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  • Lauren Hecht: Teaching at Gustavus

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    “Teaching, like research, is an iterative process centered around the question: how can I best equip students with the skills and knowledge to creatively address problems and questions beyond the classroom? Each time I deploy an idea, gather data, and identify remaining questions in the classroom, I model the innovation, risk, and persistence that I…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Jeff Jeremiason

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    Jeff Jeremiason (Chemistry) is coauthor of a recently published paper in the journal Environmental Science and Technology titled, “Long-term experimental manipulation of atmospheric sulfate deposition to a peatland: Response of methylmercury and related solute export in streamwater.”

  • Faculty Spotlight: Kathleen Keller

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    Kathleen Keller (History) attended the Western Society for French History annual meeting in Victoria, British Columbia from November 4-6, 2022, where she participated in a roundtable discussion about researching and writing biographies about the French Empire and provided a comment on a panel about networks and decolonization in the French Empire.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Larissa McConnell

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    Larissa McConnell (Theatre and Dance) was honored with the University Resident Theatre Association (URTA) Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Training in Costume Design. URTA is a national organization that hosts auditions for MFA programs in all fields of theatre and is the largest recruitment event for graduate schools in theatre. Larissa will be recognized during…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

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    Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) published an essay entitled “Parasitic Personhood” in the anthology “Co-Operative Aesthetics: A Quasi-Manifesto for the 21st Century,” edited by Gioia Laura Iannilli.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Tiffany Grobelski and Anna Hulseberg

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    Tiffany Grobelski (Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences) and Anna Hulseberg (Library) published an article, “Collaborative Synergy: Building an Energy Geography Resource Hub,” in the Nov. 2022 issue of College & Research Library News, the official news magazine and publication of record of the Association of College and Research Libraries.

  • Brandon Dean, 2022 Faculty Service Award Winner

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    Brandon Dean (Music) was selected as the 2022 recipient of the Gustavus Faculty Service Award. Presented each year at Founder’s Day, this award is the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for distinguished service activities.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Julie Bartley

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    Julie Bartley (Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences) published a paper with several colleagues in The Planetary Science Journal. The article, titled “Using rover-analogous methodology to discriminate between volcanic and sedimentary origins in successions dominated by igneous composition,” reports the results of a study that develops criteria for determining whether a rock observed by a planetary…

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Heldke

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    Lisa Heldke (Philosophy) gave a lecture at Colby College — “The Aesthetic Value of Disgusting Experiences: Ruminations on my Compost Bucket” — as part of the Colby Center for the Arts and Humanities yearlong lecture series, “Food for Thought.”

  • Faculty Spotlight: Melissa Rolnick

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    Melissa Rolnick (Theatre and Dance) performed “Archive,” choreographed by her colleague Jill Patterson, at the 2022 Women in Dance Leadership Conference. The solo was performed at the Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago on October 15.