Deadline: 30 November 2010 (for Spring) 15 April 2011 (for Fall)
The Programme offers free scholarships to qualified Arab candidates who demonstrate leadership capabilities, to pursue their Master's Degrees. The scholarship covers tuition, fees, and books for the full duration of study.
Nationals of the 22 member countries of the League of Arab States are eligible to apply. These countries are: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE and Yemen.
How to apply for a scholarship
To be eligible for a graduate scholarship through the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Pioneers Programme, candidates should:
* Secure their own acceptance to one of the Foundation’s regional partner universities * Apply for the Pioneers scholarship through the scholarship office at the relevant partner university * Attach certified copies of all undergraduate academic credentials to the application * Attend an interview with the programme advisory panel, if required * Send copies of the following to pioneers@mbrfoundation.ae:
§ Acceptance letter from Partner University § Degree § Transcript of grades § GRE, GMAT grades if available § TOEFL or IELTS grades § Resume § Passport § Recent letter of employment § Financial Status Form
Important Notes:
· Once a candidate is awarded a scholarship, he/she will be required to sign a legally binding agreement with the Foundation, undertaking to remain and work in one of the 22 Arab States, for a minimum period of two years
· Scholarships are available for approved degrees at partner universities/campuses only
· The Programme is only available to students who have not started their Master's Degree courses yet
· The pioneers must be enrolled as full-time students, for the full duration of study
· The Programme does not cover summer school fees
Deadlines:
* Fall semester: August 15 * Spring semester: November 30
Click here to check Partner Universities
To enquire about this Programme, please send an email to pioneers@mbrfoundation.ae after reading the FAQs
There are no nationality restrictions for applications. However, applicants should be over 21 years old and be writing in English.
The M Literary Residency Program has been established to disseminate a broader knowledge of contemporary life and writing in India and China today and to foster deeper intellectual, cultural and artistic links across individuals and communities. Applicants are invited to apply for three month residencies in India or China.
Applications for the 2012 Residency are now being accepted. Application deadline is Friday, 1 July 2011, and decisions will be announced 31 October.
The M Literary Residency Programme ~ 2012-2013 Residency Guidelines
The M Literary Residency Programme has been established to disseminate a broader knowledge of contemporary life and writing in India and China today and to foster deeper intellectual, cultural and artistic links across individuals and communities.
The intent of the residency is to provide space and time primarily for writing and location-specific research. It is not to be used as base for travel in order to undertake research further afield.
Writers may apply for ONE of two M Literary Residencies:
Bangalore, India
A three-month residency in a rural setting near Bangalore, South India from late 2012 to early 2013. The successful applicant will have his/her transportation costs to and from Bangalore covered by the M Residency. Accommodation (a single room) and three meals a day will be provided.
Shanghai, China
A three-month residency in Shanghai. The residency must be taken up before March 1st, 2013. The successful applicant will have his/her transportation costs to and from Shanghai covered by the M Residency. Accommodation (a studio-style apartment) and a stipend towards the cost of meals will be provided.
Stipend
Both successful applicants will receive a total sum of US$1,000 to cover additional living costs during their stay in India or China.
HOW TO APPLY
All applicants are required to submit the following information and supporting materials:
1. A completed M Residency application form.
2. A synopsis and statement of intent totaling no more than 1,500 words detailing the project that you intend to work on during the residency. Applications will be accepted in the following genres only: fiction, nonfiction, poetry or dramatic prose.
Note:
• Statement of intent: this should detail how and why the location will benefit your project, and how the residency itself will be of benefit to you.
• The intent of the residency is to provide space and time primarily for writing and location-specific research and not as a base for travel to undertake research further afield.
3. Two samples of your work in the genre of your chosen project for the residency. Short stories, essays, novel extracts, drama and poetry are all welcome. The total word count of the two pieces combined should not exceed 2,500 words.
Note:
• Applications that do not include support material in the genre of the nominated project will be at a disadvantage.
• If poetry samples are less than 30 lines long, they can be grouped with 1-2 other poems to form one sample. The total line count of the poetry group should not exceed 100 lines or the word count.
• Applicants may be asked to submit additional samples of their work.
