Professional Development

Participant involves the sharing of original work that was selected through a peer review process, or significant leadership roles. This can include responding to an invitation to present a paper; presenting an original piece of art; leading/serving on a panel; and/or serving as an elected officer. Currently, 100% of a request, with a $500 per year cap for virtual and $2,250 per year cap for in-person, may be awarded per conference. (Typically, session moderator roles are not supported as “Participation.”)

Attendee involves choosing to attend a conference/workshop to gain new knowledge or skills. Currently, PDC funds 50% of a request, up to $250 per year for virtual conference and $1,125 per year for in person conferences.

Awards are given to support activity during a sabbatical. At the current time, a maximum of $2,000 may be awarded per sabbatical. As stated in the faculty manual, any changes in sabbatical activities must be approved by the Provost’s Office. If changes occur to your sabbatical activities (e.g., new opportunities arise) and you have not received the full allotment of funds (max $2,000), you may submit a new request for funding to PDC. (NOTE: these awards are separate from the sabbatical request process. The Provost’s Office will periodically announce sabbatical request opportunities).

Awards are given to support tangible scholarship proposals or projects. Up to $2,000 per academic year may be awarded pending available funds.

Funds are available to support the development of a new course or substantial revision of an existing one. Up to $2,000 per academic year may be awarded pending available funds.

A budget needs to be provided stipulating how the funds will be spent. Stipends are not funded, but materials (texts, software) related to course development may be considered. A proposal should clearly indicate the goals and likely outcomes of such a project.

William P. and Frances Clemens Nyce Endowment for Faculty Development (1988) - William P. and Frances Clemens Nyce '48/'46, of Westminster, Maryland, have provided a generous endowment, the income from which is to be used for faculty development. It is intended that this income will foster educational creativity, expand global awareness, and promote the academic excellence of Juniata College. Support will be provided to faculty members who wish to enhance their understanding and teaching abilities with reference to Latin America. Funds will be awarded to projects designed for travel and study of the social, economic, political, cultural, and/or religious heritage of that region, and current realities of life for the people of Latin American countries.

Comments:

• Latin speaking countries including the Caribbean
• Concern for the split between the rich and poor and the educated people of the country tend to be among the wealthy and powerful
• Faculty must be sensitive to the poor people
• Exposure of faculty members must be to the human dimensions - the realities of the people living there - not intended as solely intellectual or research experience.

IEI committee and Provost manage its restricted fund. The purpose of the IEI grant funding is to provide faculty members in any discipline resources to explore new teaching methods and create new courses of experiential opportunities for students. The review process is overseen by the IEI Committee, which is made up of retired faculty members.

The James Lakso endowment pays for these. The main purpose of the summer research grant is to facilitate the development of SoTL projects that will have the potential to be presented off-campus in some peer-reviewed form (either through presentation at a conference, or publication). However, we fund SoTL projects at all stages of development. Other SoTL mini-grant opportunities occur throughout the academic year; these funds are available to promote small, positive changes to courses or the learning environment within the academic year. Please contact the SoTL Director to apply.

The Provost oversees this fund. Wise Summer Grants support proposals for scholarly projects on which substantial progress can be made during the summer. The project should lead to an identifiable outcome, such as a chapter in a book, an article in an academic publication, poems, a play, a short story, or a conference paper. The project may be part of a larger program of research, but should have a scope and expected result suited to the summer period.

A separate restricted fund pays for this. The recipient of the Sowell Scholars Faculty Grant shall be awarded $2,500 a year, for a three-year period, to pursue scholarly research that leads to peer-reviewed publication within the humanities (as generally defined in the Faculty Manual). The main focus of the work should not be on teaching. The recipient must be a member of the Juniata College Faculty, but does not have to hold an appointment within a humanities discipline.