Research Council offers grants to faculty for research projects. Applications are due by the first of October of each year. The application forms may be found in public folders in Outlook. Faculty Development Council offers Creative teaching grants each year for faculty to implement new creative teaching and learning strategies. There are also grants available for academic interns to assist faculty in either of the above projects.
Money is available for undergraduate research projects.
For help in writing grant proposals, please contact the Office of Institutional Research at Ext. 5482. To move from a teaching paradigm to a learning paradigm a deliberate attempt must be made to look at how students learn. One of the most famous tests for looking at learning styles is the Meyers-Briggs. This was modified by David Keirsey into the Keirsey Character Sorter. Every LEC program and service is built upon a foundation of caring relationships in which staff members actively seek to know and understand students as whole persons, and interact with them in a compassionate, direct, and honest manner consistent with Christian values.