Please note that all your materials MUST be submitted to the DGS by Friday, September 24th. Please submit all materials to Kathy by 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 24!
Program Description:
• 65 New Faculty Fellows
• Award of $50,000 plus $5,000 research/travel allowance annually, health insurance, and $1,500 one-time moving allowance.
• Two-year appointments for teaching and research beginning fall 2011.
• Teaching load of three semester-length courses per year. (At institutions using the quarter system, the teaching load would be ¾ of the obligation of a starting assistant professor at that institution.)
• ACLS will facilitate a clearinghouse for appointments for fellows at participating universities and colleges.
• New Faculty Fellows will be affiliated with a department or program and receive professional mentoring.
Applications:
Candidates must be nominated by one of the participating universities and fulfill the following eligibility criteria:
• PhD in a humanities discipline or humanistic social science, which includes history, anthropology, and such areas as political theory, historical sociology, and economic history.
• PhD awarded between January 2009 and December 2010. Candidates must have PhD in hand by December 31, 2010.
• PhDs who have already secured tenure-track positions are not eligible.
• There is no citizenship requirement.
• Applicants who were unsuccessful last year may be nominated again provided they still fulfill the eligibility requirements.
• Candidates must be willing to relocate to take up offered positions. ACLS does not accept applications from candidates whose work is primarily creative (e.g. music composition or performance).
• Deadline for nominations: October 8, 2010
The campus is allowed to forward only 30 applicants for national consideration, and we will likely have more than this to consider. For this reason, each applicant should submit to the campus level all the materials they intend to submit for the national competition (save for the actual application form from ACLS): i.e., cover letter, letters of recommendation, etc. A national referee from last year suggests the term “writing sample” be defined as a full-length essay or chapter. While some sent 50-60 page chapters, the majority sent article-length or seminar paper-length essays (25-30 pages).
• Nominees will receive an email from ACLS with a link to the online application by October 14. Applications will consist of a completed application form, 3-page cover letter, 2-page curriculum vitae, writing sample, and 3 references.
• Deadline for applications: October 28, 2010
Appointments:
• Application dossiers of the fellows will be made available to participating universities and a select set of liberal arts colleges in a web-based clearinghouse at the end of January 2011.
• Participating institutions can extend offers to one or more of the fellows. Universities cannot extend offers to their own PhDs.
• Fellows are free to choose among the position(s) offered to them. Fellows must accept a bona fide offer that complies with the terms of the program or will forfeit the award.
• The award cannot be deferred, combined with any other fellowship, or taken up at the fellow’s home institution.
• Receiving institutions will share part of the costs of the appointment and provide health insurance for the fellow.
• Universities will share 1/3 of the cost of an award. For the first year, 1/3 of $56,500 ($50,000 in stipend, $5,000 in research/travel allowance, and $1,500 moving allowance) amounts to $18,833. For the second year, 1/3 of $55,000 amounts to $18,333. • Colleges will share 1/4 of the cost an award. For the first year, 1/4 of $56,500 ($50,000 in stipend, $5,000 in research/travel allowance, and $1,500 moving allowance) amounts to $14,125. For the second year, 1/4 of $55,000 amounts to $13,750.
• ACLS will record the terms of agreement for an appointment and remit funds directly to the institution hosting the fellow.
• Fellows who are not offered an appointment will receive a one-year stipend of $35,000.
This program is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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www.acls.org/programs/newfaculty
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Asian Cultural Center Welcome Reception
You are cordially invited
to attend the 2010 Welcome reception
at IU’s Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street,
on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
We promise you will have a great time meeting new friends and student leaders of Asian and Asian American student groups, learning about various student services at IU, meeting faculty and staff members, tasting Asian dinner fare, participating in games, and winning door prizes. Please bring your friends! For information and to RSVP please call us at (812) 856-5361 or email acc@indiana.edu.
We look forward to meeting you!
Check out our website: www.indiana.edu/~acc
to attend the 2010 Welcome reception
at IU’s Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street,
on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
We promise you will have a great time meeting new friends and student leaders of Asian and Asian American student groups, learning about various student services at IU, meeting faculty and staff members, tasting Asian dinner fare, participating in games, and winning door prizes. Please bring your friends! For information and to RSVP please call us at (812) 856-5361 or email acc@indiana.edu.
We look forward to meeting you!
Check out our website: www.indiana.edu/~acc
Campus Phone Numbers
All campus phone numbers begin with the digits 85. Numbers are either 855-something, 856-something, or 857-something. Often, someone will say that her number is 5-6839, or 6-something something something something. Just remember to dial the 85 before these 5 digits and you'll get the right number.
New Search Feature
A new search box has been added above the links menu on the right. If you need information from past blog posts, or from things on the links menu, just type in a few words related to the topic you wish to find.
Happy Hunting!
Happy Hunting!
What to Do If You're Too Sick To Teach
It happens to all Associate Instructors that they are occasionally just too sick to teach. When this happens, please be sure to contact your course director as soon as possible so arrangements may be made to cancel your class or to find a substitute AI to pick up your section for the day.
Remember that teaching is part of your scholarly training, and failure to approach it with professionalism may result in down-grading of your academic standing. Failure to contact your course director or Amy Cornell at all may result in your placement on academic probation. This would definitely impact your eligibility for further funding from the department, and may even result in your dismissal from the graduate program.
It's okay to get sick - it happens to the best of us. But it IS NOT okay to go AWOL. Please stay in communication with CMCL.
Remember that teaching is part of your scholarly training, and failure to approach it with professionalism may result in down-grading of your academic standing. Failure to contact your course director or Amy Cornell at all may result in your placement on academic probation. This would definitely impact your eligibility for further funding from the department, and may even result in your dismissal from the graduate program.
It's okay to get sick - it happens to the best of us. But it IS NOT okay to go AWOL. Please stay in communication with CMCL.
