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Administrator's Materials Information for Letter of Support Applications for Cohort Seven are now being accepted. Applications must be RECEIVED by May 21st AMATYC Project ACCCESS (Advancing Community College Careers: Education, Scholarship, and Service) is a professional development and mentoring program for two-year college mathematics faculty in the first three years of their full-time professional careers. The goal of the project is to facilitate current and continued professional growth for a cadre of two-year college mathematics faculty who will become the leaders of their profession. Fellows will attend two consecutive AMATYC national meetings where they will participate in a specially developed workshop as well as regular conference activities. Fellows are required to attend an AMATYC Affiliate, MAA Section meeting, or NCTM Regional meeting near their home institution between November, 2010 and November, 2011. For the duration of the project, an electronic network will link ACCCESS Fellows with each other and with a group of distinguished mathematics educators. All Fellows will develop, implement, and evaluate a project at their home institution, as an integral part or their professional development experience. COSTS What costs are paid by the participant's home institution? The costs would include meals not paid for by ACCCESS or included in the AMATYC registration, airfare above $300 for the Boston, MA conference and full airfare for the Austin, TX conference, local ground transportation at home and at the conference sites, two nights' lodging (double occupancy) for the Boston, MA conference, and up to 4 nights lodging (double occupancy) for the Austin, TX conference, tips, photocopying or other duplication of materials needed at the conference, expenses for attendance at local conference, and other expenses. We estimate that the total institutional commitment will be approximately $2000 spread over the two years of the Fellowship. Assurances of institutional support and eligibility are of critical importance in the acceptance process. In a letter of support for your faculty member: * Please verify that the applicant (1) has a full-time renewable contract at your institution and that this contract was effective no earlier than Fall term, 2008; (2) has not previously held a full-time renewable contract at a community or technical college or other associate degree-granting institution; and (3) has at least a master's degree in mathematics or a related field. * Please outline the specific financial support your institution will provide for the applicant’s participation. It is also important that Fellows have non-financial support to implement alternative teaching techniques and carry out a professional development project during the Fellowship year. Please describe how such activities will be supported by the department. Thank you for your willingness to support your new faculty in this valuable program. |
