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UC DAVIS: Office of the Provost May 19, 2005 MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY Re: Reminder about Call for FRS Seminars—DEADLINE is May 27 I am reissuing an invitation for faculty participation in the Freshmen Seminar Program for the 2005-2006 academic year. As many of you know, the program is designed to give first-year students the opportunity to study with a faculty member in informal, small group settings on topics of mutual interest. Freshman Seminars are administered by the Teaching Resources Center, but they are Senate- approved special one or two-unit courses that are given an FRS subject code designation. I am pleased to announce, in response to faculty suggestions, that faculty now have the option of using either pass/no pass or traditional letter grading. Enrollment is limited to twenty students per class. From the program’s inception, faculty members have offered Freshman Seminars as an add-on to their normal departmental teaching assignments. As a means of acknowledging the instructor’s contribution to our undergraduate educational mission, I am pleased to offer, as non-compensated overload, instructional research support in the amounts of $2,000 for 2-unit seminars and $1,500 for 1-unit seminars. These funds may be transferred to the faculty member’s departmental account. Additionally, instructors are eligible to apply for up to $500 in minigrant support to defray actual expenses that may be associated with conducting the class. I hope you will consider participating in this unique opportunity to work with our first-year students. If you are interested in offering an FRS Seminar, please complete the “Proposal to Teach a Freshmen Seminar” on line at the Teaching Resources Center web site (http://trc.ucdavis.edu/trc/freshSem/call.html). All proposals are reviewed by a faculty committee. I want to especially encourage you to consider offering a seminar in fall when the demand is the highest. The deadline to advertise your seminar during Summer Advising is May 27, 2005 and the deadline for scheduling a fall seminar is September 9, 2005. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Janet Chambers at the Teaching Resources Center at (530) 752-3249 or by email at trc@ucdavis.edu. Thank you. Fred E. Wood Interim Vice Provost—Undergraduate Studies 05-062
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