Workshops, Conferences, and Deadlines
The Past, Present, and Future of the Book
- February 3-4, 2012
- Host: Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA
- Project leadership: Michelle Mouton and Katy Stavreva (Cornell College)
- Visit the project website for more information.
This conference aims to nurture cross-curricular work and to foster on-going collaborations in scholarship and teaching by bringing together scholars, artists, and librarians from multiple disciplines who are interested in the past, present, and future of the book. The conference will include panel presentations on scholarly explorations of the book; artistic demonstrations and workshops; two keynote speakers, focusing on the topics of book history and design and book arts; and an ongoing rare book exhibit. Participants will leave with innovative plans for scholarly collaboration, new courses and assignments related to the book, and a book art object for inspiration.
Protecting Human Subjects in Student Inquiry Projects: Addressing the Educational, Ethical, and Legal Obligations of Liberal Arts Institutions
- February 23-25, 2012
- Host: St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
- Project Leadership: Jo Beld (St. Olaf College); Nathan Grawe (Carleton College); Greg Buchanan (Beloit College)
- Visit the project website for more information.
The purpose of this symposium is to help the ACM and its member institutions meet the legal, ethical, and educational obligations in the supervision and conduct of undergraduate projects more effectively, efficiently, and consistently, both within and across institutions. Prior to the symposium, an inter-institutional study group will prepare a series of policy recommendations and the sample educational and administrative documents that will serve as working papers for symposium sessions. Symposium participants will review and revise the policy, procedure, and educational documents prepared by the study group and convey them as resources to their home institutions and to ACM staff.
The Power of Place: Facing the Challenges of On-Site Teaching and Researching
- March 9-10, 2012
- Host: Ripon College, Ripon, WI
- Project leadership: Tom Sienkewicz (Monmouth College); Diane Mockridge (Ripon College); Timothy Chasson (Grinnell College)
The conference — an opportunity for collaboration between those who have been visiting faculty at off-campus programs and those who desire to be — will provide a forum to share innovative on-site activities that have enriched experiences of both faculty and students; a key goal is to examine how pedagogical models generated for the Florence program can also be applied to other ACM programs.
New Realities Beyond the Classroom and the Teaching of Spanish in the 21st Century: Workshop on Fostering Collaboration and Exchanging Ideas
- April 13-14, 2012
- Host: Beloit College, Beloit, WI
- Project leadership: Oswaldo Voysest (Beloit College); Palmar Álvarez-Blanco (Carleton College); Galo González (Macalester College); Sylvia López (Beloit College); Gizella Meneses (Lake Forest College); Amy Tibbits (Beloit College)
This two-day workshop will bring together ACM faculty members in Spanish and staff working with resources related to Spanish with the aim of fostering and exchanging ideas, practices, and experiences that may help participants in their teaching of Spanish or in better supporting faculty at teaching. The workshop will be structured around four topics that continue to impact the teaching of Spanish: use of technology; the combination of community-based learning with regular course work; the integration of study abroad; and the greater urgency of determining clearer linguistic-related objectives in language classes.