Hewlett Fund
Awards Program
Grants or matching funds are
available to one or more faculty
members or departments for
projects that enhance
undergraduate curricular
innovation and development. It
should be emphasized that the
Fund is designated for curricular
improvement; for example, for
planning and evaluation studies,
experimentation, program
initiation, equipment for
classrooms and teaching
laboratories, or response to
special opportunities not funded
within the college's normal
budget. The fund is not to be
used for such activities
typically in the college's budget
as regular instructional or
administrative salaries, standard
faculty leaves, faculty research,
except as it relates to
undergraduate teaching
responsibilities, plant
construction, renovation or
maintenance. Nor is it designed
to fund continuing activities. Grants to individual faculty
members generally range from $500
to $5,000, although groups and
programs/departments may apply
for larger grants.
Review
Process
Requests for funds are submitted to the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and the Assistant Dean for Computing Technology who co-chair the Hewlett Committee. Members of the Hewlett Committee are the Associate Dean for Finance and Administration, the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs, the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, the Associate Dean for Physical Environment, and the Assistant Dean for Computing Technology.
Application
Applications should consist of
the Application Form and a
short (usually two to three
pages) description of the project
and a budget. The description
should include details about the
project, how it relates to the
current curriculum, names of
specific courses involved and
their enrollments, and how the
project will improve instruction
and benefit students. If the
proposal is submitted for the
development of a new course, the
application should include
anticipated course enrollment,
future plans for offering the
course and how the course will
affect teaching loads within the
department.
Department
Endorsement
The application should include a
short letter from the Program
Director/Department Chair
supporting the proposal and
indicating how the proposal
matches departmental curriculum
goals, how it will be maintained
and what is its effect on
departmental course offerings and
teaching loads.
Additional
NU resources
The 2East New Technology Series
is a special series of seminars
for NU Faculty interested in
learning about and experiencing
cutting edge research and
instructional technology in an
easy-to-use format. They offer
free seminars and workshops on
how faculty can use distributed
learning tools, streaming audio
and video, video conferencing,
Adobe Acrobat and PowerPoint in
teaching.
Selected
Hewlett Fund Projects
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