CONTENTS FOR OCTOBER 17, 2005

OPPORTUNITIES

1. NITLE Southern Region Briefs
2. British Studies Student Symposium:  Call for Papers
3. Bring NITLE "Workshops to Go" to Your Campus
4. Women's/Genders Studies Conference 2006
5. Global Partners Opportunities
6. Latin American Studies Symposium
7. Diversity Mini-Grants Available
8. Environmental Grants Available
9. Environmental Intern Training Workshop
   
   

Opportunities

1.    NITLE SOUTHERN REGION BRIEFS

A. Are you or a faculty member on your campus incorporating the Katrina disaster into your teaching? We would like to feature a few vignettes in the next issue of the NITLE News about ways faculty on our campuses are teaching Katrina, particularly teaching that involves a technology component. Please contact Amy McGill, amy.mcgill@nitle.org, with your stories.
 
B. Would you be interested in a NITLE workshop about grid computing? Interested in a project that links together computers from multiple campuses for use in faculty research? We are gauging interest in this topic. If you are interested, please drop a note to Nancy Millichap, nancy.millichap@nitle.org.

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2.    BRITISH STUDIES STUDENT SYMPOSIUM : CALL FOR PAPERS

The Fourth Annual ACS British Studies Student Symposium will be held on February 17-18, 2006 at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas.

SUBMISSIONS: We welcome submissions of undergraduate research for twenty minute presentations on topics relating to all aspects of British culture from antiquity to the present. Please submit an abstract of approximately one hundred words. With each submission, include a title and the name of a faculty contact. We prefer electronic submissions, which should be sent to asman@hendrix.edu. Please send all email submissions as attached files in MSWord format. Abstracts may also be mailed to: Kevin Asman, Department of English, Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Avenue, Conway, AR  72032.  The submission deadline is January 1, 2006.

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3.    BRING NITLE "WORKSHOPS TO GO"  TO YOUR CAMPUS

NITLE Workshops to Go promote the effective integration of technology  into teaching and learning by bringing professional development opportunities for faculty and academic support staff directly to campus. Workshops are tailored to fit participants' needs and the host campus's infrastructure. To review a list of workshop topics and find out how to bring workshops to your area, see http://www.nitle.org/resources/campus_workshops.htm.

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4.    WOMEN'S/GENDER STUDIES CONFERENCE 2006

Plan now to attend the ACS 2006 Women's/Gender Studies Conference at Centenary College.  We have an exciting line-up of keynote speakers, international guests and musical performances.

Dates:  March 24-25, 2006
Keynote Speaker:  Elizabeth Birch of the Human Rights Campaign
Theme:  Governing Bodies: Reflections on the Self, Society and the State
Early Submission Deadline: October 22, 2005; Regular Submission Deadline: January 20, 2006
Organizers:  Kim VanHoosier-Carey: kvanhoos@centenary.edu and Michelle Wolkomir: mwolkomi@centenary.edu

More information on the Centenary website: http://www.centenary.edu/genderconference/

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5.    GLOBAL PARTNERS OPPORTUNITIES

**Global Partners France Regional Alliance offers mini-grants for development of teaching materials and resources related to France and the Francophone world.  See: http://www.global-partners.org/alliances/france/minigrants.html

**The France Regional Alliance also offers grants to assist in hosting guest speakers and visitors who are are scholars or artists with expertise related to France and the Francophone world. See: http://www.global-partners.org/alliances/france/speakergrants.html

**Central Europe and Russia Task Force offers funding for International Visitors. Deadline: Rolling; but visit and travel must be completed by Dec. 31, 2005. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/cerus/ivp.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. 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/ .  Courses available in all disciplines, including the natural sciences.

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6.    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 Janie Spencer, jspencer@bsc.edu, for more information. 

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7.    DIVERSITY MINI-GRANTS AVAILABLE
 
Students in collaboration with faculty/staff are invited to submit proposals. The purpose of these grants is to encourage new and collaborative models of campus diversity efforts to address diversity challenges faced by ACS institutions. Proposals may be submitted for any type of diversity issue/concerns that affect and challenge campus climate. See http://www.colleges.org/diversity/programs/minigrant.html  for submission guidelines and deadlines.

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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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