2013-14 Awards
Campbell McConnell Sabbatical Fellowships and Sabbatical Grants
Campbell McConnell Travel Funds for Travel from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014
Campbell McConnell Travel Funds (Second Call) for Travel from January 1, 2014, through June 30, 2014
Fund for Course Development
Gaarde-Morton Junior Faculty Award for Course Development
Mellon Foundation Planning Grants for Departments and Interdisciplinary Programs
Mellon Foundation Curricular Enhancement Grants
Summer Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Projects
Howard and Doris Troyer Faculty Award
Emil and Rosa Massier Award in the Social Sciences for 2013-14
Prof. John Gruber-Miller, Department of Classical and Modern Languages, has been appointed the Ringer Distinguished Professorship at Cornell College for 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14. The criteria for selecting the Ringer Professorship include exemplary teaching, service and scholarship, and leadership in the development of courses and teaching methods supporting active, independent learning by students.
Prof. James Martin, Department of Music, has been appointed the Richard and Norma Small Distinguished Professorship at Cornell College for 2013-14 and 2014-15. The criteria for selecting the Small Professorship include exemplary teaching, service and scholarship, and leadership in the perpetuation of a vital and invigorating faculty community at Cornell.
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Campbell McConnell Sabbatical Fellowships and Sabbatical Grants 2013-14 |
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The McConnell Sabbatical Award, funded by Campbell McConnell ’50, supports a faculty members’ major scholarly, creative, or curricular projects during his/her sabbatical leave. Cornell faculty receive half-year or full-year sabbaticals which are awards in themselves of time to pursue projects. McConnell funding is not requested for all sabbatical projects. |
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Barnes-Brus, Tori |
Prof. Barnes-Brus plans to continue her ongoing women's study research of the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company, and to collaborate with Prof. Rebecca Entel to develop a team-taught course, Novel Action: Literature, Society, and Social Movements, at the Newberry Library and McLennan Center in Chicago. |
$8,132 |
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Cannon, Ann |
Prof. Cannon plans to devote signifcant time to complete a new textbook, Essentials of Statistics: a Modular Approach (ESMA). She also plans to focus on course development work for her Mathematical Statistics and Epidemiology courses and on pedagogy in statistics. |
$5,030 |
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Entel, Rebecca |
Prof. Entel plans to complete a polished draft of her novel, tentatively titled A Bench for Stateless People, participate in writing residency programs, and to collaborate with Prof. Tori Barnes-Brus to develop a team-taught course, Novel Action: Literature, Society and Social Movements, at the Newberry Library and McLennan Center in Chicago. |
$10,000 |
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Farooqi, A'amer |
Prof. Farooqi plans to explore on-line instruction and to develop on-line modules to incorporate into existing courses. The exploration will include consulting with the ACM regarding their network of on-line teaching resources, auditing on-line courses, and attending a conference on on-line teaching. | No funding requested |
| Ganzel, Alice |
Prof. Ganzel plans to continue her research into the development of decision-making among young and mid-age adolescents. She intends to work with adolescent populations to study how emotional and social aspects of teens' experiences may affect their decision processes. | $5,495 |
| Lucas, M. Philip | Prof. Lucas plans to research the political careers of the Congressmen who participated in the compromise debates during the Missouri Controversy, to revise and update the documents book for HIS 153: Origins of the American Nation, to update his HIS 255: American Lives course, and to continue his work on the Civil War career of Norton Parker Chipman. | No funding requested |
| Mouton, Michelle | Prof. Mouton plans to devote significant research and writing time on her book manuscript, regarding the expanding electorate portrayed in Victorian literature, to prepare for publication submission. She also plans to develop her knowledge base and courses on the history of the book and printing, related to the use of Cornell's recently-acquired historic Washington letterpress. | $10,000 |
| Olinger, Scott |
Prof. Olinger plans to develop his skills in theatrical lighting design and to investigate a new side of lighting work through television and live music design. He also plans to further develop his scene painting skills to strengthen related coursework and to investigate curricular enhancement opportunities via a 3D printer. |
$5,193 |
| Penn-Goetsch, Christina |
Prof. Penn-Goetsch plans to expand her awareness of Southern Italy and Sicily to help determine future research and travel with classes. She also plans to continue work uploading and cataloguing digital images of art works for three courses and to study the French language in order to finish research on the Royal Chapel at Versailles. |
$1,442 |
| Sherman, Derin | Prof. Sherman plans to attend courses and actively observe excellent Cornell professors, in a variety of fields, to learn new pedagogical strategies and techniques to enhance his teaching. He also intends to create a series of short demonstration videos to illustrate various physical phenomena for his physics courses. | No funding requested |
| Campbell McConnell Travel Fund Grants for Travel from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014 | ||
