ࡱ> 9;8 q!bjbj 4.hhq22uuuuu$L.\uuu&&&"uu&&& /R0L,,,  &,u/&&L,2 ;: THREE-YEAR REPORT ON THE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE STUDIES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ڶ September 2008 In the proposal for a Medieval and Renaissance Studies (Med/Ren) Certificate Program, which was submitted three years ago, we summed up by saying that there would be a review of the program conducted every three years, including information about students, courses, and faculty in the program. The review was intended to be a brief but accurate description of what the program looks like at that point, and how it has developed over the three preceding years. Here is our first three-year review. The Med/Ren certificate program has grown modestly during the past three years, enrolling a total of 15 candidates for the certificate and awarding one certificate, which went to Alisa Cotter, who is now enrolled in graduate school at ڶ. At least two other students will earn their certificates during the fall and spring of this academic year (200809). Procedures for having the certificate noted on students transcripts have been established, and a ceremonial certificate document, which will be given to students who have completed the program, is being designed. Students enrolled in the program have also created an association of their own, which parallels the board of faculty who oversee the program. The Medieval and Renaissance Student Guild is concerned with social activities that support the program and fundraising, as well as academic opportunities and initiatives that would benefit candidates for the certificate. Along with the awarding of our first certificate, the creation of this guild is evidence of interest in the program and a promising sign of future growth. Courses offered by the different departments that contribute to the Med/Ren program typically number six to eight per semester. These courses have been offered by professors in the departments of History, English, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Art History, and Philosophy. In the future, we hope to add courses taught by faculty in Political Science, Anthropology, Music, and other areas. The Med/Ren program does not usually solicit these courses, since they are derived from the experience and research interests of individual faculty, but it does endeavor to advertise the courses so that students are made aware of the offerings in medieval- and Renaissance-related subjects that will be offered in the coming semester. Publishing and distributing program handouts, course cards, event posters, are a significant part of what this program does, and we extend a warm thank you to the department chairs who have generously supported this expense. In addition, advertising is done through ڶ Today, the on-campus online daily announcements and notices for the ڶ community; through the KMUW radio online events calendar and public service announcements; and through the Media Resources Center on-campus television monitors. To further arouse student interest in Med/Ren studies, the program offers educational and social activities each semester. These activities have included films and lectures about medieval or Renaissance times, but in the future will also extend to bake sales, information booths, logo bookmarks and tee-shirts, guest speakers, mini-Renaissance faire, separate medieval and Renaissance group performances, medieval and Renaissance art contest, and various other events that spread awareness of the Med/Ren program and what it offers students. During the past two years, the program has sponsored lectures on The Last Great Revolution in Written Media: Parchment to Paper and the Printing Press; Movement and Manners in the Spanish Golden Age Drama and Society: How to Bow, Curtsy, and Wear Fabulous Clothes; Medicine in the Renaissance: The Anatomy of a Scientific Revolution; and The Brutal Art: One Thousand Years of Surgery (Practice of Medieval Surgery). Films have included Beowulf, The Kingdom of Heaven, Becket, and Brotherhood of the Wolf. In addition the program advertised and encouraged students to attend Professor Michael McGlynns Old English class event on Viking Invasion, which involved reciting the Battle of Maldon in Old English with Modern English translation, accompanied by a harp. Faculty involvement in the Med/Ren program is mainly the teaching of courses in these periods. The Med/Ren coordinator does, nevertheless, have the responsibility for staying informed about future course possibilities, and this means staying in contact with both faculty members and department chairs. In addition, the coordinator should, if at all possible, attend the Medieval Academys Committee on Centers and Regional Associations (CARA) conference each year, where many of the directors of medieval and Renaissance study programs across the country get together to announce their current projects, difficulties and successes, and to share information. Beginning in 2006, the program has held twice-yearly discussion meetings inviting involved faculty, students, chairs, and deans. These meetings have provided an overview of the program to date, synopsis of previously held event activities, plans for future activities, ideas for student recruitment, candidates for the program, enrollment updates, long-term goals, and funding suggestions. Finally, a word on the administration of the program. The coordinator is responsible for all activities within the program, including advertising, organizing lectures and other events, admitting students into the program, monitoring students progress through the program, chairing the committees for the final research projects, making sure students get their certificates, and so on. Fortunately, the faculty has been most helpful with advertising, serving on final project committees, organizing lectures, and in some cases, giving lectures. In addition to that, the Dean of Liberal Arts has generously agreed to provide funds that will allow Kristie Bixby to create a home office for the Med/Ren program, which includes word processing, desktop publishing, taking minutes at meetings, maintaining a data base of certificate candidates, and maintaining the Med/Ren webpage. Many thanks to Ms. Bixby and to Dean Bischoff. Beginning in the academic year of 200809, William Woods will step down as program coordinator and Annette LeZotte, will assume the duties of this position. Respectfully submitted, William F. 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