:00 p.m. CST
Weitz Cinema
Oddball Science with Patricia Brennan: Why studying weird evolutionary phenomena is crucial
Some of the strange phenomena that scientists study may seem to lack direct application, yet they often become the source of unpredictable change. Dr. Brennan, a professor of biology at Mount Holyoke College, discusses national science funding, the distinction between basic and applied science, and the need for support of "oddball science."
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In person and virtual:
Friday, Feb. 16
10:50 a.m. CST
Skinner Chapel
Convo with Gin Hammond '93
Gin Hammond '93 is an actor, director, and author. Her beautiful new novel, Returning The Bones, is inspired by the life of her aunt, Carolyn Beatrice Hammond—or Aunt Bebe, to Gin. Aunt Bebe was born in rural Texas in the Jim Crow South and went on to become a pioneering doctor and civil rights activist.
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In person: Wednesday, Feb. 214:30 p.m. CST
Leighton Hall 305
Herbert P. Lefler Lecture: Yanna Yannakakis and Native custom and law in colonial Mexico
Indigenous peoples in colonial Mexico used Spanish imperial law to pursue their own ends. The adaptation of custom to Spanish rule in Mexico pushes to the fore questions of Indigenous cultural continuity and change under the exploitative conditions of colonialism.
Yannakakis, a history professor at Emory University, studies the social and cultural history of colonial Latin America and the interaction of Indigenous peoples and institutions in Mexico.
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In person: Now through March 6 Winter arts performances
Winter term is busy with upcoming performances from the Chinese, Global Music, and Jazz Ensembles, Choir, Orchestra, Symphony Band, and more. Check out the full calendar of music events and theater & dance events.
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Nationwide Trivia Challenge
Join us for our 24th Annual Nationwide Trivia Challenge! Our event host this year will again be Noah Tarnow ’97. In addition to being a past Jeopardy! contestant and a karaoke superstar, Noah is the creator, writer, and senior quizmaster of The Big Quiz Thing.
Saturday, February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m. CST
via Zoom
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Serve on the Alumni Council
Alumni Council members build community and connections to Carleton. This April, the Alumni Council will elect four new at-large members to four-year terms. To nominate someone (including yourself), visit the Alumni Council site.
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Call for Reunion 2025 volunteers
If your class will be celebrating Reunion in 2025 and you would like to help plan the weekend's events or your class's gift effort, please complete the Reunion volunteer form. Everyone is welcome.
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