The UTSA New Faculty Institute introduces recently hired faculty to the culture of research and instructional excellence. Participants attend six (6) workshops related to teaching (3) and research (3), and a closing lunch to celebrate their first year at UTSA. The Institute is open to all first-year, full-time faculty members at the University.
The objective of the Institute is to provide an introduction to UTSA’s teaching and research culture; identify people and services to support success; enhance skills related to grant seeking and writing, as well as instruction and pedagogy; share information about institutional resources and best practices; and promote collaboration and community in the first year.
Eligibility:
- New Tenure and Tenure-Track faculty, hired at the assistant professor level
- Non-tenure track faculty with multi-year contracts
Research outcomes:
- Identify funding opportunities and potential collaborators using various tools
- Understand the priorities of funding agencies and cultivate relationships with program officers
- Craft an “elevator pitch” and abstract to sell their concept to potential funders and collaborators
- Apply effective project management strategies to the proposal development process
- Write grant proposals that are responsive to the call and meet the expectations of reviewers
- Develop outreach plans and communicate the broader impacts of their research
- Create effective management and program evaluation plans for funded research projects.
Teaching and Learning outcomes:
- Understand the diverse UTSA student body including military, minority, and first-generation student populations
- Apply different teaching strategies to improve student learning
- Identify support methods to help students achieve academic success
- Support inclusion and engagement in the classroom
- Explore wide-ranging assessment strategies to improve learning outcomes
- Develop cross-disciplinary dialogue around teaching and learning
- Provide preparation for effective use of relevant educational technology
Workshops:
Faculty will be required to attend a total of six (6) workshops and a closing luncheon. They will attend one teaching and one research session as a cohort, and will choose two teaching and two research workshops.
Closing Luncheon (April 2018)
The Closing Luncheon will celebrate the completion of the institute and the faculty members’ first year at UTSA. It is an opportunity for participants to provide feedback on the program and their first year at UTSA.
List of Available Workshops:
Research Sessions – SPRING 2018 |
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| Session title | Abstract |
| Strategy & Methodology MAIN: January 25, 2018, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM>> To register DT: January 26, 2018, 2-3:30 PM |
How does a research strategy & methodology description written for a grant proposal differ from that written for a scientific paper? Participants will learn how to match their research strategies to funding agency guidelines, and to how write well-designed research methodology sections. |
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Et cetera-The Forgotten Proposal Sections MAIN: February 12, 2018, 10:30 AM-12:00 PM DT: February 13, 2018, 10:30 AM -12 PM |
The focus of this session will be on the often-forgotten extra-narrative proposal sections (such as data management, mentoring, and research compliance plans, biographical sketches, and facilities descriptions). Participants will learn how to increase the impact of their proposals through careful attention to the entire application package. |
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Broader Impacts & Project Evaluation MAIN: April 13, 2018, 2-3PM DT: April 12 2018, 2pM -3 PM |
Many funding agencies want to know how the research they support will impact society, and how PIs plan to evaluate the outcomes of their projects. Participants will learn how to navigate the outreach and evaluation criterion for grant proposals, to plan activities that increase the influence of their research, and to engage programs already occurring at UTSA that impact the broader public. |
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