Recent Projects

Dr. Jim Coomber and his team of researchers presented their findings in a project entitled "The Vocabulary Factor in Native and Second-Language Acquisition" on March 9.   

2002-03 Fall Lectures

Dr. Dawn Duncan presented the year's first Centennial Lecture, "Global Literature - Human Quest, The Journey to Create an Anthology," on Thursday, October 3, 2003, in Birkeland Alumni Lounge. She described the project, conducted with Sophia Tareen '02 and Karis Thompson '02, of creating a balanced anthology of global literature, with regard to cultures, gender, and genres represented. During the presentation, the team explained how they established criteria for evaluating the texts, the process of debate, the various strategies they employed for organization, and the final decisions they reached. The anthology is to be marketed by publishers Heinle & Heinle. Through this project, Duncan served as the first Dorothy R. Johnson Classroom Research Scholar.

On Tuesday, November 19, 2003, in Birkeland Alumni Lounge, Dr. Joan Kopperud and Dr. Harvey Stalwick presented the Centennial Scholars Lecture, "Strangers at Our Gate: A Social History of Hospitality at a County Poor Farm."  This lecture presented an in-depth look at the Lac qui Parle County poor farm from 1930-1951. To gain a better understanding of the Lac qui Parle County poor farm, they implemented social history research methodology, which included examining the story through oral history, government documents, newspaper accounts, historical archives, personal correspondence, photographs, and artifacts. This research revealed a very human and compassionate side to managing one of Minnesota's county poor farms and gives insight into a deeper understanding of genuine hospitality in response to strangers at the gate.

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