CSA position open -
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The following Career Service position is open:
- Senior secretary, Enrollment
For more information, please view the announcement on the Human
Resource web page.
Resignation -
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- Jeanette Wermers, food service worker, Jacket Java
Jane Goodall to speak at
Black Hills State University - top
© Michael Neugebauer
Dr. Jane Goodall with chimpanzee Galahad at Gombe National Park,
Tanzania.
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Dr. Jane Goodall, internationally renowned primate
expert, will speak at Black Hills State University Wednesday, April 19
at 6 p.m. offering the public a chance to hear firsthand about her work
with chimpanzees, her reasons for hope and her belief in the power of
the individual to affect change.
Goodall began her landmark study of chimpanzees in
Tanzania in June 1960, under the mentorship of anthropologist and
paleontologist Dr. Louis Leakey. Her work would become the foundation of
future primatological research and would redefine the relationship
between humans and animals.
According to Dr. Holly Downing, dean of the College of
Arts and Sciences at BHSU, Goodall’s presentation is an opportunity for
students, faculty and community people to hear firsthand from one of the
most influential people in the field of animal behavior who has inspired
many scientists throughout her career. Goodall will discuss the threats
facing chimpanzees and other environmental crises.
“Dr. Goodall has a long history of excellent research
and really significant work toward conservation worldwide. To have a
person like Jane Goodall speaking on our campus is a real opportunity
for faculty, students and people in the community. It’s a real honor to
have Jane Goodall on our campus,” Downing said. “She has inspired many
people.”
Downing was inspired to study animal behavior after
reading one of Goodall’s books when she was just 13 years old.
“Jane Goodall is a personal role model for me. She
inspired young women to go into the sciences in the 60s and 70s. She was
out working in the field and she was an adventurer to be doing that work
at that time. She published her work and inspired many young women to
pursue research opportunities,” Downing said.
Goodall will be in the region promoting her “Roots to
Shoots” program, which fosters global connectedness among youth and
schools. According to the Jane Goodall Institute, which she established
in 1977, the "Roots and Shoots" program fosters global connectedness
among youth and schools. By traveling around to different schools and
communities, Goodall continually urges her audiences to recognize their
personal responsibility and ability to effect change through consumer
action, lifestyle change and activism.
Goodall’s pioneering research on chimpanzee behavior
transformed scientific perceptions concerning the relationship between
humans and animals. Today, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global leader
in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is
widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered
conservation and development programs in Africa and the “Roots & Shoots”
education program, which has groups in more than 90 countries.
Goodall travels an average 300 days per year, speaking
about the threats facing chimpanzees, other environmental crises, and
her reasons for hope that humankind will solve the problems it has
imposed on the earth.
Goodall's scores of honors include the Medal of
Tanzania, the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Medal, Japan's
prestigious Kyoto Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and
Scientific Research 2003, the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science,
and the Gandhi/King Award for Nonviolence. In April 2002
Secretary-General Kofi Annan named Goodall a United Nations “Messenger
of Peace.” In 2004, in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Prince Charles
invested Goodall as a Dame of the British Empire, the female equivalent
of knighthood.
Goodall’s list of publications includes her latest
book Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating, two overviews of her
work at Gombe — In the Shadow of Man and Through a Window as well as two
autobiographies in letters, the best-selling autobiography Reason for
Hope and many children's books. The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of
Behavior is the definitive scientific work on chimpanzees and is the
culmination of Goodall's scientific career. She has been the subject of
numerous television documentaries and is featured in the large-screen
format film, Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (2002). In 2004 she was
featured in two Discovery Channel Animal Planet specials—Jane Goodall’s
Return to Gombe and Jane Goodall’s State of the Great Ape.
For more information about Goodall’s presentation
contact the College of Arts and Sciences at BHSU at
HollyDowning@bhsu.edu or call
642-6420.
Donovin Sprague donates
photograph and hand-carved flute to Case Library for Western Studies
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Donovin Sprague (left) presents an
original hand-carved flute and a historical photograph to Alicia Caldanaro (center), Black Hills State University
reference librarian, and Bobbi Sago, special collections librarian.
