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The Collaborative Study and Research (COSTAR) program encourages faculty partnerships during the summer. Such collaboration between faculty offers shared encouragement, new knowledge and learning, and the grounding for long-term, collegial interaction. These interactions may take different shapes. One proposal might outline a simple sharing of research areas. For example, an historian might work with a literary scholar interested in the same period or issues, or colleagues might examine a single concept from two methodological or theoretical perspectives. They may study a pedagogical or student development question. These collaborations may produce a co-authored scholarly paper or a tandem course. They may be initially exploratory, but forge lasting connections. The process as much as the product is the point of the COSTAR program. Grants will be read by the CFAI Grants Committee. Applications for 2008 are due: Monday, March 10, 2008 5:00 p.m. in the Center for Academic Innovation, 146 Madeleva Hall Application Guidelines • Past COSTAR Winners Application Guidelines Eligibility: The COSTAR Program is open to all full-time faculty. Part-time faculty who have taught for five semesters at Saint Mary's College are also eligible. Although designed to bring faculty from different departments together, collaborative projects between two persons in the same department are possible. Nonetheless, collaborations in which different disciplines or methodologies are engaged are especially valued and will receive preference from the CFAI Grants Committee. Each COSTAR team will also be responsible for providing the Center for Academic Innovation with a written report. A maximum of two COSTAR teams may be awarded each academic year. Time Commitment: The faculty must commit to at least six weeks of working together during the summer. Stipend: Each faculty member receives a taxable stipend of $2,500 to support work in the COSTAR partnership during the summer. The faculty member may choose to receive the stipend in his/her paycheck or may use the stipend to establish an account from which funds may be drawn (or may receive some of the stipend in each). If the account option is used, computers and other "durable" goods purchased through the account belong to the College. Specific issues may be discussed with the Center. Project Description: The written application consists of four parts. Parts (1) and (2) should consist of four to six typewritten double-spaced pages. 1. Include a description of each colleague's part of the project written by the individual faculty member addressing the following questions:
2. Include a description showing how the two components complement each other and how the colleagues plan to work together. This portion of the application should be written in collaboration and should offer considerable detail on what you expect to gain from this collaboration. Finally, indicate what the project will produce (book, conference paper, tandem course, etc.). 3. Include brief curriculum vitae that indicate the faculty members’ preparation for the particulars of this project. 4. Include a description of other summer obligations and grants, including other Saint Mary's College grants. 2007 Carolyne Call,
Office for Civic and Social Engagement Nancy Menk,
Professor, Music 2006 Mana Derakhshani,
Modern Languages 2005 Susan Alexander,
Sociology 2003 Astrid
Henry, English and Women’s Studies Frances
Kominkiewicz, Anthropology and Social Work 2002 Colleen
Hoover, Department of Mathematics Julie
Long, Library 2001 Mark
Abram-Copenhaver, Department of Communication, Dance and Theatre Ella
Sue Harmeyer, Department of Nursing Catherine
M. Pittman, Department of Psychology 2000 Ann
Loux, Department of English 1999 JoAnn
Burke, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Department Susan
Alexander, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Department 1998 Toni
Barstis, Chemistry/Physics Department Thomas
Bonnell, English Department Ann
Clark, Philosophy Department 1997 Kevin
McDonnell, Philosophy Department Rebecca
Stoddart, Psychology Department 1996 Sister
Elena Malits, Religious Studies Department Jeffrey
Breese, Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Department Patrick
Pierce, Political Science Department Don
Balka, Mathematics Department 1995 Zae
Munn, Music Department 1994 Kevin
McDonnell, Philosophy Department Donald
Miller, Mathematics Department Jerry
McElroy, Business Administration and Economics Department |
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