Integrated History and Philosophy of Science Conference
Indiana University Bloomington
This September 23-26, the Indiana University Department of History and Philosophy of Science will host a three day conference on “Integrated History and Philosophy of Science.” This is the third in a series of meetings devoted to the topic, and it coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the Indiana HPS Department. The paper topics range from a discussion of seventeenth-century comet theory to history and philosophy of contemporary embryology. For complete information on the conference, including the program, abstracts of papers, and registration details go to
http://www.indiana.edu/~andhps/
Questions can be directed to
Jutta Schickore jschicko@indiana.edu
Amit Hagar hagara@indiana.edu
Bill Newman wnewman@indiana.edu
This September 23-26, the Indiana University Department of History and Philosophy of Science will host a three day conference on “Integrated History and Philosophy of Science.” This is the third in a series of meetings devoted to the topic, and it coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the Indiana HPS Department. The paper topics range from a discussion of seventeenth-century comet theory to history and philosophy of contemporary embryology. For complete information on the conference, including the program, abstracts of papers, and registration details go to
http://www.indiana.edu/~andhps/
Questions can be directed to
Jutta Schickore jschicko@indiana.edu
Amit Hagar hagara@indiana.edu
Bill Newman wnewman@indiana.edu
TLTC: Beginning of semester assistance
Oncourse help is still available as the semester gets underway. We have three workshops scheduled this week:
* Oncourse Quickstart -- Tuesday, August 31
* Gradebook and Assignments Tune-Up -- Thursday, September 2
* Oncourse Quickstart -- Friday, September 3
In addition to workshops, the TLTC also offers personalized consultations. Feel free to call or email us with questions about how to use instructional technologies in your teaching, or schedule an individual meeting with one of our consultants.
For more information about our services, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~tltc/. To register for a workshop, click on the "Oncourse CL Workshops" link.
Teaching and Learning Technologies Centers: A service of University Information Technology Services Herman B Wells Library 305 West & Ballantine Hall 307
812.855.7829 * http://www.indiana.edu/~tltc/
* Oncourse Quickstart -- Tuesday, August 31
* Gradebook and Assignments Tune-Up -- Thursday, September 2
* Oncourse Quickstart -- Friday, September 3
In addition to workshops, the TLTC also offers personalized consultations. Feel free to call or email us with questions about how to use instructional technologies in your teaching, or schedule an individual meeting with one of our consultants.
For more information about our services, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~tltc/. To register for a workshop, click on the "Oncourse CL Workshops" link.
Teaching and Learning Technologies Centers: A service of University Information Technology Services Herman B Wells Library 305 West & Ballantine Hall 307
812.855.7829 * http://www.indiana.edu/~tltc/
Graduate Student Elections
It’s elections time!
If you are interested in submitting your nomination, please self-nominate by noon on Friday, September 3rd by providing a statement on why you think you are well qualified for the position. Please send your statements to Kasia Chmielewska (kchmiele@indiana.edu). She will email the complete list to all CMCL Grad Students on September 3rd.
Voting will be open from September 8th through September 10th ending at 4:00pm with an eye to having results tabulated by the evening. Kasia will place voting cards in your mailboxes on the 7th. You will give them Kathy. If you are off campus, but interested in voting, you may vote by sending Kathy an email with your choices. She will be counting all the votes after the polls close on Friday the 10th.
Here are descriptions of the different committee/service positions and
responsibilities:
1. Grad Reps to the Faculty and President and Vice President of the CMCL Graduate Student Association (2):
A two-year appointment with staggered elections. Kasia Chmielewska rotates out this year and Amanda Keeler serves another year. Responsible for attending monthly faculty meetings as non-voting members and serving as the liaison between faculty and grad students. Represents the grad student body and voices student concerns during faculty meetings on topics such as travel grants, accessibility to faculty, AI appointments, etc. Organizes annual events in August and September such as the orientation-week grad panel and grad potluck, and fall elections. Occasionally meets with and organizes events for prospective students. Assists with brown bags for job candidates, and coordinates with the Grad Reps serving on hiring committees.
Coordinates with Grad Affairs Rep and Undergrad Affairs Rep by holding occasional meetings. As President and Vice President of GSA, fills out paperwork for CMCL. Graduate Student Association to secure annual monies and keeps grad students informed of funding possibilities for guest speakers and conferences.
2. Graduate Affairs Committee Rep/CMCL Graduate Student Association Treasurer (1) - a one-year appointment Justin Rawlins served last year. Responsible for attending Graduate Affairs Committee meetings as a non-voting member. This committee reviews and selects grad applications (Grad Rep exempt from these meetings), recruits new students, and reviews and recommends changes to grad curricula and grad program. The Grad Affairs Rep is also responsible for updating graduate-student handbook, annually updating grad profiles featured on the CMCL website, coordinating with the Grad Reps and Undergrad Affairs Rep by holding occasional meetings, and assisting Grad Reps with annual grad events.
As CMCL Graduate Student Association Treasure, maintains an account of available GSA monies.
3. Undergraduate Affairs Committee Rep (1) - one-year appointment Jessica Rudy served last year. Responsible for attending Undergraduate Affairs Committee meetings as a non-voting member. This committee makes recommendations regarding undergraduate curriculum and degree development, scholarship awards, alumni relations, and general policy/procedure issues. The Undergrad Affairs Rep coordinates with the Grad Reps and Grad Affairs Rep by holding occasional meetings.
4. Colloquium and Lecture Series Committee Rep (1) - one-year appointment Antonio Golan served last year. Serves as a non-voting member of the Colloquium and Lecture Series Committee. This committee is responsible for determining the annual colloquium schedule, and coordinating the annual lectures sponsored and co-sponsored by CMCL. The committee also organizes the annual awards ceremony and serves as selection committee for the Gunderson Awards (Grad Rep is exempt from these meetings). The Colloquium Grad Rep is responsible for sending out weekly reminders about upcoming colloquia and encouraging all to attend the series.
5. Equipment, Technology, and Space Committee Rep (1) - one-year appointment Laura Ivins-Hulley served last year. Serves as a non-voting member of the imaginary Committee Responsible for Media Production Equipment and Facilities, Institutional Resources and Relations, Unicorn Acquisition, and Space Utilization. The Tech Grad Rep is responsible for providing tech assistance to grad students during their colloquia (which means attending the colloquia), and maintaining the grad list-serv.
