Boyer Faculty Scholars Application Form

Faculty Name: UMID:

Department:

Email: Phone:

Please select one:ClinicalLecturerTenuredUntenured, Tenure-Track

Please select one:Full-time at UM-FlintPart-time at UM-Flint

The 2015 Boyer sessions are scheduled for:

  • Friday, May 22, 2015 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm, 207 Northbank Center)
  • Friday, May 29, 2015 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Happenings Room, UCEN)
  • Friday, June 5, 2015 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Michigan Rooms A & B, UCEN)
  • Friday, June 12, 2015 (10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Tuscola Rooms, WSW)

Will you be able to fully participate in all of these sessions? Yes  No

1)Describe your past community-engaged teaching and/or scholarly activities, and the involvement of your community partner(s).

2)Describe your plans for the community-engaged scholarly activity you wish to conduct as part of the Boyer Faculty Scholars Programand whether this signature Boyer project may support the implementation of a community improvement strategy from the Imagine Flint Master Plan. (Reference number 2 in the Program Description.)Specifically, describe your objectives, proposed approach (including involvement of community partners), and the contribution this activity will make to the scholarship of engagementand your field.

3)Why do you want to participate in this program?

4)What knowledge, skills, and abilities do you have that will provide a unique contribution to the Boyer Faculty Scholars learning community cohort?

5)What impact do you want your involvement in the Boyer Program to have for your department and UM-Flint as a whole, and why do you want to be a campus leader in the scholarship of engagement?

6)List two recommenders who can speak to your ability to deepen the campus-wide discourse, practice, and recognition of the scholarship of engagement. (Recommenders cannot be University Outreach staff members.)

Applications are due on Monday, May 4, 2015. To apply, please submit your completed Boyer Faculty Scholars Application Form (including 2-3 pages of narrative) and your current curriculum vitae (CV) to the Office of University Outreach by email at .