{"id":1778,"date":"2022-09-18T08:27:26","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T13:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2022-09-19T13:05:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T18:05:48","slug":"faculty-staff-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/2022\/09\/faculty-staff-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2022 Faculty\/Staff Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello St. Olaf Faculty &amp; Staff,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to a new academic year, with exciting developments such as new residence hall\/townhouses, an anticipated announcement of a new President, and\u2026the launch of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith Center for Global Engagement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formerly International and Off-Campus Studies (or IOS), the Smith Center for Global Engagement houses:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/welcome-to-saa\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study Abroad and Study Away<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (formerly \u201cinternational and domestic off-campus study\u201d)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/welcome-to-ace\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academic Civic Engagement<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope you will join us on September 30th for the opening Smith Center reception. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSePpxLwuPB2T14bZKRP5jrkv7G_xqnucMHb9kQhuJhXGdjnTg\/viewform\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please RSVP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study Abroad\/Away (formerly off-campus study)<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dates &amp; Deadlines Fall 2022<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October 21: Interim 2024 Study Abroad\/Away Course Proposal Deadline<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">November 3: Semester\/Year study abroad\/away fair<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/smith-center-events\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See all of our events<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academic Civic Engagement (ACE)<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Midterm Elections 2022<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve got a whole new cohort of students who, for many, this is the first election they are eligible to vote in. <\/span><b><i>Will you help us develop this important civic habit?<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> See the email from Doug Casson from August 24 for resources or ideas, or visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/vote\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VOTE website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, your one-stop for all election related information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in Teaching ACE?<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have an idea for engaging with the broader community through a course? Want to brainstorm how students can apply what they\u2019re learning for the common good? <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/calendly.com\/amelby\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule at time today to meet with Alyssa Melby<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Program Director, or visit the<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/welcome-to-ace\/ace-in-the-classroom\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ACE faculty page <\/span><\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for more information. See below for more information about Fall 2022 Course Development grants!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty Development Opportunities &amp; Funding<\/span><\/h4>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEH \u201cEthical Engagement with Community through Reflection\u201d Grant Lectures<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us.sagepub.com\/en-us\/nam\/author\/kathryn-s-sorrells#:~:text=Kathryn%20Sorrells%20is%20Professor%20of,cultural%20studies%2C%20and%20feminist%20theory.\">Dr. Kathryn Sorrells<\/a> &#8211; Thursday, October 6<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Public Lecture: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEngaging Community and Global Studies for Justice: An Intercultural Praxis Approach.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4:00-5:00 pm in RNS 310<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Workshop: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnother World is Possible: Applying the Intercultural Praxis Model.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5:30-7:00pm in RNS 356 (dinner provided)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSde_J8IDaq2bgYctkzucw-WdzraDMF8sccE3mFbVpUQKqJTgA\/viewform?usp=sf_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RSVP by 9\/30<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to attend Dr. Sorrell\u2019s lecture and\/or workshop!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Save the Date!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cehd.umn.edu\/olpd\/people\/tmitchel\/\">Dr. Tania Mitchell<\/a> &#8211; Critical Community Engagement in Higher Education<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov. 10 &amp; 11<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch for an email in early October to RSVP for Dr. Mitchell\u2019s lecture and\/or workshop<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ACE Course Development<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a new or existing course that you\u2019re interested in infusing community engagement into, locally or globally? Do you have a class that rotates among faculty that you\u2019d like to work together to create a structure for engaged work? The grant is supporting course development stipends <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during the Fall 2022<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to do just this! <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScVY9EK8XG-7MSKa96krLfKMHgoEQdcDfmQN4l-G5ca5sZ8YA\/viewform\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more or apply here!<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study Abroad\/Study Away Course Development<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you creating a new study abroad\/away course or are you eager to substantially refine an existing course? Do you need travel funding to visit your program location? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdNxTWDMvuf_NolDa5YpXK2eU12lwY4mG_2zJoJTXXMpbeJ_w\/viewform?usp=sf_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for course development funding.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OEP Workshop for ACE\/SAA<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested in adding the Ole Experience in Practice (OEP) core attribute to a current or new study abroad\/away or ACE course? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfbJ6p0ygi1reiHuR8zlRuQebOLYgjbRnwfPlIBC7n1TnYPng\/viewform?usp=sf_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RSVP now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a workshop led by Associate Dean Karil Kucera, together with Smith Center staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smith Center Faculty Development Resources<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/welcome-to-ace\/professional-development-and-resources\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Academic Civic Engagement Faculty web page<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/faculty-and-staff\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Study Abroad\/Away Faculty web page<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Guidance for Web Page Updating<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/update-your-website-and-terminology\/\">Update your St. Olaf site<\/a> to the new Smith Center name and terminology!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello St. Olaf Faculty &amp; Staff, Welcome to a new academic year, with exciting developments such as new residence hall\/townhouses, an anticipated announcement of a new President, and\u2026the launch of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":371,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/371"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1778"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1799,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1778\/revisions\/1799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}