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.

Professional Improvement Grants (PIGs) and Load Reductions (LRPs) have been renamed Summer Research Grants (SRGs) and Research Mini-Sabbaticals (RMSs) and are handled by the Coordinators.

The Faculty Development Committee will accept electronic submission for:

  • Minigrants,
  • Sabbatical proposals,
  • Innovative Teaching Award nominations,
  • Load Reduction proposals (LRP) and
  • Professional Improvement grants (PIG).

If you choose to submit your proposal in hard copy, deliver 10 copies to Bill Bauer, 204 Erwin. 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 (bill.bauer@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 Bill Bauer by e-mail (bill.bauer@marietta.edu) or by phone x4768.

Deadlines: 4 p.m. on the dates indicated

  • October 12, 2007: Minigrants, Round 1 (electronic submission)
  • October 26, 2007: Sabbaticals (electronic)
  • January 25, 2008: Innovative Teaching Awards (electronic)
  • January 25, 2008: Research Award
  • January 25, 2008: Minigrants, Round 2 (electronic)
  • February 15, 2008: Load Reductions (electronic)
  • February 15, 2008: Summer Research Grants (electronic)
  • March 28, 2008: Minigrants, Round 3 (electronic)

Committee Members

William Bauer, Chair
Patrick Holguin
Luding Tong
Robert McManus
Michael Taylor
Lori Smith
Beth McNally, Academic Grants Office