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Bring an Undergraduate to Observe at Kitt Peak! (1Jun95)
(from Director's Office, NOAO Newsletter No. 42, June 1995)

The National Science Foundation expects to provide funding to NOAO/KPNO
to support travel and room and board for undergraduate students to participate
on observing runs at Kitt Peak. Education, particularly science education, is an
important national priority, and astronomy is of special interest in the context
of science education because it quickly captures the imagination of students
and draws them in to the study of science.      Observing trips to Kitt Peak
during the academic year provide an exciting opportunity to involve students
in research. There is no better way than a visit to a working  observatory to
interest and encourage undergraduate students to appreciate and to study
science. This opportunity is not limited to physics or astronomy students;
capable and interested students from all disciplines are welcome.

If you would like to bring an undergraduate student along on your observing
run to Kitt Peak,  please send a letter to the KPNO Director's Office with your
Observing Run Preparation Form.  The letter should describe the student and
his or her involvement or interest in astronomy, and should request travel
support, if needed. The NSF funds should be sufficient to support
approximately 10 students during the 1995-6 academic year.

Caty Pilachowski

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