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e-mail: cfai@saintmarys.edu

Application Guidelines • Guidelines for Evaluation • Previous Award Recipients • Application Form(pdf)

Application Guidelines:

Eligibility:

1. All full-time faculty are eligible. Part-time faculty who have taught for five semesters are also eligible. Persons on terminal contracts are not eligible, nor are faculty who resign their appointments.

2. Faculty members of all ranks from all departments are encouraged to apply.

3. Former recipients may apply. If the committee must choose between two applications of equal merit, it will give preference to the applicant who has not received monies in the recent past.

4. An award cannot be used to complete a degree.

5. If applicants receive funding for the same project from other sources, they must inform the committee. This may result in a reduction in funding. Receipt of SISTAR, COSTAR, or CWIL (Center for Women’s InterCultural Leadership) grants for the same period of time will result in the teaching grant being withheld. New Faculty Scholars are eligible after their two-year appointment ends. Faculty members may not apply for both a Faculty Development Research Grant and a Faculty Development Teaching Grant in the same year.

Funding: Up to ten teaching grants of $2,500 each.

Time Frame:

The funds are normally used during the fiscal year immediately following that in which the awards are made.

Administration and Review:

1. Guidelines and application forms are reviewed annually by the Faculty Affairs Committee in consultation with the Director of the Center for Academic Innovation.

2. The Director of the Center for Academic Innovation shall distribute these guidelines and the application forms, no later than October 31 to the faculty.

3. Grants are awarded by the Faculty Development Grants Committee composed of the members of the Faculty Affairs Committee and the Director of the Center for Academic Innovation. Any member of the Faculty Affairs Committee submitting an application must withdraw from the selection process for that particular grant, and the Executive Committee of the Faculty Assembly shall appoint an ad hoc substitute from the appropriate academic area.

4. The award recipients will be announced at the March Faculty Assembly and the President's Dinner.

5. Grants are specifically awarded for purposes described in the proposal and may not be used to support other activities. The grant will be withdrawn if circumstances invalidate the proposed activity.

1. Specific Aims

a. How well conceived, defined and organized is the proposal itself?

b. Are the project and its objectives clearly stated in language accessible to the non-professional? Are the arguments for the needs and value of the proposed work developed thoroughly? Remember that the members of the committee will not be familiar with the methodology and technical jargon of all the disciplines.

2. Method

a. Is the project methodology solid?

b. Is the project design appropriately scaled for the proposed project duration?

3. Significance of the Project

a. Will the project benefit the applicant's pedagogy?

b. Are the benefits clearly stated in the proposal?

c. How will these benefits manifest themselves so that the outcome of the proposed activity can be evaluated?

4. Previous Work

a. Does the applicant's experience demonstrate a good foundation for the proposed project?

5. Pertinent References

a. Does the bibliography identify the best sources for the proposed project?

b. Is the bibliography up-to-date and clearly pertinent to the proposal?

6. Format

a. Did the applicant adhere to the application guidelines?

7. Recommendations

a. The Committee must receive at least one letter of support for the proposal from someone who can provide an informed judgment of its merits.

b. The applicant's department chair must also sign the proposal, indicating that she/he endorses it.

Faculty Development Teaching Grant Awards

2007 Teaching Grant Awards

Linda Berdayes, Communication and Performance Studies
Developing a course in Communicating with New Media: An Exploration into Shifting Sensibilities

Peter Checca, Modern Languages
A course on the Italian Novel of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

Ann Clark, Philosophy 2007 Higgins Teaching Development Grant
Introductory Philosophy/World Civilization 103

Mana Derakhshani, Modern Languages
Developing a French Cinema Course

Astrid Henry, English/Women's Studies
2007 Bevington Teaching Development Grant
Transforming "Introduction to Women's Studies" into a "W" Course

Krista Hoefle, Art
Beyond Object--exploring use of microcontrollers and
Adobe/Macromedia Flash (hardware and programmable software used to create interactive installation environments)

Laurie Lowry, Communication and Performance Studie
2007 Kearney Teaching Development Grant
Dance Literacy: Integration in Dance Courses

