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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="05700840erlcjm.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Center for Teaching Excellence</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="main.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Center for Teaching Excellence"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Northern Virginia Regional Cen"><U>About the Northern Virginia Regional Center</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the NVCCLoudoun Center"><U>About the NVCC-Loudoun Center</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Overview of Seminars and Colloquies"><U>Overview of Seminars and Colloquies</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fall 2007 Seminars"><U>Fall 2007 Seminars</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spring 2008 Seminars"><U>Spring 2008 Seminars</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 2008ECCSSA Conference Overview"><U> 2008-ECCSSA Conference Overview</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 ECCSSA Conference Program"><U>2008 ECCSSA Conference Program</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CTE Photo Album"><U>CTE Photo Album</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2004 2006 Seminars"><U>2004- 2006 Seminars</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Service Learning "><U>Service Learning </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Online Teaching and Learning Resources"><U>Online Teaching and Learning Resources</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="New Faculty Resources"><U>New Faculty Resources</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Instructional Support Resources"><U>Other Instructional Support Resources</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Commentaries"><U>Commentaries</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Publications and References"><U>Publications and References</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VCCS Regional Centers "><U>VCCS Regional Centers </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="VCCS Office of Professional Development"><U>VCCS Office of Professional Development</U></A>   |   <B>Announcements</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="05111c00egdysm.gif"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05da7b20.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Announcements</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Call for Papers!</U></B></div> <div> <B>"The Global Community College: Strategies for Success" Growing Global Programs at the Community College. Sponsored by the Community Colleges for International Development, Inc.</B></div> <div> February 23-26, 2008, The Renaissance Hotel Long Beach, Long Beach, California. Submit proposals by November 9, 2007. To submit a paper, go to the CCID website at: <A HREF="http://ccid.kirkwood.cc.ia.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ccid.kirkwood.cc.ia.us"><U><B>http://ccid.kirkwood.cc.ia.us.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Facilitate Adult Learning through University of Virginia’s Online Adjunct Faculty Academy</U></B></div> <bR> <div> The Adjunct Faculty Academy consists of a series of noncredit online seminars especially designed for individuals holding advanced degrees who are interested in teaching at the college and university levels. Seminars consider strategies to: teach adults effectively; integrate adult learning principles; focus on expectations and challenges of teaching adults in academic settings; and obtain adjunct teaching opportunities. Eight seminars are offered through the Academy. A certificate of completion is awarded to those individuals completing seven seminars. All seminars are offered asynchronously <U>online</U> and are facilitated by experienced U.Va. faculty. For more information, visit <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><U>http://www.scps.virginia.edu/certificates/facilitate.php</U></FONT>.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>The Myra Sadker Foundation</U></B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" >The Myra Sadker Foundation now offers financial support to teachers, doctoral students and undergraduates committed to promoting gender equity. To learn more about these possibilities, or to find some useful links and articles, you can visit our new website at </FONT><U>www.sadker.org</U> </div> <div> (And yes, please share these new resources with interested colleagues and friends.) </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>