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UC DAVIS: OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR OFFICE OF THE PROVOST December 12, 2006 MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY RE: 2006-07 Freshman Seminar Program: Proposal Reminder I am writing to invite faculty participation in the Freshman Seminar Program for the academic year 2006-2007 (including Summer Sessions 2007). As many of you know, the program is designed to give first-year students the opportunity to study with a faculty member in more 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. Faculty also have the option of using either pass/no pass or traditional letter grading. Enrollment is limited to twenty students per class. In the past, many of the seminars have been held in the TRC conference room or departmental conference/seminar rooms. All proposals are reviewed by a faculty program committee. From the program's inception, faculty members have offered Freshman Seminars in addition 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 will 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 associated with conducting the class. I also encourage you to consider a co-teaching collaboration with a post- doctoral scholar to offer a Freshman Seminar. Acting as the instructor of record, the faculty member can arrange to supervise the post-doctoral scholar to deliver a Freshman Seminar. Please see the website for additional information: http://trc.ucdavis.edu/trc/freshSem/FRS_Postdoc.html. If you are interested in offering an FRS Seminar during Spring quarter or during Summer Sessions, please complete the "Proposal to Teach a Freshman Seminar" material found on the TRC web site (http://trc.ucdavis.edu/trc/freshSem/call.html) and return it to Janet Chambers at the Teaching Resources Center. The deadline to submit a proposal for Spring seminars is Friday, January 12, 2007 and the deadline for Summer seminars is Friday, March 9, 2007. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Janet at the TRC (530) 752-3249 or by e-mail at trc@ucdavis.edu. I hope you will consider participating in this unique opportunity to work with our first-year students. Thank you. Fred E. Wood Interim Vice Provost -- Undergraduate Studies 06-131
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