Marietta College Faculty Development Committee

Faculty Development programs are designed to help strengthen faculty members' disciplinary ties by supporting projects in the "scholarship of discovery" (research) and the "scholarship of teaching" (ways to transmit knowledge and excite future scholars). The projects should benefit the faculty member and support the college's core values.

Awards are competitive and recommendations submitted to the Provost are based on proposals submitted to the Faculty Development Committee.

The Faculty Development Committee will accept electronic submission for:

  • Minigrants
  • Sabbatical proposals
  • Research Award
  • Research Load Reduction Program
  • Professional Improvement Grants (summer support)

If you choose to submit your proposal in hard copy, deliver 10 copies to Luding Tong, 308 Thomas. Minigrants also require a supporting e-mail from your department chair or division coordinator.

Proposals will not be considered without a supporting e-mail.
Suggestions for electronic submission:

  1. Submitted materials should be in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. Submission in other file formats may delay or prevent consideration of the proposal. If possible, all materials for the submission should be included in a single file.
  2. A single copy of the electronic version of the proposal should be sent to the chair of the Faculty Development Committee (luding.tong@marietta.edu).  If the attached file can be opened, you will receive a return e-mail confirming the receipt of the proposal.
  3. The e-mail accompanying the attached file should clearly state what type of proposal is being submitted.

If you have any questions about the electronic submission procedure, please contact Luding Tong by e-mail (luding.tong@marietta.edu) or by phone x4640.


Deadlines: 4 p.m. on the dates indicated

  • Mid-September, 2008: Research Load Reduction [for the spring semester of 2009] (electronic)
  • October 15, 2008: Minigrants, Round 1 (electronic)
  • October 24, 2008: Sabbaticals (electronic)
  • January 16, 2009: Research Award
  • January 16, 2009: Professional Improvement Grant (electronic)
  • January 16, 2009: Research Load Reduction [for the fall semester of 2009] (electronic)
  • January 23, 2009: Minigrants, Round 2 (electronic)
  • March 27, 2009: Minigrants, Round 3 (electronic)
  • TBA: Innovative Teaching Award (submit to Pedagogy Committee)

Committee Members

Luding Tong, Chair
Alicia Doerflinger
Carolyn Hares-Stryker
James Jeitler
Chris Pucella
Lori Smith
David Torbett
Almuth Tschunko
Beth McNally, Academic Grants Office