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The McConnell Travel Fund, established through the generosity of Campbell McConnell ’50, recognizes that regular professional interaction and continued development for faculty members is important to the intellectual life of Cornell College. |
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| Barnes-Brus, Tori |
Travel to present at the Midwest Sociological Society Meetings in Omaha April 3-7, 2014. | $730 |
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Denniston, Rhawn |
Travel to Portugal to install an environmental monitoring system and travel to present at the International Conference on Geomorphology in Paris in late August/early September, 2013. |
$2,500 |
| Dyas, Sandy | Travel to expand photographic exploration of the Midwest. | $1,371 |
| Freeman, Jim | Travel to MathFest (July 31 – August 3, 2013) in Hartford, CT, and to the Joint Statistics Meetings (August 4-8, 2013) in Montreal, Canada. | $1,500 |
| Hankins, Leslie | Travel to the MLA Convention in Chicago January 9-12, 2014, and to the Virginia Woolf Conference in June 2014. | $1,800 |
| Kauper, Kate | Travel to present at the American Association for Teaching and Curriculum (AATC) in Chicago October 9-12, 2013 | $1,437 |
| Ochoa-Shivapour, Marcela | Travel to present at The Indigenous People of Latin America, XIX-XXI Centuries: Advances, Perspectives, and Challenges in Oaxaca, Mexico October 28-31, 2013. | $1,149 |
| Olinger, Scott | Travel to attend the Thomas Engineering/Mountain Motors Rigging School in Fall 2013. | $1,965 |
| Stavreva, Katy |
Travel to participate in the Minnesota Center for Book Arts Biennial Symposium/Creative Letterpress Printing Workshop in Minneapolis July 25-28, 2013. | $1,400 |
| Stewart, Catherine | Travel to conduct research at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. in January 2014 (in conjunction with the meeting of the American Historical Association Convention scheduled for January 2-5, 2014). | $1,500 |
| Teague, Craig | Travel to attend the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) 246th National Meeting in Indianapolis September 8-12, 2013. | $1,400 |
| VanValen, Jim | Travel to participate in Patsy Rodenburg’s workshop titled Shakespeare’s Heightened Language Level II in New York in Summer 2013. | $1,750 |
| Walsh, Emily | Travel to attend the 2013 National Geological Society of America (GSA) meeting in Denver October 27-30, 2013. | $930 |
| West, Janeve | Travel to attend Sojourn Theatre Company’s Summer Institute in Washington, D.C. July 15-17, 2013. | $1,180 |
| Campbell McConnell Travel Fund Grants (Second Call) for Travel from January 1, 2014. through June 30, 2014 | ||
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The McConnell Travel Fund, established through the generosity of Campbell McConnell ’50, recognizes that regular professional interaction and continued development for faculty members is important to the intellectual life of Cornell College. |
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If funding is available, awards will be announced in fall 2013. | |
| Fund for Course Development |
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| The Fund for Course Development is available through the generosity of the Hewlett Foundation and the Mellon Foundation. | ||
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| Bostwick, Kerry | Development of a new course, EDU 319 Literature Children Love: Interdisciplinary Approaches in Literacy. | $1,000 |
| Herder, Michelle | Development of two courses: HIS 259: Travelers and the Exotic in Premod (FYS) and HIS 334: Inquisitions in Medieval and Early Modern Europe. | $1,500 |
| Hoobler, Ellen |
Development of ART 259: Museum Studies. |
$1,500 |
| Kauper, Kate |
Development of an online course, EDU 205: Foundations of Education. |
$1,500 |
| Liberko, Charles | Development of a new FYS course, Science, Faith and Myth: Why do we believe what we believe? | $1,200 |
| Nowak-Thompson, Brian | Development of ENV 101: Environmental Perspectives. (Focus on Agriculture) | $3,000 |
| Teague, Craig | Reimagining the Physical Chemistry Laboratory: The impact of active learning. | $1,500 |
| Venticinque, Phil |
Development of CLA 275: Classics and the Graphic Novel. (FYS) |
$1,500 |
| Gaarde-Morton Junior Faculty Award for Course Development |
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The Gaarde-Morton Junior Faculty Award, funded through the generosity of Richard A. “Joe” Morton (’50) and Joy Gaarde-Morton (’80 Honorary Alumna), honors the many Cornell College faculty who have effectively inspired, advised, encouraged, and fostered a love of learning in Cornell students over the years. |
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West, Janeve |
THE 316 Devised Theatre: Complete Course Development. |
$1,000 |
| Mellon Foundation Planning Grants for Departments and Interdisciplinary Programs | ||
| Funding from the Mellon Foundation provides support to departments and interdisciplinary programs as they consider significant curricular revision, innovation, or assessment. | ||
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Art & Geology of the American Southwest or American West |
Development of interdisciplinary course or set of linked courses studying the influence of geology on the art of the American Southwest or American West. |
$800 |
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Biology Department |
Departmental self-study regarding overall curriculum structure and the role of introductory biology courses. |
$3,200 |
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Chemistry Department |
Departmental discussions regarding restructuring of the general chemistry curriculum, writing across the chemistry curriculum, online/hybrid/technology-enhanced courses, and the chemistry major capstone. |
$3,200 |
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Creative Pedagogies |
