THEME FOR THIS MONTH
NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES MONTH
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November is National Native American Heritage and Indigenous Peoples Month, and to celebrate this occasion, CRE is tailoring our newsletter to celebrate Native American and Indigenous Peoples' heritage. With a theme of decolonization, this newsletter contains a featured interview with faculty, resources about decolonization, and more!
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To start off our Decolonization newsletter, we wanted to write a short synopsis of the importance of recognizing Native and Indigenous Peoples' heritage within a larger framework of decolonization. This will naturally lead into the conversations we had with FSU's faculty who conduct research on decolonization. Decolonization refers to dismantling the systemic power structures of colonialism that have oppressed marginalized groups. The way that decolonization occurs is multidimensional, intersectional, and complicated. It begins with proper recognition and representation, increasing agency to marginalized groups for them to share their stories and experiences, and becoming aware of, changing, and replacing those practices and ways of thinking that have reified colonialist power. Decolonization is, essentially, an ongoing process of recognizing and dismantling hegemonic power structures, and then promoting equity among all.
In addition, we would be remiss to not cover Tallahassee's own history with Indigenous Peoples, particularly with the Seminole tribe. We want to start with a clear statement of land recognition: not only was Tallahassee home to the Seminole tribe, but it was home to the Apalachee before Creek (later called Seminole) migrated into the region. A lot of this history has been erased but part of decolonization is bringing that history to the surface and making sure Indigenous Peoples are heard, represented, and understood. We encourage you to read more about land acknowledgements for Indigenous Peoples here: https://seedingsovereignty.org/land-acknowledgments. On this website, there is information about art representation and learning about decolonizing: https://seedingsovereignty.org/learn-and-decolonize.
Regardless, decolonization is a process of education, representation, and equity, making sure all marginalized groups, particularly Native and Indigenous Peoples, are represented.
With this in mind, we want to move to our faculty feature, in a question and answer format, which highlights some of FSU's faculty that particularly study decolonization in their respective fields and disciplines.
Written by: David Advent
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Featured Interview with Faculty Panel |
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Dr. Antonio C. Cuyler, Department of Art
Dr. Antonio C. Cuyler is the Director of the MA Program & Associate Professor of Arts Administration, and his pronouns are he, him, and his.
"My current research interests include access, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI), as well as creative justice in the cultural sector.
De-colonizing learning and research means compelling and inviting learners to interrogate to question the education/knowledge they are consuming, with specificity for how that education/knowledge can liberate the learner. This can happen in a variety of ways some of which the resources below will identify. It is critically important for challenging the axiological, epistemic, and ontological harm and violence education has historically committed towards learners.
I would encourage educators and learners interested in the topic to explore anti-racist curricula, cultural relevant curricula, culturally responsive curricula, and de-colonizing curricula to identify the approach that is most emotionally and intellectually stimulating to them. Although all of these approaches could potentially yield similar outcomes, they are not the same."
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Dr. Delia Poey, Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics
Delia Poey is Professor of Spanish in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics. Her pronouns are she/her/ hers.
"My research area is Latinx Studies. I was trained in Comparative Literature so my research and teaching have been grounded in Literary Studies but I have also moved more toward Cultural Studies including Media and Popular Cultures.
For me, it has to start with questioning the category of knowledge itself and recognizing how the very long process of colonization has defined, impacted, and constructed what we think we know. One of the many detrimental effects of colonization has been the masking of hierarchies of power as somehow natural or inevitable. A key task of decolonizing then becomes a process of unmasking and moving toward dismantling these hierarchies. That is a daunting task, but necessary for real learning and "unlearning" to take place. In terms of translating that into pedagogical practice, it can and should include decolonizing the syllabus in terms of including texts and materials from marginalized and excluded individuals and communities and placing those voices at the center as not solely as responses or add-ons to the course. But that is really just a first step. The more difficult task, and I believe more meaningful one, is to reimagine the classroom itself as a decolonizing space. What I mean by that is to consciously examine how hierarchies of power are constantly at play and moving toward dismantling them. As an instructor, this means relinquishing some of my power and rejecting many of the assumptions about teaching and learning embedded in the ways that I myself was taught.
