CONTENTS for October 21, 2004

                   OPPORTUNITIES

1. Global Partners Opportunities
2. Help Choose Summer 2005 ACS Technology Workshops and Win an Amazon.com Gift Certificate
3. GIS Workshop to be offered at Furman
4. Design your own GIS Workshop
5. 2005 Student Music Composition Guidelines
6. Apply now for CFD and CLS Environmental Grants
7. Undergraduate Environmental Research Proposals deadline November 15
   
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OPPORTUNITIES

1.    GLOBAL PARTNERS OPPORTUNITIES

**France Regional Alliance Offers Mini-grants for curriculum development and funding for campus speakers. Deadline: December 1, 2004. 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. Deadlines: October 15, 2004 and April 15, 2005. 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. Deadline: February 15, 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.  Deadline: February 15, 2005. 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.
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2.    HELP CHOOSE SUMMER 2005 ACS TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS AND WIN AN AMAZON.COM GIFT CERTIFICATE!

Please help us determine workshop offerings at the ACS Tech Center in summer 2005 by completing a brief (3-question) survey, at http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/surveys/2005.html by November 1, 2004.

Win a free amazon.com gift certificate for filling out this survey!
Those who complete this survey are eligible to win one of two $25 gift certificates from amazon.com. You must be an employee of an ACS or NITLE institution to win. The drawing will take place November 2.
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3.    GIS WORKSHOP TO BE OFFERED AT FURMAN

NITLE (www.nitle.org) will offer a workshop on GIS Across the Curriculum at Furman University on January 5-9, 2005.  The purpose of this program is to demonstrate the substance and value of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) in varied contexts across the liberal arts. Following a proactive, hands-on approach, the workshop introduces the fundamental concepts of GIS across a range of applications.  Applications deadline is October 31.  To apply, contact Rebecca Davis at the ACS Tech Center, rdavis@colleges.org or (512)  863-1734.  For more information, visit http://gis.nitle.org/workshopsGISAC.php
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4.    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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5.  2005 STUDENT MUSIC COMPOSITION CONTEST GUIDELINES

ACS student composers are invited to submit scores for the fourth annual ACS Student Composition Contest. Students must be enrolled in music composition studies at an Associated Colleges of the South or NITLE Southern Region institution during the 2004-2005 academic year. Complete guidelines for entry are available on the ACS website at: www.colleges.org/~music/ACScontest.html.
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6.  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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7. UNDERGRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROPOSAL DEADLINE NOVEMBER 15

ACS is pleased to announce its second annual Undergraduate Research Symposium in Environmental Studies at Morehouse College, February 11-13, 2005.  Students are invited to present research in any area of environmental studies. Proposal abstracts are due by November 15, 2004. For more information, please contact Elizabeth MacNabb at 859-238-6234, or emacnabb@colleges.org.

For examples of papers and posters presented at last year's conference, please go to pages 2-3 of the pdf document at http://www.colleges.org/~enviro/workshops/SpelmanFinalAgenda04.pdf.



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