Podcast
Sarah Gewirtz, Information Literacy Librarian for the CSB/SJU Libraries, has created a Becoming Community podcast series. In this series, we will talk about how the Mellon Grants are helping the CSB/SJU community to be more inclusive.
Season One of our series will focus on the first twin Mellon grants, which were awarded to CSB and SJU and were administered between 2015-2017. During this season we will talk to faculty and staff who had been involved with the Mellon Grants to find out what they did, what their next steps might be, and what their work means for the CSB/SJU Community.
The premiere episode features College of Saint Benedict President Mary Hinton.
Episode One
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Sarah Gewirtz talks to Karen Erickson (former Academic Dean and current Professor of French), Jean Keller (Professor of Philosophy), and Kyhl Lyndgaard (current Interim Director of the Integrations Curriculum and Director of First Year Seminar). Each of these individuals were key in moving the Mellon Grant forward.
Episode Two
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The third episode features Catherine Bohn-Gettler (Professor of Education Psychology), Madeleine Israelson (Professor of Literacy), and Terri Rodriguez (Professor of Literacy), discussing their work on “Becoming Beloved Community: Theorizing Inclusive Pre-service Teacher Education at a Catholic Liberal Arts College."
Episode Three
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Sarah Gewirtz talks to Ted Gordon (Assistant Professor of Sociology and First Year Seminar), Regina Therchik (CSB Junior History major), and Sophie Koloski (CSB Senior Hispanic and Peace Studies major) who discuss their project, “Identifying Pathways for Native Student Inclusion at CSB/SJU."
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Season Two of our series will focus on the Mellon Becoming Community grant initiative which extends from 2018-2021. During this season we will talk to faculty, staff, students and community members who are pursuing transformative inclusion at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University.
In a two-part interview, Sarah Gewirtz talks to Mellon Co-Administrators Amanda Macht Jantzer, Anna Mercedes, and Brandyn Woodard about the Becoming Community initiative. Listen to Season 2, Episode 1, part 1 here.
Episode One
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Please enjoy part two of Sarah Gewirtz’s interview with Mellon Co-Administrators Amanda Macht Jantzer, Anna Mercedes, and Brandyn Woodard to learn more about the Becoming Community initiative. Listen to Season 2, Episode 1, part 2 here.
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In this episode, Sarah Gewirtz talks with Dr. Jen Kramer, Associate Professor of Communication, about how the Mellon grants helped her make changes to her Intercultural Communications class. Listen to Season 2, Episode 2 here.
Episode Two
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In our third episode of Season 2 Sarah Gewirtz talks to Dr. Emily Heying, Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Dr. Jonathan Nash, Associate professor of History about food insecurity among students at CSB/SJU. Season 2, Episode 3 is available here.
Episode Three
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