6. IU Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSO) Rep (1) - one-year appointment Shana Bridges served last year. GPSO Rep attends monthly GPSO meetings typically held on Friday afternoons during CMCL colloquia (sob), and serves on at least one GPSO committee. The GPSO Rep also serves as liaison between CMCL students and the GPSO, and forwards GPSO meeting minutes and announcements to the CMCL grad list-serv.
If you are interested in submitting your nomination, please self-nominate by noon on Friday, September 3rd by providing a statement on why you think you are well qualified for the position. Please send your statements to Kasia Chmielewska (kchmiele@indiana.edu). She will email the complete list to all CMCL Grad Students on September 3rd.
Voting will be open from September 8th through September 10th ending at 4:00pm with an eye to having results tabulated by the evening. Kasia will place voting cards in your mailboxes on the 7th. You will give them Kathy. If you are off campus, but interested in voting, you may vote by sending Kathy an email with your choices. She will be counting all the votes after the polls close on Friday the 10th.
Here are descriptions of the different committee/service positions and
responsibilities:
1. Grad Reps to the Faculty and President and Vice President of the CMCL Graduate Student Association (2):
A two-year appointment with staggered elections. Kasia Chmielewska rotates out this year and Amanda Keeler serves another year. Responsible for attending monthly faculty meetings as non-voting members and serving as the liaison between faculty and grad students. Represents the grad student body and voices student concerns during faculty meetings on topics such as travel grants, accessibility to faculty, AI appointments, etc. Organizes annual events in August and September such as the orientation-week grad panel and grad potluck, and fall elections. Occasionally meets with and organizes events for prospective students. Assists with brown bags for job candidates, and coordinates with the Grad Reps serving on hiring committees.
Coordinates with Grad Affairs Rep and Undergrad Affairs Rep by holding occasional meetings. As President and Vice President of GSA, fills out paperwork for CMCL. Graduate Student Association to secure annual monies and keeps grad students informed of funding possibilities for guest speakers and conferences.
2. Graduate Affairs Committee Rep/CMCL Graduate Student Association Treasurer (1) - a one-year appointment Justin Rawlins served last year. Responsible for attending Graduate Affairs Committee meetings as a non-voting member. This committee reviews and selects grad applications (Grad Rep exempt from these meetings), recruits new students, and reviews and recommends changes to grad curricula and grad program. The Grad Affairs Rep is also responsible for updating graduate-student handbook, annually updating grad profiles featured on the CMCL website, coordinating with the Grad Reps and Undergrad Affairs Rep by holding occasional meetings, and assisting Grad Reps with annual grad events.
As CMCL Graduate Student Association Treasure, maintains an account of available GSA monies.
3. Undergraduate Affairs Committee Rep (1) - one-year appointment Jessica Rudy served last year. Responsible for attending Undergraduate Affairs Committee meetings as a non-voting member. This committee makes recommendations regarding undergraduate curriculum and degree development, scholarship awards, alumni relations, and general policy/procedure issues. The Undergrad Affairs Rep coordinates with the Grad Reps and Grad Affairs Rep by holding occasional meetings.
4. Colloquium and Lecture Series Committee Rep (1) - one-year appointment Antonio Golan served last year. Serves as a non-voting member of the Colloquium and Lecture Series Committee. This committee is responsible for determining the annual colloquium schedule, and coordinating the annual lectures sponsored and co-sponsored by CMCL. The committee also organizes the annual awards ceremony and serves as selection committee for the Gunderson Awards (Grad Rep is exempt from these meetings). The Colloquium Grad Rep is responsible for sending out weekly reminders about upcoming colloquia and encouraging all to attend the series.
5. Equipment, Technology, and Space Committee Rep (1) - one-year appointment Laura Ivins-Hulley served last year. Serves as a non-voting member of the imaginary Committee Responsible for Media Production Equipment and Facilities, Institutional Resources and Relations, Unicorn Acquisition, and Space Utilization. The Tech Grad Rep is responsible for providing tech assistance to grad students during their colloquia (which means attending the colloquia), and maintaining the grad list-serv.
6. IU Graduate & Professional Student Association (GPSO) Rep (1) - one-year appointment Shana Bridges served last year. GPSO Rep attends monthly GPSO meetings typically held on Friday afternoons during CMCL colloquia (sob), and serves on at least one GPSO committee. The GPSO Rep also serves as liaison between CMCL students and the GPSO, and forwards GPSO meeting minutes and announcements to the CMCL grad list-serv.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Departmental Kick-off Reception
Sunday, August 29th
5 - 7 p.m.
Wells House (1321 E. Tenth Street, across from the Wells Library)
Partners and children welcomed.
Limited parking in front of the Wells House off Tenth Street. Additional Parking behind SPEA or in the Wells Library parking lot.
5 - 7 p.m.
Wells House (1321 E. Tenth Street, across from the Wells Library)
Partners and children welcomed.
Limited parking in front of the Wells House off Tenth Street. Additional Parking behind SPEA or in the Wells Library parking lot.
CIC Workshop
Teaching Strategies of Award-Winning Associate Instructors
Thurs, Sept 2, 10:30am-12:00pm
Persimmon Room IMU
Graduate students from sciences, social sciences, and languages who have been recognized for their teaching will share their instructional strategies and lessons they learned in their instructional roles. They will also field participant questions about classroom management, lesson planning, and course design.
Thurs, Sept 2, 10:30am-12:00pm
Persimmon Room IMU
Graduate students from sciences, social sciences, and languages who have been recognized for their teaching will share their instructional strategies and lessons they learned in their instructional roles. They will also field participant questions about classroom management, lesson planning, and course design.
The New Issue of FlowTV is Available
The new issue of Flow: A Critical Forum on Television and Media Culture is available at http://flowtv.org.
This issue features columns from: Mary Beltrán, Ann Johnson, Kelli Marshall, Janani Subramanian
This issue's columns in brief:
"Meaningful Diversity: Exploring Questions of Equitable Representation on Diverse Ensemble Cast Shows" by Mary Beltrán
A thoughtful analysis of television networks? promotional emphasis on diversity and how it may contribute to the belief that television is an equal-opportunity playing field.
"My Co-Worker is on Big Brother" by Ann Johnson
An academic reflects on her colleague's participation on the reality show 'Big Brother.'
