David Shapiro, Madison Professor

David Shapiro, professor of communication sciences and disorders, is the university's first Madison Professor.

Faculty Support and Development

Assessment Support Grants

Chancellor's Travel Fund

Faculty Research and Creative Activities Grant 

Hunter Scholar Award (Pending Funding)

Microgrants 
Mcrogrants promote quality teaching by providing funds to support travel, subsistence, and registration/tuition expense associated with workshop attendance, short course participation, mini-internships, and other off-campus activities related to teaching improvement.

Program of Excellence Award
The academic and support program of excellence awards are separate $10,000 awards which are presented to an academic department and a support unit or department to recognize established records of excellence. Units and/or departments may apply or be nominated for these awards if sufficient merit or excellence is determined.

Provost's Instructional Improvement Grant
This grant provides modest support for innovative projects aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of instruction within a single course or group of related courses. Individual faculty members or groups of faculty may apply.

QEP Development Grant
The QEP Development Grant supports academic initiatives connected to the implementation of the QEP goals (QEP.wcu.edu/).  All instructional faculty, part time or full time, and staff in academic support areas are eligible to apply. In the spirit of the QEP, interdisciplinary collaboration is encouraged.

Scholarly Development Assignment Program
This program provides faculty members the opportunity to pursue full-time independent study, including graduate or post graduate study, research, or creative work.  Applicants must be full-time faculty members with tenure and must have completed six years of full-time service to the university.

Visiting Scholar Program
This program provides funding for departments to bring national/ international scholars to campus. Proposals will be considered on a first come, first served basis, although priority will be given to departments that did not participate last year.

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