Monday, January 14
3:30 - 5:00 PM - Retirement Planning Task Force Information Session
Wilson Center
7:00 PM - Woody at 100
Area musicians and singers Paul Cioe, Chris Dunn, Mark Ridolfi, Rnady Smith and friends will celebrate life and music of Woody Guthrie, composer of "This Land is Your Land"
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building
Tuesday, January 15
8:00 - 9:30 AM - Retirement Planning Task Force Information Session
Wilson Center
9:00 - 10:30 AM - Augustana Association of Education Office Professionals (AAEOP) meeting
Olin Auditorium
10:00 - 11:30 AM - Retirement Planning Task Force Information Session
College Center Loft, 3rd floor
11:30 - 11:50 AM - Tuesday Reflection - Dr. Fenwick, Psychology Dept.
Ascension Chapel, Founders Hall, 2nd floor
1:00 - 2:30 PM - Retirement Planning Task Force Information Session
College Center Loft, 3rd floor
2:30 - 3:30 PM - Education Department Candidate Presentation: Ashley Taylor
Evald 212
3:00 - 4:00 PM - Blue and Gold Certification: Access Basics
RSVP to Wendy Ramsdale, x8092
Olin 110
3:30 - 5:00 PM - Retirement Planning Task Force Information Session
Wilson Center
7:00 - 8:30 PM - Netta Bartholomew Anderson Tea Party
The Rock Island Preservation Society will host a contemporary tea party at the Netta Bartholomew Anderson House. Dr. Ann Boaden, adjunct professor of English at Augustana, will portray Netta Anderson and bring her story to life. The event is open to the public; no reservations are required
Anderson House, 917 19th Street, Rock Island, IL
8:00 - 9:00 PM - The Salon
Kelly Murphy talks about "Misconceptions About the Bible..And Do They Matter?"
Andreen Hall, Red Room
8:00 - 9:00 PM - Fireside Chat with Wendy Hilton-Morrow
Evald Great Hall
Wednesday, January 16
7:30 - 9:00 AM - Retirement Planning Task Force Information Session
College Center Board Room, 3rd floor
9:30 - 11:00 AM - Retirement Planning Task Force Information Session
College Center Board Room, 3rd floor
12:00 - 12:50 PM - Weekly Bible Study for Faculty, Staff, Administrators
"Soul Centering Through Nature" - Bring a Bible if you can. Bring your lunch if you wish.
Chicago Room, College Center
3:00 - 4:00 PM - Blue and Gold Certification: Intermediate Word
RSVP to Wendy Ramsdale, x8092
Olin 110
4:00 - 5:00 PM - Tea Hour Series
Environmental historian Brian Leech will offer "Macho Miners in an Underground Heaven and an Above-Ground Hell" for the annual Tea Hour series
Evald Great Hall
5:00 - 6:00 PM - After Hours Poetry and Prose
Sorensen Hall Break Room/Lounge
8:00 PM - Student Recital: Thomas Knowles, trombone
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building
7:00 - 9:30 PM - 18th Annual Hispanic Film Festival: "Gigante (Giant)"
Not rated. Free of Charge
102 Hanson Hall of Science
Thursday, January 17
9:00 - 10:00 AM - Coffee and Conversation
Community Engagement Center
12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch and Learn: Sneak peek at Library and CSL construction
The Brew, Tredway Library
4:30 - 5:30 PM - Division Meetings
See "Important Dates" page for location
7:00 PM - 12th Annual Augustana French Film Festival - "Les emotifs anonymes (Anonymous Romantics)"
Film is in French with English subtitles
Free admission
Olin Auditorium
Friday, January 18
Deadline to contact Margaret Farrar to attend Midwest Faculty Seminar "Islam In/and The West"
4:00 PM - Friday Conversation - "Advising Syllabus" presented by Mary Windeknecht and Kristin Douglas
3:30 PM - Refreshments
Wilson Center
8:00 PM - Percussion Ensemble Concert
Ensemble Room, Bergendoff Hall
Saturday, January 19
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Music Scholarship Day
Bergendoff Hall
6:00 PM - The Power of One: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King
The celebration will include performances by the Community Gospel Chorus, The Westbrook Singers, the Augustana Gospel Choir and the Truth Temple Praise Dancers
Free admission
Centennial Hall
8:00 PM - Guest Artist - Paragon Trombone Quartet
The Paragon Trombone Quartet and the Augustana College Low Brass Choirs present works by Sibelius, Kazik, Apon, Grieg, Corea and more
Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Building
Sunday, January 20
1:00 - 2:00 PM - Community Handbell Choir Open Rehearsal
Ascension Chapel, Founders Hall, 2nd floor
Volume 10, Issue 18 - January 14, 2013Grants
The Faculty Research Committee solicits proposals for the Faculty Research Fund
Nature of this research fund:
- The fund exists to support the creative and scholarly activity of the faculty.
- Fundable items include, but are not limited to, student salaries, special equipment (which would be considered college property), supplies, journal page costs, work in major archives, and additional study.
- Projects aimed at bolstering academic coursework or assisting with dissertation research and writing are not eligible.
- Proposals are reviewed by the Faculty Research Committee and funded as part of the college's annual administrative budget.
- The total annual funds to be drawn upon for this year total approximately $10,500.
- Past awards have ranged from $500 to $2,500.
- Continuing projects are eligible for repeated funding but must include an annual timeline and annual budget. Proposals that build upon previously funded projects must demonstrate progress and have expended the previous year's funding.
- Any faculty member with academic rank, including full-time, joint-appointment, adjunct or part-time faculty, is eligible to apply. This includes librarians, coaches, or appointees to concurrent administrative positions with rank.
Guidelines and selection criteria for the research fund (see Faculty Handbook for details):
1) Five page maximum proposal including itemized budget
2) Proposal must include:
- Identification of research problem or description of creative project
- Explanation of materials and methods, including itemized budget, required to tackle problem
- Relation of proposed work to work of applicant's peers
- Nature of result or product anticipated, i.e. publications, art exhibits, baseline information for future work, etc.
- Timeline for significant milestones or project completion
- Summary of research grants received from Augustana sources during the past five years, along with results of projects funded
- Current curriculum vitae (includes applicant's general qualifications and relevant previous work; this is in addition to the five page limit for the proposal; please limit CV to five pages)
3) Criteria used by the committee to evaluate proposals: eligibility, clarity of presentation, appropriate budget prediction, prospects for publication and public attention, applicant's qualifications, inclusion of student researchers (student researchers are not required, but are often favorably reviewed)
4) Expectation for funded work:
- A brief (1-2 page) report detailing the results of the research, including where the work was presented, performed, and/or published. This should be submitted to the Dean of the College and the Chair of the Faculty Research Committee no later than 1 year after notification of the grant.
- Funds not expended by 1 year after the award notification will revert back to the general Faculty Research account. Any exceptions must be approved by the Chair of the Faculty Research Committee and the Dean of the College prior to the end of the grant year.
- Faculty who are funded by these grants are expected to give a lecture or public presentation of the project's results within a reasonable amount of time.
- Acknowledgement of Augustana financial assistance in products created from funded work.
Please send your proposal by email attachment if at all possible (otherwise, six hard copies) by 5 PM on Monday, January 21, 2013 to Mary Koski in the Dean's Office. Awards will be announced by February 11, 2013. Direct questions to any member of the committee: David Arbesu, Dan Conway, Paul Croll, Nathan Frank, Margaret Morse, or Eric Stewart.
