Carleton College NewsNews / Posts from Media RelationsCarleton Makes List of 25 Cutting-Edge Green Colleges- August 13, 2008 Carleton has been named one of the 25 greenest colleges in the United States, according to the recent edition Kaplan College Guide 2009. The Kaplan Guide features 25 green private and public colleges from across the nation. The section provides students with a look inside the classroom, around campus, and at student life, while shining a spotlight on what's good for the globe at each college.http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=435399 Carleton Awarded Grant to Evaluate Civic Engagement Efforts- August 13, 2008 Carleton has been awarded a grant from the Minnesota Campus Compact to evaluate the College's civic engagement efforts. Carleton was one of seven state-wide colleges and universities to receive the grant, which is funded through the State of Minnesota's Office of Higher Education. The programs is a two-to-one matching grant program, meaning Carleton will support the project with twice the grant amount in either cash or in-kind services. The project will be administered by Adrienne Falcon,...http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=435257 Carleton's New Dining Choice Covered by Star Tribune- August 10, 2008 Carleton's selection of Bon Apptit Management Company as its new dining services partner was covered in a recent Star Tribune article titled "Good food It's academic." Vera Chang '09, is mentioned in the story as she talks about how Bon Apptit's commitment to sustainability mirrors Carleton's values in those areas. Director of auxiliary services and special projects Dan Bergeson pointed out that selecting local food options may be more expensive, but the College doesn't have to pay...http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=435094 Carleton's "Baseball Ethics" Class Project Goes Online- August 7, 2008 Carleton's "Baseball Ethics" class, taught by Headley Distinguished Visitor-in-Residence in American Studies Willy Stern, is part of a featured post on the Hardball Times baseball blog. The class examined 133 different ethical dilemmas in baseball history, with a goal of ranking all of them during the spring term class. The post, available on the Hardball Times, allows users to rank the 133 real-life scenarios by selecting between two incidents numerous times. The blog post has spread all over..http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=434661 Professor Newman's Restaurant Mentioned in Minnesota Magazine- August 1, 2008 Louis Newman, John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, and owner of Sweet Lou's Waffles in Northfield, was mentioned in Minnesota Monthly Magazine. His restaurant is listed as one of the great destinations in Southeast Minnesota.http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=433297 Phyics Professor Pattanayak Paper to be Published- August 1, 2008 Arjendu Pattanayak, Associate Professor of Physics, has a paper recently accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters. His paper, co-authored with Arie Kapulkin of Toronto (no institutional affiliation), is entitled Non-monotonicitiy in the quantum-classical transition: Chaos induced by quantum effects.http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=433288 |