Initiatives to re-imagine the liberal arts and to explore ways to use information technology to enhance student learning. |
$2,800 |
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Economics & Business Department |
Assessment of learning outcome: Upon completion of the major, students will demonstrate the ability to describe, analyze, and interpret quantitative information. |
$2,000 |
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Education Department |
Departmental discussions regarding assessment data, Iowa INTASC standards, new Praxis II testing requirements, and recent legislative changes. |
$1,600 |
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Ethnic Studies/ Women’s Studies |
Assessment, Revision, and Collaboration: Ethnic and Women’s Studies. |
$3,200 |
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First-Year Seminars |
Workshop: Focusing on the First Year Seminar. |
$4,000 |
| French: Classical and Modern Languages |
Discussions regarding French major and minor requirements and restructuring course offerings. |
$800 |
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Physics Department |
Investigating changes to the physics program for pre-medical and pre-engineering students. |
$1,200 |
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Sociology/ Anthropology Department |
Departmental retreat to share early assessment information, discuss current departmental concerns and larger disciplinary trends, consider program changes, and develop a departmental strategic plan. |
$1,600 |
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Theatre Department |
Curricular Revision: Evaluating results of self-study, re-defining of departmental goals, re-mapping outcomes to curriculum, possible restructuring, and assessing the production process. |
$1,200 |
| Mellon Foundation Curricular Enhancement Grants 2013-14 | ||
| Funding from the Mellon Foundation provides support to groups of faculty members within a department, and interdisciplinary program, or from diverse disciplines across the campus to take on projects of significance that have the potential to enhance the curriculum in innovative and significant ways. | ||
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| Awards will be announced in Fall 2013. | ||
| Summer Student-Faculty Collaborative Research Projects Funded by the Hewlett Foundation, the Dimensions Program, the Berry Center, the Rogers Gillette Student-Faculty Research Fund, and the Rebecca Joe Wearin Pulk Student-Faculty Research Fund, Summer 2013 | ||
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The Hewlett Endowment is a Presidential discretionary fund to which the Office of Academic Affairs applies annually for faculty development support. The Dimensions program aims to educate, inform, and inspire Cornell students regarding the art, culture, and science of healthcare. The Berry Center for Economics, Business, and Public Policy is a distinctive program that provides students with exceptional training in applied economics and public policy, with a special emphasis on experiential learning. Funding is also provided by the Rogers Gillette Student-Faculty Research Fund and the Rebecca Joe Wearin Pulk Student-Faculty Research Fund. |
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Condon, Marty |
Divergence of Lineages of sunflower flies. |
$3,614 |
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Denniston, Rhawn |
Development of a Late Holocene Decadal-Scale Proxy Record of the North Atlantic Oscillation from Portugese Stalagmites. |
$4,500 |
| Gannes, Lenny |
Development of a Citizen Science Phenological Monitoring Program in Grand Canyon National Park. |
$4,500 |
| Gruber-Miller, John |
Imagining Greece: Pausanias’ Description of Greece – Preparations for digital publication. |
$4,050 |
| Hassell, Hans |
The Arc of Campaign Messages: Studying Campaign Message Using Congressional Campaign Email Updates during the 2012 Congressional Elections. |
$4,000 |
| Liberko, Charley |
Synthesis and photo-reactivity of organic co-crystals. |
$4,500 |
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Lichty, Lyle |
Fabrication, Characterization, and Improvement of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. (DSSCs) |
$9,000 |
| McCollum, Andy |
Movements, Survival, and Habitat Use of Juvenile Ornate Box Turtles. |
$4,500 |
| Sowell, Ross |
The Role of In-group Favoritism in Human-Robot Interactions. |
$4,500 |
| Strong, Cindy |
Food Chemistry: From Antioxidants to Zinc. |
$4,500 |
| Teague, Craig |
Computational Chemistry Investigations: Electronic Structure Calculations. |
$4,500 |
| Tepper, Craig |
Are Cryptic Millepore Species Prevalent in the Caribbean? |
$4,500 |
| Walsh, Emily |
Decoding the Geochronologic History of the Moldefjorden Area, Western Gneiss Region, Norway. |
$4,500 |
| Howard and Doris Troyer Faculty Award | ||
| The Howard and Doris Troyer Faculty Award, funded by the generosity of an anonymous donor, provides support for a faculty member's major scholarly or creative project. Howard Troyer was Dean of the College from 1957-1969. | ||
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Plaut, Tony |
“Not Quite Made Ready, Yet” – Art Exhibition. |
$3,000 |
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Emil and Rosa Massier Award in the Social Sciences for 2013-14 |
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The Emil and Rosa Massier Award in the Social Sciences, funded through the generosity of alumna Elfriede Massier ('62) and her husband Larry E. Schrader, honors Dr. Massier's parents, who had the courage to begin life in a new country in the wake of World War II, and acknowledges the profound impact Cornell College had on Dr. Massier's life. |
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Heejebu, Santhi |
Human Resource Management in Early Trading Corporations. |
$2,145 |