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Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) is a consortium of sixteen distinguished liberal arts colleges and universities. They are nationally recognized institutions located in the South, encompassing twelve states. Read more about the mission of ACS.

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The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Furman University an $850,000 grant in support of the school's sustainability and environmental education initiatives. Among other things, the grant will assist the faculty in developing new courses and redesigning existing courses related to the environment.
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Hendrix College launched its new Jewish Cultural Center in May, the only on-campus center dedicated to Jewish studies in Arkansas. The Jewish Cultural Center will serve as a resource for students, faculty and members of the general public who wish to engage in the study and discussion of Jewish culture. Hendrix will begin Jewish programming through the center in the fall, under the direction of Marianne Tettlebaum, the center’s director and a current member of the college’s faculty. Full Story

Spelman College has received a $1.4 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to identify creative new ways to engage students in the biological sciences. Spelman will use the grant to help more black women develop and maintain an interest in science through a documentary film project, a revamped mentoring program and new science classes. Full Story

The Dominion Foundation has awarded $100,000 to the University of Richmond to purchase and install an energy monitoring system in all 14 campus residence halls.
Richmond will be the first college in Virginia to use the Campus Resource Monitoring System, a web-based hardware and software system designed to encourage student energy conservation by making them aware of how much energy they use. A petition with 1,000 student signatures requesting increased sustainability efforts on campus supported the project. Full Story

 

Announcements

* ACS and University of Georgia Partnership

As a part of its five-year partnership with the University of Georgia, the consortium is seeking ACS faculty who would like to spend a semester or year at UGA collaborating with a colleague or working in a laboratory closely related to his or her area of specialization. Are there faculty for whom access to the University laboratories and equipment could be especially helpful in their teaching, research and professional development? Are there faculty interested in partnering with specific UGA faculty who could enhance their skills or help them shape new research initiatives? Faculty interested in pursuing such contacts and arrangements may get in touch with Marcia White at the ACS office at mwhite@colleges.org.

* 1st ACS Student Research Conference on Chinese Studies, Morehouse College, April 17-18, 2009

* 17th Annual Latin American Studies Symposium, Birmingham-Southern College, April 17-18, 2009

* ACS Women's and Gender Studies Conference, Rhodes College, March 6-7, 2009

* Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Renewal Grants

Second deadline for full proposals - January 15, 2009

* NITLE Opportunities:

* Fall 2008 Palladian -- our most recent newsletter (PDF)

 

 

 
 
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