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November
16, 2018 Re:
Invitation to Apply for Presidential Fellows for
Curriculum-Driven
Student Success Dear
Faculty: At
Faculty Development Day, we discussed plans to launch the inaugural Presidential
Fellows for Curriculum-Driven Student Success, and we write today to
provide additional information about this exciting opportunity and to invite
you to apply. Presidential
Fellows for Curriculum-Driven Student Success Curriculum
is the heart of a college education, and it is the responsibility of faculty
to design, modify, and assess curriculum regularly and in partnership with
others. As John Jay embarks on a new student success initiative with
ambitious goals to raise student graduation rates, we want to examine our
curriculum design and delivery methods in order to understand where our
curriculum upholds the highest standards of student learning and engagement,
and where it needs to be redesigned in order to propel student gains. The
John Jay College Offices of the President and Provost invite faculty to apply
for Presidential Fellowships for Curriculum-Driven Success in 2019. Up
to six Presidential Fellows will spend one year working on individual major
or program-centered curriculum projects in consultation with a cohort of
other Fellows, the Director of the Teaching and Learning Center, the Director
of General Education, and the Director of Assessment in order to: a)
learn
more about the progress and outcomes of students in their majors or programs;
b)
study
best practices for enhancing student retention and/or post-graduate outcomes
from around the country and within their disciplines, whether in the form of
curricular change, pedagogical interventions, faculty development and/or
coordination, internship programs, or other forms of intervention; and c)
develop a
targeted plan that will enhance student success in their programs. Presidential
Fellows will consult with the President, the Provost, and the Dean of
Undergraduate Studies twice in the year, first to discuss student success
challenges in their academic programs, and second to propose solutions.
Solutions will be tied to explicit assessment goals to help more students
succeed in their program. Proposed projects will be grounded in
evidence-based practices, will include an evaluation component, and must have
a sustainability plan for deepening faculty and student engagement. Each
Presidential Fellow will receive $4000 in recompense for attendance at
monthly meetings, designing a plan, and beginning to implement that plan by
the end of the year. Instructions 1.
Eligibility
2.
Applications To
apply to become a 2019 Presidential Fellow, applicants should submit a CV and
a Letter of Intent explaining a) what attracts them to the Presidential
Fellowship program and how participating in this program aligns with their
current professional development, 2) a description of student success
in your academic program to date, including factors that currently contribute
to and limit student success in the program, and 3) what objectives you would
hope to accomplish for the program and your own professional development
through the fellowship. Finally, please also detail any student success
initiatives in which you have participated, at John Jay or another
institution. 3.
Submission & Review Criteria Proposals
must be submitted to apease@jjay.cuny.edu by 5 PM, December
9, 2018 as a single PDF with the subject line Presidential
Fellow in Curriculum-Driven Student Success. No late proposals will be
considered. Fellows will be announced in January 2018. The program will
commence at the beginning of the spring term 2019. We
look forward to working with faculty on this initiative. Karol
V. Mason President Yi
Li Provost
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