FACULTY BULLETIN – Volume 7, Issue 6, December 2006 ConcordiaUniversity, St. Paul
Faculty Bulletin can be accessed directly from the Academic Affairs web page: (Or go to the Faculty/Staff Portal, click on “Academic Affairs, and then click on Faculty Bulletin. The bulletin will emphasize faculty policy and business issues, upcoming events, professional development opportunities, and DEADLINES. News items for the faculty and the Concordia community are publicized through the weekly CSP Update. It is expected that faculty will fully read the Faculty Bulletin and respond, if requested. Articles for publication in the Faculty Bulletin may be submitted via email to at least three working days prior to publication. The next issue will be sent onJanuary 3, 2006. The submission deadline for articles for the next issue is December 20, 2006.
Prepare for the future… this is the season of Advent!
*** Special Announcement ***
The 2007-2008 Book of the Year Selection Process has begun, and your nominations are welcome!
- Faculty, staff and students are welcome to submit nominations for the 2007-2008 academic year.
- Selection Criteria:
- quality of the literature
- connection to classes, curriculum and the fine arts
- potential to involve students, faculty and staff and to generate meaningful campus-wide activities,
- connection to the fine arts, such as theatrical/musical presentations, discussions, and events
- relevance to the university’s mission, vision and strategic priorities.
- potential for convocations/presentations/discussions, i.e. bringing the author on campus.
- Previous years’ Book of the Year selections:
- 2000-2001: The Greatest Generation Speaks by Tom Brokaw
- 2001-2002: Pay It Forward by Catherine Ryan Hyde
- 2002-2003: Profiles in Courage For Our Time introduced and edited by Caroline Kennedy
- 2003-2004: Choice of Weapons by Gordon Parks
- 2004-2005: Growing An Inch by Stanley Gordon West
- 2005-2006: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman
- 2006-2007: The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman
- Nomination Process: Please include the following items:
- author name
- book title
- publication date
- publisher
- ISBN number
- list of curriculum areas that can possibly connect to the book
- rationale for nomination
- if available, professional review of book
- list price
- number of pages
- hard back and/or soft cover
- other items, i.e. is or has it been on the New York Times Best Seller list
- Deadline for submissions: January 8, 2007
- Send all materials electronically to . ??? Contact Barb Sommers at X 8730 or via email.
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In this Issue:
- Upcoming Calendar Events
- Blessed Are You!
- Academic Affairs Report
- University-wide Faculty meeting will be held Tuesday, January 16 – add to your calendar and watch for updates!
- Faculty Professional Activity Reports – new deadline – December 12, 2006 for Spring CSP Magazine
- Now's the Time to Complete Your eLumen AssessmentsLog on to the Assessment website ( find a link to eLumen that can be accessed from any internet connection.For details see full article.
- From the Bush track for Undergraduate Student Research:
FifthAnnualConcordiaUniversity Research and Scholarship Symposium
Wednesday, April 25 from 10:30 to noon in the BEC.Encourage your students – for details see full article. Registration deadline: March 29, 2007 and Poster Submission Deadline: April 12, 2007
- Faculty Senate and Faculty Policies News: Stay Informed! Check out the Faculty Senate website.
5. News from the FacultyScholarshipCenterStay Informed! Check out the new FacultyScholarshipCenter website
- News from the Library - New Trial Databases
- The World is Flat News - Come to the Wednesday, December 6, Brown Bag Lunch with Bruce Corrie – Come to learn how jobs will change in our “flat” world – Will your job change, will it be your child’s, or will it be your students’? Come to enjoy Christmas treats from around the world! Have you visited the Book of the Year website?
- Report from the Academic Events Committee – Call for departmental student honorees/Add spring academic events to your Outlook calendar. See article for full details.
- News from the Office of Advancement - December Grants and Funding Initiatives and Protocol for External Gifts and Grant Applications – for details see full article.
- Announcing two Writing Contests
- New name for Historical Inquiry – please take note!
