Awards are generally made in February and March, following review by the RTC Steering Committee, and awards are effective at the start of the next academic year. Some funding opportunities may, in limited cases, arise at other times.
New students teach only one course their first semester.
Departmental Web Page Coordinator Modern Language Lab Assistant Research Assistant for Faculty Funding for Research Assistantships often comes from research project grants or faculty start-up packages. Partial summer fellowships are occasionally awarded on a competitive basis as funds become available. Please contact these faculty for details. New Graduate Teaching Instructors must attend a one-week intensive seminar the last week of August before school starts, plus continue throughout the year in an ongoing seminar that addresses approaches, problems, and issues in the teaching of English composition, speech communication, and visual analysis and communication. Mentoring is also given to students teaching other courses for the first time.