University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Welcome to the Faculty and Academic Staff Development Program

COMMITTEE RESPONSIBILITIES

Each of the board's five committees is responsible for a particular facet of faculty and academic staff development at UWRF. Within their realms of responsibility they will:

      • Support and encourage development efforts.
      • Pursue additional funding from UWRF, UW-System, and other sources.
      • Award available funds to faculty and academic staff.
Most funds will be awarded through a competitive grants process. These awards will be made solely on the basis of the merits of the proposals, not on the departmental or collegiate homes of the proposers.

1. The Teaching Committee supports the efforts of faculty and academic staff to improve their teaching. Proposals may focus on methods or delivery of instruction or acquisition of knowledge related to one's teaching responsibilities. The Teaching Committee is responsible for:
  • Retraining & Renewal grants (in consultation with College deans).
  • Improvement of Classroom Instruction grants.
  • UWRF participation in UW-System Faculty College, Teaching Fellows and Teaching Scholars programs.
  • Regent's Teaching Excellence awards for individuals and departments.
  • UWRF proposals to the Office of Professional and Instructional Development (OPID)
  • Instructional Technology Mini Grant

2. The Research Committee supports research projects of faculty and academic staff in all disciplines. It is responsible for:

  • Faculty Research grants.
  • Incentive grants (funds for travel and/or release time to allow faculty/staff to write grant proposals).
  • Collaborative Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity (RSCA) Program

3. The Faculty Professional Development Committee supports activities designed to help faculty advance themselves in their professions. It is responsible for:

  • Sabbatical leaves.
  • Professional Development Grants.
  • Robert P. Knowles grants for international travel.

4. The Academic Staff Professional Development Committee supports activities designed to enable individual professional development, improve program quality, and enhance institutional effectiveness. It is responsible for:

  • Academic Staff Professional Development grants.

5. The University-wide Initiatives Committee supports faculty and academic staff as they engage in activities which will affect large numbers of UWRF faculty, students and staff. It is responsible for:

  • UW-System Institutional Enhancement grants.
  • On-campus faculty development events, e.g. workshops during fall and spring semester administrative days.
  • WCWC and System Minority Retention grants.
  • Mentoring Program
For more information contact The Faculty & Academic Staff Development Board
Created by: Tracey Gladstone-Sovell
Last revised: Friday, 19-Sep-2003 11:19:23 CDT
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