| Overall Rating | Gold |
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| Overall Score | 74.85 |
| Liaison | Andrea Trimble |
| Submission Date | Feb. 8, 2024 |
University of Virginia
AC-7: Incentives for Developing Courses
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Dana
Schroeder Sustainability Outreach and Engagement Specialist Office for Sustainability |
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Does the institution have an ongoing program that offers incentives for academic staff in multiple disciplines or departments to develop new sustainability courses and/or incorporate sustainability into existing courses? :
Yes
A brief description of the incentive program(s):
The Office of Academic Outreach and the Mellon Race, Place, and Equity Program invite faculty members engaged in place-based and community-engaged work to apply for a $4,000 Course Development Grant. The grant will support development and first delivery of a course that will feature a significant amount of engagement between the faculty member, students, and a community-based partner (or partners).
Faculty will be encouraged to join a vibrant Community Engaged/Service Learning community, with monthly gatherings and trainings available. If faculty are new to community-engaged teaching, they will be asked to attend a one-day faculty training session led by the Center for Teaching Excellence's CE/SL Faculty Fellow. The workshop will provide opportunities for faculty to learn about best practices for building and sustaining mutually beneficial relationships with outside partners.
Examples of sustainability-related courses sponsored by the Mellon grant program include:
--Lisa Goff, “Reparative History: Site, Archive, Database/Mapping Black Landscapes"
--Frank Dukes, “Collaborative Planning for Sustainability: Equitable Collaboration"
--Cale Jaffe, “Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic”
--Spencer Phillips, “Hanoi’s Hong River: Development, Climate, and Rights to the City”
--Eric Ramirez-Weaver, “Performing Acts of Justice and Equity”
Faculty will be encouraged to join a vibrant Community Engaged/Service Learning community, with monthly gatherings and trainings available. If faculty are new to community-engaged teaching, they will be asked to attend a one-day faculty training session led by the Center for Teaching Excellence's CE/SL Faculty Fellow. The workshop will provide opportunities for faculty to learn about best practices for building and sustaining mutually beneficial relationships with outside partners.
Examples of sustainability-related courses sponsored by the Mellon grant program include:
--Lisa Goff, “Reparative History: Site, Archive, Database/Mapping Black Landscapes"
--Frank Dukes, “Collaborative Planning for Sustainability: Equitable Collaboration"
--Cale Jaffe, “Environmental Law and Community Engagement Clinic”
--Spencer Phillips, “Hanoi’s Hong River: Development, Climate, and Rights to the City”
--Eric Ramirez-Weaver, “Performing Acts of Justice and Equity”
A brief description of the incentives that academic staff who participate in the program(s) receive:
$4,000 Course Development Grants will support development and first delivery of a course. Faculty can reapply two further times to support that same course within five years of the first offering; the second and third iterations of the course will be awarded $2,000 each.
The Mellon Race, Place, and Equity Program also offers grants to support faculty wishing to augment an already existing community-engaged course. Faculty may apply for an initial $2,000 award as well as support for two additional iterations of the course at the same funding level.
The Mellon Race, Place, and Equity Program also offers grants to support faculty wishing to augment an already existing community-engaged course. Faculty may apply for an initial $2,000 award as well as support for two additional iterations of the course at the same funding level.
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