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2004
RT NEWS - May 28, 2004
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In
this issue:
- RT
Program News
-
Deadlines
-
Resources
-
Opportunities
-
Alumni RT Corner
- APS
Education Office News
++++RT
PROGRAM NEWS++++
- We
put Assignment #3 in the mail to you today. There are more pieces to the third
assignment than there were in #1 and #2. When you get your packet, please take
the time to carefully review the packet so you can plan your time to get it all
done.
One of
the components of Assignment #3 asks you to review a web site. Some of the web
sites are graphics intensive and will definitely work better on a high-speed
connection. If you have trouble accessing your assigned website, please let
Kathleen know (kkelly@the-aps.org) and she will find a different site for you
to review.
- Meet
your Mentors (http://www.the-aps.org/education/2004rts/mentors.htm)! The
Mentors page is up, but is a work in progress. We will be adding each mentor's
bio as well as information about our Physiologists-in-Residence.
Speaking
of mentors, you will be hearing from your Mentor by email in the next week or
so. Each Mentor has an assigned group of four or five 2004 RTs. You will work
with your Mentor one-on-one and in your small group via email and online at the
Project WISE site as well as at the Forum in July.
-
Forum travel notes from Brooke:
*
Attached is the APS airline policy that spells out financial responsibilities
and procedures for APS fellows travel. Please take a minute to review it.
* If
you're planning on driving to the Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton,
directions can be found at http://www.airlie.org/directions/index.htm or on
www.mapquest.com/directions.
(Airlie's address is 6809 Airlie Road, Warrenton, Virginia 20187.) If there's a problem on the way, you
can contact Airlie at 540-347-1300.
*
Please remember to keep all of your receipts from the time you leave your house
to the time you return home. The
APS will pay for meals/snacks while you're traveling to/from the Forum.
- If
you are having any technical issues with the Project WISE web site
(http://wise.berkeley.edu), please do two things:
--Report
your problem to WISE using the WISE Support section.
--Drop
Kathleen an email (kkelly@the-aps.org) so she can follow up with WISE.
++++DEADLINES++++
- May
31st: Survey is due to Horizons
Research.
- June
3rd: Assignment #2 is due.
- June
14th: Travel Information form & Email Survey due via fax.
++++RESOURCES++++
- CalPhotos
is a searchable collection of 65,932 images of plants, animals, fossils,
people, and landscapes in the University of California at Berkeley Digital
Library Project http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/
++++OPPORTUNITIES++++
-
Jordan Fundamentals grants recognize and reward teachers in underprivileged
schools who strive beyond challenges and limited resources to achieve
excellence through instructional creativity, innovative teaching and high
learning expectation for students. Applications available online and are due
June 15, 2004.
http://www.nike.com/nikebiz/nikebiz.jhtml;bsessionid=UHVWT3ZDLD53ACQCGIUSF4YKAIZDOIZB?page=26&item=jordan
++++ALUMNI
RT CORNER++++
- A
word of advice from Teresa Romo (2001 Explorations RT): Don't forget that the
stipends from this program are taxable income!
Note
from APS: The APS Finance Office will issue a 1099 Misc. Income tax form to you
in January 2005 to help you prepare your personal tax return.
++++APS
EDUCATION OFFICE NEWS++++
- The
APS offices are closed on Monday, May 31st for Memorial Day. Kathleen Kelly
will be out of the office (on vacation!) until Monday, June 7th. Please contact
Brooke with questions and concerns (bbruthers@the-aps.org or 301-634-7226).
- The
APS web site (www.the-aps.org) was down over last weekend and early this week.
We're back up and running. Apologies for any frustration you may have had
trying to get on the 2004 RT website.
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As
always, feel free to contact any of us in the Education Office with questions, suggestions
or concerns.
Have a
great weekend!
Kathleen
_____________________________
Kathleen
H. Kelly
K-12
Programs Coordinator
American
Physiological Society
9650
Rockville Pike
Bethesda,
MD 20814-3991
T: 301
634 7231 F: 301 634 7098
E: kkelly@the-aps.org