The 2007-2008 CILA Association

On behalf of the CILA Selection Committee, we are pleased to announce the CILA Associates for 2007-2008. Our Bush Foundation grant has provided funding to support these colleagues and other Associates in 2006-2007 and 2008-2009. In addition, the grant provides support for learning communities led by the Associates.

Each CILA Associate will receive one course-release as well as support for attending a relevant conference. During the year, each Associate will work on a scholarly project that contributes to the broader public discussion (at St. Olaf and elsewhere) of teaching and learning. The Associates will conclude their activites by writing articles that document their teaching innovations. These articles are expected to contribute to the growing literature in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

During the academic year, each Associate will lead a faculty learning community on a topic related to his or her project. Each learning community will involve five faculty members who meet at least four times each semester to explore a teaching and learning issue of common interest. The group will read relevant literature and develop individual projects in the scholarship of teaching and learning. Each member of the community will receive a modest professional development stipend.

The 2007-2008 CILA Associates

Jim Farrell - History and American Studies

"Sustainability Across the Campus and Curriculum"

Karil Kucera - Art and Art History and Asian Studies

"Making the Conversations 'Visible': Imaging Asia"

Tony Lott - Political Science

"Analyzing Global Understanding in the Classroom"