Associated Colleges of the South

Andrew W. Mellon Faculty Renewal Program

Mellon Faculty Renewal Grants-Final Round Awarded

January 18, 2011 was the due date for the fourth and final round of Mellon Faculty Renewal grant proposals. The review committee received 19 full proposals and approved 15 for awards at the committee meeting on February 8, 2011.

Grants were available in four categories: Professional Development, Leadership Development, Personal Growth and Mentoring.

They awarded $102,780 in grants to projects that will be significantly beneficial to faculty and their institutions.  Several awards were for collaborative projects across several ACS campuses. Congratulations to the faculty listed below on their awards.

This round concludes the initiative. All projects must be completed and final reports received in the ACS office by September 1, 2011. 

 Mellon Faculty Renewal Grants-Fourth Round-January 2011 Awards

Leadership Development

1. Kelly Weeks, Business, Centenary College, Beau Weston, Sociology, Centre College, Sarah Worth, Philosophy, Furman University, Lisa Leitz, Sociology, Hendrix College, Kathryn Norsworthy, Counseling, Rollins College, Darlene Loprete, Chemistry, Rhodes College, “Systemic Approaches for Creating More Inclusive Campus Climates through Coursework and Cooperation: A Multi-Campus Collaboration”
   Proposal | Final Report

Professional Development

1. Keith Dunn, Chemistry, Stephanie Fabritius, Biology, January Haile, Chemistry, Centre College,“Moving Forward on Assessment: Do Students Really Know What We Think They Do?”
   Proposal | Final Report
   
   
2. Tom McCollough, Religion, Glazier-McDonald, Religion, Jeff Fieberg, Chemistry, Centre College, “Unrolling, Drawing, Translating and Analyzing Amulets: A Collaborative Project”
   Proposal | Final Report
   
   
3. Sarah Goodrum, Sociology, John Kinkade, English, Helen Emmitt, English, Centre College, “Faculty Workshop on Teaching Techniques for Improving Students’ Writing”
   Proposal | Final Report
   
   
4. Kerry Paumi, Chemistry, Preston Miles, Chemistry, KatieAnn Skogsberg, Behavorial Neuroscience, Matthew Klooster, Biology, Centre College,“Civic Engagement in the Classroom”
   Proposal | Final Report
   
   
5. Barbara Lom, Biology, Davidson College, “Strategic Planning to Assess & Improve the ACS Summer Teaching & Learning Workshop”
   Proposal | Final Report | Appendix | Evaluation Summary
   
   
6. Carmela Epright, Philosophy, Nicholas Radel, English, Furman University, “New Skills/ Knowledge Acquisitions in the Area of Sexuality Studies”
   Proposal | Final Report
   
   
7. Charles Tompkins, Music, Furman University, “Work, Study and Performance in France and Switzerland”
   Proposal | Final Report
   
   
8. Jeannie-Marie Brown, Theatre, Patrick Hopkins, Philosophy, Millsaps College, “Performing Critical Thinking”
   Proposal - Project canceled
   
   
9. Marsha Walton, Psychology, Rhodes College, “From Writing-intensive to Speaking Intensive Courses: Learning to Teach Oral Communication Skills”
   Proposal | Final Report
   
   
10. Bruce Stephenson, Environmental Studies, Paul Stephenson, Biology, Leslie Poole, Environmental Studies, Bill Grey, Environmental Studies, Rollins College, “Orlando Metropolitan Greenspaces”
    Proposal | Final Report
    
    
11. Eren Tatari, Political Science, Zeynep Teymuroglu, Mathematics and Computer Science, Rollins College, “Social Network Methods in Political Science”
    Proposal | Final Report
    
    
12. David Asbury, Music, Bruce Cain, Music, Southwestern University, “Performances, Workshops, Publications and Recording of New Song Cycle for Baritone and Guitar”
    Proposal | Final Report
    
    
13. Maria Cuevas, Biology, Maria Todd, Biology, Rebecca Sheller, Biology, Southwestern University, “Application of New Techniques by Intra-Institutional Collaboration to Investigate the Role of Claudin-3 in Breast Cancer Metastasis”
    Proposal | Final Report
    
    
14. Daniel Taub, Biology, Martin Gonzalez, Biology, Maria Cuevas, Biology, Maria Todd, Biology, Rebecca Sheller, Biology, Romie Burks, Biology, Benjamin Pierce, Biology, Southwestern University, “Best Practices in Biology Research at Liberal Arts Institutions”
    Proposal | Final Report

Faculty Renewal Grant Program Guidelines