FACULTY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS:AN OVERVIEW

ADJUNCT APPRECIATION DINNER

TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2014

MERCY COLLEGE, BRONX CAMPUS

MISSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

“…the Committee will foster the development of teaching, scholarship, service and collegial activity through grants, semiannual faculty seminar poster sessions for grant recipients, and other professional activities throughout the year. " 

OBJECTIVES OF FACULTY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

Foster the individual faculty member's:

Development of peer standing

Development of professional competence

Enhancement of teaching ability

Contribution to Mercy College

Contribution to the community at large

FUNDING SPECIFICS – ELIGIBILITY AND AWARD SIZE

Available to full- and part-time faculty

Typically, awarded once per year Maximum of $1,500 for adjunct faculty

Maximum of $3,000 for full-time faculty

Note - Faculty may apply for more than one grant, if initial grant does not exceed the above mentioned amounts.

PROJECTS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING

1. Traditional research and SoTL

2. Projects designed to enhance teaching and learning

3. Projects designed to develop professional competence and standing in:

The faculty member's discipline

Pedagogy

4. Projects related to the faculty member's discipline and responsibilities at the College.              

Grounded in Research

FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR:

Fees related to faculty development activities

Books, supplies and photocopying

Travel costs

Stipends (max FT $1,500; max PT $750)

Note - Stipends are considered taxable.

Stipends for research participants and other project personnel

FUNDS CANNOT BE USED FOR:

Course Development*

Equipment purchases*

Software*

Tuition and fees related to any advanced degree study

Costs related to publication

Travel for conference presentation

Travel for conference attendance*

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

1.Go to www.mercy.edu/facdev

2.Right side of page Box click “Application”

3.Complete the application.

4.Click “Submit.”

CONTACTS

Committee on Faculty Development, Co-Chairs

Dr. Susan Moscou, School of Health and Natural Sciences (smoscou@mercy.edu)

Dr. Helen Buhler, School of Health and Natural Sciences (hbuhler@mercy.edu)

Faculty Development Administrator

Elizabeth Dispenza-Delaney (edispenza@mercy.edu)

CONTACTS

Institutional Review Board (IRB), Chair

Dr. Brian Baker, School of Health and Natural Sciences (bbaker@mercy.edu and MCIRB@mercy.edu)

Executive Director, Grants and Academic Initiatives

Dr. Saul Fisher, Office of the Provost (sfisher@mercy.edu)

For more details on Faculty Development Grants and the Committee on Faculty Development, please go to https://www.mercy.edu/my-mercy/faculty-resources/faculty-development-committee/

For more details about the IRB process, go to https://www.mercy.edu/my-mercy/faculty-resources/institutional-review-board/