New Faculty Scholar Program

New Faculty Scholar (NFS) Program Goals

A year-long program to build community among South Alabama faculty
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• To support South’s newest faculty by providing support for scholarly achievement, innovative teaching, and outstanding public engagement and service.
• To create a collegial, interdisciplinary network for social support and future teaching, research, outreach, administrative, and service collaborations.

Features

New Faculty Scholars participate in an academic year-long sequence of seminars and symposia to support becoming a fully engaged and productive faculty member at South Alabama.

• Satisfactory completion of the New Faculty Scholars program satisfies the university’s new faculty development requirements.
• Get to know your new colleagues and get to know the University!

Eligibility

Full-time faculty (tenure-track at any rank, or non-tenure track) who are in their first or second year are invited to apply for the NFS program.

Certificate of Completion

Faculty who satisfy the following requirements will receive a certificate of completion that can be included in their promotion and tenure portfolio.

• Attend at least two-thirds of the required meetings
• Register for at least one Small Group Instructional Feedback (SGIF) during the fall or spring semester
• Create an ePortfolio in Canvas Folio by Spring Break
• Attend at least TWO additional ILC workshops (one per semester)

List of Selected New Faculty Scholars

Questions: Dr. Robin Lasey – rlasey@southalabama.edu | 251-461-1888