Sprague donated the items to the Case Library for Western Studies at
BHSU. They will be put on permanent display at the library.
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Donovin Sprague recently donated a historical
photograph and a hand-carved flute to the Case Library for Western
Studies at the Black Hills State University E.Y. Berry Library-Learning
Center. They will be put on permanent display at the library.
The photograph “Chief Hump and Two Wives” was taken in
1879 by L.A. Huffman at Fort Keogh, Montana territory, when Hump and his
band surrendered from Canada. Hump died Dec. 11, 1908, at Cherry Creek.
The hand-carved flute, one of a number of original
creations by Sprague, symbolizes the story of the Lakota Sioux Flute
Legend that Sprague adopted from Henry Crow Dog, Lakota.
“My flutes are made with thoughts of the legends,”
Sprague said.
Sprague, a member of the Minnicoujou Lakota who was
born and raised on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, is the
great-great grandson of Chief Hump II (High Back Bone) and a descendant
of the families of Chief Hump and Chief Crazy Horse.
Sprague received his bachelor’s degree from Black
Hills State University in 1982 and went on to get his master’s degree
from the University of South Dakota. The last several years, he has been
employed with Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills as director of
education and director of the large Native American Education and
Cultural Center. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at BHSU and
Oglala Lakota College, teaching American Indian Studies, Lakota Studies,
Political Science, American Indian Law, Treaties and Government, and
Lakota Art and History. He also travels throughout the U.S. and Canada
visiting between one to two million people per year on reservations and
reserves.
“The library is very appreciative and excited to have
the flute and the picture on display. They are a very special and
interesting addition to the collection.” Alicia Caldanaro, BHSU
reference librarian, said. For more information on the donations,
contact Caldanaro at 642-6358 or
AliciaCaldanaro@bhsu.edu.
Student Support Services to
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Students from the Student Support Services (SSS)
program at Black Hills State University will sponsor a benefit blood
drive through United Blood Services for four-year-old Jacob Galbraith of
Lead Wednesday, March 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Jacket Legacy room
of the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union.
For every unit of O negative and O positive blood
donated, United Blood Services will donate $10 to help with Galbraith’s
medical expenses. Galbraith, whose grandmother Christina Nash is a BHSU
student associated with SSS, is being treated for acute lymphoblastic
leukemia.
The SSS students are hosting this community service
project in recognition of National TRiO Day as a way to show
appreciation to the community and as a thank you to the community for
its support of the TRIO programs.
For millions of Americans from low-income families who
have college potential but lack the wherewithal to pursue their
education goals, seven federally-funded programs called TRIO are making
a world of difference, according to Susan Hupp, director of SSS at BHSU.
Unlike student financial aid programs which help students to overcome
financial barriers to higher education, for 30 years the TRIO Programs
(Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans Upward
Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and
the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Program) have been providing
valuable support services to help students from poor and working
families successfully enter college and graduate.
Black Hills State University hosts two TRiO
programs—Upward Bound and Student Support Services. Upward Bound serves
70 students from 14 target high schools. The Student Support Services
program serves 200 students who are first-generation college students,
students from low-income households, or students who have documented
disabilities. BHSU was selected to host its first TRIO program in 1968
and has been funded every year since.
Students in the TRIO program credit the programs for
their success at BHSU. Laci Schmalz, a junior at BHSU, has been involved
with SSS for three years now and says the program has been instrumental
to her academic career.
“During my first week (with SSS), I realized that this
wasn’t just a program, it was a family, and I wanted to be part of it. I
applied and was immediately accepted with open arms. Everyone knows how
difficult and confusing the first year of college is, and I will admit I
didn’t know how to get involved, register for classes, find a tutor, or
even for what purpose I had come to college. Student Support Services
paved this path for me.”
Bernie Butcher, a single parent attending BHSU, agrees
that SSS has helped her achieve her goals.
“I was struggling in college algebra and was able to
get extra help from the math tutor. I learned new skills for writing
more effectively. I was able to get through the challenging classes with
the help from the (study) strategy workshops that are offered. I have
used the financial aid workshops and advisor for my financial aid
questions,” Butcher said. “The staff at Student Support Services are
encouraging and help me strive to be the best I can be. They have been a
great asset for my motivation and self-esteem and, as a result, I am
successful at Black Hills State University.”
