Faculty Development

Welcome to the Faculty Development website! The purpose of faculty development funds is to support faculty in their research, scholarship, creativity, and professional development. 

There are mulltiple types of funds available for faculty development activities.  In brief, the types of funds are:

• Mini-grants for Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity (RSCA - Chancellor's Office) - not available in 2009/2010
• Mission Achievement Grants (President's Office), max of $3,500, deadlines: Dec. 8 for spring activities and Feb. 15 for summer activities
• VPAA's Presentation Support Fund (Provost/VPAA Office), max of $500, not available in 2009/2010
• Sabbaticals - see Sabbatical Leave Information under Faculty Affairs under Academic Affairs, not available in 2009/2010
• Faculty Development Funds - In the fall, these funds are available from each academic department, and in the spring, the remaining funds are combined and accessed via the Faculty Development Committee
• James F. Drahos Memorial Fund - approximately $1,500 available for maritime related professional development

For more details about each fund, see Descriptions of Faculty Development Funding and Summary of Faculty Development Awards below.

 

Forms Application for Faculty Development Funds Descriptions of Faculty Development Funding Summary of Faculty Development Awards Assessment of Faculty Develpment Activity Questions or sugestions, please contact:

Lloyd Kitazono Director of Faculty Affairs Ext. 1149 lkitazono@csum.edu

Dr. Vivienne McClendon Director of the Center for Engagement, Teaching and Learning Ext. 1283 vmcclendon@csum.edu