Curriculum Enhancement Grants for 2009-2010
The Center would like to thank all grant applicants for their time and effort in developing their 2009-2010 Curriculum Enhancement Grant proposals. The committee awarded six $1,000 grants to faculty members across the UWT campus. Courses from Business, IAS/Environmental Science, Institute of Technology, and Urban Studies were among those awarded grants this year.
2009-2010 Grant Award Recipients
- Jim Gawel and Bridget Mason, IAS/Environmental Science. Course: Environmental Science Senior Seminar (TESC 410) - Expand service-learning components of senior projects in environmental science
- Linda Hurley Ishem, Urban Studies. Course: Race and Poverty in Urban America (TURB 312) - Work more effectively as volunteers in organizations that serve disenfranchised populations
- Matthew Kelley, Urban Studies. Course: Applied GIS and Project Design (TGIS 313) - Apply geographic information systems to working with real-world community organization
- Rommel Salvador, Business. Course: Managing Organizations (TBUS 300) - Promote ethical decision-making
- Peter Selkin and Lee West, IAS/Environment Science. Course: Science of Environmental Sustainability (TESC 211) - Understand the real-world experiences of working in environmental sustainability
- Jie Sheng, Institute of Technology. Course: Senior Project I and II (TCES 481 & 482) - Broaden students’ perspectives of engineers’ social responsibility
Responsibilities of Grant Recipients
Grant recipients are responsible for implementing the course enhancements proposed in the grant application during the 2009-2010 academic year. They must also:
- Permit the Center to survey students in the course to help assess overall impact of the grant program
- Submit a one page description of how the grant was used and its impact by June 30, 2010 so the Center may evaluate and communicate the value of the grant program and provide Center’s fund donors with a summary report.