- Honorary Degree Nominations Sought by Faculty Honors Committee
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- Upcoming Calendar Events –MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
December 2006 – go to to see all the Fine Arts Events
December 1 and 2 7:30 pm- 2006 Fine & Performing Arts Christmas Concert: “Now Sing We, Now Rejoice” – Buetow
Note: The concert also is being presented on 12/3 at 3:00 pm. Tickets:
December 1 – 8- Neil Johnston - Concordia Gallery
December 1 – 8- Elizabeth Jacobson and Brian Holmes Senior Exhibitions– H. Williams Teaching Gallery
December 6, 12 noon – 1:00 pm- Book of the Year Brown Bag Lunch Discussion moderated by Bruce Corrie / Christmas Treats from around the world will be available!
December 7 and 8 7:30 pm- Theatre presentation:“The Fantasticks” – Westlund Black Box Theatre – also 12/10 at 2:00 pm
December 8, Friday- Classes end
December 11, Mon. 7:30 pm- Christmas Vespers Service – Buetow Music Auditorium
December 11-14, Mon.-Thur. - Fall semester finals
December 12- NEW DEADLINE: Submission of Faculty Professional Activity Reports for spring magazine
December 15, Fri. - Residence hall move out day
December 16 – Jan. 16, 2007 - Semester break
January 2007
January 21, Sun. 3:30 – 4:30 pm- “Sundays in Buetow” Faculty Recital with Monica Murray - Buetow
January 11, 2007- Upcoming Exhibition: RACE at the MN Science Museum – World Premiere on January 11, 2007 - go to for more information.
January 15, Mon. - Martin Luther King Day – Offices Closed – Classes not in session
January 16, Tue., 10 – 11 am- University-wide Faculty Meeting – LTC214 and 215
January 17, Wed. - 2nd semester classes begin-Colleges of Arts& Sciences, Education, and Vocation & Ministry
January 23, Tues. - Last day to add or drop a first half semester course without record
January 25 – February 21- Photo Biennial Exhibition: “Night” – ConcordiaArtGallery; reception: Jan. 25 - 4:30-7:00 pm Jan. 25. January 30, Tues. - Last day to add or drop a full semester course without record
2. Blessed Are You!
- Thank youto Dale Trapp for ably serving as moderator and provided fun visuals and great discussion questionsfor the November Book of the Year Brown Bag Lunch Discussion
- Thank you to Paul Hillmerfor his informative convocation presentation on the Hmong Oral History Project.
- Thank you to the Diversity Reality Team for its work on the 2nd Diversity “Let’s Get Real Forum entitled “Who’s Stereotyping Whom?” and to the faculty, staff and students who supported and attended the forum.
- Academic Affairs Report
- University-wide Faculty Meeting: Tuesday, January 16, 2007, 10:00 – 11:00 am – LTC214 and 215 – Add to your Outlook calendar – watch for updates!
- New Submission Date: December 12, 2006 forfaculty professional activity reportsto be considered for the spring CSP Magazine… go to If you have questions, please contact Barbara Sommers at X8730 or email .
- Now's the Time to Complete Your eLumen Assessments
Don't forget to complete you eLumen assessments for courses within the General Education curriculum and your major (if applicable). Log on to the Assessment website ( find a link to eLumen that can be accessed from any internet connection. When completing your assessment reserve "0" scores for students who do not complete the assignment or activity that you are assessing. If you find that your course is missing assessment (each Gen. Ed. course should have two competencies to assess), please contact Amy Gort. Thanks for your commitment to our student's learning and to our university-wide assessment.
- From the Bush track for Undergraduate Student Research:
FifthAnnualConcordiaUniversity Research and Scholarship Symposium
Students will have the opportunity again to share their research and scholarship with the campus community on Wednesday, April 25 from 10:30 to noon in the BEC. Please talk to students who have done research and scholarship in the fall semester about the opportunity and keep the date in mind when planning projects foryour spring courses. The presentations can be posters, videos, or displays. Encourage (maybe even require?) your students to participate. It is a great chance for them to share their talents. The deadline for registering for this year'ssymposium is March 29, 2007and the poster submissiondeadlineofApril12, 2007 to allow time for printing.
