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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.

Faculty Development Day, May 8: Session Proposals Welcome

On the Tuesday following commencement, University faculty traditionally celebrate and reflect upon the joys and toils of our noble profession and of a year well spent on the Bluff.  Faculty Development Day, taking place on May 8, 2018, is this very day. The theme of the day will be “Inclusive Excellence in the Student-Centered University,” which will be the subject of a morning keynote address and several mid-day sessions. Another University tradition is the offering of sessions by you and your peers on topics of interest to you and your peers. The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is accepting proposals from faculty who would like to organize 45-minute sessions for Faculty Development Day. Please send your suggestions to committee chair Matthew Kuhn (tas@up.edu) by Friday, April 13, or, for the less sanguine, by Thursday, April 12.

Submit Spring Butine Proposals and Reports through Moodle

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship invites all regular faculty to submit spring cycle 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 to the Moodle site. Submissions of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are also done through the Moodle site.
The deadline for submission through Moodle and the applicant’s respective dean and chair (if CAS) is no later than noon on Friday, February 16, 2018. Please note that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans prior to submitting applications for consideration.
Please contact Matthew R. Kuhn (TAS@up.edu) for further information.

2017-2018 Butine Faculty Development Fund Recipients, Fall Cycle

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2017-2018 Butine Faculty Development Fund Fall cycle, according to committee chair Matthew Kuhn, engineering. Congratulations are in order for the Butine award recipients:
  • Ami Ahern-Rindell, biology: WORLD Symposium on Lysosomal Storage Disorders, Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, CA, February 5-8, 2018, $1,850
  • Richard Askay, philosophy: “The transcendental function of nothingness in a synthesis of Eastern and Western world-views, $5,000
  • Kathleen Bieryla, engineering: “Quantifying fitness of collegiate field hockey athletes during one season,” $3,000
  • Alexa Dare, communication studies, “Meaningful work in the sharing economy,” $2,020
  • Carol Dempsey, theology: “Isaiah and the Twelve; Jesaja und die Zwolf,” Catolic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt, Germany, May 31-June 3, 2018, ,$2000
  • Maria Echinique, international languages and cultures, sabbatical leave research project, $1,520
  • Ted Eckmann, environmental studies, “Modeling microclimate and air quality impacts of Sequoiadendron giganteum,” $3,285
  • Eli Goldwyn, mathematics, “The North American Gypsy Moth and its two pathogens,” $3,000
  • Christina Ivler, engineering: “System identification methods for flight simulation models of small unmanned aerial vehicles,” $4,300
  • Lorretta Krautscheid, nursing: “Untethered lecture capture: a qualitative investigation of student experiences,” $1,432
  • Nazanin Mansouri, engineering: “Exploring new trends in optimizing the power consumption of today’s digital systems and developing educational platforms to experiment and develop power optimization design techniques,” $1,900
  • Laura Mood, nursing: “Enhancing educational capacity at Tipitaka Eye Hospital in rural Myanmar,” $,2741
  • Susan Murray, biology, “Summer salary support for immunology research,” $3,000
  • Katie O’Reilly, biology: Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, January 3-7, 2017, $1,213
  • Cara Poor, engineering: “Evaluation of plant species and residence time for nutrient removal in constructed wetlands,” $5,000
  • Kristin Sweeney, environmental studies, “Installation and design of slope-stability monitoring station on the Bluff,” $5,000
  • Sara Weiger, English: Archival research: Henry David Thoreau, $1,750
  • Christine Weilhoefer, biology: “Predicting the effects of warming atmospheric temperatures on Oregon coastal wetland ecosystems,” $3,718

For more information contact Kuhn at 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 the applicant’s respective chair (if CAS) is no later than noon on Friday, October 6, 2017.  Please note that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans prior to submitting applications for consideration.

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 Matthew R. Kuhn (TAS@up.edu) for further information.

Faculty Development Day Program Available

The program for Faculty Development Day, scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, is now available through the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship Moodle website or here. 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 Aaron Wootton, mathematics, at tas@up.edu.

Faculty Development Day Proposals Welcome

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is calling for interested faculty to submit proposals for panels and presentations as a part of Faculty Development Day on Tuesday, May 9. Proposals on a wide variety of topics are welcome including those which support the theme for Faculty Development Day.

This year’s theme is “Building Bridges of Dialogue: Making Sense of Our Catholicity in a Globalized World.”  At the heart of a Catholic university’s mission is its commitment to building bridges of dialogue. What strategies and practices can the University’s different disciplines employ to further this bridge building to meet the demands of a globalized world, where diverse cultures, religions, and peoples intersect?

Please send panel proposals to committee chair Aaron Wootton, (tas@up.edu) by Friday, April 21.

Submit Butine Proposals Through Moodle

wootton-copy-1The 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 through the Teaching and Scholarship Moodle site. Submission of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are also through the Moodle site. The committee’s deadline for submission through Moodle and the applicants’ respective department chairs (if CAS) and deans is no later than noon on Friday, February 10 (it is the applicant’s responsibility to be aware of any different internal department or school deadlines). Please note also that applicants must discuss their Butine proposals with their respective deans prior to submitting applications for consideration.

Please contact Aaron Wootton (TAS@up.edu) for further information.

Submit Butine Proposals through Moodle

wootton copyThe 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. Submission 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 the applicants’ respective department chairs (if CAS) and deans is no later than noon on Friday, October 7, 2016. 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 5, 4-5 p.m., and Thursday, September 8, 11 a.m.-noon, both in the Engineering Conference Room (Shiley 232).

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 October 1. Report forms can be downloaded from the website listed above.

Please contact Aaron Wootton, TAS chair, at TAS@up.edu for further information.

Nominate For Teaching and Scholarship Awards

1afrederking2The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is accepting faculty nominations for the 2013-2014 Teaching Award and Scholarship awards, according to committee chair Lauretta Frederking, College of Arts and Sciences. These awards are an opportunity for the University community to celebrate publicly two of its own for outstanding achievements in teaching and scholarship. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 31, by e-mail to tas@up.edu. Submission of supporting materials by nominees will be due by noon on Friday, March 21. Visit the Teaching and Scholar­ship website for information regarding the nomination process and materials that will be needed. Contact Frederking at tas@up.edu for more information.