faculty women's interest group Since: April, 2006 FWIG list: ACSP-FWIG-L@cornell.edu This site has been prepared by Sanda Kaufman (.) Please contact her with any comments. APA's PW exchange urban planning research blog katrina planning forum

FWIG, the Faculty Women's Interest Group, is a formally approved Interest Group of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP), a consortium of university-based programs offering degrees and credentials in Urban and Regional Planning. ACSP promotes planning education, research, service, and outreach in North America and throughout the world (see link below). FWIG seeks to encourage and support women faculty and graduate students in urban and regional planning as well as those conducting research and outreach on planning issues critical to women. Conference 2008 Plan to attend FWIG events In 2008 FWIG will give the McCoy award. Please consider nominating candidates; deadline April 15, 2008. The Margarita McCoy Award Recognizes individuals who have made an outstanding contribution toward the advancement of women in planning at institutions of higher education through service, teaching, and/or research. The Margarita McCoy Award is made by the ACSP Faculty Women's Interest Group. Nominations may come from faculty or administrators at ACSP-member schools and must include a nomination letter that states the ways in which the nominee has, through his or her activities, contributed to the advancement of women in planning at institutions of higher education. Nomination letters should include the name and current affiliation (including mail and e-mail addresses and phone number) of the nominee, and full contact information for the nominator. A maximum of three letters of support and BRIEF supporting materials may accompany the nomination. The award will be announced in July, 2008. Nominations (in electronic format only) should be submitted to: Sanda Kaufman, s.kaufman@csuohio.edu Idea Exchange What can FWIG do for you? What would you like to do for FWIG Write to the FWIG list to contribute your ideas for activities, conference sessions and workshops, topics for the business meeting, etc. To post your message to the FWIG list, address your email to: FWIG list*: ACSP-FWIG-L@cornell.edu * you have to sign up for the list and then write from the email account under which you signed up. To sign up, send to Lyris@Cornell.edu a message containing only Subscribe ACSP-FWIG-L [your name] (the case counts). Hit "send". Contribute to First Person FWIG! A Young Planning Academic's Guide to Professional Etiquette + top 10 tips Current events 2007 Resume Book: This flyer is a call for abbreviated resumes for FWIG's 2007 Resume book. Previous editions have been well-used by departments seeking entry-level candidates for teaching positions in planning. Please post this for anyone who might be interested. print a few copies and post on your bulletin boards or publicize in any way you think useful ware - a fashion statement with a purpose Membership The FWIG List is one way that FWIG members communicate. Anyone subscribing to FWIG's goals and interests can become a member of FWIG. If you wish to subscribe to the FWIG List, send an e-mail message to: Lyris@Cornell.edu The body of the message should be: join ACSP-FWIG-L "your name" (where "your name" -- include the quotation marks -- is the name you want to be available to the list's administrators.) Important: You must send this message from the e-mail address where you want to receive the FWIG-list's messages. The message must be sent in plain text, that is, no formatting, font styles, or HTML code. Your name must appear in double quotes. Any Questions: send a message to professor Patricia Pollak, list manager, at pbp3@cornell.edu