"So Why Did Everybody Love Raymond?" by Kelli Marshall
A critical look at the similarities between Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond and consideration of how the success of Everybody Loves Raymond is a nod to Seinfeldian conventions.
"Life: Oprah Gone Wild" by Janani Subramanian
Oprah's flair for creating consumable emotions is situated as a domesticating force underscoring the anthropomorphic narrative in the Discovery Channel series, "Life."
This issue features columns from: Mary Beltrán, Ann Johnson, Kelli Marshall, Janani Subramanian
This issue's columns in brief:
"Meaningful Diversity: Exploring Questions of Equitable Representation on Diverse Ensemble Cast Shows" by Mary Beltrán
A thoughtful analysis of television networks? promotional emphasis on diversity and how it may contribute to the belief that television is an equal-opportunity playing field.
"My Co-Worker is on Big Brother" by Ann Johnson
An academic reflects on her colleague's participation on the reality show 'Big Brother.'
"So Why Did Everybody Love Raymond?" by Kelli Marshall
A critical look at the similarities between Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond and consideration of how the success of Everybody Loves Raymond is a nod to Seinfeldian conventions.
"Life: Oprah Gone Wild" by Janani Subramanian
Oprah's flair for creating consumable emotions is situated as a domesticating force underscoring the anthropomorphic narrative in the Discovery Channel series, "Life."
The Nomination Process at Indiana University for the Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, and Churchill Scholarships
These seem to mostly apply to undergrad students, but if you have any for whom these might be relevant, please pass along this info:
Fall 2010
To compete for a Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, and/or Churchill Scholarship, candidates must meet eligibility requirements set by the scholarship programs. All require that an applicant be a U.S. citizen (See Rhodes Web site for eligibility of other nationalities.), be on track to have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent by October 2011, and be nominated by his or her university. Although only the Marshall Scholarship specifies a minimum GPA of 3.70 for the undergraduate degree, in practice the other scholarships expect at least this minimum.
The IU Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, and Churchill Nominating Committee recommends those interested in these scholarships review the Web site for each scholarship (URLs are provided overleaf.) and read this document with care. The committee requires not only a written application but also an on-campus interview. To be considered for nomination by the committee, you must submit by Monday, September 13, 2010:
(1) Three statements with the following information:
a) personal statement: Describe the academic and other interests and pursuits that have had the greatest influence on your academic and career ambitions (no more than 750 words).
b) reasons for studying in the UK and/or Ireland: Explain why you want to study in the United Kingdom and/or the Republic of Ireland and how you think this experience will benefit you in the future (no more than 500 words).
c) proposed academic program: Describe your proposed academic program, giving reasons for your choice and for your preferred university (no more than 500 words). If you are proposing to pursue a research degree, you should outline the research you wish to undertake.
(2) A list of your activities and honors while in college, including prizes, scholarships, offices held, and extracurricular interests.
The above materials should be submitted to Edda Callahan, Office of International Affairs, Bryan Hall 104, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
In addition, you should arrange to have:
(3) Two references that comment on your work and accomplishments sent directly to Edda Callahan by your referees so that the references arrive in her office by Monday, September 13. References will be confidential and will be used only for the Nominating Committee’s procedures.
Committee members will read the application materials and invite students for interviews to be held on the Bloomington campus on Friday, September 17. If you have not been contacted by September 15, please call Edda Callahan at 812/855-5021.The committee will notify applicants of its decision a day or two after the interviews. Committee members will assist the nominees with further preparation of their applications for the national competitions.
If you have any questions regarding the scholarships or possible programs of study, please contact Professor Trevor R. Brown, brownt@indiana.edu.
Below is a brief summary of the key requirements for each scholarship available as of April 2010. For full and current information, you should review the Web sites.
Rhodes Scholarship -- http://www.rhodesscholar.org
Support for two years graduate study at Oxford University, Great Britain, with third year possible. Geared toward students of proven intellectual achievement, integrity, leadership, energy, and concern for others, who are in their senior year or beyond and 18-23 years of age on October 1 of year applying. 32 scholarships awarded each year.
National deadline: October 4, 2010
Marshall Scholarship -- http://www.marshallscholarship.org
Support for one to three years of graduate study at almost any university in the United Kingdom. Geared toward students who have distinguished academic records, strong aspirations for graduate study and who are in their senior year or within two years after graduation; no age limit. Up to 40 scholarships awarded each year; a limited number may be awarded to students who seek to do a 1-year degree only.
National deadline: October 1, 2010
Churchill Scholarship -- http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org
Support for one year of graduate study in engineering, math, or science at Churchill College, Cambridge University, Great Britain. Geared toward students of exceptional ability who are in their senior year or beyond and 19-26 years of age. 13 scholarships awarded each year.
National deadline: November 10, 2010. (Take GRE by October so scores are available by November.)
Mitchell Scholarship -- http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/scholarships.html
Support for one academic year of postgraduate study at institutions of higher learning in Ireland, including the seven universities in the Republic of Ireland and the two universities in Northern Ireland. Prospective scholars must have a demonstrated record of intellectual distinction, leadership, and extracurricular activity, as well as personal characteristics of honesty, integrity, fairness, and unselfish service to others that indicate a potential for future leadership and contribution to society. For students in their senior year who will have completed an undergraduate degree no later than the summer before they enter an Irish university and who are 18-30 years of age. 12 scholarships awarded each year.
National deadline: October 5, 2010.
Fall 2010
To compete for a Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, and/or Churchill Scholarship, candidates must meet eligibility requirements set by the scholarship programs. All require that an applicant be a U.S. citizen (See Rhodes Web site for eligibility of other nationalities.), be on track to have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent by October 2011, and be nominated by his or her university. Although only the Marshall Scholarship specifies a minimum GPA of 3.70 for the undergraduate degree, in practice the other scholarships expect at least this minimum.
