Conversations in VPA
There are currently 3 different interdisciplinary activities within VPA:
The Faculty Council Interdisciplinary Committee
contact: Joanna Spitzner: jspitzne@syr.edu
The Interdisciplinary Research Group
contacts: James Rolling: jrolling@syr.edu and Denise Heckman: daheckma@syr.edu
The MultiDisciplinary Design Center
contact: Michael McAllister: mlmcalli@syr.edu
The brochure describing each area will be posted here soon!!
How do I apply to be a 2008/2009 IRG fellow? After the 2008-2009 IRG leaders are selected, they will distribute a call for fellowship applications in late April that explains the theme and requests that applicants submit a cv, a one page statement describing how the theme relates to their work. Prior to submitting this material, applicants should notify their Department Chair of their intent to submit an application. Recipients will be announced by June 1, 2008.
What is expected of IRG Fellows? Each participant will develop a proposal for either a course or a research project. These proposals will be detailed enough to submit for further development. Examples of further development include presentation of a course proposal to a Department Chair for approval or submission of the research project for outside funding, exhibition, or publication. In addition, Fellows will participate in monthly projects-in-progress workshops and then present their project the year after their tenure as a Fellow during on of the scheduled IRG lunch series events.
How are IRG themes/fellows selected? Each year, the IRG selects an interdisciplinary theme from faculty in CVPA who would like to lead the ensuing group of fellows. Possibilities for topics are limited only by the imaginations of those conceiving them, so long as they encourage interdisciplinary inquiry. Once the new faculty leaders and theme are selected by a council made up of prior IRG leaders, a university-wide call for IRG fellows is distributed by the newly selected IRG leaders, who will then select their group of eight to ten fellows from a university-wide pool of applicants.
What do IRG fellows receive? IRG fellows will participate in monthly seminars structured to offer meaningful interdisciplinary feedback on fellows’ projects and receive a stipend or course release for developing new cross-disciplinary courses, exhibitions, performances, and/or publications.
The Interdisicplinary Committee of the VPA Faculty Council is pleased to announce the following projects have been selected for funding. The Dean of VPA allocated $35,000 in total funding for this program.
VPA Faculty Council Interdisciplinary Grants 2008-9
Emily Vey Duke (TRM)
Research: A Year in the Life of the World
$1,150
Andrew Havenhand and Anne Cofer (ART)
Project: Drawing between Cultures
$1,150
Laura Heyman (TRM/photo) and Sam van Aken (ART/sculpture)
Course: Interdisciplinary Graduate Seminar
$5000
Gregory Mertl (Music/composition)
Course: Poetry and Music Composition
$5000
Sarah McCoubrey (FND)
Course: The Lake Project: Social Sculpture and the Urban Landscape
$1,500
Olivia Robinson (ART/Fibers)
Research: Waste to Work
$4,900
James Rolling, Jr. (ART/Art Ed)
Course: Making Methodology: Exploring Art-Based Educational Research
$4,000
Emma Rodriguez Suarez (Music/Music Ed) with Vincent Crosbie, Newhouse
Course: Podcasting as an Educational Tool
$5,000
Miso Suchy (TRM/Film)
Research: Singing for an Inclusive Society
$1,150
Bradford Vivian (CRS)
Research: The Rhetoric and Politics of Remembering and Forgetting at Ground Zero
$1,150
Chris Wildrick (FND)
Research: Work with Paleontological Research Institution and Museum of the Earth
$5,000
Call for proposals for course and research, please see guidelines
Interdisciplinary Research Group leaders, see here
both are due by 5 pm, Friday, April 18th.
Click here [pdf] for my notes on interdisciplinarity, presented at the information sessions.
–Joanna Spitzner
There are two great opportunities for those interested in interdisciplinary work: funding for new course and research, and leading the Interdisciplinary Research Group. See below for more details about each. If you are interested in either, but are not sure which is right for you, feel free to contact Joanna Spitzner at jspitzne@syr.edu and ask questions!
The CVPA Interdisciplinary Committee of the Faculty Council is pleased to announce a call for Interdisciplinary Proposals for academic year Fall 2008/Spring 2009. Typical grants are $3-5,000.
A total of $35,000 will be allocated for: 1) support for the development and piloting of new interdisciplinary courses; 2) seed money to support interdisciplinary research initiatives 3) financial support to home departments to hire adjunct faculty which will free full-time faculty to participate in interdisciplinary projects.
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Call for Applications: Interdisciplinary Research Group Leaders Deadline: Friday, April 18, 2008 @ 5:00 pm
After a successful year-long pilot program, the Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) invites applications from faculty interested in serving as leaders for 2008-2009 fellows program.
What is the IRG & Its Mission? The IRG is a faculty-organized effort initiated within CVPA and funded by supporters across the University. The IRG is a catalyst for interdisciplinary collaboration among artists, scholars and communities. Faculty and students engage in creative projects on campus and beyond with support from the IRG, which servers as an incubator and springboard for research and curricular initiatives enriched by viewpoints and critical research from diverse disciplines and cultures. Fellowship support and monthly faculty seminars result in new, cross-disciplinary courses, exhibitions, performances, projects, and publications. The IRG structures public programs that inspire students and faculty in critical dialogue and innovation.
Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life announce a Call for Proposals from Syracuse University faculty.
Imagining America (IA) is a national consortium of colleges and universities committed to public scholarship in the arts, humanities, and design. Last July, IA moved to its new home in Tolley at Syracuse University. In addition to its national responsibilities, IA is committed to nurturing opportunities for Scholarship in Action on the SU campus.