4. One of the following proofs of identification: copy of passport, driving licence or ID card.
5. Two referees, including their contact details, to whom the residency administrator may write to. The referee does not need to work in a literary capacity but needs to know the candidate well.
PLEASE NOTE
• Please send applications by email only to the Administrator at mliteraryresidency@googlemail.com. We will notify you immediately on receipt of your application.
• Applications must be received by Friday, 1 July 2011. Applications received after this date will not be considered.
• Applicants must cover their own travel and medical insurance.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
• Participation in two (2) events:
The M Literary Residency aims to encourage interaction between talented artists and local communities, and to foster an interest in the arts within the local communities of the host countries. It is therefore a condition of entry that the successful candidate must agree to participate in at least two events within the local community during their stay. This could be a talk or workshop at a school, college or bookshop. Details will be worked out between the fellow and M Residency staff. All expenses will be met by the M Literary Residency.
• Remaining in Residence
It is expected that fellows will remain in residence throughout the threemonth fellowship. Fellows must notify M Residency staff at the earliest opportunity if they expect to have to leave the residency for a period of more than one week.
• Dates / Length of Residency
• India: 10-12 weeks, commencing late 2012
• China: 12 weeks and must be taken up before March 1st, 2013.
• It is a condition of entry that applicants agree to these terms by marking the relevant box on the application form.
IMPORTANT NOTES
• It is NOT a condition of entry that the applicant must already be a published author. Unpublished writers are welcome to apply.
• There are no nationality restrictions for applications. However, applicants should be over 21 years old and be writing in English.
• Applications may only be submitted electronically.
• In the interest of fairness, applicants’ names must not appear on samples, synopses, or statements of intent.
• The residency judges and administrators will not enter into private correspondence with applicants nor will they be able to offer specific feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
• The accommodation provided in Bangalore and Shanghai is suitable only for single occupancy. We regret that we are unable to accommodate partners or family.
• In the case of the Indian residency, accommodation may be isolated so applicants should be seeking a period of quiet, sustained work. The residency is not a base from which to travel from.
• In the case of the Shanghai residency, accommodation will be centrally located and in the thick of a noisy city. Whilst it is intended that the writer should be seeking a period of sustained work, it must be noted that this will probably not be happening in very quiet surroundings.
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Contact Information:
For inquiries: mliteraryresidency@googlemail.com
For submissions: mliteraryresidency@googlemail.com
A book to be co-edited by Chaka Chaka (Walter Sisulu University, South Africa) and Tamishra Swain (Banasthali University, India)
Title of the Book: Afro-Asian Experiences in Language Learning through New Technologies: Research and Practice
Introduction Issues related to African and Asian experiences in language learning and teaching may have been researched and documented accordingly. However, there exists a scholarly need to compile and document Afro-Asian language learning and teaching experiences by researchers and practitioners at lower (school) and higher educational (college and university) levels in a composite book. In particular, there is an added need to compile and document such experiences as informed by the use of new technologies (e.g., online, wireless, and mobile technologies). This is particularly so since new technologies have impacted not only on English but on other languages worldwide as well. So, some of the questions this composite book will try to answer are the following:
• What specific experiences do Afro-Asian researchers and practitioners have regarding the use of new technologies in language learning and teaching in their respective regions? • What best practices of the applications of new technologies in Afro-Asian language teaching can Afro-Asian scholars and practitioners share with their peers and other scholars? • What are the current pedagogical approaches and innovations related to Afro-Asian language learning and teaching that scholars and practitioners employ? • What are projects, pilots, experiments, initiatives and case studies focusing on Afro-Asian language learning and teaching that researchers and practitioners can share with their peers and others?
Objectives of the Book The major objective of the proposed book is to present, in a composite book, in-depth research, academic and theoretical chapters on contemporary issues related to Afro-Asian language learning and teaching as informed by the use new technologies. The book also intends providing a space for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to articulate and appropriate experiences, and new models and approaches so as to interrogate pertinent issues related to Afro-Asian languages. In addition, it serves as an avenue for exploring the interface between new technologies and Afro-Asian languages within multiple Afro-Asian contexts. Most importantly, it provides a platform for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to present their best practices, projects, pilots, experiments, initiatives and case studies as they relate to Afro-Asian language teaching and learning using new technologies.