Colonization didn't "just happen." It has been a long process and in many ways one that is still being reproduced. Decolonization will then also not "just happen." It will take a very long time and entail hard and at times painful work, but each step we take in that direction is important and worthwhile."
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In addition to the wealth of resources above from FSU's faculty, we wanted to provide some further resources for education, advocacy, and representation for this month. Below is the website from The Library of Congress, in collaboration with The National Endowment for the Humanities, The National Archives, The Smithsonian, and more. This website was created for National Native American Heritage Month, held annually in November, and features events for celebrating Native American and Indigenous Peoples' heritage and culture, sources for further research and education, and more.
Also be sure to review the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) webpage for more resources and ways to advocate, including advocating for an improvement in reservation quality of life, Standing with Standing Rock, and more.
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2020 President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence
On Thursday, November 19, 2020, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE) will be hosting the 2020 President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence via Zoom! This event is a showcase of the research that CRE's IDEA Grant winners and Tech Fellows participants conducted over the summer. There will be many projects at this event from the humanities and the arts disciplines, so if you are interested in learning more about what those projects look like--and to get inspiration for your own project--please come to this event!
In addition, the FSU iGEM Team will be presenting their project results. A digital program, including presenter biographies and abstracts, is forthcoming.
Please reach out to Dave Montez, Associate Director at CRE, with any questions at dmontez@fsu.edu.
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2020 Fall Research Day
On Friday, November 6, 2020, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE) will be hosting the 2020 Fall Research Day! Four undergraduate researchers will be presenting their dynamic and engaging research at this event. You can RSVP for this event via Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/events/381078772888359.
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Joint Global Scholars and IDEA Grant Info Session
Join CRE on November 6th from 10am-11:30am for a joint info session on Global Scholars and IDEA Grants! The goal of this info session is to learn more about how CRE can help you do community-based projects and research. The Global Scholars program, whose applications are due November 15th, is a three-part program facilitates student engagement with social impact organizations. In the spring, participants will learn the theory of social impact practice, develop qualitative research to explore communities' perceptions of such work, and develop a plan for their student-designed experience. During the summer, participants will enact their experience plan (either domestically or remotely) as well as describe their experience via blog posts and a Capstone project. IDEA grants, whose deadline is February 1st, fund research, creative projects, and the development or evaluation of new or existing ideas. FSU undergraduate students in all majors can apply for an FSU IDEA Grant, and selected applicants will receive either a summer stipend of up to $2,000 (or up to $3,000 for groups) to fund their project. Both of these projects’ applications are currently open and each gives FSU students a fantastic and unique opportunity to get involved in community-based research and social impact work. If you are interested, please visit one of our information sessions and visit our websites for more details on each program: https://buff.ly/2mzrnpF for Global Scholars and https://buff.ly/2pTdlAU for IDEA Grants.
If you have further questions, please email CRE Associate Director Warren Oliver (boliver@cre.edu) for Global Scholars and Dave Montez (dmontez@fsu.edu) for IDEA Grants!
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Fall 2020 Drop-In Advising
We're holding Virtual Drop-In Advising Hours for Fall 2020 starting August 31! Please view the schedule below. You can follow the Zoom Registration links (separated by day/time and theme) for Drop-In appointments. Once you click on the link, you will have to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting, where you will be in a waiting room until the meeting starts.
Please contact David Advent at david.advent@fsu.edu with any questions. If you want to learn more about how to connect with CRE, look over our website here: https://cre.fsu.edu/step3.
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Apply for the 2021 Tech Fellows!
Are you interested in product development or the entrepreneurship process? If yes, consider applying to the FSU Tech Fellows program. As a fellow you will spend a dynamic summer embedded with a business incubator and work alongside startup companies, along with receiving a $1,000 grant. The summer internship (average 20 hours per week) may be face-to-face or virtual depending on the matching process between program partners and the Tech Fellows. The program is currently limited to only CARE affiliated students. For more information about the program and the application process visit https://cre.fsu.edu/innovation/fsu-tech-fellows. For any questions, feel free to email Dave Montez at dmontez@fsu.edu.
