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ACS Announcements
News and Opportunities for the ACS Community
From the Associated Colleges of the South
http://www.colleges.org/
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CONTENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 25, 2006
*NEWS*
New SDE Environmental Alliance Director
*OPPORTUNITIES*
- Africa Network
- Semester in Turkey Fall 2007
- Teagle Grant: Assessment Of Study Abroad
- Environmental Grants Available
- Environmental Conference October 13-15, 2006
- Science Grants Available
- Interdisciplinary Mini-Grants Available
- Undergraduate Collaborative Scholarships/Research Grants
Available
- Diversity Mini-Grants For Student Led Collaboration With
Faculty/Staff Available
- Workshop Mini-Grants for Campus Diversity Leadership Models
Available
- Science Reform and Teacher Education Fall Workshop
*OPPORTUNITIES FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION (NITLE)*
- Call for proposals for presentations: Copyright and Digital Materials
- Call for proposals for presentations: Managing Digital Collections
- Four Workshops-to-Go scheduled for the 2006-2007 calendar
- New variation on Digital Video Production Workshop-to-Go now available
- Deadlines to submit nominations for upcoming opportunities
*NEWS*
NEW SDE ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE DIRECTOR
ACS Environmental Programs welcomes Davidson College professor Annie Ingram as the new director of the Student Development and Engagement (SDE) Alliance. To learn more about Ingram, please go to http://www.colleges.org/enviro/index.html#SDE.
*OPPORTUNITIES *
1. AFRICA NETWORK
Africa Network, a newly formed consortium of liberal arts institutions, invites inquiries and membership applications from ACS schools and interested scholars. The mission of the Africa Network is to develop and enhance a lasting presence for Africa in the academic programs and campus life of the nation's liberal arts institutions. Through October of 2007 memberships are free. More information at: http://www.africanetwork.org/ OR you may contact Carol West of Hendrix College at west@hendrix.edu.
2. SEMESTER IN TURKEY FALL 2007
The Global Partners Semester in Turkey Program is currently taking applications for the fall of 2007. Since 2001, this unique program has offered students an 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. All classes are conducted in English. For more information visit the program website at: http://www.global-partners.org/turkey/studyabroad/index.html.
Eighteen students from Global Partners institutions are studying in Turkey this fall under the direction of Dr. Dan Shaw and Dr. Libby Rittenberg of Colorado College. Throughout the semester you can read more about their experiences at Dr. Shaw’s blog: http://danshawturkey.blogspot.com/.
3. TEAGLE GRANT: ASSESSMENT OF STUDY ABROAD
The first campus meetings for the Teagle Grant, Liberal Education and Study Abroad: Assessing Learning Outcomes to Improve Program Quality, took place in late spring 2006. These initial meetings which included faculty, administrators and students centered on discussions of the missions of liberal arts institutions, the goals of study abroad programs, and current assessment practices and needs. Models for assessments practices, as well as a “toolbox” of assessment instruments will be developed over the course of the grant and shared with the 42 members of the three consortia as well as with the larger higher education community. Contact Teresa Wise, director of international programs, twise@colleges.org, for more information.
4. ENVIRONMENTAL GRANTS AVAILABLE
Environmental grants from $500 to $3000 are available again this year for curriculum development, campus-community partnerships, student teaching assistantships, and environmental internships. To see the requests for proposals, go to http://www.colleges.org/enviro. For more information, contact Elizabeth MacNabb at emacnabb@centre.edu or 859-238-6234. To see examples of successful proposals from last year, please go to http://www.colleges.org/enviro/proposals/proposals.html.
5. ENVIRONMENTAL CONFERENCE OCTOBER 13-15, 2006
All interested faculty, students, and staff are invited to attend the ACS Environmental Initiative conference for Faculty Fellows and Student Interns, at Rollins College October 13-15, 2006. For more information, please contact Elizabeth MacNabb at emacnabb@colleges.org or go to http://www.colleges.org/enviro/conference.html. To register for the conference online, please click on http://www.colleges.org/enviro/workshops/2006/registration.html.
6. SCIENCE GRANTS AVAILABLE
Reforming Introductory Science Courses for Non-Science Majors-Final deadline for proposals is December 1, 2006. Complete submission and selection guidelines are online at http://www.colleges.org/sciencereform/minigrants.html. For proposal preparation questions, contact Tim Ward, wardtj@millsaps.edu. For information on the Science Reform Program go to: http://www.colleges.org/sciencereform/index.html.
7. INTERDISCIPLINARY MINI-GRANTS AVAILABLE
Curricular and co-curricular proposals are invited for Interdisciplinary mini-grants. The last submission deadline is October 6, 2006. Complete submission and selection guidelines are online at http://www.colleges.org/newmodels/interdisciplinary/minigrants.html. For proposals preparation questions contact Marcia White, mwhite@colleges.org.
