Open call for Nunn Security Fellowship applications
Co-principal investigators John Endicott, professor
of international affairs and director of the Center
of International Strategy, Technology and Policy (CISTP);
and Seymour Goodman, professor of international affairs
and computing, are now accepting applications for the
Sam Nunn Security Fellowship. The Sam Nunn Security
Program is committed to educating scientists and engineers
on national security issues and providing the analytical
tools they need to interact with the policy community.
Funded by the MacArthur Foundation’s Science,
Technology and Security Initiative, the Nunn Security
Program selects pre-doctoral, post-doctoral and faculty
scientists and technology experts for intensive year-long
training in research approaches and policy formulation
methods for addressing national and international security
issues. The application deadline is March 17. Applications
are available online at www.cistp.gatech.edu/snsp/index.htm.
Seeking teachers for GT 1000
The Office of Success Programs is seeking volunteers
to teach a section of GT 1000, a freshman seminar helping
new students adjust to college life.
Assistant Director of Success Programs Paddy Kennington
says, “Every fall, new students arrive on campus
with many questions, high hopes for success and lots
to learn. This course helps to introduce them to campus
culture, as well as the resources and opportunities
we have here.”
Instructors must hold a master’s degree, have
been employed at Tech for at least one year, and have
their supervisor’s support.
For more information, visit www.successprograms.gatech.edu
or e-mail drpaddyk@gatech.edu.
CIBER Business Language Conference calls for papers
The 2006 Center for International Business Education
and Research (CIBER) Business Language Conference will
be held April 5-8 at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference
Center. The conference joins educators and administrators
in the fields of foreign language, culture and area
studies, business and management for sessions and workshops
on all aspects of internationalizing the curricula of
schools to prepare students for the global marketplace.
The organizers — the School of Modern Languages
and the Center for International Business Education
in the College of Management — have focused this
year’s conference on improving classroom foreign
language instruction, curriculum development and materials
selection, increasing study abroad, internships and
other enrichment opportunities for students.
Paper proposals are due by Feb. 17. Proposals are welcomed
in English and the target language for papers on any
aspect of the conference theme, “Matters of Perspective:
Culture, Communication and Commerce.” To submit
a proposal and for more details about the conference,
visit www.modlangs.gatech.edu/ciber.
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