Marietta College Faculty Development Committee

Faculty Development programs are designed to help strengthen faculty members' disciplinary ties by supporting projects in the "scholarship of discovery" (research) and the "scholarship of teaching" (ways to transmit knowledge and excite future scholars). The projects should benefit the faculty member and support the college's core values.

Awards are competitive and recommendations submitted to the Provost are based on proposals submitted to the Faculty Development Committee.

The Faculty Development Committee will accept electronic submission for:

  • Minigrants
  • Sabbatical proposals
  • Research Award
  • Load Reduction Programs
  • Professional Improvement Grants (summer support)

If you choose to submit your proposal in hard copy, deliver 10 copies to Carolyn Hares-Stryker, 307 Thomas. Minigrants also require a supporting e-mail from your department chair or division coordinator.

Proposals will not be considered without a supporting e-mail.
Suggestions for electronic submission:

  1. Submitted materials should be in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. Submission in other file formats may delay or prevent consideration of the proposal. If possible, all materials for the submission should be included in a single file.
  2. A single copy of the electronic version of the proposal should be sent to the chair of the Faculty Development Committee (carolyn.hares.stryker@marietta.edu).  If the attached file can be opened, you will receive a return e-mail confirming the receipt of the proposal.
  3. The e-mail accompanying the attached file should clearly state what type of proposal is being submitted.

If you have any questions about the electronic submission procedure, please contact Carolyn Hares-Stryker by e-mail (carolyn.hares.stryker@marietta.edu) or by phone x4641.


Deadlines: 4 p.m. on the dates indicated

  • September 14, 2009: Load Reductions [for the spring semester of 2010] (electronic)
  • October 9, 2009: Minigrants, Round 1 (electronic)
  • October 26, 2009: Sabbaticals (electronic)
  • January 18, 2010: Research Award
  • January 18, 2010: Load Reductions [for the fall semester of 2010] (electronic)
  • January 18, 2010: Innovative Teaching Award
  • January 25, 2010: Minigrants, Round 2 (electronic)
  • February 8, 2010: Professional Improvement Grant (electronic)
  • March 29, 2010: Minigrants, Round 3 (electronic)

Committee Members

Carolyn Hares-Stryker, Chair
Jim Jeitler
Gama Perruci
Chris Pucella
Janie Rees-Miller
Jane Wilder-O'Connor
Beth McNally, Academic Grants Office