Faculty Development
Welcome to the Faculty Development Website
Here, you'll find all kinds of information about and for our faculty members, including:
- due dates for funding and support from the Faculty Development Committee
- updates about our mentorship program
- instructions for applying for sabbaticals and course releases
- upcoming faculty development forums
- upcoming meetings for the "Teaching Circle"
- upcoming presenters and topics for our "Faculty Colloquium"
- a digital copy of our latest Faculty Accomplishments brochure
- other resources concerning internal and external faculty development opportunities
We want to hear from you. Do you have suggestions or information for our website? Contact the Faculty Development Committee at cthomas@carroll.edu or gglaes@carroll.edu.
Faculty Development Requests ONLINE!
No more forms, copies, and signatures! Simply respond to this survey and your request for faculty development support will be received. Guidelines for your submission can be found here. You can also download the Travel Expense Report as well (must login to MyCarroll).
Your Feedback Counts!
This year's Fall Faculty Retreat focused on change. The FDC plans to follow up the conversation with events throughout the year. Let us know if you would like to participate or if you have ideas about how to continue this important dialogue.
Faculty Mentorship Program
The FDC sponsors Carroll's Faculty Mentorship Program for new faculty! Check out our discussion boards here
Interested in becoming a mentor? Contact the FDC!
Travel Expense Report
Faculty, download the Carroll travel, entertainment and miscellaneous expense report form from MyCarroll. (You must login using your Carroll ID and password.)
External opportunities for faculty development
Get more information on external professional development opportunities.
ANNUAL DEADLINES
TRAVEL AND RESEARCH AWARDS
- Fall: 2nd Friday of September
- Spring: 2nd Friday of January
- Summer: 2nd Friday of April
COURSE RELEASE: December 1
BEBERET SUMMER GRANTS: February 1
TEACHER & SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR: April 1
FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS BROCHURE SUBMISSION VIA SURVEY:
February 28
SABBATICAL PROPOSALS: October 1 of the preceeding year
Awards, Grants, and Events
AWARDS AND GRANTS:
Congratulations to the following faculty members, each of whom won the following awards and grants:
Teacher of the Year:
Bob Swartout, History
Scholar of the Year:
Brian Matz, Theology
Jerry Berberet Summer Research and Writing Grants:
Jennifer Lowell, Health Sciences
Kathy McGuire, Nursing
Bill Parsons, Political Science
Competitive Course Releases:
Jeremy Johnson, Political Science
David McCanna, Sociology
Elvira Roncalli, Philosophy
FALL FACULTY RETREAT:
Tuesday, August 20 at Kleffner Ranch
TEACHING CIRCLE:
Please join in on the conversations about teaching at the teaching circle, scheduled for 12:30-1:50 in the Maronick Boardroom in the Cube (formerly, the Rogers Boardroom) unless otherwise noted.
Check back this fall for upcoming Teaching Circle opportunities.
For more information, contact Virginia Cooper at vcooper@carroll.edu.
SISTER ANNETTE MORAN FACULTY COLLOQUIUM:
Here are the presentations from the 2012-2013 academic year. Check back for the 2013-2014 topics and dates.
Dr. Gerry Shields: "Chromosomal speciation in Black Flies (Dipterai Simuliidae)" Friday, September 28, 4-6 p.m. in the Maronick Boardroom (Cube)
Prof. Belle Marie: "Mental Models of Financial Literacy" Friday, October 12, 4-6 p.m. in the Maronick Boardroom (Cube)
Dr. Jeremy Johnson, "Supplanting the New Deal? The Republican Party Confronts the Welfare State" Friday, November 30, 4-6 p.m. in the Maronick Boardroom (Cube)
Dr. Leslie Angel: "Do Rats Know What They Don't Know? Understanding the Evolutionary Roots of Metacognition" Friday, February 15, 4-6 p.m. in the Maronick Boardroom (Cube)
Dr. Debra Bernardi: " 'The Great Witch': Italy and the American Female Imagination" Friday, March 15, 4-6 p.m. in the Maronick Boardroom (Cube)
Dr. Kay Satre: "Narrative and the Politics of Empathy" Friday, April 12, 4-6 p.m. in the Maronick Boardroom (Cube)
Interested in presenting? Contact Charlotte Jones (cjones@carroll.edu).
FACULTY DEVELOPMENT FORUMS:
Check back here for an update on the 2013-2014 forums.
If you have a topic or an idea that you'd like to submit for the forums, please contact the Faculty Development Committee.
MOUNTAIN MOODLE MOOT:
Unlock the secrets of Moodle. For more information, contact Dan Case at dcase@carroll.edu.