Teaching Grants

Annual Report

1998-1999 Academic Year

 

1.  Membership

 

Sherry Ginn            Psychology   Chair

Rick Niswander      Business       Vice-Chair

Heather Ries          Mathematics  Secretary

Prem Sehgal          Biology

Rose Postel            HESC/NUHM

Angela Thompson  History

Matthew Mahar      Health and Human Performance

Jeff Shinpaugh       Physics

Dorothea Handron      Nursing

Marie Farr              English

Harold Griffin          Education

Purificacion Martinez   Foreign Languages

Dennis Eadus             English

Dorothy Clayton          Rep of VCAA (ex officio without vote)

Joe Kalinowski            Rep VC for Health Sciences/AHS (ex

officio without vote)

 

2.  Meeting Dates (names of members absent)

 

8-28-98  Harold Griffin, Sherry Ginn, Dorothy Clayton

Rose Postel, Dorothea Handron, Marie Farr,

Harold Griffin, Joe Kalinowski Angela Thompson

 

11-2-98  Harold Griffin, Joe Kalinowski, Rose Postel

Harold Griffin, Joe Kalinowski, Rose Postel,

Dorothea Handron

 

11-16-98  Harold Griffin. Joe Kalinowski. Rose Postel

Angela Thompson, Rose Postel, Harold Griffin,

Joe Kalinowski, Prem Sehgal, Dennis Eadus

 

3.  Subcommittees established during the year

None

 

4.  Accomplishments

 

1.  The committee evaluated 18 proposals and

recommended that 6 receive priority funding. Four were

recommended should additional funds be available. Eight

proposals were funded by the Vice-Chancellor: 3 Duals and

5 Summer Stipends. Two proposals from Allied Health

Sciences were recommended for funding and money was

granted for both.

 

2.  Drafts of on-line application procedures were created.

 

3.  Grant instructions were modified

 

4.    The committee held a workshop for prospective grantees

on April 26, 1999. Sherry Ginn and Marie Farr led the

discussion. Five people attended

 

5.  Reports to the Faculty Senate

not applicable

 

6.  Business Carried over to the Next Year

 

1.  Revise the on-line grant applications. Clarify the

instructions and trouble-shoot.

 

2.  Review progress reports for 1997-1998 and 1998-1999.

 

3.  Require abstract in addition to the progress report.

Abstracts must be posted to the website following

completion of the project.

 

4.  Examine whether a set meeting time should be

established for 2000-2001 and thereafter.

 

7.  Evaluation of the committee

 

A.  Charge: Clearly stated.

 

B.  Personnel: One person was on leave and it is suggested

that, in the future, people on leave be replaced on the

committee

 

C  Attendance: A quorum was always established, however,

because of committee members' professional obligations,

there was no time when the entire committee could meet.

 

D  Responsibilities: Clearly stated for each committee

member.

 

E.  Activities: Clearly stated for each committee member.

 

8.  Suggestions to the Chair of the Faculty Senate for

improving the effectiveness of the Committee.

 

As stated above, concerning meeting time.