Edith Miguda, History 2007 Higgins Teaching Development Grant
World Civilizations 103 - Tandem with Philosophy 110

Isabel Sanchez, Chemistry/Physics
2007 Kearney Teaching Development Grant
Teaching Guided - Inquiry Organic Chemistry

Umberto Taccheri , Modern Languages
MLIT 410. Dante, Petrarca e Boccacio

Leslie Wang 2007 Wolsfeld Teaching Development Grant
Asian American Women:  Identities and Cultures

2006 Teaching Grant Awards

Ted Billy, English
Transforming 'Introduction to Film Studies' into a Course on Film Criticism

Susan Latham, Communicative Disorders 2006 Kearney Teaching Grant
Speech Language Pathology: It's More than "R's, L's and S's" Development of the Evaluation and Intervention Courses

Max Westler, English
Seeing Twentieth Century American Poetry From a Woman's Point-of-View

2005 Teaching Grant Awards

Kurt Buhring, Religious Studies
Renewing Faith in Action

Stacy Davis, Religious Studies 2005 Kearney Teaching Grant
RLST 390: Reading and Interpreting Hebrew Bible Prophets

Christopher Dunlap, Chemistry/Physics
Developing a Course in Environmental Chemistry

Mary Ann Kanieski, Sociology 2005 Wolsfeld Teaching Development Grant
The Sociology of Childhood: Designing a New Course

Claude Renshaw, Business Administration and Economics
International Accounting: It's Been a Busy Ten Years!

 

2004 Teaching Grant Awards

Susan Alexander, Sociology
Consumer Society: New course development

Theodore Billy, English
Reinvigorating Expository Writing

Kitty Green, Education
The Challenge of Diversity and Community: Preparing Teachers to Teach for Understanding and Democracy

Astrid Henry, English
Development of a New Course: "Reading Whiteness"

Renée Kingcaid, Modern Languages
Matriarch: Presenting Simone de Beauvoir to Today's WOST Students

Donald Miller, Mathematics
Stochastic Models

Bill Svelmoe, History 2004 Kearney Teaching Grant
The Development of American Views of Foreign Cultures

Umberto Taccheri, Modern Languages
Italian Cultural Studies

Mary Ann Traxler, Education
Every Teacher a Reading Teacher

Nancy Turner, Education
Improving Literacy Development in Struggling Readers and Writers

Susan Vance, Business Administration and Economics
Incorporating Technology in International Business Law

2003 Teaching Grant Awards

Phil Bays, Chemistry/Physics
Times are a Changin': How Shall We Teach Introductory Chemistry to Science Majors?

Tom Bonnell, English Kearney Teaching Grant
Revamping of ENWR 319 Classical

Kitty Green, Education Kearney Teaching Grant
Making the Good Better: Strengthening the Secondary Education Program at Saint Mary's College

Carla Johnson, Writing Kearney Teaching Grant
Program Addressing a Widely-Perceived Problem: ENWR 201W

Linn Vacca, English
Low-Vision Modifications of Current Courses

Mary Wcisel, Nursing
Merging Informatics and Nursing Education: Preparing Graduates for the 21st Century

Max Westler, English Kearney Teaching Grant
Establishing an Introductory Course for Students Interested in Professional Writing

2002 Teaching Grant Awards

Ted Billy, English
Establishing a Foundational Course in Film Studies at Saint Mary's College

John Fotopoulos, Religious Studies
RLST 290: Special Topic: Introduction to the New Testament

Anita Houck, Religious Studies
Tricksters and Tellers of Strange Tales: Myth in a Tandem Course in Religious Studies and English

Annette Johnson, Nursing
Palliative Care Nursing

Patrick Pierce, Political Science
Developing the Comprehensive Seminar in Political Science

Julie Storme, Modern Languages
Creating and Maintaining Computer Assisted Reading Materials for French and Italian

Jennifer Zachman, Modern Languages
Spanish Women Writers

2001 Teaching Grant Awards

Karen Chambers, Psychology
Advanced SPSS

Insook Chung, Education
Implementing Constructivist Instructional Method in Mathematics Education Classes

