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  • Scott Bur, 2021 Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award Winner

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    Scott Bur (Chemistry) was selected as the 2021 recipient of the Mansergh Faculty Scientific Research Award. Presented each year at the final faculty meeting, this award recognizes a Gustavus faculty member for an outstanding peer-reviewed publication that contributes to the scholarly achievement and reputation of the faculty and the College.

  • Ngawang Gonsar, 2021 Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence Winner

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    Ngawang Gonsar (Biology) was selected as the 2021 recipient of the Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Presented each year at the final faculty meeting, this award recognizes a Gustavus non-tenure-track faculty member for significant contributions to teaching and learning.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Henry MacCarthy

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    Henry MacCarthy (Theatre & Dance) was one of 37 Venezuelan artists residing abroad invited to create and present a mobile videoportrait for La Caja de Fósforos in Caracas for their project Casa Imaginaria: Un recorrido por las estancias de las moradas del alma, sponsored by the British Council in Venezuela. The works were presented online…

  • Intersections: Number 53 (Spring 2021)

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    Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its home in the Presidential Center for Faith…

  • Maddalena Marinari, 2021 Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment Award Winner

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    Maddalena Marinari (History) was selected as the 2021 recipient of the Gustavus Faculty Scholarly Accomplishment Award. Presented each year at Honors Day, this award is the highest accolade a Gustavus faculty member can receive for distinguished scholarly achievements.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Glenn Kranking

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    Glenn Kranking (History and Scandinavian Studies) was thanked in the credits of the recent Finding Your Roots (PBS) episode profiling Gretchen Carlson, whose grandparents attended Gustavus and whose ancestors emigrated from Sweden. Glenn provided supplemental research assistance and attempted to track down additional documentation for the research production team.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Denis Crnkovi?

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    Denis Crnkovi? (Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Emeritus) has had a collection of verses, “Northern Poems,” published by The Loedengreg Press.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Anna Hulseberg and Michelle Twait

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    Anna Hulseberg (Library) and Michelle Twait (Library) co-presented a session, “The Library as a Growing Organism: Developing Collaborative E-Resources Management During a Pandemic,” at the virtual Electronic Resources & Libraries Conference on March 10, 2021.

  • Faculty Spotlight: Julie Bartley

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    Julie Bartley (Geology), with co-author Patrick Gilliland, published a paper in The Depositional Record, titled “Experimental rain prints and gas escape structures as a framework for interpreting circular imprints in shales of the Pottsville Formation.”

  • Faculty Spotlight: Lisa Ortmann

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    Lisa Ortmann (Education) co-edited the 2021 Annual Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English, a publication of The National Council of Teachers of English.