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Teaching and Scholarship Committee

2019-2020 Teaching Award, Scholarship Award: Nominate Now

Excellence AwardThe 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 should be submitted to the Committee’s Moodle site. Submission of supporting materials by nominees will be due by noon on Friday, March 13. Visit the Academic Senate resources pages for information regarding the nomination process, award criteria, and supporting materials that will be needed by the committee. Contact Hannah Highlander at tas@up.edu for more information.

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 paper copies of the program will be available on the day of the program.
For more information contact Matthew Kuhn, TAS chair, at kuhn@up.edu.

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 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 American Geophysical Union, $2,000
  • Tara Prestholdt, Research Project: The effects of EÑSO on nudibranch diversity and abundance in Oregon, $1,500
  • Nicole Hanig, Research Project: Social Justice Issues in Art Song Repertoire, $650
  • Joseph Jefferson, Conference Funding: Texas Music Educators Conference and the International Trombone Festival, $2,000
  • David Taylor, Conference Funding: International Botanical Congress, $2,000
  • David De Lyser , Conference Funding: National Conducting Symposium, $1,200
  • Ami Ahern-Rindell, Conference Funding: World Symposium on Lysosomal Storage Disorders, $1,500
  • Deanna Julka, Conference Funding: Summer Institute for Educators, $2,000
  • Allie Hill, Conference Funding: Northeast Modern Language Association Conference, $871.29
  • Jakob Kotas, Conference Funding: SIAM Conference on Optimization and the MAA Pacific Northwest Section Meeting, $2,000
  • Lindsay Benes, Research Project: Validation of Bag Valve Mask Rate and Volume,           $600
  • Amber Vermeesch, Conference Funding: Western Institute of Nursing’s 50th Annual Communicating Nursing Research Conference, $1,764
  • Andrew Nuxoll, Conference Funding: Artificial General Intelligence Conference, $1,600

For more information contact Wootton at tas@up.edu.

Butine Proposal Submissions Now Done Through Moodle

FrederkingDec2The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship cordially 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 https://www.up.edu/academicsenate/tas/.

Submissions for post-Butine reports, new Butine submissions, and all supporting letters are now done through Moodle. The deadline for submission through Moodle and the applicants’ respective department chairs (if CAS) and deans is no later than noon on Friday, October 3, 2014. Please note also 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 review the Butine application process: Monday, September 8, 9-10 a.m., and Monday, September 8, 3-4 p.m., both in the Clark Library conference room.

A final reminder: All interim or completed project reports of previously funded proposals are due to Teaching and Scholarship through Moodle, as well as the appropriate dean, no later than Friday, September 26. Report forms can be downloaded from the website listed above. Please contact Lauretta Frederking (tas@up.edu) for further information.

New Podcast From Award-Winning Teacher

Staff and faculty portraitsAll faculty and staff who wanted to attend the recent afternoon Teaching and Scholarship presentation by Lars Erik Larson but had previous commitments can see his talk, “Dialectical Teaching in a Righteous Age,” as a 22-minute podcast at this link: http://tinyurl.com/o57qdd4. Larsen’s talk is featured on the new Garaventa Center series Solloquia Tempestiva, the center’ first podcast from their mobile studio. All are invited to see a great sample of the caliber of teaching we have here at UP, and sending it viral wouldn’t hurt either.

Faculty Development Proposals

FrederkingMarch10The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is soliciting proposals from faculty and staff to host workshops, roundtables, and presentations during Faculty Development Day, to be held on Tuesday, May 6, according to Lauretta Frederking, committee chair.  The theme of Faculty Development Day will be “From PHL 220 to Graduation: Infusing Ethics throughout the Curriculum.”  The committee will host Jim Baillie as keynote speaker and many breakout sessions will reinforce what is taught in PHL 220 in classes across all disciplines.  Proposals related in some way to the theme of ethics, but also the promotion of teaching or professional development are encouraged. Please contact Frederking at 8076 or tas@up.edu with proposals, questions, or requests for additional information. Committee members include Eric Anctil, Genevieve Brassard, Lauretta Frederking, Aziz Inan, Angela Hoffman, Kathleen McManus, Laurie McLary, Mark Meckler, Stephanie Salomone.

Teaching & Scholarship Faculty Award Winner Presentations, March 4

kolmesbutkusThe Teaching and Scholarship Committee invites all faculty and staff to presentations offered by the University’s 2013 teaching and scholarship faculty award winners. Lars Larson, winner of the Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, will present “Dialectical Teaching in a Righteous Age,” and Russ Butkus and Steve Kolmes (pictured), winners of the Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship, will present “Children in Jeopardy: Anthropogenic Toxins and Childhood Exposure.” The presentations will take place on Tuesday, March 4, at 4:30 p.m., in Buckley Center room 163. Coffee and cookies will be served. For more information contact Teaching and Scholarship Committee chair Lauretta Frederking at frederki@up.edu.

 

Spring Butine Proposals Due by Feb. 7

FrederkingJan20The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship cordially invites all regular faculty to submit proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials and review selection criteria by visiting https://www.up.edu/academic-senate/tas/. Applications are due to 1) the Chair of the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship, Lauretta Frederking (by e-mail to tas@up.edu); 2) the applications’ respective department chairs (if CAS); and 3) the applicants’ deans no later than noon on Friday, February 7, 2014. Please note also that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans prior to submitting applications for consideration. It is imperative that the proposals must be fully completed, otherwise they will be automatically disqualified from consideration.

For more information, contact Frederking at 8076 or tas@up.edu.