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Global Scholars 2021 Cohort Recruitment
FSU’s Global Scholars program has been relaunched and is recruiting for the 2021 cohort! This three-part program facilitates student engagement with social impact organizations. In the spring, participants will learn the theory of social impact practice, develop qualitative research to explore communities' perceptions of such work, and develop a plan for their student-designed experience. During the summer, participants will enact their experience plan (either domestically or remotely) as well as describe their experience via blog posts and a Capstone project. Then students are able to reflect on these experiences and explore their opportunities to continue this sort of engagement at FSU and beyond!
There will be info sessions on Global Scholars on:
Applications are due November 15th, 2020!
Please see our website for more details: https://www.cre.fsu.edu/global/globalscholars. If you have any questions, please email CRE Associate Director for Global Programming, Warren Oliver (boliver@cre.edu). This is an amazing opportunity to learn what it means “to get involved”. So, join Global Scholars and learn about Social Impact work!
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Exciting News and Updates!
In addition, for FSU students, we will be able to offer limited funding to cover registration costs with no separate FSU application required. Stay tuned for more information!
Also: if you're faculty, staff, and/or a campus partner, we encourage you to submit a workshop proposal for FURC 2021! Workshop presentations are 45 minutes long, and in the past have covered topics such as graduate school application tips, how to get more out of your research, funding/applying for fellowships, and more. Other areas of interest, particularly for this year and the virtual format of our conference, include conducting research during COVID, self-care during quarantine, and leveraging your research experience on your resume. We are open to other applicable topics of your choosing, though we encourage proposals that are applicable to students from all majors. There will be two workshops sessions and workshops may run once or twice based on the number of proposals received.
General info event: The Florida Undergraduate Research Association and Florida State University are so excited to be hosting this event, this time in a virtual format. FURC is one of the nation's largest multi-disciplinary research conferences, and it is open to all undergraduate researchers in the state of Florida to present their research in a poster format. In addition to relevant conference presentation experience, FURC boasts some of the best networking opportunities with fellow researchers and graduate programs across the country, as well as workshops and other professional development experiences. Although the conference will occur in a virtual format this year, we know that you will find this event to be an informative and engaging experience, whether you are a presenter, attendee, faculty/staff member, or grad school representative. We have forged many new partnerships—particularly with Whova, our conference management app—to bring you an immersive undergraduate research experience at FURC 2021!
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Excellence in the Visual Arts Exhibition
This year, the Excellence in the Visual Arts exhibition Awards will be virtual! On Friday, October 30th, our online gallery and voting will go live. On November 6th at 4:00pm EST, join us to celebrate our undergraduate and graduate winners!
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Alumni Speaker Series Virtual Q&A featuring Ciara Bennese '18 – Nov. 12th at 5:00pm
Topic: Starting a career in refugee resettlement or social service nonprofits.
Student Moderator: Ainsley Coty
Ciara Bennese is a 2018 alumna of FSU's College of Social Sciences and Public Policy with a B.S. in International Affairs, Political Science, and Spanish language. She currently lives in Washington, DC and works for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), one of the United States' nine refugee resettlement agencies, in the Migration & Refugee Services department. As a Program Associate, she helps implement the Reception & Placement (R&P) and Match Grant (MG) programs in over forty offices nationwide through grants administered by the Department of State and the Department of Human and Health Services, respectively.
Additionally, Ciara is entering her second year as the Legislative Coordinator for DC with Amnesty International USA where she specializes in legislative advocacy on migrant/refugee rights and gun violence. Presently, Ciara is working on revising her undergraduate thesis from FSU's Global Citizen Certificate Program on refugee cultural integration and expects to publish these findings in 2021.
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Office of National Fellowships (ONF) Updates |
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Fellowship Deadlines and Openings
DAAD RISE Research Internship Database opens on Sunday, November 1, 2020
DAAD Study Scholarship DEADLINE: Wednesday, November 4, 2020
PPIA Junior Summer Institute DEADLINE: Sunday, November 15, 2020
Critical Language Scholarship DEADLINE: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 8PM EST
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Upcoming Presentations
STEM International Fellowships: Amgen Scholars, DAAD RISE, Gilman, Boren, US UK Summer Institute, Freeman ASIA
International Graduate School Fellowships: Fulbright, Marshall, Schwarzman, DAAD Study Scholarship, Rhodes, and Mitchell
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- Fellowships to Germany: HIA, DAAD Study, DAAD RISE, CBYX, Maura Binkley Scholarship, Fulbright, IEP
Wednesday, November 18th, 3:30-4:30pm
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The Student Council for Undergraduate Research and Creativity (SCURC)
SCURC is hosting numerous upcoming events and information sessions about its programs. Click the links below each event to learn more and to register!
