Welcome
The Office of Faculty Development & Research seeks to fulfill the university’s commitment to academic excellence by developing teacher/scholars at all academic career levels.  The Office has responsibility for programs, resources, and guidelines that support development, promotion, and retention of talented and diverse faculty.  Through the Office of Faculty Development & Research, the Provost provides internal grants to support faculty development initiatives and sponsors awards to recognize outstanding faculty achievements.

Faculty grants, awards, stipends, and leaves are peer reviewed by one of three academic councils.  The Associate Vice President for Faculty Development & Research chairs all three academic councils.  Council members are appointed by Faculty Council.  The University Research Council (URC) reviews and awards research grants, leaves, and the Spirit of Inquiry Awards.  The Quality of Instruction Council (QIC) reviews and awards instructional grants and leaves and the Excellence in Teaching Awards.  The Public Service Council (PSC) reviews and awards instructional and research grants related to service learning courses and university-community research projects.  The PSC also reviews Excellence in Public Service Awards. 

Internal Grants Program
The Office provides coordination and oversight of funding programs in the areas of teaching, research and public service.  The Internal Grants Program enables faculty to pursue curricular innovations and pedagogical best practices in classrooms wherever situated:  in the university, in the community, or in one of our international settings.  The Internal Grants Program advances faculty scholarship by providing an additional source of funding for individual research, as well as for research conferences designed to stimulate dialogues with scholars at other institutions. (more)

Excellence Awards
In collaboration with the colleges/schools, the Office honors faculty achievements in teaching, scholarly inquiry, and public service.

Upcoming Events

Deadlines for
URC Research
and
QIC Instructional grants:
October 15
and
March 15

Tenure & Promotion Workshop
Friday, May 9
12:00 to 3:00 pm
DePaul Center C-100

Paid Leave Workshop
Friday, May 23
9:30 am
Student Center 314B

Fall 2007
Grant Awards

Paid Faculty Leaves
Full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty are eligible to apply for a paid leave after three consecutive years of full-time tenure-track service at DePaul as of the time that the requested leave commences.  Leaves may be for one, two, or three quarters. 

Training
The Office offers a variety of orientation workshops including the new faculty orientation, paid faculty leave workshops, tenure and promotion orientation, and budget manager training for new faculty.  Training schedules are provided on this website under upcoming events.

External Grants
The Office of Faculty Development & Research also provides leadership and technical assistance to faculty seeking funding from government agencies at all levels through the Office of Sponsored Programs and Research (OSPR).  Training and services from the office can be found on their website.

Research Protections
At the university level, the Office ensures that DePaul complies with federal regulations governing the university's research activities involving human and animal subjects through the Institutional Review Board (IRB), the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), and the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC).  Training and services from the office can be found on their website.

Exchange Programs in Mexico & Language Immersion Program
The Office of Faculty Development & Research collaborates with the AVP for International Programs, Study Abroad, and college deans to facilitate exchanges with colleges and universities in Mexico.  The Office funds planning trips for faculty to implement these programs.  The Office also funds a collaborative project with Study Abroad for enhancing the Department of Modern Language programs in France, Germany, Italy and Mexico.

Diversity Leadership
Recognizing that diversity contributes to the excellence of the faculty, the Office provides advocacy in developing leadership initiatives for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups.  At the university and department level, the Office supports innovations and best practices in mentoring and leadership training.  The annual Faculty of Color Luncheon is held in the autumn quarter.

Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
The mission of the Council on Undergraduate Research is to support and promote high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship.  The Office supports faculty development for collaborations in research in the following areas: biology, chemistry, geosciences, mathematics and computer science, physics and astronomy, psychology, social sciences.  Training and funding sources are available through CUR. 

The Women’s Center
The Women's Center provides a site where women of diverse cultural, social, and academic backgrounds can work together towards identifying and challenging attitudes and barriers that have denied women educational opportunities, earning potential, and personal empowerment.