Dear Colleagues, Thanks so much to the 33 people who have responded to our survey on funding sources for ecological research at primarily undergraduate institutions. I plan to close the survey by the end of the day on July 6th, so this is just a quick reminder to respond.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S9KVGH9 Once again, we invite you to drop by our free workshop at the ESA meetings in Austin, with your lunch (no registration required - just drop in)! I include the text of the first e-mail below explaining the workshop and noting other events of interest to PUI ecologists below. Laurie WK 33 - Funding Challenges and Opportunities for Ecological Research at Undergraduate Institutions - FREE - 11:30AM - 1:15PM, Tuesday, August 9th, Austin Convention Center. This workshop is meant to be a discussion-based event, drawing on our collective wisdom and experience on seeking funding. Our goal is to come up with a list of funding sources, both traditional and unusual, that we can post on RUI web page as a resource, and a list of best practices for addressing funding challenges at primarily undergraduate institutions. As a foundation to this event, we would like to ask ecologists working at PUIs to fill out a short survey to communicate funding sources you have used and funding challenges you have encountered. We will use these results to help shape our discussions and start our lists. Please fill out the survey even if you will not be attending the ESA workshop - we need your experiences and knowledge! Click on the link below. Your participation is greatly appreciated. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/S9KVGH9 Other events of interest to PUI ecologists at ESA this year: WK 12 - Developing Collaborative Research Projects in the Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN)- $5 for EREN members (join for free online at www.erenweb.org) Sunday, August 7, 10-3, Room 13 at the Convention Center. SS 1 - Resources for Ecology Education: Fair and Share (REEFS) - Monday, August 8, Sharing- 10-11:30; FREE, Room 13A at the Convention Center. RUI Section Business Meeting - Wednesday, August 10, 11:30 - 1:15 - Austin Convention Center Special Session - Thursday August 11, 1:30 - 5:00 pm in Room 16B - This session will feature PUI ecologists and their students presenting their latest research. OOS 39 - Pair Power: Collaboration with ESA’s Next Generation of Ecologists (i.e. undergraduates) as Evidence of Earth Stewardship Hope to see you at one of these events! Laurie Past Chair, RUI Section of ESA Network Coordinator for EREN Faculty member at Ohio Wesleyan University -- Laurie Anderson (Laurel J. Anderson) Associate Professor Network Coordinator of the Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) Department of Botany/Microbiology Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH 43015 740-368-3501 [email protected] -- Laurie Anderson (Laurel J. Anderson) Associate Professor Network Coordinator of the Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) Department of Botany/Microbiology Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH 43015 740-368-3501 [email protected]
