Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.78
Liaison Sarah Rykal
Submission Date Nov. 4, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Wisconsin-Stout
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Tim Cline
Graduate Assistant
Sustainability Office
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Does the institution have an ongoing incentives program or programs that meet the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

A brief description of the program(s), including positive outcomes during the previous three years:

Sustainability Across the Curriculum Network has hosted several Sustainability in the Curriculum Workshops for UW-Stout's faculty and staff.

In addition, the Planning and Review Committee asks departments if they are incorporating sustainability into the curriculum during program review.


A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:

In Fall 2013, curricular Incubation funding was offered for the development and revision of courses to meet the new Racial and Ethnic Studies categories and criteria.
http://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/upload/proposedRES.pdf

Other priorities include:

1. Completing program and course development for programs on the 2011-2012 Academic Plan (http://www.uwstout.edu/provost/currhb/accplan.cfm)
2. Re-designing existing undergraduate programs so they can be delivered as degree completion programs for working adults (online, evening, weekend, etc.)
3. Developing graduate programs, certificate programs and other professional development programs that can be delivered through customized instruction
Funding Guidelines for Budget Request:
Individuals and teams* will be funded according to the guidelines below:
• $300 per credit for a course revision
• $400 per credit for a new course proposal
• $1,000-1,750 as a general guideline for new program development (e.g., Entitlement to Plan or Authorization to Implement)


The website URL where information about the incentive program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Information obtained from department chairs and faculty in each department. For more information about the Planning and Review Committee, see: http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/prc.cfm


Information obtained from department chairs and faculty in each department. For more information about the Planning and Review Committee, see: http://www.uwstout.edu/admin/provost/prc.cfm

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