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<p class="MsoNormal">Are you interested in incorporating more collections-based data into your undergraduate courses?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Apply now to join the 2017 <i>Resources for Collections-Based Undergraduate Education Faculty Mentoring Network</i> (learn about Faculty Mentoring Networks
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__qubeshub.org_community_fmn&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=a8KttiyjpWM1vIUuMUa5yroKqur7VwMRAh2WQ2HHHLk&s=0zKE3CmrvciBlaQ618pxVwvISLY5gHT-jFUR19E1Pec&e=">here</a>). Participants will be introduced to new materials and modules that address fundamental biological principles using real biodiversity collections data. Accepted applicants will participate in virtual sessions
and a two-day workshop (held on May 24-25, 2017, in Gainesville, Florida), and continue to collaborate and receive mentoring online as they customize and implement activities in their own classrooms.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This opportunity is part of a collaboration among <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=a8KttiyjpWM1vIUuMUa5yroKqur7VwMRAh2WQ2HHHLk&s=YNM1HF1V8Ar02QFgUM95TnDzEr4b0iEkXoZLsFsMKf0&e=">
iDigBio</a> (Integrated Digitized Biocollections), <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__qubeshub.org_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=a8KttiyjpWM1vIUuMUa5yroKqur7VwMRAh2WQ2HHHLk&s=PAPVJf-iqctZn24YZmDiKeDblFLNU8LHmKa-X5cnrEM&e=">
QUBES</a> (Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis), <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__wiki.datakurator.org_wiki_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=a8KttiyjpWM1vIUuMUa5yroKqur7VwMRAh2WQ2HHHLk&s=OqOoQu232zmmha6XZ7G-2hJzHOOVNPWehS_jj-QToZM&e=">
Kurator</a>, <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__aimup.unm.edu_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=a8KttiyjpWM1vIUuMUa5yroKqur7VwMRAh2WQ2HHHLk&s=53MJEAc44KhMy89bdzB7gfjDdqCB0I_IoA-kXnxIM_E&e=">AIM-UP!</a> (Advancing Integration of Museum into Undergraduate Programs), and BLUE (Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education), and others.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All teaching faculty and instructors are encouraged to apply. Faculty from community colleges, two-year institutions, and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs) are especially encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Applications are due February 6, 2017</b>. Please visit <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__qubeshub.org_groups_nhc-5Ffmn&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=a8KttiyjpWM1vIUuMUa5yroKqur7VwMRAh2WQ2HHHLk&s=7enAmORVhsbJ5z6DYDIWcZ-iufhfgf-ybVnzb3Wytvo&e=">
https://qubeshub.org/groups/nhc_fmn</a> to apply and for additional information about requirements, expectations, and funding opportunities.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have questions please feel free to contact Molly Phillips (<a href="mailto:mphillips@flmnh.ufl.edu">mphillips@flmnh.ufl.edu</a>) or Anna Monfils (<a href="mailto:monfi1ak@cmich.edu">monfi1ak@cmich.edu</a>).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Molly Phillips</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">iDigBio Education and Outreach Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Florida Museum of Natural History</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Office: 352-273-1530</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Fax: 352-294-1921</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mail.ufl.edu_owa_redir.aspx-3FC-3DZG-5FYBmqlnkW6D-5FT0d2h-5FNERGxrjg0tEInhFeDkq6cuK0shEZMAH6BcpgfCUGgAo23h5KUKxVeqw.-26URL-3Dmailto-253amphillips-2540flmnh.ufl.edu&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=a8KttiyjpWM1vIUuMUa5yroKqur7VwMRAh2WQ2HHHLk&s=QTZbt3QYgCW8GNX-ONbHvTvuWgD8qHWnmJxeJcqTdOk&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">mphillips@flmnh.ufl.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_&d=CwMFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=a8KttiyjpWM1vIUuMUa5yroKqur7VwMRAh2WQ2HHHLk&s=YNM1HF1V8Ar02QFgUM95TnDzEr4b0iEkXoZLsFsMKf0&e="><span style="color:blue">https://www.idigbio.org/</span></a>
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