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Message from the Dean

James Sellmann
James Sellmann
Thank you for visiting the webpage of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. This page provides a variety of introductory and supportive materials that will be useful to visitors as well as to the College community of students, faculty, and staff. This is a place where words and pictures describe activities in the College via the current newsletter and other participant contributions. You can see glimpses of our courses in action: in the classroom and laboratory; in the field; during study abroad opportunities; and in community and performance settings.

Another part of the site, The Learner Focus Series, is devoted to academic quality and learner assessment. A discussion and examples of “best practice” course syllabus development are provided in the lead article. This is followed by assessment studies of academic operations, such as student registration; assessment studies in which faculty report on what they include in their course syllabi; and learner assessments in various courses and programs.

We envision this as a rich and evolving part of the Office of the Dean webpage that will provide tools for faculty: to use as they begin their assessment work; to view as examples similar to assessments they hope to initiate; and to review as examples of assessment reports that document a wide spectrum of student growth in the College’s teaching/learning experience. We expect the public to also be interested in these assessment reports as a source of accountability information.
 

We hope you found our webpage useful. Please let us know if there is any other information you would like to see on it.

 View Dean Sellmann's research here: 

CLASS College Academic Affairs Committee
College Academic Affairs Committee (Top Row, L to R): Dr. James Sellmann, Dean; Dr. Mary Therese Cruz, Associate Dean; Dr. Manuel Cruz (Communication, Media, and Fine Arts); (Bottom Row, L to R) Dr. Christopher Garcia-Santos (English and Applied Linguistics); Dr. Michael Clement (Humanities); Dr. Iain Twaddle (Social and Behavioral Sciences).

 

 

 

Faculty Conference Grants

Faculty who teach in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences are invited to apply for College Grants.  We offer Faculty Conference Grants, Student Conference Grants, and Creative Activity / Scholarly Activity / Research (CSR) Grants.  Conference Grants are awarded quarterly, and CSR Grants are awarded each semester.  CLASS full-time and part-time Faculty members are allowed to apply for one college conference grant per year.

Faculty Conference Grants are awarded for a maximum of $1,500. Priority is given to presenting at academic conferences. The overall budget for Faculty Travel Grants is $29,000 this year. There will be roughly $7,250 per quarter to award. The application link, which includes more criteria, is below. 

Faculty Conference Grants Application Form

 DEADLINES FOR AY 2024-2025 

The deadlines for AY 2024-25 are:

Fanuchånan Semester (Fall 2024)

  • For conferences in October-December, the deadline is September 4 for review on September 6.
  • For conferences in January-March, the deadline is November 13 for review on November 15.

Fañomnåkan Semester (Spring 2025)

  • For conferences in April-June, the deadline is February 5 for review on February 7.
  • For conferences in July-September, the deadline is April 30 for review on May 2.

 

Student Conference Grants

Student Conference Grants are generally awarded at a maximum of $1,000 for Graduate Students and $500 for Undergraduates. Again, priority is given for presenting at academic conferences. Either the student or the faculty member may apply, but the student must have a faculty sponsor. The budget for student travel grants is $15,000 this year. There is roughly $3,750 per quarter to award. The application link, which includes more criteria, is below. 

Student Conference Grants Application Form  

 DEADLINES FOR AY 2024-2025 

The deadlines for AY 2024-25 are:

Fanuchånan Semester (Fall 2024)

  • For conferences in October-December, the deadline is September 4 for review on September 6.
  • For conferences in January-March, the deadline is November 13 for review on November 15.

Fañomnåkan Semester (Spring 2025)

  • For conferences in April-June, the deadline is February 5 for review on February 7.
  • For conferences in July-September, the deadline is April 30 for review on May 2.

 

CSR Grants

CSR Grants have a maximum award amount of $3,000. These are seed grants intended to either fund small one-time projects or to start fledging projects and help faculty in applications for external funding. The budget for CSR grants is $24,000 this year. There is roughly $12,000 per semester to award. 

CSR Grants Application Form

 DEADLINE 

There are only two deadlines for CSR Grants,

  • October 1 in the Fanuchånan semester (Sept. - Dec.) and
  • April 2 in the Fañomnåkan semester (Jan. - May).

Grant funds are valid for one year.

 

The Academic Affairs Committee strives to fund all accepted conference presentations for faculty and students.

For questions or more information, please contact the Interim Associate Dean, Dr. Mary Therese Cruz: mtfcruz@triton.uog.edu

Resources

Materials on this webpage provide administrative support to College faculty and staff.

 

College Handbooks

 

College Materials

 

 

Faculty Forms and Policies

Advisement Forms

Communications and Fine Arts


English & Applied Linguistics
Humanities
Social & Behavioral Sciences