Investing in our Faculty

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Teaching $16 - $18 million

Investing in our faculty as teachers and scholars.

Center for Faculty Excellence
The Center for Faculty Excellence will support the work of faculty at all stages and in all aspects of their careers with varied programs to help faculty to integrate the various facets of their work and encourage development in the pursuit of excellence. The Center will foster a culture that supports innovation, values diversity of talents and interests, promotes the art and the science of pedagogy, and fosters research and scholarly growth.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT ($2.5 million)
Faculty Development as teachers, mentors, scholars, and members of the community requires a variety of resources to achieve academic excellence, including:
• opportunities during the academic year to work on projects in curriculum and pedagogy
• support for research, scholarship, and creativity
• workshops in critical areas across the disciplines: technology; writing; advising
• support for attendance at regional, national and international meetings and conferences
• travel-study funds to support faculty who wish to internationalize their teaching and courses

Instructional Technology ($500,000)
Instructional Technology will upgrade computer hardware and software and other technologies for the range of academic needs, equip computer labs and “smart” classrooms, and provide an extensive program of technology workshops and training.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT ($500,000)
Interdisciplinary studies enable faculty to develop courses that integrate and connect disciplines. “Crime and Detectives: Three Perspectives,” team taught by professors from Chemistry, English, and Sociology, illustrates the great potential of these studies that reflect the complexity and connectedness of knowledge.

Multicultural programs provide resources for developing programs that support student groups across the College. Potential programs might bring to campus public figures and national leaders for major lectures and other events, opportunities for faculty to learn of developments in multicultural and cross-cultural educational issues at workshops and conferences.

International programs bring a global perspective to offerings across all disciplines. Funding supports development by faculty of new non-Western language courses and studies that take an international – a global – view.

Endowed Chairs, Professorships, and Visiting Scholars ($6–$8 million)
Endowed Chairs support faculty of demonstrated excellence in a specific academic area. An Endowed Chair, which will be occupied by a tenured faculty member, substantially funds the cost of the position.

Distinguished Professorships provide resources to faculty members who have been recognized for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and leadership in their disciplines, enabling them to achieve or sustain international distinction.

Professorships fund newly created positions or existing positions that provide critical resources for curricular and programmatic growth.

Visiting Scholars enable the College to bring to campus scholars and public figures of unique capabilities and special distinction through positions that are appointed for a semester or a year.

Academic Hall ($3.5 million)
Academic Hall is a 46,000-square-foot multi-purpose academic building that echoes Hoover Library’s architectural style, creating a bold impression respective to the hilltop vista. The new $9-million facility is home to expanding Graduate and Professional Studies programs as well as the departments of Education, Psychology and Student Academic Services.

This facility houses the Deaf Education Department, the largest teacher preparation program for Deaf Students in the world, and is equipped with American Sign Language (ASL) and English labs. An animal research laboratory for the Psychology Department, an Educational Resource Center, an Academic Skills Center, and specialized rooms for reading and mathematics education programs are also based here.

Academic Department Initiatives ($3 million)
Academic Department Initiatives will support the development of opportunities in departments and majors that enhance course work. These endowed funds will be used to bring scholars to campus for departmental lectures and symposia, for field trips and greater access to the educational and cultural resources of the Washington, D.C., and Baltimore areas, to send students to conferences and workshops that support their majors, and to expand opportunities for pre-health, pre-law, pre-business, and other pre-professional programs. The Center for the Study of Aging will provide both degree and continuing education opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students as well as service providers, policy makers, and others interested in the field of aging. The Center will serve as a central location for all members of the local community and the region to work collaboratively in response to and support of the area’s aging population.