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Committee for Academic Planning and Development (CAPD)

Overview

The purpose of the Committee on Academic Planning and Development is to strengthen teaching at Pacific through professional development of the faculty. In addition to the financial support that CAPD can provide through the grants described below, it sponsors workshops, guest speakers, and training via the Center for Teaching Excellence to enhance teaching in a variety of ways.

Proposals can be written for a variety of grant options. There exist three deadlines each scholastic year. The Office of the Provost will distribute fliers and Campus E-News prior to these deadlines for requests.

NEW INSTRUCTIONS FOR 2007 FALL SEMESTER!!!

Proposals must be submitted via Blackboard

  1. Login to Blackboard with your PacificNet ID.
  2. Enroll in the CAPD Organization.
    • Click on the Enrollment Catalog tab.
    • Choose General University Organizations.
    • Click on the Enroll button for CAPD.
  3. Once you've logged into the site, click on the Proposals button. Follow the instructions listed there.
  4. Notify your Department Chair and Dean of your submitted proposal. CAPD will contact them for approval of your request.

Grant Information

Travel and Small Project Grants

  • Travel Grants - Faculty can submit proposals for full or partial reimbursement for travel to conferences or workshops which focus on improving teaching and student learning. CAPD will fund part or all of costs including registration, travel, and lodging. Preference will be given to requests showing additional funding from other sources. Requests for travel to conferences at the research level should be directed to Faculty Research Committee
  • Project Grants - Faculty can request support for the development or acquisition of innovative materials for teaching in disciplines-specific or interdisciplinary courses. This includes classroom or protocol based research on learning , assessment of learning, using new or innovative techniques or materials to introduce class concepts, or training of faculty on new techniques or class material.

Individual requests cannot exceed $1500 per year, and group projects cannot exceed $3500.

Eberhardt University Priorities Awards

The committee will award 4 of these grants per year for $3,500 each. These grants are for any project that addresses the University Planning Priorities. For a list of these priorities refer to the Mission, Vision, and Priorities document.Examples include but are not limited to projects linking liberal arts and sciences with professional programs, improving the quality and delivery of services to students, increase alumni involvement, extending learning experiences beyond the classroom, and promoting teaching, scholarship and learning excellence.


Rupley-Church Grants for International Relations

The committee will award multiple grants up to $3,000 per grant (dependent upon fund availability). This award is to encourage greater understanding of the international community by both faculty and students. Award money can be used for, but is not limited to international travel and conferences that are designed to further a faculty member's cultural understanding, with the emphasis on the integration of this understanding into his/her courses at Pacific.

Hoefer Prize for Leadership in Experiential Learning

This $2500 award is brought to us by The Hoefer Family Foundation. As its title says, the prize is to encourage, recognize and reward faculty members who have achieved a record of outstanding contributions to an academic program through the development and supervision of internships or other experiential learning tools.

Eberhardt Teacher/Scholar Award (Winter Only)

Through the generosity of the Eberhardt family, the Eberhardt Teacher/Scholar Awards have been established to reward exemplary teaching and scholarship. Since 1989, nominations are solicited annually for five faculty members. Each award provides a stipend of $2,000 to be placed in a special account and used for professional expenses at the discretion of the awardees.

Note - Faculty can receive just one award per round of funding.
 

Deadlines

The applications must be received in Blackboard by 5pm on day of the deadline. Notification of awards will take place approximately 5 weeks after the submission date. The yearly deadlines are:
  • Fall - First Friday of November
  • Winter - First Friday of February
  • Spring - Second Friday of April
Current Committee Members