Target Audience The target audience of this book will comprise students, scholars, practitioners, researchers and professionals of Afro-Asian languages. Moreover, the book will provide insights and understandings to scholars, researchers and practitioners of other languages as well.
Recommended Topics Recommended topics for this book, whose primary focus is on Afro-Asian language learning and teaching experiences as informed by new technologies, are outlined below. However, we are also keen to receive illuminating and innovative submissions in other areas not included in our list:
• Language learning and teaching experiences • Best practices • Lessons learned • Innovative pedagogical approaches and design issues • Assessment or evaluation procedures for language learning and teaching • Skills, vocabulary and grammar teaching • Pilots, experiments, initiatives and case studies • Use of new technologies (e.g., mobile phones/smart phones, iPods, PDAs, YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, Google Docs, social networks, etc • Digital identities and discourses within the multiple Afro-Asian learning contexts • Digital literacies and multiliteracies • Evaluation of the usability of new technologies • Prospects, and future implementations and trends for deploying new technologies in Afro-Asian contexts
We are keen to receive submissions in two forms:
(1) Academic papers detailing original thoughts and first-hand experiences in varied areas of Afro-Asian learning and teaching. Such papers must adhere to the following conditions: • Originality • Should not have been published or not be intended to be published elsewhere • Full chapters (between 5000-7000 words in length) conforming to the following structure: Abstract; Introduction; Background; Main discussion; Future trends/directions; and Conclusion
(2) Descriptions, discussions and reports of pilots, experiments, initiatives and case studies based on Afro-Asian language learning and teaching. These submissions must adhere to the same conditions as the ones specified above. However, they have to conform to the following chapter format: Abstract; Introduction; Literature review; Purpose; Approach/Theoretical framework; Research design/methodology; Findings and Discussion; Research limitations/implications (if applicable).
Proposal Submission Procedures Authors are invited to submit chapter proposals (1000 words maximum and as email attachments) clearly explaining the mission and concerns of their intended chapters on or before November 15, 2010.
Important Dates Chapter Proposal Submission Deadline: 15 November 2010 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 20 December 2010 Full Chapter Submission: 20 January 2010 Review Results Returned: 15 February 2011 Final Revised Chapter Submission: 10 March 2011 Final Acceptance Notification Deadline: 10 April 2011 Camera-ready Chapter Submission: 02 May 2011
Typescript, Referencing/Style manuals, Tables, Figures and Images Manuscripts should be typed on an A-4 size paper/document, double-spaced, with generous margins at the top, bottom, and sides of the page and must be in MS Word 2003-2007 compatible format. The referencing style must conform to the APA style manual. And tables, figures and images used should be in .tif, .jpg or .jpeg format with a high resolution quality of between a 180-360 dpi setting. Copyrighted material must be acknowledged and permission to use such material must be obtained from the copyright holder. NB: All manuscripts will be peer reviewed on a double-blind review basis.
Special Request NB: Contributors should note that they will be requested to review at least 2 or 3 manuscripts and, as such, need to attach their short biographical notes (100-150 word long) when submitting their chapter proposals. They should also furnish the following details:
Full name(s) Title/Professional status Department/Section/Unit Employer/Affiliation/Organization Country E-mail addresses
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document) or by mail to:
Dr Chaka Chaka Department of Humanities Education Walter Sisulu University Private Bag X1 Mthatha 5117 Republic of South Africa chakachaka8@gmail.com
OR
Tamishra Swain 603, Gautam Buddh Niwas Banasthali University Rajasthan-304022 India tamishraswain@yahoo.com
NB: Please ensure that the submission you email to one editor is also CC’ed (copied) to the other.
“Governance, Democracy and Corruption: The role of the Anti-Corruption Commission in addressing these concepts in Sierra Leone"
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was established in the year 2000 by the Government of Sierra Leone to address key questions of (state) corruption that marred Sierra Leone for decades. Most Sierra Leoneans regard the ACC as having the most important tasks of protecting and promoting integrity, accountability and transparency within government institutions. The Commission seeks to achieve its objectives by investigating and punishing acts of corruption within public institutions in Sierra Leone.
