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By Kimberly James, GPSO Office Coordinator

Preparing doctoral students to teach where the teaching jobs are: An opportunity to gain significant independent but mentored teaching experience in new academic environments

PROGRAM FEATURES

• Placement for the academic year or for one semester at a non-residential campus of Indiana University: IUPUI (Indianapolis); IUPU Columbus; IU East (Richmond); IPFW (Fort Wayne); IU Kokomo; IU Northwest (Gary); IU South Bend; IU Southeast (New Albany). Opportunities may also be available for placement at independent colleges in Indiana.
• Stipend: $8,000 per semester
• Teaching load: Two courses per semester
• Required preliminary three-day intensive FACET Institute on teaching in different academic environments
• Faculty mentor at the host campus
• Participation in faculty life at the host campus
• Residency in the host campus community (except Indianapolis and Columbus) at least part of each week during the fellowship semester(s). Assistance is provided in finding affordable living accommodations.
• Mid-year assessment get-together

Please note: This fellowship does not carry a fee remission.

REQUIREMENTS

• Advanced standing in a doctoral program (90 hours completed and qualifying exam passed at least by the end of First Summer Session 2004).
• Minimum of one year of teaching experience as an Associate Instructor
• Completion of a pedagogy course of at least one semester in length through the applicant's department, OR Grad G700, "Excellence in Teaching," (3 cr.), offered by the Graduate School as an intensive course during one of the Summer Sessions in 2004.
• Participation in the FACET Institute for Future Faculty Teaching Fellows — required for all who are placed with a fellowship. The Institute will be held during a weekend in July 2004 at the Four Winds Resort, Lake Monroe. There is no charge to you for the Institute.
• For International students: You will need to talk with the IU Office of International Services to ensure that the fellowship meets the requirements of your student visa.

APPLICATION PACKET

Applications for 2004-05 are due October 17, 2003.

The application questionnaire is available from your departmental graduate secretary. For additional applications, please call or stop by the Graduate School, Kirkwood Hall 111 (855-8852, or 855-8853).

• Typed responses to application questionnaire
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Brief teaching portfolio (syllabi, student/faculty comments — you may summarize and/or retype these to save space)
• Letters of recommendation (2) from faculty members. These may be submitted in sealed envelopes with the application, or sent separately by the faculty members. The letters should be on paper with signature, not email.
• With the exception of the letters of recommendation, the entire application should not exceed 15 pages, and should be submitted unbound, unstapled, and with no internal paperclips.

SELECTION

The number of Future Faculty Teaching Fellowships and the academic fields in which openings are available are determined by the faculty needs of the host campuses. The selection process is competitive and will include interviews with departments at the host campuses.