8. UNDERGRADUATE COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS/RESEARCH GRANTS AVAILABLE
All departments and divisions at ACS institutions are invited to apply for these grants that may be used for planning purposes or for the design, redesign, implementation, or assessment of collaborative scholarship/research opportunities. Final proposal submission deadline is October 3, 2006. Complete submission and selection guidelines are posted online at http://www.colleges.org/newmodels/undergrad/grants.html. For proposal preparation questions, contact Thom Moore, tmoore@rollins.edu.
9. 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. Final submission deadline for proposals is October 6, 2006. Complete submission information is found online at http://www.colleges.org/diversity/programs/minigrant_students.hmtl. For proposal preparation questions contact Marcia White, mwhite@colleges.org.
10. 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. The final submission deadline is October 20, 2006. Information, submission guidelines and application form are posted online at http://www.colleges.org/diversity/programs/leadershipmodelsgrants.html. For proposal questions contact Idella Glenn, idella.glenn@furman.edu.
11. SCIENCE REFORM AND TEACHER EDUCATION FALL WORKSHOP
The Fourth Keck Foundation Science Reform and Teacher Education Workshop will be held at Birmingham- Southern College, October 26-28. Recent grant recipients will present their projects. Prospective applicants should also attend. At this workshop we are initiating a conversation between science and education faculty to determine how to be more effective in science education. The results will be the basis for an upcoming grant proposal. Interested faculty from the sciences and education are encouraged to be a part of this conversation. This workshop is funded by the W.M. Keck Foundation of Los Angeles. For information contact Marcia White, mwhite@colleges.org
The Keck Science Program Committee Meeting will take place at Birmingham-Southern College, Birmingham, Alabama, October 29, 2006. For information, contact Marcia White, mwhite@colleges.orgorg.
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGY AND LIBERAL EDUCATION (NITLE)
Please visit http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/opportunities for a complete listing of upcoming opportunities. Excepting Workshops-to-Go, the nomination deadline for NITLE’s Spring 2007 professional development opportunities is Wednesday, November 1, 2006. With the same exception, the nomination deadline for Summer 2007 opportunities is Thursday, March 1, 2007. Participation in most opportunities is determined on a first-come, first-served basis. See specific event listings for full details.
Workshops-to-Go are scheduled and delivered at the request of participating colleges. To review the catalog of available Workshops-to-Go, please visit http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/opportunities/wtg. Please direct requests for WTG to Alex Wirth-Cauchon (alex.wirth-cauchon@nitle.org) no later than twelve weeks in advance of the date(s) on which you wish the WTG to be delivered on your campus. As a general rule, nomination deadlines for WTG fall six weeks prior to the event date.
1. CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR PRESENTATIONS: COPYRIGHT AND DIGITAL MATERIALS
Call for proposals for presentations: Copyright and Digital Materials (Honnold/Mudd Library/Claremont University Consortium, January 7 - 9, 2007).Abstracts due: Monday, October 30, 2006. View the full call at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1220.
2. CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR PRESENTATIONS: MANAGING DIGITALCOLLECTIONS
Call for proposals for presentations: Managing Digital Collections: A Symposium on Technical and Organizational Interoperability (Smith College, March 11 - 13, 2007). Abstracts due: Monday, October 30, 2006. View the full call at http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1219.
3. FOUR WORKSHOPS-TO-GO HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR 2006-07 CALENDAR
Emerging Technologies and the Liberal Arts Campus. Program Dates: December 8, 2006. Nomination Deadline: Friday, October 27. Location: Union College. http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1215.
Introducing GIS (iGIS). Program Dates: December 14 - 16, 2006. Nomination Deadline: Friday, November 3. Location: Beloit College. http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1217.
Digital Video Production with Pinnacle. Program Dates: January 24 - 25, 2007. Nomination Deadline: Friday, December 15. Location: Birmingham-Southern College. http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1216.
Introducing GIS (iGIS). Program Dates: January 9 - 11, 2007. Nomination Deadline: Friday, December 1. Location: Lewis and Clark College. http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1218.
4. NEW VARIATION ON DIGITAL VIDEO PRODUCTION WORKSHOP-TO-GO NOW AVAILABLE
Participating colleges may now request Workshops-to-Go focused on Digital Video Production with Pinnacle. Please see http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/627#dv_prod_pinnacle for a full description and hosting requirements. This WTG is also available with iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, and Final Cut Pro.
To review the full catalog of available Workshops-to-Go, please visit http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/opportunities/wtg. Please direct requests for WTG to Alex Wirth-Cauchon (alex.wirth-cauchon@nitle.org) no later than twelve weeks in advance of the date(s) on which you wish the WTG to be delivered on your campus.
5. DEADLINES TO SUBMIT NOMINATION FOR UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
If your campus is interested in nominating faculty or staff for participation in any of these opportunities with approaching deadlines, please send your nominations to Rachel Hilla (rachel.hilla@nitle.org) by the deadline indicated.
1. Digital Video Production with Windows Movie Maker. Program Dates: November 17 – 18, 2006. Spelman College. Deadline: Sunday, October 1. http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1166.
2. Emerging Technologies and the Liberal Arts Campus. Program Dates: December 8, 2006. Union College. Deadline: Friday, October 27. http://www.nitle.org/index.php/nitle/content/view/full/1215.
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