The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) invites all eligible faculty to submit proposals for funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Please use the most current application forms which are now available for download from the Butine Moodle site. Also, a reminder that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans (and chairs for CAS applicants) before submitting an application. Contact Diane Sotak, tas@up.edu, with questions.
Butine Awards
2019-2020 Butine Spring Cycle Recipients
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2019-2020 Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring cycle, according to committee chair Hannah Highlander, mathematics. Butine award recipients are:
- Alexa Dare, $2000, “Streams Transformative Environmental Humanities Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, August 5-8, 2020.”
- Vail Fletcher, $1890, “North American Association for Critical Animal Studies Conference (NAACAS), University of British Columbia, Kelowna, May 27-29th, 2020”
- Eli Goldwyn, $1990, “18th Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease meeting in Montpellier, France. June 14-17.”
- Amber Vermeesch, $2000, “American College of Medicine’s 67th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 26-30, 2020.”
- Cara Hersh, $616, “New Chaucer Society 2020 Congress, Durham, UK, July 12-17, 2020”
- Jakob Kotas, $2000, “Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Pacific Northwest Section Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, June 25-27, 2020”
- Deirdre Katz, $1350, “International Mind, Brain, and Education Society Biennial Conference Montreal, Canada, May 18-20, 2020”
- Ian Parkman, $2000, “Design Management Institute (DMI)‚ AI Academic Design Management Conference 2020, Toronto, CA, Aug, 5-6, 2020”
- Angela Hoffman, $1330, “Natural product research for spring 2020 sabbatical”
- Kathleen Bieryla, $2000, “2020 ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) Annual Conference & Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, June 21-24, 2020”
- Simon Aihiokhai, $2000, “Catholic Theological society of America, Baltimore, MD June 11-14, 2020”
- Tara Prestholdt, $1800, “The effects of EÑSO (El Niño Southern Oscillations) on marine bio diversity and abundance”
For more information, contact Highlander at x7162 or tas@up.edu.
Submit Butine Proposals and Reports through Moodle
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting this link. Submissions of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now done through the Teaching and Scholarship Moodle site at this link. The deadline for submission through Moodle, and to the applicant’s dean and chair (if CAS), is no later than noon on Friday, October 4, 2019. Please note that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans (and chairs, for CAS applicants) prior to submitting applications for consideration.
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship will host two workshops to provide more information on the application process: Wednesday, Sept. 4, 10 -11 a.m. and Friday, Sept. 6, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Both workshops will take place in BC 215.
A final reminder: All interim or completed project reports for previously funded proposals are due to the Teaching and Scholarship Committee through Moodle, as well as the appropriate Dean, no later than October 1. Report forms can be downloaded from the Moodle site listed above.
Please contact Hannah Highlander (TAS@up.edu) for further information.
Submit Butine Proposals and Reports through Moodle
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting this link. Submissions of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now done through the Teaching and Scholarship Moodle site at this link. The deadline for submission through Moodle and to the applicant’s respective chair (if CAS) is no later than noon on Friday, October 5, 2018. Please note that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans prior to submitting applications for consideration.
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship will host two workshops to provide more information on the application process: Tuesday, September 4, 10-11 a.m. in BC 215 and Thursday, September 6, 1-2 p.m., in BC 215.
A final reminder: All interim or completed project reports of previously funded proposals are due to the Teaching and Scholarship Committee through Moodle, as well as the appropriate dean, no later than October 1. Report forms can be downloaded from the Moodle site listed above.
Please contact Hannah Highlander (TAS@up.edu) for further information.
