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November is Native American Heritage Month | |
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Dear Colleagues,
As we honor Native American Heritage Month, I hope you will attend events the sponsored by the Kathryn M. Buder Center at WashU and local organizations. The Buder Center is in the Spotlight section below.
As the Great Rivers Greenway site notes, the “St. Louis region is the ancestral and sacred land of the Osage people. Many of the other tribes who have also called the St. Louis region home include the Ponca, Kaw, Omaha, Quapaw, Cahokia, Kaskaskia, Tamaroa, Peoria, Michigamea, Moingwena, Shawnee, Delaware, Sac, Fox, Apache, Miami, Winnebago, Otoe, Missouria, Mingo, Cherokee, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Chickasaw, Onondaga, Pawnee, Padouca, and Oceti Sakowin...There are currently over 13,500 Indigenous people living in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County.”
Other exciting campus events this month include First-Generation College Week, which takes place this week. It will offer an opportunity for first-generation students, faculty, and staff to share their experiences, as well as support the success and thriving of first-gen students at WashU. Learn more.
Please also consider attending either of the Post-Election Mindfulness Drop-In Sessions we are hosting this Friday and next Monday. They are open to faculty, students, and staff and no experience is necessary. See below for details on times and locations.
Warm regards,
Kia Caldwell
—Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity
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Post-Election Community Mindfulness Drop-In Sessions
Open to all. No experience necessary. And it's okay to come late or leave early. In-person and virtual options.
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Coffee & Convos: Recruiting and Hiring Talented Faculty – Register Now!
Assistant provost for inclusive excellence, Aurora Kamimura, is excited to offer “Coffee & Convos” this Fall 2024 regarding strategies for recruiting and hiring talented faculty. Learn more and register here. Conversations include:
- Making Candidates Feel a Sense of Belonging (November 12, 10:30–11:30 a.m.)
- Do's & Don'ts: Faculty Interviews & Interactions (December 3, 10–11 a.m.)
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Free Books!
We have limited quantities of books related to academia, research, and leadership on a first-come, first-serve basis. You can claim up to 3 books while supplies last. You can see the available titles and claim your free books here.
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Assembly Series and
Masters and Johnson 2024: Hope in the Age of Fear-Based Politics, Trans Rights with Representative Zooey Zephyr and Journalist Erin Reed
Hear from this power couple about what it's like to embrace the same issues from two different perspectives — as a journalist and as a politician. Zooey and Erin will discuss how the fight for LGBTQ rights shows up in elections, laws, and public discourse. Learn how politics affects their personal and interpersonal relationships, and how to find hope and be effective amidst the attacks on their freedoms. November 7 (5:30–6:45 p.m.) with a reception to follow) at Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall. Register here.
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Faculty Success Program Tuition Support (NCFDD) – Apply Now!
The Office of the Provost will sponsor Danforth Campus assistant and associate professors to participate in the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD) Faculty Success Program. We are accepting applications for Spring 2025. Please send your name, department/school, rank, and a brief justification (up to 200 words) to vpfad@wustl.edu.
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Application Now Open for the Third Annual 2025 William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award
The Confluence Award is designed to elevate WashU’s investment in the St. Louis Region by encouraging and rewarding community-engaged research through academic-community member teams that enhances our impact in St. Louis.
The Award will honor and recognize faculty for research that employs interdisciplinary and community-engaged methods. A $50,000 cash prize will be given in recognition of faculty research initiatives. The awardee, along with the community partner, will have the opportunity to present their research and celebrate with their colleagues and the community during a special award ceremony in April 2025. More information.
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CRE2 Accepting Applications for Funding
The submission cycle for the Course Innovation Grants is now open. CRE2 offers two types of Course Innovation Grants: (1) Undergraduate Course Innovation and (2) Graduate Course Innovation. CRE2 Faculty Affiliates are invited to apply for funding to develop these courses. The goal of the Innovation Grants is to design next-generation learning opportunities and create environments that bring students together to develop new capacities for understanding race and ethnicity. Grant funding may be used to create dynamic, innovative, and collaborative engagement with students. Team-taught courses are also eligible. Application deadline is November 25, 2024. More information.
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Faculty Senate and Provost Office Launch WIDE Speaker Series
Provost Beverly Wendland, Faculty Senate Chair Dennis Barbour, and Vice Provost Vijay Ramani, along with a review committee of faculty from both campuses have launched a faculty-driven speaker series, WashU Ideas, Discourse and Exploration (WIDE), which offers the WashU community the chance to celebrate the value of open dialogue while engaging with a range of insightful scholars to promote personal growth and learning in the context of complex topics. The WIDE committee will continue to review proposals on a rolling basis until program funds are expended, so we encourage faculty with ideas for projects that align with the goals of WIDE to submit a proposal.
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Additional Events and Opportunities | |
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Application Open for the Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program: The Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program brings to WashU individuals from underrepresented backgrounds who have distinguished themselves as leaders and innovators in the academy, business, or in other fields of endeavor. Learn more and apply to the program here.
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Facing Race National Conference: St. Louis will host the annual Facing Race conference from November 20-22, 2024. Learn more and register.
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Nominations are Open for the 22ndAnnual Gerry & Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Awards: The Gerry & Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Awards recognize people in our WashU community who give their time, energy, and commitment in service to the St. Louis region. Each April, the award is bestowed on compassionate, devoted WashU students, staff, faculty, retirees and volunteers who selflessly go above and beyond their student and professional responsibilities to improve our region and create a positive impact in the St. Louis community. Learn more about nominating a current or former colleague, or student. Nominations open through November 24.
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Free NCFDD Membership and Programming: Claim your free membership to the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD). Learn more about this free membership, available to all WashU faculty, graduate students, postdocs, and trainees. Plus, the NCFDD programming calendar is live and visible upon joining NCFDD.
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SPOTLIGHT: Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies
The Kathryn M. Buder Center for American Indian Studies at the Brown School was founded to provide scholarships for Native Americans and has grown into one of the most respected centers in the nation for academic advancement and study of Native American issues related to social work.
The Kathryn M. Buder Center was founded in 1990 by a generous gift from Kathryn M. Buder, a resident of St. Louis who respected and admired Native American people. The Buder Center's mission is to empower and prepare Native students for professional leadership in Native communities through education. Learn more.
Native American Heritage Month Events
Sage Lecture Series, Child Welfare with a Native Voice, November 7 (12–2 p.m.)
Rock Your Mocs Beading Night, November 13 (6–7:30 p.m.), @WashU
Native Space: Mapping, Expulsion and Confinement in 19th-century North America, November 18 (4–5:30 p.m.)
We Will Speak Documentary Screening, November 21 (5–8 p.m.), Missouri Historical Society
Decolonizing Thanksgiving, November 22 (5–7 p.m.), @Washu
Native American Heritage Month, Faust Park Lecture Series, Wednesdays in November
Native American Holiday Market, November 29 and 30, Cahokia Mounds, IL
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