The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is pleased to announce that the Fall 2025 cycle for Butine Faculty Development grants is now open. Applications are due October 10, 2025. (Read More)
Teaching and Scholarship Committee
Nominations for the 2023 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award (Due Jan. 23)
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) is enthusiastically accepting nominations for the 2023 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award. Self-nominate or nominate someone by sending a simple “I nominate X person” to tas@up.edu by January 23. Nominees will be contacted, and their supporting materials will be due March 20. Visit the Teaching and Scholarship Awards […]
2022 University Scholarship Award: Christine Weilhoefer
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is pleased to announce that the 2022 Scholarship Award winner is Christine Weilhoefer, Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies. “Dr. W,” as her students call her, has built a reputation for scholarship that is recognized at the local, state, and international levels. Known for transdisciplinary work in field […]
Spring 2021 Butine Awards Announced
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) is pleased to announce the Butine grant recipients for the Spring cycle according to chair Diane Sotak, Clark Library. The Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund was established to support faculty in their scholarly endeavors. The recipients are: Alexa Dare, Streams Environmental Humanities Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, August 3-7, 2021 ($2000) Andra […]
Call for Fall Butine Proposals: Application Deadline is Oct. 16
The Commitee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) invites all eligible faculty to submit proposals for funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. The deadline is Friday, October 16. Information about the fund, instructions, and application materials are available on the Butine Moodle site. Application forms are available in two formats: online as Dynamic Forms or […]
Faculty Development Day, May 5: Session Proposals Welcome
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is excited to announce this year’s Faculty Development Day theme, “A Globalized Curriculum: Frameworks for Respectful Engagement with People from Diverse Religious and Secular Traditions.” See below for a detailed description of the day’s theme. The morning keynote address and several late morning sessions will be centered around this […]
2019-2020 Teaching Award, Scholarship Award: Nominate Now
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is now accepting faculty nominations for the 2019-2020 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award. These awards are an opportunity for the University community to recognize and celebrate two of its own for outstanding achievements in teaching and scholarship. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 24. Nominations […]
Faculty Development Day Program Available Now
The program for Faculty Development Day, scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, is now available through the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship. To save paper, the committee encourages faculty to download a copy of the program in advance so they can use it to orient themselves between sessions using their mobile devices. A limited number of […]
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 […]
Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring Cycle Winners
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2016-2017 Butine Faculty Development Fund Spring cycle, according to committee chair Aaron Wootton, mathematics. This spring’s Butine award recipients are: Vail Fletcher, Conference Funding: International Environmental Communication Association Conference; $1,997 Ted Eckmann, Conference Funding: Joint Meeting of the Japan Geoscience Union and […]