2017-2018 Butine Faculty Development Spring Cycle Recipients
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2017-2018 Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring cycle, according to committee chair Matthew Kuhn, engineering. Congratulations are in order for the Butine award recipients:- Aihiokhai, Simon: Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church, Sarjevo, Bosnia-Hezogovina, July 26-29, 2018—$2000
- Astorga, Christina: Catholic Theological Society of America. Indianapolis, June 7-10, 2018. Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church, Saravejo, Bosnia, July 26-29,
2018—$2,000 - Bieryla, Kathleeen: World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland, July 8-13, 2018—$1,400
- Dare, Alexa: International Communication Association, Prague, Czech Republic, May 24-28, 2018—$2,000
- Eckmann, Ted: 10th International Conference on Computer Modeling and Simulation: Sydney, Australia, January 8-10, 2018—$2,000
- Eom, Mike Tae-In: SIM (Society for Information Management), Connect Live, Dallas, Texas, April 11-13, 2018—$1,339
- Gallegos, Benjamin: 6th Annual TeachLivE Conference, Orlando, Florida, May 23-25, 2018—$1,612
- Gates, Alice: 2018 Work & Family Researchers Network Conference, Washington, DC, June 20-23, 2018—$1,311
- Hanig, Nicole Leupp: National Opera Association (NOA), New Orleans, LA, Jan 3-7, 2018—$817
- Hetherington, Randy: American Educational Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting New York City, NY, April 13-17, 2018—$2,000
- Hoffman, Sr. Angela: Northwest Regional American Chemical Society Meeting (NORM 2018) In Richland WA, June 24-27, 2018—$802
- Ilosvay, Kimberly: International Literacy Association, Austin, TX, July 2018—$,1783
- Monto, Martin A. Annual Meetings of the Pacific Sociological Association, Long Beach, CA, March 28-31, 2018—$913
- Parks, Bonnie: American Library Association Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, June 21-28, 2018—$1,380
- Sanchez, Rene: Catholic Theological Society of America, Indianapolis, June 7-9, 2018—$713
- Symons, Jen: Assessing the effect of an external pinch boot on equine limb stiffness—$1,800
- Taylor, Buck: NSF Division of Chemistry Early Career Investigator Workshop Alexandria, VA, March 26-27, 2018—$850
- Van Hoomissen, Jacqueline: Human Anatomy and Physiology Society Annual Conference, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, May 26-30, 2018—$1,155
- Vermeesch, Amber: Sigma Theta Tau 29th International Nursing Research Congress Melbourne, Australia, July 19-23, 2018—$2,000
For more information contact Kuhn at tas@up.edu.
Butine Faculty Development Fund Awards
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2016-2017 Butine Faculty Development Fund Fall cycle, according to committee chair Aaron Wootton, mathematics. Butine award recipients are:
- Alfrey, Lauren: “Geek Girls: Race, Gender and Power in the Tech Industry,” $3,300
- Barber, Halina & Amber Vermeesch: “Road Less Traveled: Stressors and Coping Strategies Unique to Undergraduate Nursing Students,” $1,776
- Chakrabati, Saikat: “A security framework for resource constrained IoT devices,” $5,000
- Coida, Olivia: “Mechanical Model of the Respiratory System,” $3,000
- Eckman, Ted: “Understanding Distributions of Industrial Odors in North Portland,” $5,000
- Eshleman, Andrew: Funds to attend the American Philosophical Association Pacific Division Conference, $1,150
- Gates, Alice: “Enhancing scholarship and teaching in Policy Practice,” $4,550
- Hancock, Christin: “Unspeakable: Sex, Madness, and the Malarial Treatment of Syphilis in Middle America,” $4,060
- Hill, Allie: “Gender and Memory of East German Every-Day Life,” $3,313
- Hoffman, Sr. Angela: “Study of products made by bacteria isolated from soil taken from Pollentia, an ancient Roman city on Mallorca,” $3,038
- Ilosvay, Kimberly: Reflection and Research, $3,000
- Jones, Kevin: “Testing the Applicability of the Circle of Courage Youth Development Model for Undergraduate Social Work Education,” $3,343
- Kotas, Jakob: “A Robust Framework for Airline Scheduling,” $3,000
- Krautscheid, Loretta: “The effect of trans-disciplinary educational strategies on student nurse resilience and moral distress,” $2,936.50
- McRee, Nick: Funds to attend the 12th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, $1,500
- Meiser, Jeffrey: “The Moral Factor in War: Combat Effectiveness from Chosin to Mosul,” $3,000
- Reyes-Giardiello, Giannina: “Researching masked-social activism in Mexico City,” $850
- Viljee, Shazib: “Analysis of Charcoal Samples for Composition and Energy Content,” $1,809
- Warshawsky, Matthew: “May Your Divine Inspiration Call Me in the Desert’: New Jewish Identity in the Baroque-Era Poetry of the Iberian New Christian João Pinto Delgado,” $3,000
For more information, contact Wootton at x7377 or tas@up.edu.
