Posts tagged with “Student Life” (All posts)
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Johnson Participates in a Panel at the University Risk Management and Insurance Association National Conference
6 October 2014Randie Johnson, Purchasing and Risk Manager, participated in a panel, “Greener Campus—What Could Go Wrong,” at the University Risk Management and Insurance Association National Conference. The panel addressed how to…
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Video Feature: 2014 Activities Fair
3 October 2014The activities fair has become an annual tradition, and student videographers Francisco Castro ’18 and Sam Chao ’16 captured the feeling of the event in our latest video feature.
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Deborah Appleman Featured in Star Tribune Story on the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop
6 August 2014Deborah Appleman, Hollis L. Caswell Professor of Educational Studies, Chair of Educational Studies, and Director of American Studies, is featured in a recent Star Tribune story, “Writing workshop cultivates prisoners’ creative sides” (8/5/2014). The piece highlights the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop (MPWW), which leads creative writing classes at various state prisons.
Founded in 2011, today the MPWW leads classes in poetry, spoken word, oral storytelling, children’s literature, fantasy, essay and more at six state prisons. Hundreds of incarcerated men have taken courses through the MPWW and twenty-two students also have mentors “on the outside.”
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Carleton’s annual Lighten Up! Garage Sale raised a whopping $31,923 over the weekend, with proceeds of approximately $10,600 being given to each the Northfield Special Olympics, Project Friendship, and the Northfield Union of Youth (The Key). “We had a record year…despite our challenging circumstances,” noted Kelly Scheuerman, Program Director for Civic Engagement Pathways. The popular annual sale typically takes place during Carleton’s reunion weekend, but this year’s event was postponed due to campus flooding caused by the Cannon River.
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Thomas Bonner, current vice president for advancement at Macalester College, has accepted the position as Carleton College’s vice president for external relations. He will begin his position at Carleton in early April.
“I’m delighted that Thomas has agreed to bring his remarkable set of professional skills and personal qualities to Carleton,” Carleton President Steven G. Poskanzer said. “I know he will forge powerful connections with alumni and friends of the College and—as he has done at every institution where he has worked—bring our fundraising and outreach efforts to new levels of success.”
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Carleton Tabbed for BuzzFeed’s Top 25 Schools for LGBT Students
19 February 2014Carleton was tabbed for a spot on BuzzFeed.com’s list of “Top 25 Schools for LGBT Students,” published Feb. 19. The list is generated from the annual Campus Pride Index survey, which is based on a set of 50 questions that correspond to eight different LGBT-friendly factors. Carleton was joined on the list by fellow Minnesota schools Macalester College and the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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Carleton Earns Spot on Peace Corps’ Annual Top Schools Rankings
14 February 2014For the third year in a row, Carleton College has earned a spot on Peace Corps’ annual list of the top volunteer-producing small colleges and universities across the country. With 16 alumni currently serving overseas as Peace Corps volunteers, the school ranks No. 3, up five spots from last year. Since the agency was created in 1961, 489 Carleton graduates have made a difference as Peace Corps volunteers. This marks the third time since 2003 Carleton has ranked in the top five for number of volunteers among small colleges, and the seventh time it has placed in the top 10.
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When he’s not assisting faculty members to secure funding for their academic research activities, associate director of corporate and foundation relations Christopher Tassava pursues his passion for bicycling all year long. It’s his almost-obsessive dedication to the sport that inspired Tassava to recently attempt the infamous Arrowhead 135, a grueling 135-mile race from International Falls, Minn. (one of the coldest spots in the United States) to Tower, Minn.
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Carleton, St. Olaf and the Northfield Community will come together on Saturday, Jan. 18 to present the Northfield Area Climate Summit, a free community-led information and discussion forum for area residents, businesses and institutions. Featuring keynote speaker meteorologist Paul Douglas, the Summit will be held at St. Olaf College in the Buntrock Commons and is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is requested and can be made here.
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MPR Notes Mellon Foundation Grant to Carleton, St. Olaf For Collaboration
26 December 2013Minnesota Public Radio’s “On Campus” blog covered The Mellon Foundation’s $1.4 million grant awarded to Carleton and St. Olaf to fund collaborative efforts between the two campuses in information technology, library services and academic programming. “In the long run, this recognizes the fact that we can give a broader and richer array of academic courses and learning opportunities for students jointly than we can with one campus individually,” Carleton President Steven G. Poskanzer told reporter Alex Friedrich. A piece also ran on-air on MPR stations.
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