The Honors College Faculty Fellows Program
Purpose
The overarching purpose of The Honors College Faculty Fellows Program is to promote and support innovative teaching and research across all disciplines at UCM. Through its Faculty Fellows Program, The Honors College directly seeks to foster scholarly research and creative projects, imaginative pedagogy, and faculty-student engagement in the classroom.
Goals
The Honors College Faculty Fellows Program has two goals:
- To encourage interdisciplinary study and discussion among a community of top academic students and faculty.
- To provide the support, resources, and intellectual environment faculty need to develop scholarly research and creative projects.
Strategies
Goal 1 shall be realized through the teaching of HONR 3000—an Honors-only two credit colloquium devoted to interdisciplinary approaches to the Fellow’s area of current research or creative project. Goal 2 shall be facilitated by professional development funding for each Fellow, as well as the creation of Faculty Fellows workshops and an Honors College Faculty Fellows public lecture series.
Structure of the Program
3 individual year-long Fellowships are awarded each year. All Fellows teach one Honors Colloquium per semester (2 colloquia per academic year), participate in related Honors College functions, and give one public lecture during their fellowship year.
Course Release & Professional Development Time
Faculty Fellows teach Honors Colloquia as part of their in-line teaching load (i.e., an Honors Colloquium is taught in the place of a regularly scheduled semester long course). In return, the Faculty Fellow’s home academic department is reimbursed $5400. Additionally, each Faculty Fellow receives $1500 in professional development funds to pursue his or her research or creative project.
Nomination Procedures
To be considered for an Honors College Faculty Fellowship, individuals must be full-time or visiting UCM faculty (including international faculty) and be nominated by the Dean of their respective college. There is no limit on the number of nominations that can be put forward, but all nominees and their relevant chairs/supervisors must be notified in advance.
Application Procedures
Prospective Faculty Fellows are required to submit a brief abstract of their current research or creative project, a description of two Honors Colloquia, and an updated CV. When possible, a deliberate effort will be made to create a roster of Faculty Fellows that represents the diversity of UCM’s colleges, disciplines and community.
Timeline for Applications
Deans are asked to forward the names of their nominees to the Dean of The Honors College on or before 15 December. Nominees must submit their application materials (an abstract of current research or creative project, a description of two Honors Colloquia, and an updated CV) to the Dean of The Honors College on or before 15 January. The roster of Faculty Fellows for the upcoming academic year will be announced in late February.
Program Oversight
The Honors College Faculty Fellows Program is overseen by the Dean of The Honors College and The Honors College Advisory Board. Applications for Faculty Fellowships are reviewed by the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board supplies recommendations to the Dean of the Honors College. Scheduling of colloquia is done by The Honors College Dean in consultation with respective Faculty Fellows and their chairs.
Additional Information
Deans, chairs and faculty who have additional questions about the specifics of The Honors College Faculty Fellows Program are encouraged to contact the Dean of The Honors College by phone (extension 4633) or email lewandowski@ucmo.edu.