Dear ACS Friends and Colleagues,

As December days wane and thoughts turn from exams to eggnog, we send you sincere thanks for the opportunity to work with you throughout the year. There is no ACS without your creativity, energy, and ideas - thank you for a wonderful 2002. We send each of you holiday cheer and wishes for peace and prosperity in 2003!

- The ACS Staff

CONTENTS for December 16, 2002

1) Encountering Contemporary Cuba: March 2003 Trip
2) 2003 Summer Teaching and Learning Workshop
3) Global Partners Opportunities
4) Latin American Studies Symposium
5) Environmental Program Awards 17 Grants
6) Summer Internships for Software Engineering Students
7) GIS Symposium Planned
8) National Endowment for the Humanities Offers Seminars for ACS faculty
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1. ENCOUNTERING CONTEMPORARY CUBA: MARCH 2003 TRIP

An ACS sponsored trip to Cuba for students and faculty will take place March 21-30, 2003. The trip is coordinated through the Center for Global Education at Augsburg College. This will be an intense and experiential seminar that will explore a variety of topics including: health care and educational systems, organized and traditional religion, the role of women in Cuban society, economic development and environmental sustainability.
Cost per participant is $1740. ACS will be able to provide partial funding to participants with priority consideration given to deserving students. First priority given to applications received by December 20, 2002; applications taken thereafter as spaces remain. More information at: http://www.colleges.org/~international/las/ Or contact Teresa Wise, director of international programs, at twise@colleges.org.
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2. 2003 SUMMER TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHOP

This year's ACS Summer Teaching & Learning Workshop will be held June 3-8 at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. Junior and Senior Faculty from any discipline are invited to attend. Please consult the workshop home page at http://www.colleges.org/summerteach/summerteach.html for more information and contact your academic officer if you are interested in attending.
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3. GLOBAL PARTNERS OPPORTUNITIES

**Turkey Faculty Development Seminar: "Economics, Polity, and Religion in Turkey." June 10-21, 2003. Applications due February 1, 2003. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/turkey/SeminarApp03.html

**Turkey Research/Travel Grants for Summer 2003 or Academic Year 2003-04.
Applications due February 1, 2003. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/turkey/travel03.html

**Central Europe and Russia Travel Grants for Summer 2003 or Academic Year 2003-04. Applications due February 2003. More information at: http://www.global-partners.org/cerus/travel.html

**East Africa/Kenya Mini-Seminar and Research/Travel Grants for Summer 2003 or Academic Year 2003-04. Applications due February 1, 2003. More
information at: http://www.global-partners.org/africa/2003/
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4. LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES SYMPOSIUM

Students and faculty should begin planning now to participate in the 11th Annual Latin American Studies Symposium, April 4-5, 2003 at Birmingham-Southern College. Students can submit a one-page abstract for a paper involving original research. All topics pertaining to Latin America are welcome. Papers in English, Spanish or Portuguese will be considered. Faculty members are invited to accompany their students to serve as panel chairs and discussants. Proposal Deadline: February 15, 2003. More information: http://www.bsc.edu/lass/ or contact Barbara Domcekova, 205.226.4975; fax: 205.226.3078; e-mail: bdomceko@bsc.edu.
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5. ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AWARDS 17 GRANTS

In the current semester alone, Environmental Programs have awarded 17 grants for a total of $48,568 to students, faculty and staff. These grants help fund a wide variety of environmental projects on ACS campuses, in surrounding communities, and in international settings. If you have ideas for a grant of your own, we still have funds available. For more information see our website at http://www.colleges.org/~enviro.
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6. SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Encourage your students to apply for the ACS Software Engineering Internship, June 7-August 9, 2003 at the ACS Tech Center. Students will receive instruction in SE concepts along with hands-on experience designing and coding real-world applications. They will be housed in Southwestern dorms at no cost, including a meal plan. Participating students will also receive a stipend of $2500 for the program.

For more information visit: http://www.colleges.org/techcenter/se/
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7. GIS SYMPOSIUM PLANNED

The ACS Technology Center is planning a GIS Symposium for February 28-March 2, 2003, with the goals of presenting current work being done by ACS faculty and students, discussing support strategies and brainstorming about possibilities for collaboration. The audience for the symposium would be teams of two to three people from each ACS institution, representing faculty, support staff, and students. For more information, please contact Deena Berg at dberg@colleges.org.
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8. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES OFFERS SEMINARS FOR ACS FACULTY

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) offers each year through its Division of Education Programs approximately 50 seminars and institutes for the intensive study of important texts and topics in the humanities. NEH offers programs for college and university faculty, as well as programs for school teachers. ACS institutions can participate in two ways: 1) faculty members can apply to participate in any of the Seminars or Institutes for College and University Teachers and receive a stipend to support their work during the program, and 2) our institutions can apply to the NEH for funding to be host institutions for one or more of these humanities programs. Awards to colleges and universities range from $60,000 to $180,000. NEH is particularly eager to receive proposals for Seminars and Institutes that explore significant events and themes in America's history and culture. (For more information on this vital civic and historical initiative, please visit http://www.wethepeople.gov).
Preference is given to faculty members who have not yet had the opportunity to participate in an NEH Summer Seminar or Institute.

The deadline for applications (both for faculty who wish to participate in a Seminar and institutions that wish to offer a program) is March 1, 2003. Further information and application guidelines are available at http://www.neh.gov, or contact the Division of Education Programs at 202-606-8463.

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