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Fall 2020 Butine Awards Announced

November 20, 2020

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the Butine Faculty Development Fund Fall cycle, according to committee chair Diane Sotak, library. Butine award recipients are: Lauren Berger, RISE-UPPP: Research Involving the Systematic Evaluation of an Underrepresented Psychologists Pipeline Program ($5000) Itzel Cruz Megchun, Design competencies futures ($3700) Katie Danielson, Literacy Research Association Conference, […]

Filed Under: 11-23-2020, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Diane Sotak, Fall 2020 Butine Awards, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

2020 Faculty Development Day Proposals Welcome

November 15, 2019

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship welcomes proposals to lead sessions on Faculty Development Day, May 5, 2020, around a particular theme. Interested faculty should submit a 1-2 page proposal identifying the keynote speaker and breakout panels for session one of Faculty Development Day. Sessions later in the day may remain open as opportunities for […]

Filed Under: Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: 2020 Faculty Development Day, Hannah Highlander, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

Presentation by 2018 Scholarship Award Winner, Feb. 22

February 15, 2019

Alexandria “Allie” Hill, international languages and cultures, the 2018 recipient of the Faculty Award for Scholarship, will share her thoughts in a talk titled “Feminist Scholarly Practice” on Friday, February 22, at 4 p.m., in Franz Hall room 231. All staff and faculty are invited and light refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact […]

Filed Under: 02-18-2019, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Alexandria Hill, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

Teaching and Scholarship Fall Calendar Available Now (updated room locations)

August 10, 2018

The fall calendar for the Teaching and Scholarship Committee is now available at this link, according to Hannah Callender Highlander, mathematics. There you will find information and deadlines for Butine Scholarships and more. For more information contact Highlander at highland@up.edu.

Filed Under: 08-13-2018, 08-20-2018, Academics Tagged With: Hannah Highlander, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

TLC From The TLC: Student-Athlete Concerns?

November 3, 2017

UP is a relatively small NCAA Division I school, meaning that we have a proportionately large population of student-athletes: as such, most faculty and academic staff have athletes in our classes at some point. Do those students bring any particular needs or assets when it comes to thinking about mental health? In another installment of his […]

Filed Under: 11-06-2017, Academics, Athletics Tagged With: Andrew Guest, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

Submit Butine Proposals Through Moodle

January 8, 2016

The 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 using this link. Submission of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now […]

Filed Under: 01-11-2016, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Butine applications, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

Faculty Development Day 2016

December 4, 2015

Given the success of previous year’s concentrations around specific themes, the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship welcomes proposals to lead Faculty Development Day on May 3, 2016, around a particular theme. Interested faculty should submit a 1-2 page proposal identifying the keynote speaker and breakout panels for session one of Faculty Development Day. Sessions later […]

Filed Under: 12-07-2015, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Faculty Development Day, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

Submit Butine Proposals Through Moodle

August 28, 2015

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 https://www.up.edu/academicsenate/tas/. Submission of post-Butine reports, new Butine applications, and all supporting letters are now done […]

Filed Under: 08-31-2015, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Aaron Wootton, Butine Award Applications, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

Faculty Development Day Proposals Due Jan. 30

January 26, 2015

Given the success of last year’s concentration around teaching ethics across the curriculum, the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship welcomes proposals to lead Faculty Development Day on May 5, 2015, around a particular theme. Interested faculty should submit a 1-2 page proposal identifying the keynote speaker and breakout panels for session one of Faculty Development […]

Filed Under: 12-08-2014, Academics, Teaching & Scholarship Tagged With: Faculty Development Day, Lauretta Frederking, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

Spring 2015 Teaching and Scholarship Calendar

January 12, 2015

The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has released its Spring 2015 calendar of deadlines, according to committee chair Lauretta Frederking, political science. Butine Awards: Butine call sent out: January 12 Deadline for faculty to submit applications to department chairs, dean, and chair of Committee on Teaching and Scholarship: Feb. 6, no later than noon […]

Filed Under: Academics Tagged With: Lauretta Frederking, Teaching & Scholarship Committee

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