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The Electronic Palladian News and Opportunities for ACS Faculty and Staff From the Associated Colleges of the South http://www.colleges.org *******************************************************
CONTENTS FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2006 Opportunities
-------- OPPORTUNITIES 1. SEMESTER IN TURKEY FALL 2006 Global Partners is pleased to announce that Dr. Dan Shaw of Colorado College will be the director of the Fall 2006 Semester in Turkey Program. Dr. Shaw has traveled extensively in the Middle East, including Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. He teaches courses in Islamic Studies and in Christianity, specializing in issues of cultural interchange between Islamic and Christian societies. The Semester in Turkey Program offers students a unique opportunity to study in both Istanbul and Ankara and includes a week long field trip in western Turkey. The program is open to students in all disciplines, including the natural sciences. For more information visit the program website at: http://www.global-partners.org/turkey/studyabroad/index.html. The initial deadline for applications has passed, so contact Teresa Wise, twise@colleges.org, if you have students who plan to apply. 2. WOMEN'S/GENDER STUDIES CONFERENCE 2006 You can still register and attend the ACS 2006 Women's/Gender Studies Conference at Centenary College. Even if you didn't send in a submission, don't miss the exciting line-up of keynote speakers, international guests and musical performances. The new keynote speaker is Naomi Wolf. The Magnolia Sisters are the featured performers and will present many styles of the French music characteristic of the heritage of Louisiana. They will perform during a traditional Louisiana crawfish boil at the conclusion of the conference. Visit the website at: http://www.centenary.edu/genderconference/ Dates: March 24-25, 2006 3. LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES SYMPOSIUM The 14th Annual Latin American Studies Symposium will be held at Birmingham-Southern College April 7-8, 2006. This interdisciplinary event is a unique opportunity for undergraduate student to present their research in a professional setting. Last year's roundtable with graduate students in Latin American Studies and Spanish programs will be repeated this year. Contact Vince Gawronski, vgawrons@bsc.edu or (205) 226-4836 for more information. Visit the website at: http://www.bsc.edu/academics/special/las/las_symposium.htm Register as soon as possible. 4. INTERDISCIPLINARY MINI-GRANTS AVAILABLE Curricular and co-curricular proposals are invited for Interdisciplinary mini-grants. Submission deadlines are April 17, 2006 and October 6, 2006. Complete submission and selection guidelines are online at http://www.colleges.org/newmodels/interdisciplinary/minigrants.html. For proposal preparation questions, contact the chair of the review committee, Cassie Mansfield at emansfie@sewanee.edu. 5. UNDERGRADUATE COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS/RESEARCH GRANTS AVAILABLE All departments and divisions at ACS member institutions are invited to apply for grants that may be used for planning purposes or for the design, redesign, implementation, or assessment of collaborative scholarship/research opportunities. Complete submission and selection guidelines are posted online at http://www.colleges.org/newmodels/undergrad/grants.html. Submission deadlines are March 7, 2006 and October 3, 2006. For proposal preparation questions, contact the chair of the review committee, Thom Moore at tmoore@rollins.edu. 6. DIVERSITY MINI-GRANTS FOR STUDENT LED COLLABORATION WITH FACULTY/STAFF AVAILABLE ACS students in collaboration with faculty/staff are invited to submit proposals that address diversity issues/concerns that affect and challenge campus climates. Deadlines for submission are April 7, 2006, and October 6, 2006. Complete submission information is found on-line at http://www.colleges.org/diversity/programs/minigrant_students.html. For proposal preparation questions, contact Marcia White at mwhite@colleges.org. 7. WORKSHOP MINI-GRANTS FOR CAMPUS DIVERSITY LEADERSHIP MODELS AVAILABLE These small mini-grants are available to help offset expenses associated with hosting a campus workshop to develop on-going campus models that promote staff, faculty, and student Diversity Leadership. Submission deadlines are March 15, 2006 and October 20, 2006. General information, submission guidelines, and the application form are posted online at http://www.colleges.org/diversity/programs/leadershipmodelsgrants.html. For proposal preparation questions, contact Idella Glenn at idella.glenn@furman.edu. 8. CONFERENCE ON INTERDISCIPLINARITY IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, FALL 2006 Trinity University will be hosting a Conference on Interdisciplinarity in Science and Mathematics October 13-14, 2006 in San Antonio, TX. The conference will be a combination of oral sessions for people to disseminate information about interdisciplinary programs and projects on their campuses and workshops for people to brainstorm about ways of improving interdisciplinary connectedness and overcoming challenges to cross-disciplinary collaborations (both in teaching and research). The conference is sponsored by Trinity University’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute Program, and funding is available to support all travel, lodging, and expenses for one representative from each ACS campus. In addition, they welcome one or two additional campus representatives to come along as part of a team. The TU-HHMI Program will cover the food costs of the additional representatives. The conference will be held on the Trinity campus and at the Hotel Valencia on San Antonio’s Riverwalk. For more information visit our website at: www.trinity.edu/org/hhmi. 9. ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS AVAILABLE Environmental grants available for curriculum development, campus-community partnerships, student teaching assistantships, and external internships. For more information, go to http://www.colleges.org/enviro. For more information, contact Elizabeth MacNabb at emacnabb@centre.edu. 10. ENVIRONMENTAL PROPOSALS NOW ON-LINE Thinking about submitting a proposal to the environmental alliances for project funds, but want more guidance on writing the proposal? Now you can see the successful 2005-2006 proposals on-line at http://www.colleges.org/enviro/proposals/proposals.html. Feel free to use these as models, and if you have any further questions, contact Elizabeth MacNabb, Director of Environmental Programs. Email emacnabb@colleges.org or call 859.238.6234. 11. ROLLINS COLLEGE TO OFFER INTERNATIONAL FACULTY DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR Rollins College, in collaboration with the Global Partners consortium, introduces its newest faculty development summer seminar-in Costa Rica! Rollins will subsidize 12 faculty to attend this seminar, so cost per participant is only $950, INCLUSIVE OF AIRFARE. These subsidies are available by application, and not only ACS faculty, but faculty in the Great Lakes and Midwest consortia colleges are invited to participate as well. For more information, please see the call for applicants at http://www.colleges.org/enviro/programs/faculty_seminar.html . For more information, contact Dr. Barry Allen at ballen@rollins.edu or Dr. Lee Lines at llines@rollins.edu, as soon as possible! For archives of ACS publications, please go to: http://www.colleges.org/palladian/ ************************************************************************* The Electronic Palladian is sent several times a semester to all faculty and staff at ACS member institutions. All announcements are approved by ACS. For more information about this newsletter, please contact Dara Hawkins at dara@colleges.org. If you know of ACS faculty or staff members who are not receiving this and would like to, they may request to be added to the list by sending a blank email to palladian-subscribe@colleges.org. You may remove yourself from the list by sending an email to palladian-subscribe@colleges.org.
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