11/10 JSU x SCURC Research Panel @7pm
Meeting ID: 979 6750 2685
12/1 Poster/Paper Workshop @7pm
Meeting ID: 998 8400 4606
12/3 Owl Information Session @5pm
In addition, SCURC also have new Travel Grant Application Links! While travel looks different this year, SCURC is still here to help offset registration costs for research conferences!
New Travel Grant Application Links!
Be sure to follow SCURC on social media by searching @fsuscurc!
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STUDENT AND STAFF SPOTLIGHT |
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Alexa Kellenberger
CRE Program Assistant IDEA Grant Recipient, UROP Leader and Student
Alexa recently joined our office staff as a Program Assistant, helping us with social media, promotion, and more in planning the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference (FURC) 2021! We're so happy that she's working with us, and we really appreciate all of her hard work! Here's a short bio about Alexa:
"I'm a lifelong Floridian and have lived all over the state, but mostly I consider my hometown to be Orlando or New Smyrna Beach. Currently, I am a junior majoring in English literature and Italian language, with a minor in religion, and in addition to my involvement with UROP, I am the Vice President of FSU's Italian Club and the Secretary of R.E.N.E.W. (Realizing Everyone's Need for Emotional Wellness) with the University Counseling Center. Also, I am a house manager for the Southern Scholarship Foundation and I love and am proud to be among my amazing housemates at Lastinger Scholarship House. In my free time I like to do digital art, read, or play video games like Final Fantasy and Dark Souls."
Thanks, Alexa, and welcome to Team CRE! We're so happy to have you!
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Florida State Anywhere
We are so excited to welcome you (or welcome you back) to the FSU community in Fall 2020! Though the fall semester will be different than usual, our commitment to you and your success is stronger than ever. As we navigate the changes COVID-19 has brought to our lives, we know you are making important decisions about what is best for you, your family, your academics, and your health this fall.
If you decide all remote/online courses and living off-campus is best for you, FSU is offering programs and services remotely this fall so you can connect with us from anywhere. Several resources on this site may be of interest to you.
If you are a new first-year or new transfer student, we are offering additional support if you are studying away from Tallahassee through Florida State Anywhere. Florida State Anywhere will help you connect to the FSU campus and community wherever you are.
To join Florida State Anywhere, please let us know your plans for the fall semester by August 10 by completing this short survey: https://fla.st/30zkKDW
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Return to Student Life: Stay Healthy FSU
Florida State University's Division of Student Affairs understands the value of the outside-the-classroom experience and how important it is for our students. This document outlines plans to offer innovative, creative, and safe measures to foster engagement, community, and health and wellness during this unprecedented time.
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CALL FOR STUDENT MODERATORS |
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We are looking for students moderators for alumni speaker series virtual Q&A’s. Are you interested in moderating a virtual event? Let us know here: http://bit.ly/HSFStudentModerator
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Submit Your Successes to HSF "Class Notes"
In a time where we could use a positive story, we invite you to share yours through our Class Notes submission! If anyone has exciting or positive news to share, Friends of HSF and the CRE will share them with our students, readers, and community.
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IN HONOR OF DEAN KAREN LAUGHLIN |
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With Dean Laughlin's passing, the university has set up two memorial funds to honor Dean Laughlin. These memorials include the newly established Karen L. Laughlin Scholars and a Stained Glass in the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House. Please consider contributing if you are able to do so. Use the link below to access the memorial site. |
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CRE VIRTUAL ADVISING
Please set up a meeting through Campus Connect, use the instructions on the “Getting Started” page, and we will respond to you with a link to a Zoom appointment.
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CRE Spotlights wants to feature your news! |
We are constantly amazed by what our current students and alumni are working on, so share your success stories with us to be featured in our monthly newsletter and weekly social media posts. Fill out this form to share your news! |
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Engaging students in research, innovation, and scholarship is the hallmark of a great research university. Through this engagement, students become better thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers, cultivating a depth of understanding needed to make a positive difference in the world. |
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