To:            University of Hartford Part-Time and Adjunct Faculty


From:        Faculty Senate Part-Time and Adjunct Faculty Committee


Subject:     Call for Proposals, Ramsey Award for 2009


Date:         January 24, 2009

This letter is a call for proposals for the Gordon Clark Ramsey Award for Creative Excellence for Adjunct and Part-time Faculty.

 

ESTABLISHED in 2005, this Award recognizes Gordon Clark Ramsey, who served as Secretary to the Faculty Senate for eighteen years, and was also an Adjunct Instructor in English, History, RLC (Rhetoric, Language, and Culture) and the All-University Curriculum. The award honors the work of dedicated adjuncts that have taught and/or teach at the University of Hartford. Gordon passed away June 21, 2007 (see UNotes http://www.hartford.edu/daily/news.asp?id=3058).

AWARDS: There will be three (3) awards consisting of $250 each and recognition at the Fall Faculty/Staff Kick-Off and the Adjunct and Part-Time Faculty Reception.

 

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to any adjunct or part-time faculty member as defined in the Faculty Senate Bylaws (i.e. one hired under an F3, G3 or F4 contract--see http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/facsenate/ConstitutionNEW.htm), who has taught or is teaching at the University of Hartford for at least two semesters, one of which must be fall 2008 or spring 2009.

TWO TYPES OF AWARDS: An award may be for either of the following:
     1.   Proposed scholarly or creative project related to classroom teaching, or
     2.   Prior sustained scholarly or creative work related to classroom teaching over several years

AWARD USES: The cash award may be used for travel to conferences, for consultations, or for materials, supplies, or other expenses related to the creative project. The award will also be subject to the standard payroll deductions. A one-page report on how the award was spent is DUE the Faculty Senate Adjunct and Part-time Committee, c/o the Faculty Senate Office, by January 15, 2010.

NOMINATION or SELF-GENERATED APPLICATION
: The proposal may be by nomination or it may be self-generated. It should consist of no more than two single-spaced pages (no supplemental materials or attachments), and a one-page letter of support from a University of Hartford full-time faculty member or administrator.

 

HAND DELIVER or e-mail completed (1) Application/Nomination form, (2) two page proposal and (3) letter of support to:                      facsenate@hartford.edu

Faculty Senate Office, CC 314

University of Hartford

200 Bloomfield Ave.

West Hartford, CT  06117

 

DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 2009.  It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify that his/her packet is received complete and within deadline. You may call the Office of the Faculty Senate, 860-768-4475 to confirm receipt.

QUESTIONS/INFORMATION: Please refer to the web http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/facsenate/awards-grants.htm you may also call of the Office of the Faculty Senate at x4475.


 

Gordon Clark Ramsey Award for Creative Excellence for

Adjunct and Part-time Faculty

 

APPLICATION/NOMINATION


TYPE OF AWARD, please check one:
       1.           
à  proposed scholarly or creative project related to classroom teaching

2.        à  prior sustained scholarly or creative work related to classroom teaching over

  several years.

 

APPLICATION FOR:

Name: ___________________________________________________

Department: _______________________________________________

Contact Phone: ____________________ e-mail: __________________

 

à  SELF NOMINATED

à  NOMINATED by:

Name: ___________________________________________________

Department: _______________________________________________

Contact Phone: ____________________ e-mail: __________________

 

PLEASE INCLUDE:

à This Completed Application/Nomination Form

à Proposal (2 pages maximum)

à Letter of Support (one-page letter of support from a University of Hartford full-time faculty

   member or an administrator).

 

SUBMISSION: Hand-Deliver or e-mail above materials by:

DEADLINE: 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 26, 2009, to:

facsenate@hartford.edu

Faculty Senate Office, CC 314

University of Hartford

200 Bloomfield Ave.

West Hartford, CT  06117

It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify that his/her packet is received, complete and within deadline. You may call the Office of Faculty Senate, 860-768-4475 to confirm receipt.

QUESTIONS/INFORMATION:  Contact the Office of the Faculty Senate, x4475.

 

http://uhaweb.hartford.edu/facsenate/


Past Recipients:

 

2008:

Kerry Beckford

Patricia Morelli

Bette Baumann Williams

 

2007:

Christopher Carrier

Barry T. Lubin

Carole Mackenzie

 

2006:

Christine Grant

Carrie Koffman

 

2005:

Janell Carroll

Richard Kolk