I am pleased to announce the availability of funding to support faculty efforts to improve undergraduate instruction. Proposals will be reviewed by the Committee on Instructional Improvement, and the final allocation decisions will be made by the Senior Vice Chancellor - Academic Affairs. Faculty are encouraged to work within their units to develop more comprehensive strategies which might improve undergraduate instruction.
Interdisciplinary proposals are welcome.
On a competitive basis, many of the smaller individual proposals will also continue to be funded. The committee encourages any improvement in existing instructional programs, including courses, curricula, and instructional processes, as well as the development of interdisciplinary courses and programs. Faculty experiments with new technologies or new approaches are welcome. The committee is dedicated to promoting any increase in the personal contact between ladder-rank faculty and students, and proposals that affect many students, particularly at the lower division level. Awards will be made in the form of grants for development expense, including, but not limited to, material costs, summer student support, and support for technical assistance.