The IU Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, and Churchill Nominating Committee recommends those interested in these scholarships review the Web site for each scholarship (URLs are provided overleaf.) and read this document with care. The committee requires not only a written application but also an on-campus interview. To be considered for nomination by the committee, you must submit by Monday, September 13, 2010:
(1) Three statements with the following information:
a) personal statement: Describe the academic and other interests and pursuits that have had the greatest influence on your academic and career ambitions (no more than 750 words).
b) reasons for studying in the UK and/or Ireland: Explain why you want to study in the United Kingdom and/or the Republic of Ireland and how you think this experience will benefit you in the future (no more than 500 words).
c) proposed academic program: Describe your proposed academic program, giving reasons for your choice and for your preferred university (no more than 500 words). If you are proposing to pursue a research degree, you should outline the research you wish to undertake.
(2) A list of your activities and honors while in college, including prizes, scholarships, offices held, and extracurricular interests.
The above materials should be submitted to Edda Callahan, Office of International Affairs, Bryan Hall 104, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
In addition, you should arrange to have:
(3) Two references that comment on your work and accomplishments sent directly to Edda Callahan by your referees so that the references arrive in her office by Monday, September 13. References will be confidential and will be used only for the Nominating Committee’s procedures.
Committee members will read the application materials and invite students for interviews to be held on the Bloomington campus on Friday, September 17. If you have not been contacted by September 15, please call Edda Callahan at 812/855-5021.The committee will notify applicants of its decision a day or two after the interviews. Committee members will assist the nominees with further preparation of their applications for the national competitions.
If you have any questions regarding the scholarships or possible programs of study, please contact Professor Trevor R. Brown, brownt@indiana.edu.
Below is a brief summary of the key requirements for each scholarship available as of April 2010. For full and current information, you should review the Web sites.
Rhodes Scholarship -- http://www.rhodesscholar.org
Support for two years graduate study at Oxford University, Great Britain, with third year possible. Geared toward students of proven intellectual achievement, integrity, leadership, energy, and concern for others, who are in their senior year or beyond and 18-23 years of age on October 1 of year applying. 32 scholarships awarded each year.
National deadline: October 4, 2010
Marshall Scholarship -- http://www.marshallscholarship.org
Support for one to three years of graduate study at almost any university in the United Kingdom. Geared toward students who have distinguished academic records, strong aspirations for graduate study and who are in their senior year or within two years after graduation; no age limit. Up to 40 scholarships awarded each year; a limited number may be awarded to students who seek to do a 1-year degree only.
National deadline: October 1, 2010
Churchill Scholarship -- http://www.winstonchurchillfoundation.org
Support for one year of graduate study in engineering, math, or science at Churchill College, Cambridge University, Great Britain. Geared toward students of exceptional ability who are in their senior year or beyond and 19-26 years of age. 13 scholarships awarded each year.
National deadline: November 10, 2010. (Take GRE by October so scores are available by November.)
Mitchell Scholarship -- http://www.us-irelandalliance.org/scholarships.html
Support for one academic year of postgraduate study at institutions of higher learning in Ireland, including the seven universities in the Republic of Ireland and the two universities in Northern Ireland. Prospective scholars must have a demonstrated record of intellectual distinction, leadership, and extracurricular activity, as well as personal characteristics of honesty, integrity, fairness, and unselfish service to others that indicate a potential for future leadership and contribution to society. For students in their senior year who will have completed an undergraduate degree no later than the summer before they enter an Irish university and who are 18-30 years of age. 12 scholarships awarded each year.
National deadline: October 5, 2010.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Ultrinsic May Violate University Policy
A few weeks ago, the University Information Security Office became aware of a web site called Ultrinsic [1], a service allowing students to essentially gamble on their upcoming semester grades. This service then asks for their university authentication credentials for verification purposes.
While this service's intent may not be malicious and other unforeseen nuances may lurk, such as legal and gambling related ramifications, the UISO is primarily focused on the protection of students' information and university information and technology resources.
Right now, all of our direct contact with students is likely at its annual peak - whether it's an increase in Support Center and TCC contacts, assisting with move-in, or other events related to the onset of the academic year. The UISO asks that everyone take an opportunity to remind students to protect the confidentiality of their IU IT account credentials.
Resources accessible via a student's account include, but are not limited to:
. personal information, including the Social Security number
. VPN access to the IU network
. Oncourse
. OneStart, and accessible PeopleSoft environments
. Financial aid information, including possibly bank accounts
. Email
. Voice mail
. IUware
. parents/family information
. possible departmental resources (if the student becomes a student
hourly employee)
Sharing account credentials is risky, unwise, and against IU policy [2]. Doing so endangers an individual's information, poses a threat to the IU network, and can jeopardize our volume software licensing agreements. Please also advise students that should they choose to participate in or utilize services such where they would be required to share their university Network ID and passphrase, the university will refuse to grant any sort of protection or understanding, and may bring disciplinary action against the student. This is the position of the Office of the VP and General Counsel.
While this service's intent may not be malicious and other unforeseen nuances may lurk, such as legal and gambling related ramifications, the UISO is primarily focused on the protection of students' information and university information and technology resources.
Right now, all of our direct contact with students is likely at its annual peak - whether it's an increase in Support Center and TCC contacts, assisting with move-in, or other events related to the onset of the academic year. The UISO asks that everyone take an opportunity to remind students to protect the confidentiality of their IU IT account credentials.
Resources accessible via a student's account include, but are not limited to:
. personal information, including the Social Security number
. VPN access to the IU network
. Oncourse
. OneStart, and accessible PeopleSoft environments
. Financial aid information, including possibly bank accounts
. Voice mail
. IUware
. parents/family information
. possible departmental resources (if the student becomes a student
hourly employee)
Sharing account credentials is risky, unwise, and against IU policy [2]. Doing so endangers an individual's information, poses a threat to the IU network, and can jeopardize our volume software licensing agreements. Please also advise students that should they choose to participate in or utilize services such where they would be required to share their university Network ID and passphrase, the university will refuse to grant any sort of protection or understanding, and may bring disciplinary action against the student. This is the position of the Office of the VP and General Counsel.
TEL-T 540 Seminar in Designing Physical Games and Interactive Media
http://organicode.net/phys_media_intro.html
Introduction
What is physical media? Physical media brings the virtual out into the physical world and people into the datasphere.
