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.

ELIGIBILITY
The following members of the Delta College community are considered eligible for the Endowed Teaching Chair awards:

• All full-time Delta College faculty who have taught full-time for the College for at least 3 years.

• All full-time faculty.
• All Delta College adjunct faculty
• Full-time and regular part-time Delta College staff whose work directly impacts student learning. SunGard Higher Education

• Full-time faculty
• Adjunct faculty member in collaborative partnership with a full-time faculty member
• Staff member whose work has a direct impact on student learning, in collaborative partnership with a full-time faculty member.

PROPOSALS FOR THE CARYLON, DEVINNEY, AND SUNGARD ENDOWED CHAIR
Proposals for the Endowed Teaching Chair are to be submitted to the Faculty Center for Teaching Excellence. The following guidelines should be followed when submitting a proposal.This will ensure that each proposal is considered in an equitable manner.

• Signatures should be secured from the discipline coordinator (if appropriate), the division chair, dean, and vice president. A cover sheet 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.
• Download the required proposal cover sheet in Word format ETC_Application_v08.doc
• Download the required proposal cover sheet in PDF format ETC_Application_v08.pdf

EVALUATION/SELECTION FOR THE CARYLON, DEVINNEY, AND SUNGARD ENDOWED CHAIR
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.
• 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.
• Prior Endowed Teaching Chair winners are eligible to apply. Prior award of an EndowedTeaching Chair may be a factor in the selection process.
• 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 of technology in the classroom or other learning environment. Be above and beyond the types of activities currently supported through PDA.

Applications for the position of the Endowed Teaching Chair will be accepted from April 1st through the second week of September (specific date varies every year). Interviews of finalists will be conducted at the October FCTE Advisory Board meeting which is generally scheduled for either the second or fourth Friday in October.

Announcement of the Awards will be made no later than October 31. The recipients will assume the position of the Endowed Teaching Chair as of November 1. The Endowed Teaching Funds will be available between November 1 and August 31 of the following year to fund the professional activity/project and follow-up.

A list of ideas for possible professional development activities and/or projects and follow-up can be obtained from the FCTE.