Center for Community Engagement &
Service Learning: Faculty
Service Learning Grants
Service Learning embraces the University’s vision, adopted June 2001, of being a great private university dedicated to the public good and exemplifies our mission for the 21st century to empower the lives and futures of students by fostering productive synergies between …disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, classroom and experience-based learning (www.du.edu/upac). In support of the University’s vision of being a great private university dedicated to the public good, the Provost has set aside $50,000 to support faculty service learning initiatives.
For the 2007-2008 academic year, the CCESL has designed a new and innovative approach to these initiatives through the Service Learning Faculty Fellows Program and the Service Learning Faculty Scholars Program.
Service Learning Faculty Fellows Program
Purpose:
This request for proposals aims to help faculty at the University of Denver develop and/or sustain innovative academic service-learning classes and programs that provide opportunities for students to apply academic knowledge to community problems.
Who Should Apply:
Faculty who have 1) a foundational understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of service- and community-based learning, 2) well-developed partnerships with one or more community organizations and 3) a record of successful teaching and/or research in academic service-learning are invited to apply to this program. Please see attached community-based learning continuum for the variety of community-based learning methods. Download the Faculty Fellows RFP
Service Learning Faculty Scholars Program
Purpose:
This program is designed to increase community-based learning capacity on campus by giving faculty an opportunity to 1) examine recent scholarship in the field, 2) develop a set of best practices for implementing service learning classes and projects and 3) be part of a cohort of faculty who are interested in connecting their teaching and research agendas to critical community issues.
Who Should Apply:
Faculty who are new to service learning. Specifically, faculty who are 1) looking to develop a theoretical as well as pedagogical understanding of service-learning, 2) interested in teaching a community-based learning course or 3) developing community partnerships related to their academic discipline are invited to apply. Please see attached community-based learning continuum for the variety of community-based learning methods.
Download the Faculty Scholars RFP
The due date for submissions for both of the Service Learning Faculty Development programs is Tuesday, September 4th 5:00p.m.
The following types of proposals are eligible for funding:
1. Individual faculty proposals
2. Discipline-based proposals from two or more faculty from the same department
3. Interdisciplinary proposals from two or more faculty from different departments
Individual proposals will be funded $1800. Discipline-based and Interdisciplinary proposals will be funded $3600-$5000.
Click the links below to view lists of awardees and descriptions of their projects:
Fall 2006 Awardees
Winter/Spring 2007 Awardees
Each applicant is encouraged to consult with Eric Fretz, director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning, through the preparation of this proposal. Eric can be reached at 303.871.4921 or eric.fretz@du.edu