Amy Gort,
4. News from the Faculty Senate Stay Informed! Check out the new Faculty Senate website.
Don’t miss out on important information about changes affecting you and your students. Information about the faculty senate and policy committees can be found at Stay informed and let your elected representatives know your thoughts about the issues being debated.
Currently you can view the scheduled meeting dates for Faculty Senate and Faculty Policy Committees and the list of senators and committee members. NOTE: The next faculty senate meeting is scheduled for December 13, 10:10-12 noon – LMC113. There will be NO faculty senate in January of 2007.
Dr. Debra Beilke, Chair of the Faculty Senate,
5. News from the FacultyScholarshipCenterStay Informed! Check out the new FacultyScholarshipCenter website
The FacultyScholarshipCenter has a new website, at
This is your one-stop destination for quasi-endowment grant deadlines and application materials; 2006-07 convocation schedule; grant and funding updates; and more. Many pages live now, with more coming.
Thomas Saylor, Ph.D., Faculty Scholarship Center Director,
6. News from the Library
Please go to: try out some databases that might be of interest to you:
Trial Databases
Business & Company Resource Center (Gale)
CSA Sociological Abstracts: CSA abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
InfoTrac Small Business Collection (Gale)
Testing & Education Reference Center (Gale)
New database trial - SPORTDiscus
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 415 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. Of those, nearly 250 have cover-to-cover indexing in SPORTDiscus. With more than 700,000 full-text articles dating back to 1985, SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of sports and sports medicine literature.
Charlotte Knoche,
7. The World is Flat News- Remember the world may be flat, but the CSP community has texture, diversity, and YOU!
- STUDY GUIDE: go to to see updated information about the Book of the Year, The World is Flat
- COME: The nextmonthly Book of the Year Brown Bag Lunch Discussion will be heldWednesday, December 6, from 12 noon to 1 pm in LTC218. Bruce Corriewill be the facilitator for this lunch. Bring your lunch! Come to the 4thBook of the Year Brown Bag Lunch to learn and discuss thought-provoking topics relating to the Book of the Year! Christmas treats from around the world will be provided.
- Report from the Academic Events Committee -Call for departmental student honorees/Add the spring academic events to your Outlook calendar!
Department Heads: Names of student departmental honorees and/or scholarship/award winners for the 2006 -2007 (academic year) Academic Honors Convocation are due to David Mennicke, chair of the Academic Events Committee by Wednesday, February 21, 2007,. (All names MUST be submitted electronically.) In addition to any annual departmental designated scholarships and awards, departments may select a student or students to be honored for outstanding work in their academic discipline; departments are encouraged to be highly selective in choosing the honoree.
Department heads are requested to notify their special departmental student honorees in writing by March 1, inviting them to the convocation for special recognition. Individual departmental honorees and scholarship recipients will be recognized individually at the Convocation by having them stand when their name is read. Group awards (e.g., President's Scholars, Dean's List, etc.) will be recognized in groups.
Scholarships that are recognized in the program are those being received through the financial aid office in the current academic year; these 2006-2007 scholarship names will come from the Financial Aid Office, Dean’s List names for Spring 2006 and Fall 2006 will come from the Registrar’s Office.Academic All Conference and Academic All American Athletes’ names come from Department of Athletics/Student Services.
2007 Spring Academic Events – Please mark your calendars! DH=Dining Hall BEC=BuengerEducationCenter
BMA=Buetow Music Auditorium GC=GangelhoffCenter GMC=Graebner Memorial Chapel
-Academic Honors Convocation- Wednesday, April 25, 9:30 – 10:10 a.m. – BMA
Followed by the fifth annual Concordia University Research and Scholarship Symposium – BEC
-Baccalaureate Service - Thursday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. – GC
-Service of Sending- Friday, May 11 at11:30 a.m. – GMC
-Campus Picnic - Friday, May 11 from noon to 1:30 – DH
-Commencement Ceremonies and Appreciation Reception:
-Ceremony (COE, CVM and CAS) - Friday night, May 11,at 7:30 p.m. – GC
-Ceremony (CBOL which includes BBA undergraduates) - Saturday morning, May 12, at 9:30 a.m. – GC
- Appreciation Reception - Saturday, May 12,11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. –BEC Faculty who process and staff and students who volunteer
at the ceremonies are welcome to attend this reception.