Designers, artists and other creatives are pushing media beyond the limits of the standard human computer interface. With this in mind, one can think of physical media as extending from the virtual (data) into the material and vice-versa, offering opportunity for new levels of physical and social engagement. Simply put, getting content out into the world by utilizing more complex physical and social interfaces in novel environments or contexts. Physical media uses embedded electronics or microcontrollers (small computers) and sensors for interaction, multi-modal design and extended or augmented interfaces with a focus on interactive and social media. Physical media can use body or environmental based sensors in order to create, interact, participate, collaborate, perform, share and control content, as well as create meaningful experiences and exchanges. This work is finding more common practice in mainstream entertainment systems, systems for learning, physical therapies, amusement parks, museums, as well as health, fitness and the arts in general.
The seminar will proceed in a workshop/design studio format where you will be encouraged to work alone and to collaborate in groups in order to develop projects using sensors and microcontrollers. Challenges in creating physical media are finding the appropriate transducers/sensors and how to capture this information with the computer, game, installation or other media system. The challenge is that this must happen on top of the normal production timeline.
No previous knowledge of electronics or software/programming is required.
There will be no required text, however similar, reasonable costs will be required for technology, etc.
Introduction
What is physical media? Physical media brings the virtual out into the physical world and people into the datasphere.
Designers, artists and other creatives are pushing media beyond the limits of the standard human computer interface. With this in mind, one can think of physical media as extending from the virtual (data) into the material and vice-versa, offering opportunity for new levels of physical and social engagement. Simply put, getting content out into the world by utilizing more complex physical and social interfaces in novel environments or contexts. Physical media uses embedded electronics or microcontrollers (small computers) and sensors for interaction, multi-modal design and extended or augmented interfaces with a focus on interactive and social media. Physical media can use body or environmental based sensors in order to create, interact, participate, collaborate, perform, share and control content, as well as create meaningful experiences and exchanges. This work is finding more common practice in mainstream entertainment systems, systems for learning, physical therapies, amusement parks, museums, as well as health, fitness and the arts in general.
The seminar will proceed in a workshop/design studio format where you will be encouraged to work alone and to collaborate in groups in order to develop projects using sensors and microcontrollers. Challenges in creating physical media are finding the appropriate transducers/sensors and how to capture this information with the computer, game, installation or other media system. The challenge is that this must happen on top of the normal production timeline.
No previous knowledge of electronics or software/programming is required.
There will be no required text, however similar, reasonable costs will be required for technology, etc.
Employment Opportunities
Please be sure to check the Employment Opportunities link on the Link List to the right. New jobs are being posted regularly.
Copies for Teaching - MAXI
As you prepare for teaching this fall, I thought a brief rundown of possible instructions, with definitions, for MAXI orders would be in order. My defaults for copy orders are double-sided, black-ink, collated and stapled (for multipaged docs) on white paper. If you need something else, be sure to say so. Also, be sure to tell me how many you need. If you don't specify, I'll usually send an email asking for clarification, which may require enough time to make your order late. Exception to this are sections of C121, for which I'll order 24 copies automatically.
Collated - for multiple paged documents, putting sheets of paper in numerical order. For example, if your document has 4 pages and you have it printed double-sided, the sheet with pages 1 & 2 will be followed by the sheet with pages 3 & 4. I know it sounds like a no-brainer, but sometimes people want their orders uncollated, where all page 1s are together, then all page 2s, all page 3s, etc. Please specify if you want your order to be collated.
Double-sided - printed on both sides of a single sheet of paper. Back-to-back is a popular euphemism.
Stapled - this is a no-brainer; the default is upper left-hand corner. However, you may specify another location if you wish.
Paper color & weight - default is white, 20#. You may specify alternatives, but remember that all deviations from the default cost the Department more. This is not to say that you should never use other colors (to minimize cheating, etc.), but if white will work, please use it.
Also please try to keep in mind that it's best to place MAXI orders between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. at least 24 business hours before they're needed. Don't send an order at 4 p.m. on Friday and expect it to arrive on Monday. Rush orders use up my capital with MAXI and I prefer to use that at my discretion. That said, orders placed by 9 a.m. usually get here on the same day, but I can't guarantee it.
Collated - for multiple paged documents, putting sheets of paper in numerical order. For example, if your document has 4 pages and you have it printed double-sided, the sheet with pages 1 & 2 will be followed by the sheet with pages 3 & 4. I know it sounds like a no-brainer, but sometimes people want their orders uncollated, where all page 1s are together, then all page 2s, all page 3s, etc. Please specify if you want your order to be collated.
Double-sided - printed on both sides of a single sheet of paper. Back-to-back is a popular euphemism.
Stapled - this is a no-brainer; the default is upper left-hand corner. However, you may specify another location if you wish.
Paper color & weight - default is white, 20#. You may specify alternatives, but remember that all deviations from the default cost the Department more. This is not to say that you should never use other colors (to minimize cheating, etc.), but if white will work, please use it.
Also please try to keep in mind that it's best to place MAXI orders between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. at least 24 business hours before they're needed. Don't send an order at 4 p.m. on Friday and expect it to arrive on Monday. Rush orders use up my capital with MAXI and I prefer to use that at my discretion. That said, orders placed by 9 a.m. usually get here on the same day, but I can't guarantee it.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Registration Deadline to Avoid Late Fees
Please be sure to register for classes by the end of the day on Thursday, August 26th. Beginning Friday, August 27th, the Office of the Bursar will assess a late registration fee.
If you need me to set a permission for C700, C810, G901, C545, or C646 email me asap.
If you need me to set a permission for C700, C810, G901, C545, or C646 email me asap.
Friday, August 20, 2010
CMCL Departmental Publications Go Paperless
CMCL has gone green for its annual departmental publications. you may find links to the Graduate Handbook, the User's Guide to Graduating, the Office Manual, Current Semester Graduate Course listings and others in the links list to the right. If you'd prefer to bookmark an omnibus CMCL Graduate Program Publications page, visit, and bookmark
https://sites.google.com/site/graduateprogrampublications/.
https://sites.google.com/site/graduateprogrampublications/.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Film & TV Celebrities Who Have Graduate Degrees
This came across my desk and I thought it was kind of fun.