A decade since its establishment, the ACC has been led by at least three different Commissioners. However, recent events within the organization have given cause for Sierra Leoneans to question whether the ACC is capable of achieving its objectives. In early May 2010, Sierra Leone witnessed the sudden and unexpected resignations of Abdul Tejan-Cole as head of the Sierra Leone’s ACC and that of his lead prosecutor, Calvin Mantsebo, a Zimbabwean national. These resignations sent shockwaves across the country and beyond. One of Sierra Leone’s major international partners, the United States of America, expresses regret at the event and notes that the fight against corruption in Sierra Leone is a fight for Sierra Leone’s very economic, political and democratic stability.
It is worth remembering that this event comes less than a decade following the end of a terrible civil war in Sierra Leone in 2002 - a war that many observers have noted was caused by rampant corruption. So, as the ACC now has a new leader awaiting parliamentary approval, it is understandable that Sierra Leoneans are uneasy, posing questions about the viability and trustworthiness of an institution that carries with it the hope of an end to some of the causes that led to that bloody civil war.
It is against this backdrop that the Auradicals Foundation considers it appropriate to launch this essay competition on Sierra Leone’s ACC. The key aims of this essay competition are to gauge public opinion on the Commission, and provide Sierra Leoneans with the opportunity to express their views on the evolution and role of the ACC in Sierra Leone’s development. A winning essay should consider the following: what have been the factors limiting the operations of the ACC? to what extent can the ACC influence good governance and responsible government in Sierra Leone? Should central government play any role in the operations of the ACC? if yes, how can and should government interact with the ACC to ensure it properly performs its functions adequately? Should the ACC be an integral part of the Sierra Leone judiciary? How can the fight against corruption in Sierra Leone foster national growth and development? To what extent can the ACC play a leading role in this process? These are some of the core questions to address in a winning essay.
Submission guidelines / marking criteria / prizes
This competition is open to two categories of participants: pupils at senior secondary schools and students at colleges, vocational institutes and universities in Sierra Leone.
For pupils, the word limit for this essay is between 1700 and 2000 words and for students, the word limit is between 2700 and 3000 words inclusive of footnotes but exclusive of bibliography or reference list; anything less than and more than these limits will be disqualified.
Every essay must be well referenced with footnotes and bibliography, using the Harvard Referencing Style – visit http://auradicals.com/ for details on this referencing style. Essays which use any academic materials or other resources must provide full citation of those resources. Essays which simply rely on information from the ACC website may not be winning essays.
The deadline for the submission of this essay (i.e. must be received by us) is no later than 10pm Sierra Leone time on 1 November 2010 at submissionessaycompetition@auradicals.com. The essay must be word-processed and submitted via email only.
Participants are required to provide their full name, date of birth, home address, name of educational institution and student identification or registration number. These details do not form part of the word limit.
We will award prize money and plaques to the essays we assess as 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each category. We will announce the winners on Friday, 8th October 2010 and present them with prizes in a venue (to be announced) in Freetown on Friday, 15th October 2010. The prizes for secondary schools will be 1st prize: Le500,000 + plaque; 2nd prize: Le300,000 + plaque; and 3rd prize: Le150,000 + plaque and for tertiary institutions, 1st prize: Le1,000,000 + plaque; 2nd prize: Le500,000 + plaque; and 3rd prize: Le300,000 + plaque.
About the competition organizers
This competition is organised by the Auradicals Foundation. The Auradicals Foundation is made up of members of the Auradicals Club of Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone, who have now graduated from FBC and are currently residing, studying, working or living in Sierra Leone, USA, Canada, Australia and the UK/Europe.
By submitting your essay to Us (i.e. the Auradicals Foundation and any of Our successor organisation) for this competition You (i.e. the participant) agree to grant Us a perpetual, exclusive, free of charge permission, right and licence to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to Your essay in any way We (i.e. the Auradicals Foundation) want in Sierra Leone and worldwide in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist. By submitting Your essay to Us, You also warrant that such essay is Your own original work, it has not been previously published elsewhere and that You have the right to make it available to Us for all the purposes specified above, is not defamatory, does not infringe any laws in Sierra Leone or elsewhere, and that You have the consent of Your parent / guardian to grant Us the above rights and warranties if You are under 16.
