Special thanks for response to Hurricane Katrina

We want to offer our very special thanks and loud applause for the extraordinary efforts made by all sixteen of our member institutions in responding to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. It is a remarkable story of which we all can be proud, and it is another reminder of how brilliantly our institutions live up to their missions to serve the broader society. We salute all of you for your efforts.

The consortium would like to be helpful in any way possible as you continue this work. We have been gathering and sharing information and would love to do more. Please let us know if you have ideas for how we can be helpful.

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Meanwhile, here are the latest ACS opportunities.

CONTENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2005

OPPORTUNITIES

1. Apply now for the Fall IT Staff Retreat
2. Call for Papers for the Winter 2005 Issue of Transformations
3. Apply now for the DAM (Digital Asset Management) Symposium
4. Women's/Gender Studies Conference
5. Central Europe and Russia Task Force Funding for International Visitors
6. Global Partners France Regional Alliance Mini-Grants
7. Spring and Summer Technology Fellowships
8. Environmental Grants Available
9. Environmental Intern Training Workshop

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1.    APPLY NOW FOR THE FALL IT STAFF RETREAT

ACSTC will host a Fall retreat for IT staff on October 6-9, 2005. The goal of the retreat is to share resources, solutions and knowledge for IT Staff across the ACS. You can apply online, view the agenda, and submit projects or tools to be presented. For more information visit:  http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/its/index.html. Application deadline is September 19.
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2.    CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE WINTER 2005 ISSUE OF TRANSFORMATIONS

ACSTC is seeking papers for the Winter 2005 issue of Transformations, which will focus on GIS (Geographic Information Systems), in particular models of  support for GIS at small colleges. For more information, please see http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/transformations/index.php?q=node/view/82. Deadline for submission is November 28, 2005, with a target publication date of late January, 2006.

The summer issue (special theme of collaboration) will be available soon!
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3.    APPLY NOW FOR THE DAM (DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT) SYMPOSUM

ACSTC will hold a symposium to discuss strategic issues for Digital Assets Management on campuses December 1-3, 2005 in Atlanta, GA.

For more information and to apply, please visit the  symposium website: http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/dam/symposium05.html. Application deadline is November 1.
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4.    WOMEN'S/GENDER STUDIES CONFERENCE 

Location:  Centenary College; Shreveport, Louisiana
Dates: March 24-25, 2006
Theme:  Governing Bodies: Reflections on the Self, Society and the State
Early Submission Deadline: October 22, 2005
See: http://www.centenary.edu/genderconference/
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5.    CENTRAL EUROPE AND RUSSIA TASK FORCE FUNDING FOR INTERNATIONAL VISITORS

Rolling Deadline; but visit and travel must be completed by Dec. 31, 2005
See: http://www.global-partners.org/cerus/ivp.html
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6.    GLOBAL PARTNERS FRANCE REGIONAL ALLIANCE MINI-GRANTS

Global Partners France Regional Alliance

Mini-grants for development of teaching materials and resources and guest speaker grants
Rolling Deadlines; but must be completed by Dec. 31, 2005
See:  http://www.global-partners.org/alliances/france/minigrants.html
and http://www.global-partners.org/alliances/france/speakergrants.html
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7.    SPRING AND SUMMER 2006 TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS

ACS is pleased to announce the continuation of our ACS Technology Fellowship Program for the Spring and Summer 2006 semesters. The deadline for applications is October 3, 2005. For more information and application materials, please see http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/fellowships.html or contact Christiane Williams at christiane@colleges.org or 404-636-9533 ext. 12.
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8.    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
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9.    ENVIRONMENTAL INTERN TRAINING WORKSHOP

One student per campus is eligible for support to attend the environmental intern training workshop at Furman University, October 28-30.  For more information, contact your Faculty Fellow, or Elizabeth MacNabb, emacnabb@centre.edu.


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