According to Dr. Arnold Mitchem, president of the
Council for Opportunity in Education, an education association which
represents TRIO students, colleges, graduates, counselors, and teachers
nationwide, “These programs work because they are student-centered,
performance-based and non-bureaucratic.”
“We want more people to know about the services of the
TRIO Programs. We also want people to know that this federal program
works and should be expanded to serve more students,” Hupp added.
For more information about TRiO programs or the blood
drive contact Hupp at 642-6824.
Three BHSU students and
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Three Black Hills State University students and BHSU
English professor Dr. Vincent King will attend the National Conference
on Undergraduate Research in Asheville, N.C., this spring.
Randi Anderson, Leonard Crosby, Theresa Law, and King
will attend the conference April 6-8. BHSU faculty members were pleased
that the students submitted such great work.
According to King, this will be the first time that
any BHSU students have attended this conference. “I thought that
students who wrote terrific papers should have the opportunity to
present their papers, so I suggested that they submit them,” King said.
Randi Anderson, a senior English education major from
Newell, will present her conference paper “Life as Compared to Hamlet.”
Her essay was originally written for King’s Introduction to Literature
course at the BHSU campus. “I think that it will be very neat to hear
all of the other English students’ new ideas at the conference and I am
very excited to go,” Anderson said.
Leonard Crosby, a sophomore English major from Hot
Springs, will present “Anne Bradstreet: A Poet Outside of Puritan
Bounds.” Originally his paper was written for King’s American Literature
1 course. After reading the paper, King told Crosby that it was well
written and should be submitted for the conference. “I am very excited
to read my paper in front of all of the other English students. It will
be a great learning experience to hear the other students’ topics and
research,” Crosby said.
Theresa Law, a sophomore English major from Buffalo
Gap, will present her topic from the novel entitled “Invisible Man” by
Ralph Ellison. Her paper is from Dr. Amy Fuqua’s class African American
Literature.
According to
www.ncur.org, The National Conference on Undergraduate Research
promotes undergraduate research scholarship and creative activity done
in partnership with faculty or other mentors as a vital component of
higher education. For more information contact King at 642-6502 or visit
www.ncur.org.
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Fourteen Black Hills State University education majors
participated in the 2006 Conference for Early Childhood held recently at
the Spearfish Holiday Inn and Convention Center.
BHSU students from the College of Education took part
in two presentations at the conference. Senior elementary education
majors Nicole Krcil, Wagner, and Rachel Braaten, Thermopolis, Wyo.,
along with BHSU assistant education professor Dr. Joanna Jones presented
the “Powerful Predictable Books” session. Then, senior elementary
education major Barbara Schuler, Eagle Butte, and Jones presented the
“Read, Write, and Fold-a-Book” session.
Students displaying book samples at the conference
were: Jackie Czywczynski, a senior elementary education major from Rapid
City; Billie Dillman, a senior early childhood/special education major
from Spearfish; Debra Edinger, a junior elementary education major from
Rapid City; Lauren Foster, a senior elementary education major from
Torrington, Wyo.; Alyson Kopp, a sophomore elementary education major
from Newcastle, Wyo.; Jannette Kruse, a senior elementary education
major from Rapid City; Brittany Leach, a senior elementary education
major from Rapid City; Jennifer Ryan, a senior elementary education
major from Pierre; Danielle VanSickle, a sophomore elementary education
major from Lead; Amanda Willert, a freshman elementary education major
from Basin, Wyo.; and Jennifer Yotter, a senior elementary education
major from Rapid City.
The Conference for Early Childhood was sponsored by
the South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children and the
South Dakota Head Start Association.
Forensics Squad concludes
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The Black Hills State University Forensics Squad
successfully concluded their regular 2005-06 tournament season when, in
a rare feat, all BHSU teams qualified for elimination rounds at the
Laramie County College (LCC) Invitational.
