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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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Have a great Summer!
CONTENTS FOR MAY 16, 2007
NEWS
- SDE Alliance Welcomes New Director
- ACS Environmental Alliances Award Over $33,500
OPPORTUNITIES
- Rolling Deadline for Grants in Diversity
- Science Education Meeting
- Diversity Meeting
- Hendrix to Host Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Humanities
- NITLE Opportunities
NEWS
1. SDE ALLIANCE WELCOMES NEW DIRECTOR
The Student Development and Engagement (SDE) Alliance welcomes a new director for the 2007-2008 academic year, Dr. Laura Hobgood-Oster, who teaches in the Environmental Studies program and holds the Elizabeth Root Paden Chair in Religion in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Southwestern University. A former co-director for the
Sustainability, Humanities and the Environment Alliance (2001-2003), Hobgood-Oster has been a valued member of the ACS environmental team since the program's inception in 1998, acting in a number of roles, including Environmental Fellow.
2. ACS ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCES AWARD OVER $33,500
Twenty environmental grants have been awarded by the Curriculum and Faculty Development Alliance, the Student Development and Engagement Alliance, and the Campus-Community Partnerships Alliance this past year. Thirty-one students, faculty, and staff at 10 ACS institutions received the grants, totaling over $33,500 in awards. Successful proposals are
posted online at http://www.colleges.org/enviro/proposals/index.html. The alliances will offer similar funding opportunities in 2007-2008. For more information, contact Elizabeth MacNabb, emacnabb@colleges.org.
OPPORTUNITIES
1. ROLLING PROPOSAL DEADLINES FOR GRANTS IN DIVERSITY
Two types of Diversity Mini-Grants are available:
a) 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.
b) 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/./ *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.
2. SCIENCE EDUCATION MEETING
The newly formed science education committee met at Furman University on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28. It was a follow-up meeting to develop a plan and a white paper over the next few months for a new science reform initiative around the reform of K-16 science education. The group consists of Science and Education faculty from six ACS institutions. For further information, please contact Marcia White at mwhite@colleges.org.
3. DIVERSITY MEETING
The Diversity gathering set for June 9 has been postponed until the fall of 2007 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.
4. HENDRIX COLLEGE TO HOST CONFERENCE ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH IN THE HUMANITIES
Hendrix College will host a conference on Undergraduate Research in the Humanities on September 14-16, 2007. This conference will follow a workshop format and will focus on pedagogy and methods used in working with students and research projects in the Humanities. Dr. John Churchill, Secretary of Phi Beta Kappa, will deliver a keynote address and plans to participate with the groups during the course of the meeting. Hendrix anticipates that this conference will enliven discussion across the consortium on how to pursue undergraduate research in the Humanities and will produce a white paper that will begin to outline what kinds of programs are working well at our institutions.
Each ACS institution is invited to send a delegation of THREE participants to the conference, including one faculty member, one student, and one additional person of the institution's choice. Hendrix will defray the costs of participants up to $500 per individual and up to $1,500 per institution. Deans and provosts are asked to nominate interested persons. Please direct nominations and any questions you might have about the conference to Dr. Mark S. Schantz, Professor of History and Director of the Odyssey Program, Hendrix College at 501-505-2951 or schantz@hendrix.edu.
5. NITLE OPPORTUNITIES
National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE) – Many Upcoming Workshops - For a listing of upcoming workshops, please go to: http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/opportunities.
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