25 Celebs Who Have Graduate Degrees
25 Celebs Who Have Graduate Degrees
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
H2H Reuseable Item Collection
An exciting new program launched this year called Hoosier to Hoosier
(H2H). H2H aims to collect all reusable items during the large student
move out period throughout the summer and resell them in order to
benefit local nonprofits in the community. We are currently seeking
volunteers to help organize the items and to assist during the H2H
community sale on August 21st and the Sunday-Friday before the sale.
H2h will host many volunteer opportunities over the next 10 days to sort and clean the items we received and prep for the sale next Saturday. Please let me know if you are interested in volunteering for any of these dates. Even if you are only available for an hour, we would definitely appreciate any time given! All opportunities listed below take place at IU Memorial Stadium at Gate 5 (West Concourse).
Tuesday, 8/17 2-6pm
Wednesday, 8/18 2-6pm
Thursday, 8/19 2-6pm
Friday, 8/20 2-6pm
Saturday, 8/21 SALE DAY -- 7-9am, 8:30-12, 11:30-3pm, 3-6pm
To register for sale day volunteering, email Samantha Bray at smbray @ umail.iu.edu, or call 812-855-8370.
All proceeds of the sale benefit Habitat for Humanity and United Way.
(H2H). H2H aims to collect all reusable items during the large student
move out period throughout the summer and resell them in order to
benefit local nonprofits in the community. We are currently seeking
volunteers to help organize the items and to assist during the H2H
community sale on August 21st and the Sunday-Friday before the sale.
H2h will host many volunteer opportunities over the next 10 days to sort and clean the items we received and prep for the sale next Saturday. Please let me know if you are interested in volunteering for any of these dates. Even if you are only available for an hour, we would definitely appreciate any time given! All opportunities listed below take place at IU Memorial Stadium at Gate 5 (West Concourse).
Tuesday, 8/17 2-6pm
Wednesday, 8/18 2-6pm
Thursday, 8/19 2-6pm
Friday, 8/20 2-6pm
Saturday, 8/21 SALE DAY -- 7-9am, 8:30-12, 11:30-3pm, 3-6pm
To register for sale day volunteering, email Samantha Bray at smbray @ umail.iu.edu, or call 812-855-8370.
All proceeds of the sale benefit Habitat for Humanity and United Way.
Monday, August 16, 2010
J651: QUALITATIVE METHODS IN MASS COMMUNICATION RESEARCH
Autumn 2010 | Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:002:15
David Nord, instructor
School of Journalism and American Studies
This course is about both methodology and method in history and the social sciences. In the study of methodology, we will explore the radical critique of positivism that transformed the humanities and social sciences in the late 20th century. We will look at the "interpretive turn" in a number of disciplines, including history, sociology, and literature -- as well as mass media studies. In the study of method, we will explore how qualitative research is actually done in history, cultural studies, and literature -- with special emphasis on mass communication research. Specific subjects will include the methods of cultural history, literary history and theory, critical studies, ethnography, and naturalistic inquiry. The work of the course will involve critical readings in epistemology and methodology, as well as practical projects in specific qualitative research methods.
David Nord, the instructor, is a professor in Journalism and adjunct professor in History and American Studies. His research interests lie in the history of American journalism, American religious publishing, and the history of readers and reading. He is author of Faith in Reading:
Religious Publishing and the Birth of Mass Media in America (2004), and Communities of Journalism: A History of American Newspapers and Their Readers (2001), and co-editor of A History of the Book in America, Vol. 5:
The Enduring Book: Print Culture in Postwar America (2009). He is a former interim editor and associate editor of the Journal of American History.
For further information, call 855-0655 or e-mail: nord@indiana.edu.
David Nord, instructor
School of Journalism and American Studies
This course is about both methodology and method in history and the social sciences. In the study of methodology, we will explore the radical critique of positivism that transformed the humanities and social sciences in the late 20th century. We will look at the "interpretive turn" in a number of disciplines, including history, sociology, and literature -- as well as mass media studies. In the study of method, we will explore how qualitative research is actually done in history, cultural studies, and literature -- with special emphasis on mass communication research. Specific subjects will include the methods of cultural history, literary history and theory, critical studies, ethnography, and naturalistic inquiry. The work of the course will involve critical readings in epistemology and methodology, as well as practical projects in specific qualitative research methods.
David Nord, the instructor, is a professor in Journalism and adjunct professor in History and American Studies. His research interests lie in the history of American journalism, American religious publishing, and the history of readers and reading. He is author of Faith in Reading:
Religious Publishing and the Birth of Mass Media in America (2004), and Communities of Journalism: A History of American Newspapers and Their Readers (2001), and co-editor of A History of the Book in America, Vol. 5:
The Enduring Book: Print Culture in Postwar America (2009). He is a former interim editor and associate editor of the Journal of American History.
For further information, call 855-0655 or e-mail: nord@indiana.edu.
TLTC Oncourse Workshops
Don't forget to take a look at TLTC's pre-semester Oncourse workshop series! Over the next two weeks we'll cover topics such as
* Oncourse Overview
* Oncourse Open Lab
* What's New in Oncourse
* Assignments 2
* Tests and Surveys Beta
* Gradebook
* Blogs, Wikis, and Forums
To find out more or to register, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~tltc/ and click on the "Oncourse CL Workshops" link.
In addition to workshops, the TLTC also offers personalized consultations. Feel free to call or email us with questions about how to use instructional technologies in your teaching, or schedule an individual meeting with one of our consultants.
Sincerely,
Elisabeth Dahlgren and colleagues at the TLTC
Teaching and Learning Technologies Centers A service of University Information Technology Services Herman B Wells Library 305 West & Ballantine Hall 307
812.855.7829 * http://www.indiana.edu/~tltc/
* Oncourse Overview
* Oncourse Open Lab
* What's New in Oncourse
* Assignments 2
* Tests and Surveys Beta
* Gradebook
* Blogs, Wikis, and Forums
To find out more or to register, visit http://www.indiana.edu/~tltc/ and click on the "Oncourse CL Workshops" link.