Indi Dieckgrafe, Dance
Activate: 20^th Century Dance History and Aesthetics

Joyce Lucas Hicks, Business Administration and Economics
From Ho-Hum to Hubba-Hubba: Renovating the Marketing Research Course

Anita Houck, Religious Studies
Heaven and Hell: Developing an Interdisciplinary Elective in Religious Studies

David Richmond, Sociology
World Populations

2000 Teaching Grant Awards

Ted Billy, English
From Fiction to Film: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into the Art of Adaptation

Nano Farabaugh, Nursing
Integration of Liberal and Fine Arts into the Nursing

Laurie Lowry, Dance
Stott Pilates Conditioning

Donald Miller, Mathematics
Stochastic Models

Susan Vance, Business Administration and Economics
Reality Bites: Legal Literacy for Professional and Personal Success

1999 Teaching Grant Awards

Marc Belanger, Political Science
Teaching Gender and Politics

Joseph Bellina, Chemistry/Physics
Using Computer Models of Real World Situations to Encourage the Reconstruction Of Students' Personal World-views in Introductory Physics

Vicente & Linda Berdayes, Communication Dance and Theatre
Developing a Multimedia Component For COMM 210

Ted Billy, English and Karen Chambers, Psychology
Inner Space: Perception, Memory, and the Irrational

Phyllis Kaminski, Religious Studies
Ways of Doing Theology New and Old: A Course Design for Student Learning and Assessment

Jerry McElroy, Business Administration and Economics
From ECON 251 (3cr) to ECON 251W (4cr): Transforming Introductory Macroeconomics Into a Writing-Intensive First-Year Experience

Peter Smith, Mathematics
Preparing a New Course (CPSC 308) Electronic Communications

Katie Sullivan, Communication
Oral Interpretation: Creating a Class for the Inter-Dance and Theatre Disciplinary Department

1998 Teaching Grant Awards

J. Philip Bays, Chemistry
Collaborative Learning in Organic Chemistry

Theodore Billy, English
Developing a Biographical and Critical Context for a 400-Level Course on Henry James and Edith Wharton

Karen Chambers, Psychology
Understanding Cognitive Psychology Through Community Service

Joseph Incandela, Religious Studies
The Evaluation and Use of Web Conferencing Software for Religious Studies Core Courses

Donald Miller and Mary Porter, Mathematics
Foundations of Higher Mathematics

Nancy Nekvasil, Biology
Problem-Based Methodology in Pathophysiology

Marcia Rickard, Art
Southeast Asia Field Study for Art 293, Asian Art Survey

David Sever, Biology
Integrating the Teaching of Human Anatomy with Resources available through the Internet: New Ways to Teach an Old Subject

Julie Storme, Modern Languages
Integrating the Internet into French Courses

1997 Teaching Grant Awards

Jeffrey Jacob, Music
Survey of Non-Traditional Teaching Methods and Materials for All Levels of Studio Piano

Patrick Pierce, Political Science
Developing the Survey Course in Political Theory

Mary Porter, Mathematics
Numerical Analysis: A New Course in Mathematics

Isis Quinteros, Modern Languages
Latin American Women Writers

Julie Storme, Modern Languages
A New Course in French Studies: French Colonization: History, Interpretation and Aftermath

Susan Vance, Business Administration and Economics
Rethinking the Business Law I Course

1996 Faculty Teaching Awards

Vicente Berdayes, Communication, Dance and Theatre
Intercultural Communication

Joyce Lucas Hicks, Business Administration and Economics
Buyer Behavior

Renée Kingcaid, Modern Languages
French 111-112: Deja Vu All Over Again

Zae Munn, Music
Participate in College Music Society’s Center for Professional Development in Art of Teaching Music in Higher Education

Kathy Ornish, Art
An Art Class for an Art Class

Jane Perry Philips, Nursing
Bereavement — How Do We Cope with Loss

Nancy Turner, Education
Strategies for Inclusive Environment Middle School/Secondary Classroom

