Here's your news for April from on and off campus. The mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful world of spring (as e.e. cummings put it) has arrived at Carleton, and students and faculty are already hard at work — the women's tennis team is off to a 10–0 start for the year — and play. Congratulations to Martha Anderson '87, recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering, and to Emanual Williams '20, who was featured by the U of MN Law School for his work with its Clemency Project Clinic. And students admitted to the Class of 2028 received a warm welcome to campus — as will you! Stop by, or get in touch, and let us know how you're doing.
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Nancy Braker ’81 on natural resource management, experiential learning, and the Arb’s mission
Nancy Braker ’81, Puzak Family Director of the Cowling Arboretum, takes on a diverse set of challenges as she balances the three components of the Arb’s mission: academic use, recreational use, and conservation of natural resources. Since taking the position in 2007, both the Arb and Braker’s management considerations have changed considerably, as the focus has shifted from restoring natural habitat to anticipating the impacts of climate change. Read the full story.
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Carleton announces winter 2024 faculty promotions
Three members of Carleton's faculty have been promoted from associate professor to full professor, five others have been awarded tenure and promoted to associate professor, and an additional associate professor has been awarded tenure. The promotions were approved by the Board of Trustees at its February meeting and take effect September 1, 2024. Read the full story.
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Campus facilities survey
Carleton has adopted a new strategic direction and will now be moving forward with a Campus Facilities Planning process. This effort is an important step toward improving the alignment between the priorities of the 2033 Strategic Direction and the way our campus is currently constructed and utilized. The planning group has surveyed students, faculty, and staff and would like to hear from alumni. Please share your thoughts about our campus facilities, as you remember them from your student years or from time spent on campus since then. Please share your thoughts in a survey about our campus facilities.
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Carleton offers free, 24/7 access to medical and mental health resources The College’s new partnership with TimelyCare will offer 24/7 access to well-being resources for students as an extension of the comprehensive health care services offered by Carleton Student Health and Counseling. Read the full story.
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In person: Friday, April 5 7 p.m. CDT, Kracum Performance Hall Suzanne Farrin's "dolce la morte" with Ensemble Dal Niente and Michael Walker
Music@Carleton presents world-renowned composer Suzanne Farrin, the featured guest of Carleton's 2024 Christopher U. Light Lectureship. Her treatment of Michelangelo’s love poetry will be performed by Ensemble Dal Niente and countertenor Michael Walker.
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Virtual: Thursday, April 11
9 a.m. CDT Personhood: Some Messy Thoughts About a Messy America, with Karen Thompson '93 A substantial part of being American is wrestling with what personhood means. Even as the 13th Amendment continues to define any incarcerated person as a slave/non-person, recent legal decisions have made it clear that personhood applies to fetuses and fertilized eggs. This talk will explore how seeing personhood within the chaotic swirl that is humanity is the only way forward to achieving equality.
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In person and virtual Friday, April 19
10:50 a.m. CDT, Skinner Chapel Convo with Fiona Hill: Navigating a World in Turmoil
Fiona Hill served as senior director for European and Russian affairs on the U.S. National Security Council from 2017 to 2019 and testified before Congress in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
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In person: Monday, April 22
Noon CDT, Sayles-Hill 251
Minnesota Native American Essential Understandings for Educators
Ramona Kitto Stately, Carleton's Indigenous Elder-in-Residence, will discuss the newest developments in the Understand Native Minnesota campaign.
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Virtual: Wednesday, April 24
10 a.m. CDT Carleton Connects: Kao Kalia Yang ’03 and the art of finding your voice
Noted for her mesmerizing and heart-wrenching stories of family, immigration, and community, Kao Kalia Yang ’03 discusses her two newest books: Where Rivers Part, a story of her mother’s life, and The Rock in My Throat, an illustrated children’s book that tells a tale from her own childhood.
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In person and virtual
Friday, April 26
10:50 a.m. CDT, Skinner Chapel Convo with Brian Sostek '90: Fear, Failure, & Catastrophe: How To Talk with Strangers Brian Sostek '90 is a writer, director, performer, and teacher who brings the best practices of his performing career to bear on academic research, writing, and interpersonal communication.
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Coffee with Carls Saturday, April 6 50 locations (including virtual)! Meet with Carls in your vicinity to connect and build community over a cup of coffee, tea, or something else. Register today!
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Maize & Blue Daize Returns! Carleton's third annual Maize & Blue Daize returns April 4–10. This week-long fundraising challenge celebrates the Carleton community and supports current students. Visit go.carleton.edu/MaizeAndBlue to make your gift early, and tune into Carleton social media throughout the week for coverage of all the campus events.
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