Debating in the open division at the LCC Invitational,
the team of Dallas Olson, a senior speech communications major from
Bowdle, and Paul Eisenbraun, a junior speech communications major from
Gordon, Neb., lost in hidden quarterfinals. Cara Bandalos, a freshman
psychology major from Guernsey, Wyo., and Jim Stith, a freshman history
major from Newcastle, Wyo., also lost in the quarterfinals.
In the novice division, the team of Adam DeGroot, a
senior speech communications major from Rapid City, and Taylor Hilton, a
sophomore speech communications major from Rapid City, qualified for the
semifinals. Clint Augustson, a sophomore from Hermosa, and Gabriel
Carpenter, a sophomore history major from Rapid City, in their first
outing, also made it to the semifinals.
BHSU Forensics coach Dr. Charles Follette remarked,
“It’s not quite as nice as winning, but it’s been a long time since we
had such a consistent showing as a team.”
The team will now turn its attention to public forum
debate, including an upcoming trip to Dakota Wesleyan University to
explore the “intellectual diversity” controversy.
AmeriCorps*VISTA will host
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The AmeriCorps*VISTA office at Black Hills State
University, in conjunction with United Blood Services, will host a blood
drive Monday, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Donald E. Young
Sports and Fitness Center Field House.
All donors must be 17 years of age or older, weigh at least 110
pounds, and present a picture ID at the time of their appointment.
To schedule an appointment, contact Michael Smith,
BHSU VISTA volunteer, at 642-6471 or go to
www.unitedbloodservices.org,
click on “Schedule an appointment,” and enter the code: americorps.
Meyers will
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Kent Meyers, BHSU writer-in-residence, will sign copies of
his award-winning novel The Work of Wolves Saturday, Feb. 25 from
1 to 4 p.m. at the Adams Museum in Deadwood.
According to a press release from the Adams Museum, The Work of
Wolves presents a compelling account of life on the South Dakota
plains, told through the interwoven experience of four seemingly
disparate characters.
Meyers, a long-time resident of Spearfish, was the 1998 South Dakota
Author of the Year as well as the recipient of an N.E.A. grant for
creative writing and numerous other awards. He has authored several novels including The River
Warren, Light in the Crossing, and The Witness of Combines.
Meyers received his bachelor's degree in English from the University of
Minnesota-Morris and his master's degree in English from Washington
State University. He has been a member of the BHSU faculty since 1986.
For more information about the book signing, contact Kate Bentham, communications director
for the Adams Museum & House, Inc., at 578-1928 or
marketer@adamsmuseumandhouse.org.
BHSU to present “The Vagina
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In association with the V-Day 2006 college campaign,
Black Hills State University will present a benefit production of Eve
Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues” Wednesday, March 1 and Thursday, March
2 at 7 p.m. in the Woodburn Hall Auditorium.
Last year over 1,000 communities hosted V-Day benefits
around the world, raising funds and awareness toward ending violence
against women. These successful events raised over $4 million through
the award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues.”
For the fourth year now, BHSU will present a benefit
production of “The Vagina Monologues”. This production is sponsored by
the Spearfish National Organization for Women (NOW). Admission is $2 for
community members and $1 or a can of food for students of all ages.
Proceeds will go to Working Against Violence Incorporated (WAVI) and
Justice “Comfort Women.” For more information contact Anne Coyle,
Spearfish NOW President at 605- 210-2257 or at
anneccoyle@st.bhsu.edu.
BHSU to offer teacher
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Two Tribal Governments and Indian Lands Teacher
Institutes will be held for k-12 teachers this summer at Black Hills
State University.
The first institute will be June 19-23 and the second
from July 17-21. Each program will be offered to 20 K-12 teachers, with
a vast majority being high school social science educators. Although a
clear majority of the participants will be educators from South Dakota
schools with a large Indian student population, seats will also be
reserved for educators from outside of the state. The institutes are
seeking primarily instructors from Indian communities, but all K-12
instructors are encouraged to apply.
The office of Native Educational Endeavors, a
cooperative venture between the University of South Dakota Law School
Foundation and Black Hills State University, is sponsoring the
institutes. Major funding comes from the Indian Land Tenure Foundation,
a private non-profit entity with main offices in Minnesota whose mission
is: "land within the original boundaries of every reservation and other
areas of high significance where tribes retain aboriginal interest are
in Indian ownership and management." The South Dakota Humanities
Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is
co-sponsoring the institutes.
