2015-2020 Strategic Plan 2017 Progress Report Academic Excellence Goal 1: Enhance faculty development by implementing strategies to increase research, expand innovative teaching pedagogies, and improve instructional technology tools and infrastructure. Objectives Responsible Unit(s) Timeline Progress Outcomes 1A: Academic Affairs Ongoing The Office of In 2016-2017, 83% of Establish and maintain grant development resources to Business Affairs Sponsored academic units provide grant writing workshops for faculty and staff, University Advancement Programs in worked with the identify funding opportunities, and provide support for collaboration Office of Sponsored all aspects of grant submission. with the Programs: 3 of 4 Malone Center departments in the for Teaching College of Arts and Excellence Sciences, both offered a departments in the training College of Education, workshop for all 4 departments in faculty and the College of Fine staff. In Arts, and the Library. addition, OSP offered 30 grant applications numerous were submitted and within the past year, small group with 9 for major consultations grants of $100,000 or and training more and 7 of those sessions and 9 for more than sponsored $1,000,000 over the participation in life of the grant. webinars and grant training at Auburn University. 1B: Academic Affairs 2015-2020 No additional chairs Establish at least one endowed chair/professorship in Business Affairs or professorships each College within 5 years. University Advancement have been
2015-2020 Strategic Plan 2017 Progress Report Academic Excellence Goal 1: Enhance faculty development by implementing strategies to increase research, expand innovative teaching pedagogies, and improve instructional technology tools and infrastructure. Objectives Responsible Unit(s) Timeline Progress Outcomes 1A: Establish and maintain grant development resources to provide grant writing workshops for faculty and staff, identify funding opportunities, and provide support for all aspects of grant submission. Academic Affairs Business Affairs University Advancement Ongoing The Office of Sponsored Programs in collaboration with the Malone Center for Teaching Excellence offered a training workshop for faculty and staff. In addition, OSP offered numerous and small group consultations and training sessions and sponsored participation in webinars and grant training at Auburn University. In 2016-2017, 83% of academic units worked with the Office of Sponsored Programs: 3 of 4 departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, both departments in the College of Education, all 4 departments in the College of Fine Arts, and the Library. 30 grant applications were submitted within the past year, with 9 for major grants of $100,000 or more and 7 of those 9 for more than $1,000,000 over the life of the grant. 1B: Establish at least one endowed chair/professorship in each College within 5 years. Academic Affairs Business Affairs University Advancement 2015-2020 No additional chairs or professorships have been
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