| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.38 |
| Liaison | Laurie Husted |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bard College
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Michele
Dominy Dean of the College Dean's Office |
Does the institution have an ongoing incentives program or programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
A brief description of the program(s), including positive outcomes during the previous three years:
Bard received a grant from the Mellon Foundation for the development of the Environmental and Urban Studies program. This grant includes funding for:
Course replacement incentives for faculty, who teach in EUS but whose primary appointments are in traditional disciplines, to encourage course contributions and curriculum development, and to hire visiting professors of practice and postdoctoral fellows for supplementary courses to enhance the curriculum;
(4) Mini research grants for collaborative faculty/student projects, colloquium/capstone presentations, and student travel to enhance the civic engagement component of the program.
A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:
Because we seek to expand and refine our currently existing but limited EUS course offerings, we must be able to offer heretofore unavailable course releases so that faculty can devote time to curricular design and implementation. We also need course releases to encourage greater faculty teaching within the new program’s framework, along with funds to allow the College to replace participating faculty within their disciplinary homes. Course releases will enable professors to devote more time to enhance their course content.
The website URL where information about the incentive program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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