- Ceremony (MA graduates) - Saturday afternoon, May 12, at 2:30 p.m. – GC
David Mennicke,
9. Advancement Office Update
A. December Grants and Funding Initiatives
ConcordiaUniversity and NorthwesternCollege have partnered together to seek support for the development of an educational program that will improve science knowledge and skill development for those at risk of not fulfilling their educational potential. Through the intentional pairing of college bioscience majors, along with targeted inner-city high school science students, the proposed program entitled “The Science Research Institute” will enhance the education of college students as they mentor and engage under-represented high school science students from diverse backgrounds. The purpose of the program is to foster skills in basic and applied science and scientific research to better prepare both college and high school students for a career in the science field. This creative program will contribute to the long-term need of local industries by providing a highly trained and equipped scientific workforce. Foundations targeted for this proposal include Boston Scientific, Medtronic and Cargill.
B. Protocol for External Gifts and Grant Applications
Faculty and staff members desiring to seek external gift support or grant funding for any university initiative should:
- Complete the Project/Program Funding Form
- Follow the procedure outlined in the revised Protocol for External Funding
3.U.S. Bancorp Foundation – January 1st application deadline approaching!
- Education – funding is available for programs that help low-income and at-risk students succeed in school and prepare for post-secondary education, with emphasis on financial literacy training and effective mentoring. Priority is given to programs that reach a broad number of students, bring together community resources, support curriculum innovation, and can – if successful – be replicated.
- Cultural/Artistic Enrichment – funding is available for the program that build audiences for the arts (especially among underserved populations), and which promote the arts in education.
Mary Kay Bensen, Director of Grants & Research () or 651-641-8225
10. Announcing two Writing Contests
The Department of English and Modern Languages announces two writing contests open to Concordia undergraduate students:
- The Kaden Short Story Contest recognizes the year’s best student short story;
- The Lange Award in Writing honors the year’s best poetry.
Each student may enter three poems and one short story. The deadline is February 15, 2007.
Direct questions and entries to Dr. Debra Beilke, AD220,, 641-8260.
- New name for Historical Inquiry – please take note.
“Introduction to History” is simply the new name for the class formerly titled “Historical Inquiry.” It continues to be a Gen Ed class and has changed in name only.
Paul Hillmer,
12. Honorary Degree Nominations Sought by Faculty Honors Committee
The faculty has the opportunity to give several different awards at commencement. As stated in the Faculty Handbook (section 6.99), faculty and administrators are encouraged to nominate individuals who have been effective and exemplary in the following areas:
1. fostering objectives compatible with the University mission
2. using a professional and/or scholarly approach
3. exercising leadership
4. being of service to many individuals.
Honorary doctoratesmay be granted in the following areas:
- Doctor of Letters: Individuals who have been active as pastors, educators, artists, writers, etc.
- Doctor of Humane Letters: Individuals who have been active in philanthropy, community service, and lay leadership (church, civic), etc.
- Doctor of Laws: Individuals who have been active in government, business, etc.
The Aeterna Moliri Award may be granted to individuals (or couples) who have "built for eternity," by being especially effective in the spread of the Gospel and extending the work of the church. These individuals may already have an earned or honorary doctorate.
Potential candidates for honorary doctorates and the Aeterna Moliri Award at this spring’s commencement should be nominated by December 16, 2006. Nomination forms are included in the faculty handbook (6.991 and 6.992)
They should be forwarded toSteve Morgan, Chair of the Faculty Honors Committee.(AD216). Please include any accompanying documentation.
Steve Morgan,
Thank you for your submissions and for reading the Faculty Bulletin.
52006-2007 Academic Year
Theme of the Year:“Now the Feast”
Book of the Year:The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]:
A Brief History of the Twenty-first Centuryby Thomas L. Friedman.