All faculty members are encouraged to contribute to scholarly debate and development within their disciplines, and model engaged learning for students and colleagues. The university is committed to faculty development to nurture and sustain the faculty as a vital and dynamic resource. In this regard, the faculty professional development program provides a variety of opportunities, resources and support through a mix of institutional and outside-funded initiatives.
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* Three of the above faculty research grants are endowed faculty scholarship grants, each providing one six-credit hour release over a two-year period. These grants are made possible by generous gifts by the Lehman, Schultz and Trollinger families.
The faculty professional development program is managed by Dr. Sally Weaver Sommer, vice president and dean of academic affairs, in consultation with the faculty development committee. This faculty development team annually provides workshops on teaching and learning, effective sabbatical proposal development and grant writing, and resources for individual grant seekers. Nancy Neff, administrative assistant, manages information resources for faculty development. For more information about faculty development, please contact Nancy at neffn@bluffton.edu or 419.358.3317.
