CAS has issued a Call for Proposals for the Madalene and George Shetler Diabetes Research Award. This $3,500 research award is awarded bi-annually to CAS faculty who are conducting scientific or scholarly research pertaining to diabetes or illnesses related to diabetes. Please let me know if you are interested and I can provide format and submission details (due October 2).
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OARS Research Fair
In response to requests from new and continuing faculty for more information about the research support services available here at Miami, OARS will sponsor a research fair on Tuesday, September 12 from 10:00am to 2:00pm in the Heritage Room in Shriver Center. No registration required. Modeled after Miami’s annual benefits fair, the research fair will offer resources related to a range of services, including:
- Internal funding for research
- Collaborative research opportunities
- Research centers
- Laboratory services
- Program evaluation services
- Statistical services
- Writing support services
- Proposal development assistance
- Research ethics and integrity support
- Undergraduate research support
- Crowdfunding
Support for writing and service learning
In preparing your courses and other pursuits, please keep in mind the valuable resources offered by the Howe Center for Writing Excellence and the Office of Community Engagement and Service.
A selection of Howe Center services, from Liz Wardle, Director, Howe Center:
- Workshops for faculty about writing
- Faculty can also sign up to participate in writing groups in order to make progress on their own writing, or to attend a writing “boot camp.”
- We also support graduate students with dissertation completion groups and writing boot camps.
- On our website you can find statements for your syllabi about writing center usage, as well as videos to introduce your students to the writing center services.
- You can join the HWCE mailing list here.
Services from Community Engagement and Service, from Christie Zwahlen, Director:
The Miami University Service-Learning Designation Committee (SLDC) is now accepting Service-Learning class proposals for the Spring and Summer 2018 terms. Miami defines Service-Learning (SL) as “an experiential pedagogical practice that uses action and reflection to meet needs and enhance learning through mutually beneficial, reciprocal partnerships”. Note that a syllabus is NOT required at the time of submission. Due Wednesday, September 20, 2017. [Upcoming Service-Learning Workshops for Faculty are co-sponsored by CTE and available on either website.]
Finally, Faculty from all Miami campuses are invited to submit a proposal for the first-ever Miami SOUP, a mini-granting dinner which celebrates and supports innovative and transformative community change projects in Southwest Ohio. Teams of campus and community partners are eligible to apply. Proposals are due Sunday, September 24.
Four proposals will be chosen as finalists to present their ideas LIVE before a voting audience hungry for soup and change on Saturday, October 21. First prize will receive a minimum of $2,000 + donations; second prize will receive a minimum of $1,000 + donations. Mini-grants are one-time (not yearly recurring) awards.
New budget templates for grants
OARS has developed new budget templates with updated fringe benefit rates for FY2018. The NSF budget template is used for all NSF grant proposals. The eSPA budget template is used for all other grant proposals; both files can be found in this departmental Drive folder. From OARS:
No outdated budget templates will be accepted and the FY2018 templates are not available online, so please take a minute to download and save the attached templates and delete any outdated ones you may have saved.
If you plan on submitting a grant this year, please adhere to this. OARS is short-staffed with Tricia’s departure and every little way we can help will be appreciated.
Budget and fiscal priorities
I am glad to announce that I’ll be serving on this committee for the upcoming AY*. I think it’s important to be a part of this conversation on the university level and hope its a good chance to advocate for the work we value as a department.
* unless Senate disbands it