CON Summer Salary Awards for Education or Practice Innovation Scholarship
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| Summer Salary Awards | Subsection: Appendix F | |
| Section - Information | Originating Date: November, 1998 | |
| Responsible Reviewing Agency: Executive Council |
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Summer Salary Awards
Education Priorities
- Redesign course(s) (undergraduate or graduate) to include novel, learner-centered strategies.
- Develop strategies to improve NCLEX performance.
- Redesign course(s) (undergraduate or graduate) to include more context specific, practice-focused teaching and learning strategies.
- Develop classroom or clinical innovations that incorporate information technology into course(s).
- Prepare a grant application focused on teaching scholarship (e.g., training grant or testing an innovative teaching strategy).
- Develop strategies to promote cross-cultural or rural-urban student exchanges.
Eligibility
Faculty with nine month contracts may apply. Previous Summer Salary Awards must have been completed successfully (as determined by the applicant’s Dept. Chairperson/Assistant Dean) to be considered for approval of a 2008 Summer Salary Award.
Application
Summer salary funding will be considered for Projects taking a minimum of 1 week up to a maximum of 6 weeks. To apply for this funding, submit a Summer Salary Award application (attached) for each Project. The application can also be found on the J: Drive (J:\POLICY\TableofContents.FacPolicy.doc) in Appendix F.
Deadline to Department Chairperson/Division Assistant Dean for signed approval is Friday 5 p.m. Feb. 25, 2008. Signature to be indicated by Dept. Chairperson/Assistant Dean by forwarding on email to Co-Chair of Summer Salary Award Committee, M.J. Stanley mjstanle@unmc.edu.
Deadline for submission to Summer Salary Awards Committee is Friday 5 p.m. March 3, 2008. The Summer Salary committee will review the proposals and make recommendations to the Dean. The anticipated date of notification for award is March 20, 2008. Deadline for completion of the Project is August 8, 2008. Deadline for Award Report to respective Dept. Chairperson/Assistant Dean is Friday September 5, 2008 by 5 p.m. Deadline for Award Report to Summer Salary Committee with approval of Dept. Chairperson/Assistant Dean is Friday September 12, 2008.