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ARDI News You have received the September, 2004, Academic Resource Development, and Internationalization E-Newsletter. We have a new name, but we will continue to provide articles aimed to inform and inspire. For questions regarding ARDI and the E-Newsletter, please contact Sandra Engel at: engels@missouri.edu.
The Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Resource Development and Internationalization has issued the 2004 Fall Call for Proposals for the MU Faculty Development Project Awards. These awards give faculty an opportunity to update or revitalize their skills, develop new skills, and/or enter a new area of their discipline or an unrelated area. Deadline for this twice-annual call for proposals is October 1, 2004. For more information on MU’s Faculty Development Project Click Here
“I would have to say my trip to Africa this summer was the experience of a lifetime. It showed me how much I take for granted in the US.” Jeanine Jennings joined a 23 person team composed of medical students from medical schools across the US plus two physicians and two undergrads, on the Student National Medical Association, SNMA’s 4th annual medical mission to Ada, Ghana. For the past three years, the SNMA has partnered with Nene Katey Ocansey I Learning and Technology Center, NekoTech, a community based organization, to launch the pilot for the Save a Million Lives HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Program (SaML) in Ada, Ghana. Jeanine, a 23 year old second year medical student in MU’s School of Medicine is originally from St. Louis. She completed her undergraduate degree in Xavier University, Louisiana with a BS in Biology. Jeanine encourages “anyone including undergraduates, medical students, and healthcare professions to go on a trip abroad; it is truly an eye-opener. With the advent of the internet, finding a summer mission trip is as simple as searching on Google. One can go abroad to teach in France or Japan, do research in London, or go on medical missions in places as near as Mexico or as far as Ghana. I was able to find my medical mission trip through the SNMA website, but…they can be found through international studies departments on campuses, through churches, or other organizations.” (More) Related Links |
Dr. Caroline Kerber, Department of Internal Medicine, attended the competitive and prestigious Harvard Macy Institute for Physician Educators sponsored by the Harvard Medical International, Harvard Medical School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Selection is based on the strength of the application and proposed project. A Faculty Development Project Award sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Resource Development and Internationalization helped defray the cost of her experience. Study Abroad
MU’s 2004 Multicultural Teaching Scholars The Multicultural Teaching Scholars (MTS) Program is a unique faculty development program created by the MU Graduate School, and sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Resource Development and Internationalization. It is designed to enhance the ability of departments to recruit prospective faculty members of underrepresented groups to MU. Summer 2004 brought 3 ambitious scholars from across the United States to MU to enrich the summer student experience. (More) Related Links
This fall, many first time college students will embark on their freshman year experience at MU. Of the many new faces, there will be 32 young, hopeful scholars who are better prepared, more informed, and ready for the challenges that await them. On July 30th, the Stotler Lounge was packed with faculty, 32 young scholars and their families who celebrated the Closing Day Activity for the 2004 Summer Transition Program (STP). This transitional program, reaching a landmark celebration of ten years of success, is offered through the University of Missouri-Columbia Academic Retention Services and the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Resource Development and Internationalization. (More) A testament to the benefits of volunteering, Brad Jacobson, Student Service Advisor in MU’s Office of Disability Service, has spent part of his summer for more than 15 years working with the “Volunteers for Isreal Program . Brad says “Being a volunteer has enriched my life... Whether you can volunteer for a day in Columbia or are lucky enough to be able to go overseas, I urge you to think about it. There are many organizations you can check out. You may start your journey by contacting the University YMCA at: www. Students. Missouri.edu/~uymca .” To read about Brad’s summer 2004 experience in his own words…(More) Related Links |
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