King Pie has today announced the launch of the ‘Amazwi Ethu South African Tales’ Literature Talent Search. The Campaign calls for South African youth of all ages to write and submit their favourite South African stories for competition entry. Top stories will be compiled and published by Penguin Books.
‘Amazwi Ethu South African Tales’ is an initiative to fuel interest in literacy amongst the youth, and is proudly partnered by Heart 104.9FM in the Cape and Kaya FM in Gauteng. The campaign will roll out on a national level from the 16th April and will call for entries until the 19th June 2011.
“South Africa is a culturally rich and diverse country, and the campaign aims to tap into the heritage of storytelling” notes Nicholas Kühne, Marketing Manager of King Pie. “A competition such as this not only allows a record of our culturally diverse stories, but also to invest in individuals who have the talent but not necessarily the means to develop further”.
“Kaya FM is proud to support the Amazwi Ethu initiative and continues to espouse the importance of education as well as the value of understanding one's cultural heritage and rooting. The revival and preservation of undocumented or untold South African stories is important in understanding more about ourselves, our respective histories and cultural perspectives. It is also essential in inspiring a culture of reading and writing with children of all ages.” Adds Mark Mdlela, Marketing and Sales Manager Kaya FM.
As interest literature is a key area amongst youth, as is the preservation of cultural roots through literature, the Campaign holds core importance for all involved partners. Story telling is inherently part of the South African community heritage, and this campaign aims to records a current generation’s story.
Youth are encouraged to submit short stories, or poems from 50 words up to 800 words, via entry boxes at King Pie or via email at king.pie@ydx.co.za. These stories/poems should be their favourite South African tales, as narrated by themselves. The competition is open to ages 12 and up and entries will be accepted in all languages. Various prizes are up for grabs for laptops, cash for schools and tertiary institutions and other spot prizes.
Help and further information can be found via the dedicated helpline number: +27118068061 or on the King Pie Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/kingpiebrand
The panel of Judges will comprise a celebrity judge, Radio Station representatives, King Pie and penguin books with final Judging of all submitted stories taking place over the end of June and early July 2011. Winners will be announced at via the telephone and at an event.
The published book with will be available in all King Pie stores, from October 2011.
The National Authorising Officer of the European Development Fund in Tanzania is seeking proposals for its "Global Climate Change Alliance in Tanzania" with financial assistance from the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI).
The overall objective of the programme is to increase the most vulnerable Tanzanian communities’ capacity to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change through the implementation of sustainable, innovative and community driven initiatives.
The specific objective of the programme is to support the set up of climate change adaptation eco-villages in rural areas of the country. In the context of this Call for Proposals an eco-village is to be understood as an existing Tanzanian rural community / settlement / village aiming to increase its resilience and capacity to adapt to climate change through the implementation of an integrated and multidisciplinary range of climate change adaptation and mitigation activities resulting in its transformation into a low carbon rural economy and high carbon density landscape.
The total amount available under this Call for Proposals is 1,955,000 millions EUR.
Eligibility criteria, financial allocations, size of grants, and other important procedural aspects are described in details in the Guidelines for Applicants.
The full Guidelines for Applicants are available on the EuropeAid website. (Click on the tab "Search by reference", enter the reference number "130629" and click "Search", then click on "Tender Dossier" to download the zip file containing the relevant documents)
The deadline for submission of proposals (Concept Notes) is the 30th of November 2010 at 04:00 PM local time (Dar es Salaam).
If you have any question related to the Call for Proposals, kindly follow the procedure as indicated in the Guidelines (paragraph 2.2.4 page 17). Questions addressed directly to me by email will not be considered.
An information session will take place in Dar es Salaam, Movenpick Hotel, on Tuesday 26 October at 09:00 AM. All potential applicants are kindly invited to participate.
Best regards.
