This program allows participants to attend three-day symposia held six or seven times over the academic year while also engaging in instructional improvement projects on their home campuses. The symposia include a combination of structured instructional and faculty development activities as well as self-directed activities designed to meet individual needs. Participants must work with their home institutions to arrange for their absence during the Academic Year Symposia dates. Participants must contribute to the GTF program by planning and developing an appropriate project related to the curricular and instructional programs of their respective institutions and by implementing the project at their home campuses. At the close of the program, participants will be expected to report on the GTF Program's activities and the progress of their projects.
Participants receive a stipend for each day of full participation on campus.
Meals, lodging, and travel expenses are provided by the Governor's Teaching Fellows Program. The campus provost will send a letter of nomination and support for the faculty member, along with the faculty member's self-nomination packet, to the Center for Teaching and Learning. These materials must be submitted in hard copy format. No electronic submissions will be considered. The President of the college will select which packets to forward to the Governor's Teaching Fellows Program.