faculty participation in (PSRA) grants, as funding research and creative student research. is available. activity. Initiate conversation Further encourage faculty with Honors College and students to present regarding student their scholarly work at participation, student UTC Research day, or supervision, and faculty attend the event if not compensation. presenting. Goal 4c: Pursue faculty Develop a college-level Draft policy. Review and revise faculty Provost, Deans, workload that is consistent plan/policy that workload policy relative Department Heads, with experiential learning incorporates to investment in Office of objectives. (ISP 4a, 4b) supervision of student experiential learning. Undergraduate scholarly experiential Research, and learning into faculty Faculty Workload workload. Committee, OPEIR, Honors College Research peer institutions and their policies on aligning faculty workload with experiential learning opportunities and investments. Goal 4d: Recruit and retain Assess faculty hiring Implement plan derived Assess plan derived from Dean’s office, Sabbatical policy: faculty by demonstrating a packages relative to from baseline assessment baseline assessment to department heads, commitment to and proper peer institutions in the to ensure competitive and ensure competitive and OPEIR last two years. proper funding for proper funding for funding for research and creative activity, including research and creative research and creative funds and sustained funding. activity. activity. Assess funds allocated to faculty for research and/or creative activity relative to peer institutions in the last two years.
faculty participation in student research. Initiate conversation with Honors College regarding student participation, student supervision, and faculty compensation. (PSRA) grants, as funding is available. Further encourage faculty and students to present their scholarly work at UTC Research day, or attend the event if not presenting. research and creative activity. Goal 4c: Pursue faculty workload that is consistent with experiential learning objectives. (ISP 4a, 4b) Develop a college-level plan/policy that incorporates supervision of student scholarly experiential learning into faculty workload. Research peer institutions and their policies on aligning faculty workload with experiential learning opportunities and investments. Draft policy. Review and revise faculty workload policy relative to investment in experiential learning. Provost, Deans, Department Heads, Office of Undergraduate Research, and Faculty Workload Committee, OPEIR, Honors College Goal 4d: Recruit and retain faculty by demonstrating a commitment to and proper funding for research and creative activity, including funds and sustained funding. Assess faculty hiring packages relative to peer institutions in the last two years. Assess funds allocated to faculty for research and/or creative activity relative to peer institutions in the last two years. Implement plan derived from baseline assessment to ensure competitive and proper funding for research and creative activity. Assess plan derived from baseline assessment to ensure competitive and proper funding for research and creative activity. Dean’s office, department heads, OPEIR Sabbatical policy:
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