Fellowships Program is evidence of institutional support for enhancement of teaching. The fellowships are funded to provide faculty time and support to develop skill in the use of computer-assisted instruction. Network and User Services provides faculty development in the use of new technologies which support the improvement of instruction. Each year institution-wide programs on writing instruction and creative thinking are offered to support and to encourage faculty to enhance instruction in General Education. One of the goals of the programs offered by the Dialogue on Diversity Committee is to enrich teaching.
Departments also offer discipline-specific programs.
The Maixner Award is given each year in recognition of outstanding teaching. The Incentive Fund for Excellence in Technology is a program to promote quality teaching and learning at the three public institutions of higher education in Rhode Island through the appropriate use of instructional technology. This competitive grant program is designed to encourage faculty to plan and implement innovative ideas and then to determine their success. Among the important review criteria are congruency with institutional mission and academic objectives, the degree of inter-institutional collaboration within the public higher education system, and the degree to which the proposed project has the potential to bring constructive change to teaching and learning. Information regarding academic advising is available in a variety of documents and is available to faculty, students, and the community at large.