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ACS Announcements
News and Opportunities for the ACS Community
From the Associated Colleges of the South
http://www.colleges.org/
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CONTENTS FOR MARCH 13, 2007
NEWS
- Furman University Receives Grants for Green Building
- ACS Presidents Sign Presidents Climate Commitment
OPPORTUNITIES
- Environmental Grants Available
- Costa Rica Faculty Development Program
- Workshop on the Future of Nuclear Power
- Rolling Proposal Deadlines for Grants in Diversity
- ACS Chief Financial Officers Meeting
- Science Education Meeting
- Diversity Meeting
- NITLE Instructional Innovation Fund - Southern Region Open for Proposals
- NITLE Opportunities
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NEWS
1. FURMAN UNIVERSITY RECEIVES GRANTS FOR GREEN BUILDING
Congratulations to Furman University, which is the first ACS institution to be awarded both an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant and a Kresge Foundation grant towards construction of an environmentally sustainable building. Furman received a $1 million challenge grant from Kresge late last summer, and $200,000 from Mellon in January of this year. Both grants were awarded to help make the Charles H. Townes Center for Science, which will be LEED certified, more environmentally correct. For more information, see http://www.furman.edu/press/pressarchive.cfm?ID=3865 and http://www.furman.edu/press/pressarchive.cfm?ID=3938.
2. ACS PRESIDENTS SIGN PRESIDENTS CLIMATE COMMITMENT
The American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment is a nationwide movement to "address global warming by garnering institutional commitments to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions, and to accelerate the research and educational efforts of higher education to equip society to re-stabilize the earth's climate." This movement is coordinated and supported by three environmental non-profits: Second Nature, ecoAmerica and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). In ACS, the presidents of Birmingham-Southern College, Centre College, Furman University and Washington and Lee University have signed the commitment. For more information about the commitment, please go to http://www.presidentsclimatecommitment.org/html/about.php.
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OPPORTUNITIES
1. ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS AVAILABLE
Environmental grants from $500 to $3,000 are available again this year for curriculum development, campus-community partnerships, student teaching assistantships, and environmental internships. ALL environmental grants now have a rolling deadline. To see requests for proposals, go to http://www.colleges.org/enviro/proposals/index.html. To see examples of successful proposals from last year, please go to http://www.colleges.org/enviro/proposals/past_proposals.html. For more information, contact Elizabeth MacNabb at
emacnabb@centre.edu or 859-238-6234.
2. COSTA RICA FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Again this summer, Rollins College is organizing and hosting a seminar in Costa Rica for faculty members of Global Partners Project institutions. Rollins is generously subsidizing almost half of the expenses of the seminar to significantly reduce costs for participants, and continues to accept applications on a space available, first-come-first-served basis. For more information about the seminar, please see our website at at http://www.colleges.org/enviro/programs/faculty_seminar07.html or contact Barry Allen at
ballen@rollins.edu.
3. WORKSHOP ON THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER
The 2007 Summer Workshop on the Future of Nuclear Power is to be held at Washington and Lee University, June 20-24. This interdisciplinary opportunity for college faculty is intended to inform them of the important issues surrounding the role of nuclear energy. It should be of interest to faculty in the physical and life sciences, environmental science, the social and political sciences, and economics. The URL for the workshop is http://npw.wlu.edu.
4. ROLLING PROPOSAL DEADLINES FOR GRANTS IN DIVERSITY
Two types of Diversity Mini-Grants are available:
1. Student Led Collaboration with Faculty & Staff for Diversity Mini-Grants
The Diversity Planning Committee invites students, in collaboration with faculty/staff, at all ACS institutions to submit proposals for Diversity Mini-Grant Awards. Proposals may be submitted for any type of diversity issues/concerns that directly affect and challenge campus climate. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis from now until September 30, 2007 for grants up to $2,500 each. Projects must be completed and final reports submitted by November 15, 2007. Complete information can be found at http://www.colleges.org/diversity/programs/minigrant_students.html. Direct questions to Marcia White, ACS,
mwhite@colleges.org.
2. Workshop Mini-Grants for Campus Diversity Leadership Models
The Diversity Planning Committee is offering grants of up to $2,000 each. These mini-grants are offered to offset expenses associated with hosting a campus workshop to develop and promote staff, faculty, and student Diversity Leadership. Please note that these grants are different from the Diversity Mini-Grants for Student Led Collaboration with Faculty and Staff. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis from now until October 10, 2007. Projects must be completed and final reports submitted by November 15, 2007. Complete information on guidelines and selection criteria can be found at http://www.colleges.org/diversity/programs/leadershipmodelsgrants.html
Direct questions to Idella Glenn, Furman University,
idella.glenn@furman.edu.
5. ACS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS MEETING
ACS Chief Financial Officers (CFO’s) will meet at Centre College, March 28-30, 2007. For further meeting information, please contact John Cuny at
cuny@centre.edu or Marcia White at
mwhite@colleges.org.
6. SCIENCE EDUCATION MEETING
A science education meeting will be held at Furman University on Friday, April 27 & Saturday, April 28. It is a follow-up meeting with the newly formed committee to develop a plan and a grant proposal for the next science reform initiative around the reform of K-16 science education.The group consists of Science and Education faculty. For further information, please contact Marcia White at
mwhite@colleges.org.
7. DIVERSITY MEETING
There will be a Diversity gathering on Friday, June 8 & Saturday, June 9 at Sewanee: University of the South. It will center on sharing results of the projects created through diversity mini-grants and include the other diversity activities that are a part of the Woodruff Foundation funded New Models initiative. The group will also look at next steps beyond the New Models initiative. Participants will include recipients of the mini-grants, members of the planning committee and workshop facilitators. For information, contact Marcia White at
mwhite@colleges.org.
8. NITLE INSTRUCTIONAL INNOVATION FUND - SOUTHERN REGIONAL FUND OPEN FOR PROPOSALS
The Southern Instructional Innovation Fund (IIF) is now open for proposals. The IIF is a NITLE program of competitive awards designed to recognize and promote campus-based innovations and collaborations at comprehensive participating colleges. The program seeks to leverage and showcase the expertise and vision of its participating campuses in facilitating innovation in teaching with digital technology.
Administered as four separate funds by the regional advisory councils of NITLE, the IIF program will run through June 2008. Each advisory council tailors the IIF to support the strengths, meet the needs, and advance the strategic priorities of its region, playing a central, decision-making role in the review and selection of proposals for support.
Fund parameters and application procedures for the Eastern, Midwestern, and Southern regions are available at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1420. First-round proposals to the Southern fund are due on April 2, 2007.
Questions about the IIF may be directed to Michael Nanfito at
michael.nanfito@nitle.org.
9. NITLE OPPORTUNITIES
National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE) – Upcoming Workshops - For a listing of upcoming workshops, please go to: http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/opportunities.
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