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Opportunities for ACM Faculty

ACM provides a variety of opportunities for faculty at ACM colleges to extend their expertise and gain new perspectives.

Grant-funded programs

Positions on ACM off-campus study programs

Faculty at ACM colleges can apply for appointments as Program Directors and Visiting Faculty on ACM programs in Africa, Asia, Europe and the U.S.

Faculty Site Visits Program

Each semester, ACM faculty may apply to participate in a faculty site visit to a consortial off-campus program site to learn about the program, meet on-site faculty and staff, and make professional contacts. The inaugural site visit was to Florence, Italy in fall 2011, with subsequent site visits scheduled in 2012 to Chicago (spring) and Costa Rica (fall). See the Faculty Site Visits webpage for information about applying to participate in a site visit.

Conferences and workshops

ACM sponsors a variety of conference and workshops for faculty and staff each year. Many are in connection with grant-funded programs (see above), while others are funded by ACM. In addition, events sponsored by individual colleges are sometimes open to faculty from throughout the ACM. See the ACM calendar for upcoming events.

ACM-University of Chicago Faculty Development Grants

The University of Chicago has generously created an ACM Faculty Development Grant Program to promote interaction between ACM faculty and the University. The five-year program provides grants to support faculty travel and costs associated with brief residencies for research, participation in workshops or seminars, and other activities at the University. See the Call for Proposals for more information. 

Faculty travel grants

Grants are available for travel to Japan, the Newberry Library (Chicago), and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (TN). 

Opportunities sponsored by ACM colleges

As available, information will be posted about opportunities sponsored by individual colleges and open to participants from ACM colleges.

Who we are

The Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM) is a consortium of independent, liberal arts colleges in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Colorado.