Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.35
Liaison James Biesecker
Submission Date Dec. 1, 2011
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Gettysburg College
ER-14: Incentives for Developing Sustainability Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 Elizabeth Viti
Associate Provost for Faculty Development, Provost's Office
Provost Office
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Does the institution have a program that meets the criteria outlined above?:
Yes

A brief description of the program(s):

The Johnson Center for Creative Teaching at Gettysburg College provides faculty with opportunities to hone their pedagogical skills, explore collaborative and experiential learning techniques, and incorporate technological innovations.

JCCT is currently interested in supporting and promoting the development of new opportunities for students to explore sustainability-focused and sustainability-related fields of study, and will also provide funding for faculty to attend conferences on incorporating sustainability into the classroom.


A brief description of the incentives that faculty members who participate in the program(s) receive:

JCCT provides funding for several opportunities such as a Summer Fellowship, a Creative Teaching Fellowship, a Teaching Grant, and Department Funding. This funding is geared toward the development of new interdisciplinary courses and/or engaged learning opportunities for students.


The website URL where information about the program is available:
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