Development Opportunities

Conferences

Deadline Date:
4/18/2011
Program:
Across the Disciplines and Around the Table: Rethinking Interdisciplinarity in Research and Teaching using Food as a Model
Purpose:
The purpose of this workshop is to encourage interdisciplinary research and teaching among faculty from UNCF institutions. Through presentations, workshops, discussions, readings, performances, and field trips attendees will learn how colleges and universities can integrate various disciplines through the study of food in order to provide a more meaningful and intellectually stimulating educational experience for students and a new area of research for scholars.
Meeting Dates and Location:
Application and Stipend InformationEmail a short curriculum vitae, including current contact information, and a one-two page statement indicating your intellectual and/or academic interests and the research or curricular development project you hope to produce as a result of participating in the symposium. Please be as specific as possible. Send these documents as PDFs to food2011@spelman.edu by April 18.
Each attendee will receive $250 per day stipend. Attendees coming from institutions 50 miles or more from Atlanta will receive pre-paid hotel accommodations and an additional $300 for travel. Applicants must come from UNCF institutions.
Meeting Dates June 28-29, 2011 Spelman College
Sponsor:
UNCF-MellonTeaching Research and Resource Center, Spelman College Women's Research and Resource Center, Spelman CollegeOffice of Research Resources, Spelman College

Deadline Date:
2011
Program:
The Southern Education Foundation (SEF) undertakes a wide range of strategies and programs that involve research, analysis, advocacy, technical assistance, and outreach.
Purpose:
* Improve education policy and practice from Pre-Kindergarten through college
* Inform the public about vital education issues and policy options
* Strengthen parent, school, and private sector efforts to better meet the needs of underachieving students and to prepare America's future workforce
* Promote a high quality of universal education
Meeting Dates and Location:
For more information on their programs, please visit their website.
Sponsor:
Southern education Foundation, Inc.

Deadline Date:
2011
Program:
Peabody Professional Institutes (PPI)
Purpose:
Peabody Professional Institutes (PPI) provide short-term, intensive educational experiences for professional educators and administrators during the summer. Each institute draws from social science disciplines and professional fields of study to inform the creation of a comprehensive, yet focused curriculum.
Meeting Dates and Location:
For more information, please visit their website.
Sponsor:
Vanderbilt Peabody College

Deadline Date:
2011
Program:
Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education
Purpose:
The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE) is a consortium of over 120 colleges and universities across North America committed to making the academic workplace more attractive and equitable for early-career faculty--the cohort most critical to the long-term future of their institutions.
Meeting Dates and Location:
For more information, please visit their website.
Sponsor:
COACHE

Deadline Date:
2011
Program:
Sungard Summitt Connect 2011
Purpose:
The connections you make, the people you meet, and the communities you create make SunGard Summit a one-of-kind experience.
Meeting Dates and Location:
For more information, please visit their website Sungard.
Sponsor:
Sungard

Deadline Date: br>2011
Program: br>The Leadership Challenge
Purpose: br>The Leadership Challenge® is a leadership development program by bestselling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. Approaching leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviors, this proven leadership model proclaims Leadership Is Everyone’s Business.
Meeting Dates and Location: br>For more information, please visit their website.
Sponsor: br>The Leadership Challenge

Deadline Date:
2011
Program:
The Network for Academic Renewal
Purpose:
AAC& U's Network for Academic Renewal offers an annual series of working conferences exploring the latest advances in research and practice in undergraduate education. Network conferences blend theory with practice, feature work designed by practitioners, and include highly participatory sessions on strategies for change.
Meeting Dates and Location:
Please visit their website for the list of conferences available AAC&U.
Sponsor:
Association of American Colleges and Universities

Deadline Date:
2011
Program:
Poetry at Tech
Purpose:
2011 events
Meeting Dates and Location:
For more information on upcoming events, please visit their website GA Tech
Sponsor:
GA Tech

Deadline Date:
2011 - 2012
Program:
25th Annual National Conference and Business Meeting
Purpose:
In its role as the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, ACE provides leadership on key higher education issues and influences public policy through advocacy, research, and program initiatives. ACE fosters greater collaboration and new partnerships within and outside the higher education community to help colleges and universities anticipate and address the challenges of the 21st century and contribute to a stronger nation and better world.
Meeting Dates and Location:
For more information, please visit their website.
Sponsor:
American Council on Education

Deadline Date:
2011 - 2012
Program:
The 2011 9th Teaching Professor Conference
Purpose:
This year, we will be focusing on knowledge exchange amongst the members of this diverse community. During a packed two days of keynotes, breakout sessions, best practice presentations, and networking opportunities, you will be reminded why leadership matters more today than ever. Join your passionate and talented leadership development colleagues in an exploration of new ideas, the latest research, and practical learning tools.
Meeting Dates and Location:
For more information, please visit their website.
Sponsor:
The Teaching Professor Conference

Deadline Date:
Rolling
Program:
Associated Colleges of the South
Purpose:
Incorporated in August of 1991, the Associated Colleges of the South has a mission to make the case for liberal arts education and to strengthen academic programs of the member institutions. The consortium articulates to many publics the nature of liberal learning and the vital role it plays. The organization points to the impact made by liberal arts on individuals and on the society as a whole, with ACS colleges and universities being viewed as exemplars of the highest quality liberal arts institutions.
Meeting Dates and Location:
Please visit their website for a listing of upcoming conferences ACS.
Sponsor:
ACS

Deadline Date:
Rolling
Program:
Georgia Psychological Association 2005 - 2006 Invited Workshops
Purpose:
Meeting Dates and Location:
Please visit their website for a detailed list of upcoming workshops. Workshops
Sponsor:
Georgia Psychological Association

Deadline Date:
Rolling
Program:

Purpose:
100 conferences, seminars, and workshops, you can network with senior executives and thought leaders from the U.S. and international corporate communities.
Meeting Dates and Location:
For information, please visit their website Conference Board
Sponsor:
The Conference Board

Deadline Date:
Rolling
Program:
How to get more organized
Purpose: The ability to organize is a skill not unlike the ability to supervise, delegate or use new software. You can learn it, practice it and perfect it.
Meeting Dates and Location:
For more information please visit their website PTTRAIN or call 1-800-258-7246.
Sponsor:
Padgett Thompson

Deadline Date:
Rolling
Program:
Teaching Scholar Partnerships: A Fresh Approach to College/School Collaborations
Purpose:
The CIC focuses on providing services to campus leaders as well as seminars, workshops, and programs that assist institutions in improving educational programs, administrative and financial performance, and institutional visibility.
Meeting Dates and Location:
For more information, please visit their web site CIC
Sponsor:
The Council of Independent Colleges