Arthur M. Gignilliat, Jr., Professorship at AASU for 2002

The AASU Faculty Development Committee invites applications for the Arthur M. Gignilliat, Jr., Professorship for the year 2002. Endowed by the Savannah Electric & Power Company, the Professorship Fund is intended to "support Armstrong Atlantic State University’s goal of maintaining a ‘tradition of excellence’ by providing the best educational and training experience for its students."

Under the terms of the Professorship, a full-time faculty member at AASU will be provided with a summer stipend (up to $2,500) as well as a course release in both the spring and fall semesters of 2002 to (a) pursue a project that enhances teaching and learning, and (b) communicate the results of that project to other interested faculty. The Faculty Development Committee will review applications and make recommendations for funding to the Vice President and Dean of Faculty, who will make the final decision on funding.

General Guidelines
• All full-time faculty members are eligible to apply. Although a faculty member may apply for both the Professorship and an AASU faculty grant, the individual awarded the Professorship in 2002 will not be eligible to serve that year as the principal investigator on either a Research & Scholarship or a Teaching & Learning Grant.
• Projects must explicitly address issues related to teaching and learning, and applicants must comment on how they intend to communicate the results of their project to other interested faculty.
• Applications are to be made using the form provided by Kim McCallie, Office of Sponsored Programs (ext. 5803).
• If human subjects are used, IRB approval must be attached.
• The six questions at the bottom of this page should be addressed using no more than four additional pages (double-spaced, 12-point font). Proposals will be evaluated according to the criteria identified in those six questions. Please attach a copy of your curriculum vitae and (if necessary) IRB approval. No other attachments are permitted.
• Awards must be spent during the 2002 calendar year.
• Given the teaching mission of AASU, faculty-student collaboration is strongly encouraged and cross-disciplinary applications are encouraged.
• The Distinguished Professor must deliver a final report to the Vice President and Dean of Faculty.
• Completed applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2001.  Ten copies of the completed application are to be delivered to Kim McCallie, Office of Sponsored Programs.
• For further information, contact Ms. Kim McCallie, 921 5803.


Questions

1.    Describe the specific nature and purpose of the project, making clear how it seeks to improve teaching and learning at AASU.
2.    Identify the target population for this project, and describe the particular goals and/or needs addressed by the project.
3.    Using the 2002 calendar year as a timeline, explain how you intend to use the alloted release time and summer stipend.
4.    Describe any initiatives that you may have already taken to implement this project or prepare for its implementation.
5.    Identify your plans for evaluating the teaching and learning outcomes of this project.
6.    Identify the means (e.g., workshops, faculty lectures, presentation at the President's Symposium, article in Armstrong Academics, et al.) by which you intend to communicate the results of this project to other interested faculty at AASU.

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