In addition to workshops, the TLTC also offers personalized consultations. Feel free to call or email us with questions about how to use instructional technologies in your teaching, or schedule an individual meeting with one of our consultants.
Sincerely,
Elisabeth Dahlgren and colleagues at the TLTC
Teaching and Learning Technologies Centers A service of University Information Technology Services Herman B Wells Library 305 West & Ballantine Hall 307
812.855.7829 * http://www.indiana.edu/~tltc/
On Air - Beyond the Syllabus
Come to Class, be on TV. If you are an IU students, you can be pasrt of the studio audience for the university's inaugural taping of the new Big Ten Network series Beyond the Syllabus. Enjoy a free lunch and hear one ot IU's best minds share ideas and research discoveries that will change the way we live in the 21st century.
Upcoming Episodes:
Monday, Aug. 23 at 2:30 p.m., Radio-TV Building Room 251
Richard DiMarchi, professor of chmiestry, talks about major life sciences discoveries that will dramatically change your life in the 21st century.
Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 2:30 p.m., Radio-TV Building Room 245
Olaf Sporns, professor of psychology, talks about how new discoveries concerning the human brain are changing the field of psychology.
Reservations required. Email Kelly Cornett at kelljone@indiana.edu to confirm your attendance at this free event.
Upcoming Episodes:
Monday, Aug. 23 at 2:30 p.m., Radio-TV Building Room 251
Richard DiMarchi, professor of chmiestry, talks about major life sciences discoveries that will dramatically change your life in the 21st century.
Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 2:30 p.m., Radio-TV Building Room 245
Olaf Sporns, professor of psychology, talks about how new discoveries concerning the human brain are changing the field of psychology.
Reservations required. Email Kelly Cornett at kelljone@indiana.edu to confirm your attendance at this free event.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
QUEERING THE COUNTRYSIDE New Directions in Rural Queer Studies
November 6 – 7, 2010
Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana University Bloomington
On Saturday November 6th and Sunday 7th, Indiana University will host a two-day, interdisciplinary symposium called “Queering the Countryside: New Directions in Rural Queer Studies.” This event, co-organized by Indiana University faculty members Mary L. Gray and Colin R. Johnson, will include a day-long public conference on Saturday and a series of concurrent, faculty-led writing workshops on Sunday morning in which selected participants will be given the opportunity to share their work-in-progress with visiting scholars and other symposium participants.
Confirmed speakers for Saturday’s conference include:
Marlon Bailey (AAADS and Gender Studies, Indiana)
Mary Pat Brady (English and Latino/a Studies, Cornell)
Mary L. Gray (Communication and Culture, Indiana)
John Howard (American Studies, King’s College London)
Colin R. Johnson (Gender Studies, Indiana)
E. Patrick Johnson (African-American Studies and Performance Studies, Northwestern)
Scott Herring (English, Indiana)
Gayle Rubin (Anthropology and Women’s Studies, Michigan)
Mab Segrest (Women’s and Gender Studies, Connecticut College)
Please mark your calendar for this event. Please also take a moment to visit the conference website here to learn more about what we have planned.
Indiana University graduate students who have topically or thematically relevant work that they would like to share in the context of one of Sunday’s workshops are invited to submit an initial proposal to the conference organizers no later than Friday, August 27, 2010. Please include the title of the piece you would like to workshop, a 150 word abstract, and a 1 – 2 page CV in your communication and direct it via email it to Mary L. Gray (mLg@indiana.edu) and Colin R. Johnson (crj2@indiana.edu). Papers that are chosen to be work-shopped will be pre-circulated to faculty commentators and other workshop participants in advance of the symposium itself, so you must be prepared to submit a completed draft of your essay no later than Friday, September 24, 2010. Those who are interested in submitting a proposal can visit the “Workshop” page on the conference website for additional information.
This event is co-sponsored by The College Arts and Humanities Institute, The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, The Department of Communication and Culture, The Program in Cultural Studies, The Department of English, The Department of Gender Studies, The Department of History, The Program in Latino Studies, The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction and the Office of the Vice President for the International Affairs
Indiana Memorial Union
Indiana University Bloomington
On Saturday November 6th and Sunday 7th, Indiana University will host a two-day, interdisciplinary symposium called “Queering the Countryside: New Directions in Rural Queer Studies.” This event, co-organized by Indiana University faculty members Mary L. Gray and Colin R. Johnson, will include a day-long public conference on Saturday and a series of concurrent, faculty-led writing workshops on Sunday morning in which selected participants will be given the opportunity to share their work-in-progress with visiting scholars and other symposium participants.
Confirmed speakers for Saturday’s conference include:
Marlon Bailey (AAADS and Gender Studies, Indiana)
Mary Pat Brady (English and Latino/a Studies, Cornell)
Mary L. Gray (Communication and Culture, Indiana)
John Howard (American Studies, King’s College London)
Colin R. Johnson (Gender Studies, Indiana)
E. Patrick Johnson (African-American Studies and Performance Studies, Northwestern)
Scott Herring (English, Indiana)
Gayle Rubin (Anthropology and Women’s Studies, Michigan)
Mab Segrest (Women’s and Gender Studies, Connecticut College)
Please mark your calendar for this event. Please also take a moment to visit the conference website here to learn more about what we have planned.
Indiana University graduate students who have topically or thematically relevant work that they would like to share in the context of one of Sunday’s workshops are invited to submit an initial proposal to the conference organizers no later than Friday, August 27, 2010. Please include the title of the piece you would like to workshop, a 150 word abstract, and a 1 – 2 page CV in your communication and direct it via email it to Mary L. Gray (mLg@indiana.edu) and Colin R. Johnson (crj2@indiana.edu). Papers that are chosen to be work-shopped will be pre-circulated to faculty commentators and other workshop participants in advance of the symposium itself, so you must be prepared to submit a completed draft of your essay no later than Friday, September 24, 2010. Those who are interested in submitting a proposal can visit the “Workshop” page on the conference website for additional information.
This event is co-sponsored by The College Arts and Humanities Institute, The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, The Department of Communication and Culture, The Program in Cultural Studies, The Department of English, The Department of Gender Studies, The Department of History, The Program in Latino Studies, The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction and the Office of the Vice President for the International Affairs
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