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Funded by the College of Graduate Studies and Research, the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award honors faculty who have distinguished themselves as outstanding scholars and whose scholarship has earned them national or international recognition. Beginning this year, the Award will be given to up to three faculty members annually. This year's recipients—who were selected by the Minnesota State Mankato Faculty Research Committee from among nine outstanding nominees—are Suzanne Bunkers, Department of English; David Dickau, Department of Music; and James Robertson, Department of Sociology and Corrections. As the first recipients in the history of the University, this year's awardees will launch a tradition of recognizing distinguished scholarship at Minnesota State Mankato.
Rather than recognizing a particular accomplishment, the Award recognizes a body of work—a substantial amount of which must have been completed at Minnesota State Mankato. In order to be eligible for the award, nominees must be tenured professors with at least eight years at Minnesota State Mankato. Each nominee must be sponsored by a member of the campus community who can attest to the nominee’s contributions to the University. In addition, each nomination must be supported by at least three external references who can attest to the impact of the nominee’s scholarship on his or her discipline.
This year’s recipients will be honored at a luncheon on Thursday, April 24th. In addition to the honor of being named Distinguished Faculty Scholars, they will receive $5,000 for professional development and research support. They will maintain the title of Distinguished Faculty Scholar for the duration of their tenure at Minnesota State Mankato.
As of April 15th, a a record number of grant and contract applications had been submitted by Minnesota State Mankato faculty and staff. With more than two months remaining in the fiscal year, the total number of applications has surpassed the previous record of 125. Grants and contracts awarded to date total $5,057,581 with an additional $11,851,515 still pending. For an update on the current fiscal year's activity and how it compares to previous years, visit the RASP website.
On Monday, April 28th, Provost Olson and the Research and Sponsored Programs Office will recognize all Minnesota State Mankato faculty and staff who successfully applied for external funding during the past year. Special recognition will be given to faculty who brought in the most money in grants, contracts, and grants and contracts combined.
An orientation to NVivo 8 will be presented Monday, April 28, 2008, from 3-5 PM, in MH 210.. This session, organized by Vicki Hunter from the Sociology and Corrections Department and sponsored by CESR, will be an interactive presentation of the functions of NVivo 8, a software program that stores, categorizes, and facilitates the coding of qualitative data. The first hour will consist of a webcast demonstration of NVivo, while the second hour will consist of an interactive discussion (Q & A) about the uses of the software. If you have a copy of NVivo you may bring it. However, you do not need a copy to benefit from this session. Please pre-register by Thursday, April 24th so that we can arrange adequate accommod
With the recent Faculty Association elections, membership on the 2007-2008 Graduate Sub Meet has now been established. Members and their respective Colleges are as follows: Norma Krumwiede (Allied Health and Nursing), John Banschbach (Arts and Humanities), Kevin Elliott (Business), Jerry Robicheau (Education), Bobby Bothmann (Library and Unaffiliated), Tim Secott (Chair; Science, Engineering and Technology), and Nancy Fitzsimons (Social and Behavioral Sciences).
