CALL FOR PROPOSALS
COMPASS CURRICULUM COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
DUE DATE: Friday Oct 9, by 5 pm to compass@uccs.edu
The Compass Curriculum invites faculty to submit course development proposals for all areas of
the Compass Curriculum.
ELIGIBILITY:
All UCCS faculty, including tenured, tenure-track, instructors (full- and part-time), lecturers, and
full-time non-tenure track faculty (including attendant, adjoint and other ranked faculty
appointments) are eligible for this award. Applicants must have at least three semesters of
teaching experience at UCCS.
Awards will be limited to a maximum of $1000 stipend per course per faculty member dispersed
as additional pay. Up to two faculty members can submit a grant together to develop the same
course.
The Compass Curriculum will fund up to two proposals per academic year per faculty member
for Compass course development grants.
Faculty who have not previously received funding for course development from the Compass
Curriculum will receive priority consideration for funding.
Awards will be based on merit of the proposal and the curricular needs of the Compass
Curriculum.
Awards are for development of courses for the Compass Curriculum. Proposals should focus on
the work that the faculty member(s) will undertake after receiving the grant. Proposals should
explain the course revisions or development and rationale. Modification of existing courses or
development of new courses are both appropriate.
Courses submitted in the areas of Navigate, Sustainability, and Summit (the communication
portion in particular) may have priority in funding for course development. Courses with
multiple flags (Inclusiveness, Sustainability and Writing Intensive) will also be reviewed
favorably. However, proposals for ALL AREAS (to include Writing Intensive, Inclusiveness,
and Explore) are expected to be funded.
Faculty must secure the approval and support of their department or program chair prior to
applying for this award.
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The $1000 faculty stipend will be disbursed in two payments. The faculty member will receive
half of the stipend, $500, when the proposal is approved for development. The second half of the
stipend will be paid when the faculty member submits the course for approval by the Compass
Curriculum Committee. Courses must be submitted by the end of Spring 2016 in order to be
eligible for the full stipend. For details about course submission Compass Faculty Homepage Then
click on faculty at the top.
PROPOSAL PACKETS should include:
1) COVER PAGE (see cover page sheet below).
2) PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION (see proposal description below).
3) ONE PAGE RESUME OR VITA
SUBMIT PROPOSAL packets to the Compass Curriculum at:
compass@uccs.edu
Questions: David J. Weiss, Faculty Director of the Compass Curriculum
More information: Compass
Faculty Homepage
then click on Faculty
COMPASS CURRICULUM COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
COVER PAGE FOR COURSE DEVELOPMENT GRANT
REQUEST for PROPOSALS
1. Name
Rank
School/College
Department
Title of Course
2. Name
Rank
School/College
Department
Title of Course
3. Which Compass Curriculum Component is the course being submitted for?
GPS
Explore
Inclusiveness
Navigate
Writing Intensive
Sustainability
Summit
4. Course Prerequisites
5. Proposed course subject designation (CHEM, etc.)
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6. Proposed course number
7. If funded, in which of the following terms would you and any co-instructors be willing and
able to offer this course as a course?
Spring 2016
Winterim (Preterm) 2016
Summer 2016
Fall 2017
8. If funded, how often is this course likely to be taught?
Once or twice
Every Winterim (or preterm)
Every fall or spring
Every summer
9. How many students will be typically enrolled per year in the course?
10. How many sections will be offered per year?
11. Are there multiple faculty who might teach this course (multiple sections)?
12. Is this course cross-listed?
Yes
Yes
No
No
13. If cross-listed, with which department?
14. Is this course already approved by a college?
Yes
No
15. Has this course been already approved under ANY category of the Compass Curriculum?
Yes
No
16. If yes, in which areas?
17. Have any of the faculty applying received funding to develop courses previously from the
Compass Curriculum?
Yes,
No
Name of faculty member (s)
18. If yes, please identify the course and the components for which the course is already being
developed:
Course Name:
GPS
Explore
Inclusiveness
Navigate
Writing Intensive
Sustainability
Summit
Course Name:
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GPS
Explore
Inclusiveness
Navigate
Writing Intensive
Sustainability
Summit
19. If this proposal is funded, by November 2, 2015, each faculty member will submit their fully
developed course to the Compass Curriculum and their respective colleges for approval. You can
sign this form electronically.
I agree___
I agree ____
_ (name of instructor)
___ (name of instructor, if appropriate)
PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION
Please provide the following:
a) A description of the course and how it fits the area of the Compass Curriculum indicated.
Total: 300 words or about 2 paragraphs.
b) If applicable, describe how your course fits the Sustainability component of the Compass
Curriculum. You may choose to describe an assignment that would illustrate how the
course fits this area. Total: 300 words or about 2 paragraphs.
c) If applicable, describe how your course fits the Inclusiveness component of the Compass
Curriculum. You may choose to describe an assignment that would illustrate how the
course fits this area.
d) If applicable, describe how your course fits the Writing Intensive component of the
Compass Curriculum. You may choose to describe an assignment that would illustrate
how the course fits this area. Total: 300 words or about 2 paragraphs.
e) Your plan to develop or adapt the course to fulfill this specific component(s) of the
Compass Curriculum with a timeline. Please include an explanation of when you will
submit this course for approval to the Compass Curriculum. Total: 150 words or less;
about 1 paragraph.
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One page Faculty Resumé or Vita
(Copy and Paste your Resumé or Vita in the space below)
One page Faculty Resumé or Vita
(Copy and Paste your Resumé or Vita in the space below)
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