Baptiste Bobillier Programme Officer Energy - Climate Change - Environment European Union Delegation to Tanzania Umoja House - Garden Avenue P.O. Box 9514 Dar es Salaam Tel: +255 22 211 74 73 Fax: +255 22 211 32 77 Website: www.deltza.ec.europa.eu
This is a call for submissions for the 2011 edition of Best Music Writing, an anthology of English-language writing about music published by Da Capo Press each October. This year's guest editor is the esteemed critic and author Alex Ross.
We seek music writing in the form of brilliant features, essays, profiles, news articles, interviews, creative non-fiction, fiction, book reviews, long-format reviews, blog posts, and journal articles on musical and music culture-related topics. We also actively seek work that doesn't fit into these categories-more whimsical and/or emergent forms of music writing, such as tweets, blogs, Tumblr posts, and joint writing efforts.
We use the term "music" broadly to include all genres, time periods, and performers and "writing" to mean all work published in periodical form (print or online) in the calendar year 2010 (including "winter 2010/2011" journals). We regret that we cannot consider books, book chapters, liner notes, or transcripts of broadcast journalism.
One note: we urge writers and editors from English-publishing nations in the Caribbean, Africa, Oceania, and Asia as well as English-language writers and editors from Central America, South America, and Europe to submit work for consideration for the book. We are based in the US, but actively interested in including work from around and about the music of the globe.
Please send your own best work, work you've edited or overseen, great work of your friends and colleagues, or work that you have admired in passing throughout the year.
We prefer (in descending order):
-email links -Word docs -PDFs -hard copies of articles -whole publications (please paper clip or post-it the pages to read) -an email of the the author name/article title/publication title/date
If you are an editor, please limit the number of submissions to your publication's best, most favored, most original and important works, as we do get quite a large number of submissions and only reprint 30-40 pieces per year (and, historical, never more than three from any one publication). Please email this note to your writers too, so they can nominate their own works.
Feel free to forward or repost this email, and to send mail multiple times as you find more pieces that you find notable. Please send items between now and February 7, 2011. Please feel free to forward this and repost it. Make sure the contact information is contained:
BMW2011 email: music writing at gmail dot com
BMW2011 mail: C/O BMW2011, 603 West 115th Street #120, New York, NY 10025
We will acknowledge all emails and packages, please allow two weeks from posting for follow up. Once the selections have been made for the anthology, all the publication's writers will be contacted to ask for reprint permission. Only selectees will be notified. Please check the "Other Notables" section of each year's book to see if your work was selected for this honorable mention. Please do continue to send work-each year it is a monumental task to read, compile, and curate the book, and it is impossible to reprint all the great work that we read each year.
Short version: We want to read your best music writing from 2010.
Contact: Darnell J. Bradley at djbradley@stritch.edu
I am looking for manuscript submissions from academics and queer activists for possible publication in a book I am editing which deals with the struggle for social equity for the transgender community of color. I am seeking a variety of chapters, some academic and some more personal in nature. I ask that all contributors speak from their hearts about their lifetime experiences both before and after becoming an academic and/or queer activist.
For those of you who are familiar with the Scholarly Personal Narrative methodology advanced by Robert James Nash (as used in this book, http://www.amazon.com/Queer-Community-Continuing-Struggle-Justice/dp/0972441948/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288817887&sr=1-1), I would encourage you to consider this as a methodology for your chapter. I anticipate the book will be useful as a text in college/university courses around the United States. I also hope to find a readership among those interested in learning more about the struggle for social equity for all regardless of sexual orientation.
Your manuscript must be written in APA format, and be no longer than twenty to twenty-five pages including notes and references. Equally as important, your manuscript must be focused around one theme such as the coming out process, transitioning, passing, race, social class, interpersonal relationships/marriage, workplace discrimination, or media portrayal.
I would like to request a one page prospectus be submitted by November 26th, 2010. If you are unable to submit a prospectus by 11/26/2011, and would still like to contribute, please let me know. Final manuscripts must be sent electronically as a Word document. The final manuscripts will be due in early March 2011. If you plan to submit a manuscript or have questions, please contact me at djbradley@stritch.edu.
Please feel free to forward this to others who might be interested in contributing.
