University Teaching Fellows Program
offering $25,000 Doctoral Student Stipends
Academic Year 2013-2014
The Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) is proud to announce the 6th annual University Teaching Fellows Program, sponsored by the Provost.
The 2013-2014 University Teaching Fellow Program is an opportunity for doctoral students to develop their teaching and other academic skills while providing service to their departments and the university as a whole.
The $25,000 award provides support for one academic year (fall 2013 through spring 2014). Fellows will have a 50% appointment as a Graduate Assistant and be expected to devote 20 hours a week to their professional development and service.
This year’s program will include the following components:
Department-based activities
Approximately 15 hours per week
- Students will use the knowledge and skills they have acquired through the seminar series to provide service to their own departments. Service might include the transfer of practical skills such as creating quizzes in Blackboard or other course management systems, or more involved projects such as transforming a course with a faculty member.
- A capstone project on a topic of interest and value to departments or the university.
TLC-based activities
Approximately 5 hours per week
- Attendance at a seminar speaker series organized by the TLC, featuring multiple UTSA units and nationally recognized outside speakers, designed to expose students to both theoretical knowledge and practical skills related to exemplary teaching and becoming an academic professional.
- Contributions to service-related projects, programs, and initiatives organized by the TLC such as classroom observations, focus groups, and Quick Course Diagnoses (QCDs), as well as university-wide service such as support for teaching awards and faculty teaching initiatives.
University Teaching Fellows must be full-time doctoral students enrolled in 9 credit hours and in good standing, with a minimum of 18 hours completed toward the doctorate or other terminal degree by the start of the applicable academic year. Doctoral students who will be defending a dissertation proposal in the appointment year are ineligible. Please see the application form for more details regarding eligibility and selection criteria.
- Applicants must submit the following materials to their department chair by
February 4, 2013:
- signed application form
- Curriculum Vitae
- essay of 200-400 words describing your interest in teaching, what you expect to learn in the program, and how you would like to contribute to your department
- The department chair, or the chair’s representative, will review applicant packets and add a letter of recommendation emphasizing (1) teaching interest and/or experience; (2) expected service the Fellow will contribute to the department.
- The chair will forward the completed packet to Dr. Barbara J. Millis, Teaching & Learning Center (JPL 4.04.03) by February 18, 2013.
- The University Teaching Fellows will be selected by a committee and announced by February 28, 2013.
|
Action |
Date |
Applicant |
Deliver to the chair (or his/her representative) a signed application form, a CV, and an essay of 200-400 words. |
February 4, 2013 |
Department Chair
|
Review applicant packets, add letters of recommendation, then forward completed packet to the TLC, JPL 4.03.03. |
February 18, 2013 |
Teaching & Learning Center |
2013-2014 University Teaching Fellows announced. |
February 28, 2013 |
If you have questions about this program, contact Dr. Barbara Millis, Director, Teaching & Learning Center at (210) 458-7374, or via email at barbara.millis@utsa.edu.
