CONTENTS for September 20, 2004

OPPORTUNITIES

1. Global Partners Opportunities
2. Cuban Art Exhibit Available to ACS Campuses
3. Design Your Own GIS Workshop
4. New Online Archive and Scholarly Resource Featured
5. On-line Conference for the World Inquiry for Business as an Agent of World Benefit
6. Deadline for Student Development and Engagement Alliance Proposals
7. Apply now for CFD and CLS Environmental Grants

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OPPORTUNITIES

1.  GLOBAL PARTNERS OPPORTUNITIES

**France Regional Alliance Offers Mini-grants for curriculum development and funding for campus speakers. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/alliances/france/minigrants.html and http://www.global-partners.org/alliances/france/speakergrants.html

**Central Europe and Russia Task Force offers funding for International Visitors. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/cerus/ivp.html

**Central Europe and Russia Task Force offers faculty travel grants for Summer 2005 and fall 2005. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/cerus/travelapp.html

**Turkey Task Force offers travel grants and funding for the CIEE faculty development seminar.  More information: http://www.global-partners.org/turkey/

**Travel Grants for East Africa available.  More information:
http://www.global-partners.org/africa/2005/grantinfo.html

**Global Partners Semester in Turkey Program for students. Students study the culture and history of Turkey and participate in a 7-day field trip in Western Turkey. The fall 2005 program will be led by Dr. Tom McCollough of Centre College. To receive printed materials for distribution to your students, contact Teresa Wise at twise@colleges.org. Visit the website for more information at: http://www.global-partners.org/turkey/studyabroad/ and view our online PowerPoint presentation by clicking "Slideshow" from the website.

**Beloit College and the International 50, in collaboration with the American Council on Education, ACM, and the Global Partners Project are sponsoring a conference, "New Directions in International Education: Building Context, Connections and Knowledge," October 29-30, 2004, in Beloit, Wisconsin. More information, including registration and a call for papers, is available at http://www.beloit.edu/~oie/conference/

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2.  CUBAN ART EXHIBIT AVAILABLE TO ACS CAMPUSES

ACS and the University of Richmond Museums are pleased to offer an exhibit of contemporary Cuban art to all ACS campuses. "Cuba Plástica: Recent Art from Cuba" features ten Cuban artists spanning a variety of mediums. The exhibit forms an excellent companion piece with the documentary film "Cuba Plástica It's Not easy"  previously distributed to all ACS campuses and made possible with ACS funding. Organized and circulated by the University of Richmond Museums, the exhibition is made possible with the support of the ACS Collaborative Effort and Program in Latin American Studies. Beginning in January 2005, the exhibit is available to other ACS campuses. For more information and requirements concerning hosting the exhibit contact either Richard Waller, Executive Director of the University of Richmond Museums, rwaller@richmond.edu, or Teresa Wise, Director of International Programs, ACS, twise@colleges.org. More information at: http://www.colleges.org/~international/las/cubanart

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3.  DESIGN YOUR OWNS GIS WORKSHOP

NITLE (www.nitle.org) announces a new opportunity for faculty and support staff to customize their GIS learning experiences.  NITLE invites the submission of proposals for a 3- to 4-day GIS workshop that is focused on specific disciplinary or interdisciplinary teaching interests. For more information please visit: http://gis.nitle.org/designyourown.php

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4.  NEW ONLINE ARCHIVE AND SCHOLARLY RESOURCE FEATURED

Read more about the creation of this online archive and scholarly resource for teachers and scholars interested in life and literature in the "Old Southwest," a region ranging from western Georgia to Arkansas in the article,  "The Spirit of the Southern Frontier": Building an Online Archive by Joseph Essid, University of Richmond.
(http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/Fellowships/grants/fellows03/essid_article.pdf)

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5.  ON-LINE CONFERENCE FOR THE WORLD INQUIRY FOR BUSINESS AS AN AGENT OF WORLD BENEFIT

Virtually join the Second International On-line Conference for the World Inquiry for Business as an Agent of World Benefit (B.A.W.B.) in February, 2005. This online conference brings together business leaders, community members, change agents, and researchers worldwide who see themselves as part of a larger global community considering business’s potential for making positive social change. Entire undergraduate and graduate classrooms will participate using new teaching materials prepared by Southwestern University for ACS faculty. For teaching materials, contact Dr. Mary Grace Neville (nevillem@southwestern.edu); for free conference registration, go to www.worldinquiry.org.

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6. DEADLINE FOR STUDENT DEVELOPMENT AND ENGAGEMENT ALLIANCE PROPOSAL

The Student Development and Engagement Alliance seeks proposals for environmental grants of up to $1500; first deadline is October 4th. There are four grant categories:

*To promote student environmental involvement and awareness, or refine student environmental interests and leadership capabilities

*To prepare students for environmental careers or review and enhance academic curricula to allow students to take better advantage of existing opportunities

*To create partnerships with off-campus individuals/organizations with expertise or resources not available on campus

*To enable circuit riders to share information about student environmental initiatives among ACS institutions

All ACS students, faculty, and staff are eligible. For more information, see the proposal guidelines at http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/proposals/RFP2004.pdf or contact alliance director David Anderson, david@centre.edu. For an example of a recent grant, see http://web.centre.edu/sde/grants/feature.htm

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7.  APPLY NOW FOR CFD and CLS ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS

The Curriculum and Faculty Development (CFD) alliance and the Campus as Lab for Sustainability (CLS) alliance seek proposals for grants of $1500 to $3000. Grant applications have a ROLLING DEADLINE, so qualified grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. CFD grants encourage any ACS faculty to create or re-design courses to deal with environmental issues, or to implement a minor, major, or program on your campus. For more information, please contact alliance director Lee Lines at llines@rollins.edu, or see proposal guidelines for CFD grants at http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/proposals/cfd_rfp05.pdf.  CLS grants encourage ACS staff, students, and faculty to create campus projects that deal with energy conservation, recycling, campus design and redesign, landscaping, transportation, campus audits, minimization and treatment of waste products, green purchasing, and building standards, among others. For more information, please contact alliance co-directors Jeanne Jackson at jjackson@bsc.edu or Roald Hazelhoff at rhazelho@bsc.edu, or see proposal guidelines for CLS grants at http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/proposals/cls_rfp_guidelines05.pdf.


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