CONTENTS for September 23, 2003

1) November Technology Workshops at CET
2) Assistive Technologies Conference at Wabash College November 14-16
3) Summer 2004 Genomics and Microarray Workshop Possibility
4) ACS Composers Forum Creates Performance and Commissioning Opportunities
5) Music Theory Online Study Guides
6) Global Partners Opportunities
7) ACS Women's/Gender Studies Conference
8) ACS Spring and Summer 2004 Technology Fellowships

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1) NOVEMBER TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS AT CET (MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT)

The Center for Educational Technology in Middlebury, Vermont will be offering five workshops in November. ACS can fill a limited number of slots at these workshops (on a first-come, first-serve basis) and airfare and lodging will be provided by ACSTC and NITLE for participants from our consortium. Application deadline is October 10. If you are interested in any of the workshops below, please contact Rebecca Davis at the ACS Tech Center, davis@colleges.org or (512) 863-1734.

* Web Accessibility: Tuesday, November 11
* Project Management: Wednesday, November 12
* iMovie and iDVD: Monday, November 17
* Advanced Final Cut Pro: Tuesday, November 18 - Wednesday, November 19
* DVD Studio: Thursday, November 20

For more information please visit http://www.cet.middlebury.edu/prgm_regional_shops_when.php.

2) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES CONFERENCE AT WABASH COLLEGE, NOVEMBER 14-16

"Making IT Work: Collaborating for Universal Access at Liberal Arts Colleges" at Wabash College November 14-16, sponsored by MITC. Application deadline is October 24. The organizers invite two-person teams made up of the person primarily responsible for providing disability services to the campus, and another person (faculty, librarian, technologist, student) who works with that person on the assistive or adaptive technology needs of members of the campus community (especially students and faculty). For more information, see the event website at http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/library/ada/mitc/.

ACS can fill a limited number of slots at these workshops (on a first-come, first-serve basis) and airfare and lodging will be provided by ACSTC and NITLE for participants from our consortium. If you are interested, please contact Rebecca Davis at the ACS Tech Center, rdavis@colleges.org or (512) 863-1734.

3) SUMMER 2004 GENOMICS AND MICROARRAY WORKSHOP POSSIBILITY AT ACSTC

Drs. Laurie Heyer and Malcolm Campbell at Davidson College are interested in offering a microarray workshop in Summer 2004 for biologists/chemists, mathematicians/computer scientists, or for a multi-disciplinary group of faculty. The focus would be on analysis of microarrays after the data are collected, utilizing the public domain software called MAGIC Tool, which was written by Heyer's undergraduate students (http://www.bio.davidson.edu/MAGIC). If you are interested in this workshop opportunity, please contact Deena Berg at dberg@colleges.org.

4) ACS COMPOSERS FORUM CREATES PERFORMANCE AND COMMISSIONING OPPORTUNITIES

Both faculty and student composers in ACS music departments have found a valuable networking tool in the ACS Composers Forum. Since its inception in 2001 fourteen members have been involved in performances and commissions of new works. Read about the details at: http://www.colleges.org/~music/compnet.html.

5) MUSIC THEORY ONLINE STUDY GUIDES

Members of the Orpheus Alliance are developing a website designed for music theory faculty who want a wider variety of examples from the standard repertoire than are commonly available in theory texts. Timothy Cutler from Austin College is leading this project. The goal is to provide a score and simultaneous recording for each example. The scores are in PDF format and can be printed for use in class or exams. The first section is devoted to Neapolitan Sixth Chords. Music faculty are encouraged to visit the site at http://www.colleges.org/~music/theory/neapolitan.html and send comments to Patricia Gray at gray@colleges.org.

6) GLOBAL PARTNERS OPPORTUNITIES

**Turkey Faculty Development Seminar: "Economics, Polity, and Religion in Turkey." June 8-19, 2004. Applications due February 1, 2004. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/turkey/SeminarApp04.html

**Turkey Research/Travel Grants for Summer 2004 or Academic Year 2004-05.
Applications due February 1, 2004. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/turkey/travel04.html

**Russia Faculty Development Seminar "The Arts in Russia's Changing Economy and Society," to be held in June 2004. Applications due by November 1, 2003. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/cerus/russem04.html

**Central Europe and Russia Faculty Travel Grants for Summer 2004 or Academic Year 2004-05. Applications due February 15, 2004. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/cerus/travel.html

**East Africa/Kenya Research/Travel Grants for Summer 2004 or Academic Year 2004-05. Applications due February 2, 2004. More information at http://www.global-partners.org/africa/2004/grantinfo.html

**Global Partners Semester in Turkey Program for students. Students study in Istanbul and Ankara and participate in a 7-day field trip in Western Turkey. The fall 2004 program will be lead 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 on-line PowerPoint presentation by clicking "Slideshow" from the website.

7) ACS WOMEN'S/GENDER STUDIES CONFERENCE

ACS and Furman University invite you to the sixth Biennial ACS Women's Studies Conference, Gender Acts! Activism: History, Theory, Practice, at Furman University March 26-27, 2004. Keynote speakers and presentations include Sarah Weddington, lead counsel in Roe v. Wade, the Guerrilla Girls and Gloria Wade-Gayles and the speech ensemble Resonance. Don't miss the chance to hear these fascinating speakers and to come together with faculty and students from across ACS who are interested in women's and gender studies issues. More information, call for submissions and registration forms at: http://www.colleges.org/~wms/conference/index.html

8) ACS SPRING AND SUMMER 2004 TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIPS

ACS is pleased to announce the continuation of our ACS Technology Fellowship Program for the Spring and Summer 2004 semesters. The deadline for applications is October 3, 2003. 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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