Course Development Awards

Faculty
Maron Sorenson (26)
Dale Syphers, chair (26)
Dan Stone (24)
Naomi Tanabe (25)

Students
Samuel Berets '25
Nikki Harris '26

Staff
Sherri Braxton, Senior Director for Digital Innovation
Katie Byrnes, Director of the Baldwin Center for Learning and Teaching
Juli Haugen, Digital Content and Accessibility Specialist
Stephen Houser, Senior Director of Academic Technology and Consulting
Erin Valentino, Associate Librarian for Research

Ex Officio
Michael Cato, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (or designee)
Mike Ranen, Associate Dean for Academic Administration
Dharni Vasudevan, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Inclusion (as needed)

Grant recipients must be benefits-eligible members of the Bowdoin faculty during the time in which the funds are used or expenses are incurred. Faculty members terminating their service at Bowdoin who have received awards from the Committee will not be eligible to draw from their grant accounts for expenditures incurred or for work intended to be done after the completion of the final semester of their service at Bowdoin. In addition, faculty in their final year of appointment may apply for funding for travel or other activities that will be completed by May 31 of that final year.

The applicant should first check with his or her department about the availability of resources allotted directly to the department or through department funds for the purchase of materials, and should discuss such efforts in the proposal. Materials purchased through the grant become the property of the College unless other arrangements are made and authorized by the Committee, with the following exception. The purchase of books, dvd's, etc., that would become the property of the applicant should be justified in terms of the project.

Faculty who are Ph.D. candidates are eligible for Committee awards; however, funds may not be used to cover expenses associated with completing a dissertation.

What to Submit

A complete application should include:

1. Title of project, name of applicant, and fund to which you are applying (Course Development Fund or Zander Fund).
2. A short abstract of the project (less than 100 words).
3. A brief description (no more than two pages single-spaced) of the course(s) to be enriched or developed and the process by which this will be accomplished, the place of these courses in the existing curriculum, and when they will be offered.
4. A statement that includes the dates and amounts of any previous course development awards and the results obtained.
5. A budget, as detailed as possible. Please round off figures to the nearest $10 when submitting your budget.
6. An endorsement of the application by the department chair. In the endorsement, the chair should address briefly the value of the proposed project to the faculty member's course(s) and to the curricular offerings of the department.

How to submit

All applications should be submitted electronically on or before the deadline to Committee on Teaching and Classroom Practice. Applications must be submitted in one PDF document; any other electronic format will not be accepted. For assistance in creating PDF documents, please contact the IT Help Desk. Electronic applications will be distributed to the members of the Committee on Teaching and Classroom Practice. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.