CONTENTS for January 4, 2000

1. ACS Receives Grant from Mellon Foundation for Information Fluency
2. Global Partners: Summer 2000 Opportunities for Faculty
3. Summer 2000 Technology Workshops for ACS Faculty and Staff
4. Arkansas Governor's School Seeks Faculty for Summer 2000
5. Summer 2000 Environmental Internship Program
6. Summer Environmental Opportunities: International Programs for Faculty and Students

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ACS RECEIVES GRANT FROM MELLON FOR INFORMATION FLUENCY

ACS is pleased to announce that we have received a grant of $600,000 for consortial Information Fluency initiatives. Librarians, IT staff and faculty met at the ACS Technology Center in November to discuss these initiatives, and form task forces to examine Standards, Assessment, Curriculum and Faculty/Staff Training and Collaboration. We would like to get your input on any or all of these areas! All are welcome to visit our ACS Info. Flu. Home page and participate in our discussion forum: http://www.colleges.org/~if/.

GLOBAL PARTNERS: SUMMER 2000 OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY

The tri-consortial Global Partners program is making available several opportunities for faculty development in Summer 2000 and beyond. These programs will be in Africa, Turkey, Central Europe (2001) and Russia (2002). In Summer 2000, the program will host a seminar in Nairobi, Kenya from June 26 - July 9 and a seminar in Ankara, Turkey from June 11-22. All seminar-related expenses will be covered for successful applicants. For more information and application procedures, please visit ACS's Global Partners page, http://www.41colleges.org/opportunities/. Deadline for application is Jan. 15 for Turkey, Feb. 18 for Nairobi.

SUMMER 2000 TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS FOR ACS FACULTY AND STAFF

The following workshops will be offered at the ACS Technology Center in Summer 2000. Travel and room/board will be covered for successful applicants.

June 7-11, 2000: Technology Support Workshop
June 21-25, 2000: Computer-based Physics Labs
June 28-July 2, 2000: Educational Technologies
July 5-9, 2000: Effective Use of Technology in the Music Curriculum
July 14-17, 2000: On-line Molecular Visualization Using Chemscape Chime

For further information and application forms, please see http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/ and click on "Workshop Description".

ARKANSAS GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL SEEKS FACULTY FOR SUMMER 2000

The Arkansas Governor's School, a unique comprehensive six week summer institute for gifted high school seniors, invites applications for faculty in all disciplines: social sciences, arts, humanities and sciences. Employment period is from June 5 to July 22. Deadline for applications is January 7. For more information see http://www.hendrix.edu/ags or email AGS@hendrix.edu or call (501) 450-1279 or the Arkansas Department of Education at (501) 682-4224.

SUMMER 2000 ENVIRONMENTAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The ACS Environmental Program will again sponsor several student internships in the summer of 2000. Complete details regarding specific sites and application process will be announced in early January 2000. If you would like more information on the program, please contact Bob Whyte (email: rswhyte@acs.colleges.org /404-636-4821) and visit our web site at http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/career/index.html

SUMMER ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUNITIES: INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS

1) Sustainable Development in Costa Rica- is a five week summer interdisciplinary program. Students examine tropical rainforest destruction and preservation as well as the potential effects of eco-tourism in a variety of ecosystems. We are very interested in additional ACS faculty particpation. For more information see: http://www.colleges.org/costarica.html, or contact Dr.Robin Gottfried at (931) 598-1243 or by e-mail: rgottfri@sewanee.edu

2) Sustainable Development in Dominica- is a collaborative research effort, which analyzes the integration of Dominica's newly designated World Heritage Site into an overall strategy of sustainable development for the country. We are particularly interested in additional faculty participation. For more information, contact Dr. Lines at (407) 646-2392 or by e-mail: LLINES@rollins.edu.

3) Appropriate Water Purification Technology for Rural Communities: The Dominican Republic is a service learning course designed to implement an appropriate water purification project in the Dominican Republic. For more information, contact Dr. Bernal at (407) 646-2567 or by e-mail: Pedro.Bernal@rollins.edu.

4) Living in the Yucatan is a field course and research program which exposes students to the impact of tourism and development on Yucatan coastal ecosystems and coral reefs; archaeology-ecology of the Classic Maya civilization; and study of a tropical deciduous forest and cultural use of the local natural resources. For more information check out: http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/yucatan.html, or contact Edward Schrader at (601) 974-1342 or by e-mail: schrael@Millsaps.edu.

5) Center for Spirituality and Sustainability is offering summer seminars/courses at the Heifer Ranch (Perryville, AR), and a summer travel seminar to Assisi, Italy to study Franciscan spirituality and participate in programs on sustainable development, earth ethics and other topics. For more information check out: http://www.hendrix.edu/css/programs.htm, or contact Jay McDaniel at (501) 450-1366 or by e-mail: mcdaniel@hendrix.edu.

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