Institute for Advanced Study at University of Minnesota
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The Institute for Advanced Study, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota
, is one of six University-wide centers at the University of Minnesota
. The Institute for Advanced Study supports and encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative research and creative work across the University and fosters connections between the University and local and regional communities. The Institute is a member of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes.
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collapse. In Fall 2010, the Institute partnered with the College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences to offer an undergraduate course on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
of 2010; the course received national coverage in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, and CNN
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' Initiative on Arts and Humanities, and almost immediately broadened to encompass all disciplines across the University. The Institute was publicly launched in September 2005. The Institute’s Founding Director is Ann Waltner, a professor of History. The Institute’s Managing Director is Susannah Smith, a historian of Russia and modern Europe. The Institute is led by Ann Waltner in consultation with the Advisory Board.
The Institute created four signature programs: Faculty Fellows, Research and Creative Collaboratives, University Symposium, and Thursdays at Four. The Institute developed its public programming to be a forum for speakers from within the University as well as visiting scholars, artists, and practitioners to showcase their research and creative work in an interdisciplinary and non-specialist specific space. In the 2005-2006 academic year, the Institute hosted five visiting faculty members from institutions in New Orleans devastated by Hurricane Katrina
. In 2006, the Institute began collaborating with the Bat of Minerva, a weekly local cable television program, to interview scholars and artists visiting or associated with the Institute.
In 2008, the Institute moved from the College of Liberal Arts to the Office of Scholarly and Cultural Affairs and officially became a University-wide interdisciplinary center. 2008-2009 marked the first year for the Quadrant Program, a joint project with the University of Minnesota Press
to promote innovate interdisciplinary work and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
. Beginning in fall 2008, the Institute began video-recording its public programming and posting for public viewing on the Institute’s website. The Institute has had participation from virtually every College and School on the Twin Cities campus and has had participation from every University of Minnesota system
coordinate campus except Rochester. From 2005 to 2011, the Institute was headquartered in the Nolte Center for Continuing Education. Public programming continues to take place in the Nolte Center library. In Fall 2013, the Institute will be headquartered in the revitalized Northrop Auditorium
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Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, is one of six University-wide centers at the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
. The Institute for Advanced Study supports and encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative research and creative work across the University and fosters connections between the University and local and regional communities. The Institute is a member of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes.
Programming
The Institute describes itself as a site, concept, and community dedicated to public and intellectual exchange across the fields of human endeavor. The Institute describes itself as a place where faculty, students, and community members take intellectual risks, challenge theoretical assumptions, integrate different forms of knowledge, and take on important questions aimed at reshaping understandings of the human condition. The Institute hosts between 120 and 140 public events each year, which includes talks, workshops, and conferences. It describes itself as a place where nonspecialists can learn about innovative research and creative work being done at the University. The Institute serves as a catalyst for new work that otherwise may not have found a disciplinary home, such as the Moving Cell Project, which brings together a biomechanical engineer and a choreographer. The Institute also serves as the home for recipients of the Graduate School’s Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship and for recipients of external fellowships such as the National Endowment for the HumanitiesNational Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities is an independent federal agency of the United States established by the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. The NEH is located at...
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Curriculum
The Institute partners with University departments to provide undergraduate and graduate curriculum on current event topics and topics related to the University Symposium. In Fall 2007, the Institute partnered with the College of Design to offer an undergraduate course on the I-35W BridgeI-35W Bridge
The I-35W Mississippi River bridge was an eight-lane, steel truss arch bridge that carried Interstate 35W across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. During the evening rush hour on August 1, 2007, it suddenly collapsed, killing 13 people and injuring 145...
collapse. In Fall 2010, the Institute partnered with the College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Sciences to offer an undergraduate course on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico which flowed unabated for three months in 2010, and continues to leak fresh oil. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry...
of 2010; the course received national coverage in the Washington Post, Huffington Post, and CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
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History
The Institute for Advanced Study was established in 2005 as part of President Robert BruininksRobert Bruininks
Robert H. Bruininks is the former President of the University of Minnesota. He was named president on November 8, 2002 after briefly serving as the interim president. He has been employed by the University of Minnesota since 1968. He is the 15th full time president in the history of the...
' Initiative on Arts and Humanities, and almost immediately broadened to encompass all disciplines across the University. The Institute was publicly launched in September 2005. The Institute’s Founding Director is Ann Waltner, a professor of History. The Institute’s Managing Director is Susannah Smith, a historian of Russia and modern Europe. The Institute is led by Ann Waltner in consultation with the Advisory Board.
The Institute created four signature programs: Faculty Fellows, Research and Creative Collaboratives, University Symposium, and Thursdays at Four. The Institute developed its public programming to be a forum for speakers from within the University as well as visiting scholars, artists, and practitioners to showcase their research and creative work in an interdisciplinary and non-specialist specific space. In the 2005-2006 academic year, the Institute hosted five visiting faculty members from institutions in New Orleans devastated by Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
. In 2006, the Institute began collaborating with the Bat of Minerva, a weekly local cable television program, to interview scholars and artists visiting or associated with the Institute.
In 2008, the Institute moved from the College of Liberal Arts to the Office of Scholarly and Cultural Affairs and officially became a University-wide interdisciplinary center. 2008-2009 marked the first year for the Quadrant Program, a joint project with the University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
The University of Minnesota Press is a university press that is part of the University of Minnesota.Founded in 1925, the University of Minnesota Press is best known for its books in social and cultural thought, critical theory, race and ethnic studies, urbanism, feminist criticism, and media...
to promote innovate interdisciplinary work and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation of New York City and Princeton, New Jersey in the United States, is a private foundation with five core areas of interest, endowed with wealth accumulated by the late Andrew W. Mellon of the Mellon family of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the product of the 1969...
. Beginning in fall 2008, the Institute began video-recording its public programming and posting for public viewing on the Institute’s website. The Institute has had participation from virtually every College and School on the Twin Cities campus and has had participation from every University of Minnesota system
University of Minnesota system
The University of Minnesota is a large university with several campuses spread throughout the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are five primary campuses in the Twin Cities, Duluth, Crookston, Morris, and Rochester. A campus was open in Waseca for a time. The university also operates several...
coordinate campus except Rochester. From 2005 to 2011, the Institute was headquartered in the Nolte Center for Continuing Education. Public programming continues to take place in the Nolte Center library. In Fall 2013, the Institute will be headquartered in the revitalized Northrop Auditorium
Northrop Auditorium
Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium is a stage venue at the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus named for Cyrus Northrop, the university's second president. Various events are held there, including concerts, ballet performances, and lectures. The structure was built in 1929 and has...
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