The objectives of Tribal Governments and Indian Lands
Teacher Institutes are three-fold, according to Dr. John Glover,
director of Native Educational Endeavors at BHSU. First, the
instructional program will provide elementary and secondary instructors
exposure to the composition and operations of the nine federally
recognized Tribal governments in South Dakota, as well as, exposing them
to the nature and make up of the over 560 other such entities in the
United States. Secondly, the institutes will provide needed information
on the diverse and complex ways in which Indian lands are held within
and outside the state. Lastly, participants will be exposed to the
history and current issues of culturally significant sites, with an
emphasis on Bear Butte. Throughout the institute, participants will be
shown methods and materials useful in conveying this complicated
material to their students.
In addition to free tuition, participants will receive
over $550 in the form of curriculum materials and money to be used for
travel and per diem. Participants in the teachers institute will also
receive three renewal credit hours as approved by the South Dakota
Department of Education (www.southdakotapd.com).
More information about the institutes is available by
contacting the institute director, Urla Marcus, at 605-642-6048 or
UrlaMarcus@bhsu.edu or by
contacting the Native Education Endeavors director, Dr. John Glover, at
605-642-6047.
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The Graduate Council met Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 3:30 to
4:30 p.m. in Jonas 104.
Present were: Earley, Ryerson, Dana, Bukralia,
Siemens, McGrath, Fuller, A. Ahmad, Austin, Molseed, and visitors
Downing, Sarver, and T. Hupp. Steckler and B. Smith were absent.
Corrections to January minutes:
- Bukralia said his report on the library should
say that the library has added a new business database called
Hoovers. The library also added some donated books in conservation
biology and computers. The library did not add a database in
conservation biology.
- Dana stated that the course approved should be
BSM 720, not BUS 720.
Master of Science in Integrative Genomics (MSIG):
- Siemens, Downing and Sarver talked about the
proposed Master of Science in Integrative Genomics. All commented on
the fact that it was not duplicating any existing program and that
it was unique in South Dakota. Siemens indicated there were letters
of support from USD and S.D. Tech faculty and also from the two
creators of the field of integrative genomics. Downing presented the
budget and talked about college and university reallocation of funds
for graduate assistants. Siemens made a motion and Fuller seconded
the motion to recommend approval for the program. The motion passed
unanimously.
WebCT:
- Hupp reported that the Regental system was in the
process of transition about WebCT. Starting in June 2006, the
Regental system will no longer enhance the WebCT system. By July
2007, the system will have made a decision about what platform will
be used, with three systems being considered. There is a statewide
committee created to review the three systems and make a
recommendation. Hupp has asked local campus faculty to look at the
alternatives and would appreciate anyone who is interested in
reviewing the process to contact him. He will email faculty when the
alternatives are ready for faculty review. At this time, he counted
276 BHSU courses using WebCT. A general discussion was held, and the
Graduate Council indicated it would like to be involved prior to any
decisions or recommendations being made. Hupp agreed to do that as
he was able.
Master of Science in Business Services Management (MSBSM):
- Dana reported 18 students were enrolled in the
MSBSM this semester. She also reported that she would be done as
graduate coordinator in June.
Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction (MSCI):
- Molseed reported a new cohort of 19 had started
in January. The College of Education was working on a math
specialization at the graduate level, and they hope to have the
reading specialization totally online by this fall.
Grant opportunities announced
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Below are program materials received in the Grants Office, Woodburn
212, through Wednesday, Feb. 22. For copies of the information, contact
the office at 642-6204 or e-mail requests to
grants@bhsu.edu. Fellowship
information will also be posted on the Student Union bulletin board near
the information desk.
Mentoring for System Involved Youth (DOJ)
The Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency
Prevention Mentoring Initiative for System Involved Youth was
established to support the development and enhancement of mentoring
programs for youth involved in the juvenile justice system, reentry, and
foster care. The initiative seeks to promote collaboration among
community organizations and agencies committed to supporting mentoring
services for such system involved youth. Its objective is to identify
effective mentoring programs and determine how to enhance and expand
these approaches for system involved youth. Applicants will assess,
develop, implement, and pilot mentoring strategies designed for system
involved youth. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate best practices
based on research and to consider a variety of mentoring approaches.