Spring 2016 Butine Awards
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2015-2016 Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring cycle, according to committee chair Aaron Wootton, mathematics. This spring’s Butine award recipients are:
- Curtis, William. American Philosophical Association 2016 Pacific Division Meeting, $1,330
- Sanchez, Rene. College Theology Society Conference, $818
- Warshawsky, Matthew. American Jewish Historical Society Biennial Scholars Conference, $1,326
- Reyes-Giardiello, Giannina. XLI Congreso del ILLI Instituto Internacional de Literatura Iberoamericana, $1,900
- Gates, Alice. “Borders, Otherness, and Public Law,” ICON-S International Society of Public Law, $2,000
- Astorga, Christina. Catholic Theological Society of America Conference & the College Theology Society Conference, $2,000 Weilhoefer, Christine. Annual Meeting of the Society of Wetland Scientists, $1,250
- Ilosvay, Kimberly. Linguistic Approaches to Funniness, Amusement and Laughter 4th International Symposium, $1,996 Ralston, Nicole. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, $1,073
- Mood, Laura. Western Institute of Nursing Conference in Anaheim, CA & the PacRim International Conference on Disability & Diversity, $1,963
- Doughty, Tim. XII Society for Experimental Mechanics Int. Congress, $2,000
- Parks, Bonnie. American Library Association Annual Conference, $1,430
- Flann, Kyle. Experimental Biology Conference, $1,940
- Mayer, Kala. Sigma Theta Tau 27th International Nursing Research Congress, $2,000
- Vermeesch, Amber. Sigma Theta Tau 27th International Nursing Research Congress, $2,000
- Krautscheid, Loretta. Western Institute of Nursing Research Conference, $615
- Ahern-Rindell, Ami. Travel as part of the UP 2016 Pollentia Expedition, $2,000
- Braband, Barbara. Sigma Theta Tau 27th International Nursing Research Congress, $2,000
For more information, contact Wootton at 7377 or tas@up.edu.
Spring 2013 Butine Awards
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined the award recipients of the 2012-2013 Butine Faculty Development Fund spring cycle, according to committee chair Aziz Inan, engineering. Due to the large number of proposals received and the limited amount of funds available, the committee was unable to fund all qualified proposals. In addition to considering the goals and the quality of each proposal received, the TAS committee had to use other factors in their decisions, including the applicant’s academic rank, frequency of Butine awards received, and distribution of funds among different schools and disciplines. This spring’s Butine Award recipients are:
- Genevieve Brassard, English: 15th Annual Space Between and Modernist Studies Association (MSA) Conferences, $1,100
- Hannah Callender, math: Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Biology, $1,291
- Richard Christen, education: International Standing Conference for History of Education (ISCHE) Annual Meeting, $830
- Alexandra Hill, German: The 9th Annual Symposium of the Centre for International Language Studies (CILS), $225
- Jim Jurinski, business: Pacific Northwest Academic of Legal Studies in Business (PNALSB) Annual Conference, $250
- Bohn Lattin, communication studies: Northwest Communication Conference, $860
- Valerie Peterson, mathematics: 47th Spring Topology and Dynamics Conference, $490
- Craig Swinyard, mathematics: Special Interest Group of the Mathematical Association of America-Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (SIGMAA-RUME) Annual National Conference, $770
- Jacqueline Waggoner, education: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education (AILACTE) Conferences, $1,500
- Blair Woodard, history: Intimate Enemies: U.S. and Cuban Visual Diplomacy, $1,180.
For more information, contact Inan at 7429 or ainan@up.edu.