1995 Faculty Teaching Awards

Jeffrey Breese, Sociology
New Course: Applied Sociology

Mary Connolly, Mathematics
C++ The Language of Choice in the First Computer Course

Zae Munn, Music
Teaching Tonal Theory at End of the 20^th Century

Frank Notturno, Business Administration and Economics
Marketing Trends in Retailing, Sports Marketing and Services

Thomas Platt, Biology
Biology and Human Values - A Cooperative Approach

1994 Faculty Teaching Awards

Susan Alexander, Sociology
Social Problems and Play Analyses

Mana Derakhshani, Modern Languages
The Culture of Business in the French Speaking World

Philip Hicks, Humanistic Studies
High Society

Richard Jensen, Biology
BIOSTAT: A Package of Statistical Programs

Ann Loux, English
EnLt 404: Southern Women Writers

Catherine Pittman, Psychology
Theories of Personality: Integrating a Multicultural Perspective

Billy Ray Sandusky, Art
New Course Development: Book Arts/Artists’ Books

Sara Sawtelle, Chemistry
Development of a Consumer Chemistry Laboratory Manual

Rebecca Stoddart, Psychology
Etic and Emic "Truths" in Social Psychology: a course revision

Katherine Sullivan, Communication, Dance and Theatre
An Interdisciplinary Tandem: Play Analysis and Social Problems

1993 Faculty Teaching Awards

Peter Checca, Modern Languages
Twenty Years of Italian Cinema 1945-1965: from "Roma città aperta" to "Uccellacci uccellini"

Indi Dieckgrafe, Communication, Dance and Theatre
Incorporating Improvisation into the Dance Curriculum

Renée Kingcaid, Modern Languages
Curriculum Reform through CALL

Deborah McCarthy, Chemistry
Development of a Thoughtful Approach to Data Acquisition and Data Treatment in Chem Lab

Donald Miller, Mathematics
Statistical Applications for the Business Majors

Zae Munn, Music
Incorporating Women’s Compositions into Music Analysis and Composition Courses

Tom Parisi, Psychology
Reversing "Historical Roots of Modern Psychology"

Patricia Pilger, Social Work & Annette Peacock-Johnson, Nursing
Understanding the Older Adult: a Holistic Approach

Janis Stewart, Nursing
Information Technology in Nursing

Mary Wood, Psychology
Structure Activities in Psychological Research Methods

1992 Faculty Teaching Grant Awards

Joe Incandela, Religious Studies
Treasures of a Tradition: Incorporating Medieval Theology into Religious Studies Curriculum

Kevin McDonnell, Philosophy
The Philosophy of More Science: Additional Scientific Issues for a Philosophy of Science Course

Jerome McElroy, Business Administration and Economics
Computer Simulation in Intermediate Macroeconomics (Econ 351)

Donald Miller, Mathematics
Undergraduate Mathematical Programming with Optimization Applications

John Pauley, Communication, Dance and Theatre
Women’s Voices: Women in Public Address

Marcia Rickard, Art
Flying to Indonesia is Easier than Swimming to Cambodia:
A Far Eastern Component for Survey I and II (Art 241-242)

1990 Faculty Teaching Grant Awards

Theodore Billy and Laura Haigwood, English
Transatlantic Romanticisn

Nancy Nekvasil, Biology
Chemical Dependency and the Biology of Addiction

Thomas Parisi, Psychology
Science, Self and World

Annette Peacock-Johnson, Nursing
Curriculum Development: Fundamentals of Nursing Care

Ann Plamondon, Communication, Dance and Theatre
Arts and Entertainment Law

Thomas Platt, Biology
Writing in the Biological Sciences for the Non-Major

Bill Sandusky, Art
The Book as Art

Lauren Strach, Business Administration and Economics
Gender and Race Issued in Management

Mary Ann Traxler, Education
Developmental Reading: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Comes Before Short /a/

Jill Vihtelic, Business Administration and Economics
Financial Modeling: Using the Personal Computer in Financial Analysis

Karilee Watson, Education
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