Deadline: April 17, 2006. A link to the full announcement can
be found at
www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8115.
Evaluation of Mentoring Initiative for System Involved Youth (DOJ)
The Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency
Prevention Evaluation of Mentoring Initiative for System Involved Youth
was established to support a program evaluation that will assess the
process and effect of mentoring programs for youth involved in the
juvenile justice system, reentry, or foster care. Specifically, this
evaluation will assess the four mentoring sites receiving awards under
OJJDP’s Mentoring Initiative for System Involved Youth, which will
provide funds to faith- and community-based, nonprofit, and for-profit
agencies to enhance and expand existing mentoring strategies; programs
to develop, implement, and pilot test mentoring strategies and programs
designed for youth involved in the juvenile justice system, reentry, or
foster care.
Deadline: April 17, 2006. The full announcement can be
accessed at
www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8116.
Math and Science Partnership (NSF)
The Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program is a major research
and development effort of the National Science Foundation that supports
innovative partnerships to improve K-12 student achievement in
mathematics and science. MSP projects are expected to both raise the
achievement levels of all students and significantly reduce achievement
gaps in the mathematics and science performance of diverse student
populations. Successful projects serve as models that can be widely
replicated in educational practice to improve the mathematics and
science achievement of all the nation's students. In this solicitation,
NSF seeks to support two types of MSP projects: Institute Partnerships –
Teacher Institutes for the 21st Century, especially for the science
disciplines in the secondary grades and for elementary science
specialists; and a focused set of Research, Evaluation and Technical
Assistance (RETA) projects that directly support the work of the
Institutes or engage the national disciplinary and professional
societies in MSP work.
Deadline: May 17, 2006. The optional letter of intent due date
is April 14, 2006. For more information and a link to the full
announcement, see
www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8054.
Broadening Participation in Computing (NSF)
The Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) program of the
National Science Foundation aims to significantly increase the number of
U.S. citizens and permanent residents receiving post secondary degrees
in the computing disciplines. Initially, its emphasis will be on
students from communities with longstanding underrepresentation in
computing: women, persons with disabilities, and minorities. Included
minorities are African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska
Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. The BPC program seeks
to engage the computing community in developing and implementing
innovative methods to improve recruitment and retention of these
students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Deadline: May 17, 2006. Letters of intent are due April 12,
2006. For more information, see
www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8085.
Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and
Mathematical Sciences (NSF)
The goal of the Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics (UBM) activity
is to enhance undergraduate education and training at the intersection
of the biological and mathematical sciences and to better prepare
undergraduate biology or mathematics students to pursue graduate study
and careers in fields that integrate the mathematical and biological
sciences. The core of the activity is long-term research experiences for
interdisciplinarily balanced teams of at least four undergraduates.
Projects should focus on research at the intersection of the
mathematical and biological sciences. Projects should provide students
exposure to contemporary mathematics and biology, addressed with modern
research tools and methods. That is, projects must be genuine research
experiences rather than rehearsals of research methods. Projects must
involve students from both areas in collaborative research experiences
and include joint mentorship by faculty in both fields. In addition, it
is expected that projects will strengthen the research and education
capacity, infrastructure, and culture of the participating institutions.
To this end, projects should create models for education in the
mathematical and biological sciences and influence the direction of
academic programs for a broad range of students. UBM is a joint effort
of the Education and Human Resources (EHR), Biological Sciences (BIO),
and Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Directorates at the
National Science Foundation (NSF).
Deadline: May 18, 2006. The full announcement is available at
www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8103.
Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification Program
The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
requests applications for the Youth Farm Safety Education and
Certification Program (YFSEC) for fiscal year (FY) 2006 to develop
curriculum and programming based on the North American Guidelines for
Children's Agricultural Tasks (NAGCAT) and implementation of farm safety
education focused on underserved and/or minority youth.
Deadline: April 24, 2006. For more information, visit
www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=8031.
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