Endowed Teaching Chair

 

The Delta College Foundation established an Endowed Teaching Chair Program to promote academic quality, recognize excellence in the classroom, and encourage faculty to continue to pursue activities that address current educational challenges with creativity, innovation, and a sincere concern for facilitating student growth.

The dollar amount awarded for the Endowed Teaching Chair Program each year is based upon interest earned the prior year on the endowment. However, when an endowment drops below its original gift value, as is the case this year, the Foundation is restricted from distributing dollars. Full funding for each of the endowed chairs will resume as soon as market conditions allow.

For the 2009-2010 academic year, two Carlyon Endowed Teaching Chairs will be awarded. The Robert DeVinney, SunGard Higher Education and Karen MacArthur Endowed Teaching Chairs will not be awarded this year.

Donald and Betty Carlyon Endowed Teaching Chair
The Carlyon Endowed Teaching Chair encourages faculty to pursue a professional activity/project and related follow-up which may include the development of new academic modules, infusion activities or service learning opportunities. The Carlyon Endowed Teaching Chair awards a single grant of $5,000 per year. The award may be used for reimbursement of reasonable expenses (not taxable) associated with the professional activity/project and related follow-up or as a monetary award (taxable) or as some combination thereof. Carlyon Endowed Teaching Chair Eligibility: All full-time Delta College faculty who have taught full-time for the College for at least three years. Additional Carlyon Endowed Teaching Chair information. NOTE:  Due to market conditions, two Donald and Betty Carlyon Endowed Teaching Chairs will be awarded during the 2009-2010 academic year.

Robert DeVinney Endowed Teaching Chair
The Robert DeVinney Endowed Teaching Chair encourages faculty to pursue a professional development activity and/or project and related follow-up, which may include the development of new academic modules, infusion activities or service learning opportunities. The Robert DeVinney Endowed Teaching Chair awards a single grant of $5,000 per year. The award may be used for reimbursement of reasonable expenses (not taxable) associated with the professional activity/project and related follow-up or as a monetary award (taxable) or as some combination thereof. Specific to the DeVinney Endowed Teaching Chair Program : Proposals should set forth a primary value exemplified by Robert DeVinney during his tenure at Delta College: Innovative use or study of technology in the classroom or other learning environment. Be above and beyond the types of activities currently supported through PDA. DeVinney Endowed Teaching Chair Eligibility: All full-time faculty. All Delta College adjunct faculty. Full-time and regular part-time Delta College staff whose work directly impacts student learning. Additional DeVinney Endowed Teaching Chair information. NOTE:  Due to market conditions, the Robert DeVinney Endowed Teaching Chair will not be awarded during the 2009-2010 academic year.

SunGard Higher Education Endowed Teaching Chair
The SunGard Higher Education Endowed Teaching Chair supports and rewards innovations that foster excellence in student learning. The single grant of $5,000 encourages full-time faculty, and/or full-time faculty and adjunct faculty and/or staff in collaborative partnership, to pursue a professional activity/project and related follow-up. Such endeavors may include: the development of new academic modules; infusion activities; and teaching and learning approaches fostering an integrated perspective on student learning through cooperation of more than one department, discipline, or division. Additional Sungard Endowed Teaching Chair information.

The award may be used for reimbursement of reasonable expenses (not taxable) associated with the professional activity/project and related follow-up or as a monetary award (taxable) or as some combination thereof. SunGard Higher Education Endowed Teaching Chair Eligibility: Full-time faculty member; Adjunct faculty member in collaborative partnership with a full-time faculty member; Staff member whose work has direct impact on student learning, in collaborative partnership with a full-time faculty member.NOTE:  Due to market conditions, the SunGard Higher Education Endowed Teaching Chair will not be awarded during the 2009-2010 academic year.

Proposal Guidelines for the Carlyon, DeVinney, and SunGard Higher Education Endowed Teaching Chairs
All proposals for the Endowed Teaching Chair are to be submitted to the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence, J110. Deadline for the current year is October 15, 2010 by 4:00EST.The following guidelines should be followed when submitting a proposal. This will ensure that each proposal is considered in an equitable manner. Applications are available at the FCTE, or on our intranet website.

Signatures should be secured from the discipline coordinator (if appropriate), the division chair, dean, and vice president. A cover sheet (available at FCTE) should carry the signatures of the respective individuals.

• A complete description of the professional activity/project and related follow-up.
• Background information including rationale of how this professional activity/project and related follow-up will enhance student learning.
• Recommendations from within the academic division (with additional recommendations from outside the division if appropriate).
• A detailed outline of activities with an estimated schedule and budget.
• Proposals should be no longer than 10 pages, plus the required cover sheet and no more than 3 letters of support for the proposal .

Evaluation/Selection for the Carlyon, DeVinney, and Sungard Higher Education Endowed Teaching Chairs

Applications will be evaluated on the basis of the following :

• A Professional Development Activity and/or Project and related follow-up with the greatest benefit to student learning. The applicant must show educational benefit to Delta College students and/or the larger Delta community. A case should not be made based on the number of students, but rather on the qualitative outcomes of student learning.
• Willingness to share experiences and knowledge gained through the endowed teaching chair program particularly with faculty members through Delta College sponsored professional development activities.
• Evidence that the professional activity/project and related follow-up is feasible as proposed.
• Prior Endowed Teaching Chair winners are eligible to apply. Prior award of an Endowed Teaching Chair may be a factor in the selection process.

It is desirable, but not required, that the professional activity/project and related follow-up:

• Be in alignment with discipline studies or college strategic initiatives
• Be affiliated with an outside organization appropriate to the project, discipline or academic field.