Equity and Faculty Affairs Committee

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Formerly known as “Brown Bags,” the Faculty Enrichment Series in the College of Education was initiated to provide regular opportunities for faculty to present their research and development efforts and provide leadership in the development and improvement of technology-based instruction and assessment.

In her six years at California State University, Northridge, Dr. Blenda Wilson was a tireless advocate both for the university and for making it a place where an increasingly diverse student body feels at home. As a woman of color, she brought perspectives that enhanced the community’s thinking on all matters, including those involving gender, race, and ethnicity.

As a living tribute to the unique ideas and contributions that she brought to our campus, the Dean and faculty of the College of Education inaugurated this award as a symbol of her work amongst us. The award is presented each spring to a full-time faculty member from the College of Education who is making, or who has made, a significant impact on the education of students in the college through one or more of the following:

• brought faculty and students together for dialogue about multicultural or gender issues;
• engaged in curriculum development that led to the inclusion of topics and materials on gender and/or cultural or ethnic minorities;
• enhanced awareness of multicultural and gender issues through a faculty development activity;
• participated in the recruitment and/or retention activities that diversified the student body;
• engaged in classroom activities and pedagogy that increased students’ understanding of the social construction of gender and ethnicity in our society;
• initiated research that advances our thinking about gender, ethnicity, and social class.

The recipient of this award will receive recognition on the stage at the Michael D. Eisner College of Education Commencement Ceremony and a personally engraved plaque commemorating this honor.

Review of nominations and applications will examine the faculty member’s contributions according to the following criteria:

Significance:

The contribution of the faculty member is truly unique and/or powerful. For example:

• the faculty member has developed a series of activities used in a course that s/he teaches and that have been shown to have had a tremendous influence on students’ thinking about issues of diversity in education.

Extensive:

The contribution of the faculty member has influenced many students. For example:

• the work of the faculty member has reached a great number of students through implementation within several sections of a course or within a program.

Durability:

The contribution of the faculty member has a duration beyond the immediate time frame in which the contribution was initially made. For example:

• the work of the faculty member has influenced policy related to student recruitment, or
• the work of the faculty member has been incorporated into course outline(s) and so has become a permanent feature of a course or courses

Evidence:

There exists ample/sufficient/significant evidence of the direct impact of the faculty member’s contributions to students in the College of Education. For example:

• Documentation is offered of the increase in minority populations seeking credentials or graduate degrees as a result of recruitment efforts developed by the faculty member.

Recognized:

The work of the faculty member has been recognized by professionals outside of the College of Education. For example:

• the faculty member has published about the contributions made to students in the College of Education.

To apply or nominate an individual, please submit these items together:

1. a narrative (500-800 words) describing the nominee’s contributions and impacts in one or more of the areas identified above.
2. a Letter of Support that can substantiate the nomination from someone other than the nominator.

The Equity and Faculty Affairs Committee representing all departments in the College of Education will make the selection.

Application Deadline TBA

Past Winners

• 2014 - Carrie Rothstein-Fisch
• 2013 - Gregory Jackson
• 2012 – Greg Knotts
• 2011 – William de la Torre
• 2010 – Michael Laurent

EFAC and the Dean’s Office sponsor research awards for faculty in the College. Applications for the COE Research Awards are typically available in February with applications due in March.

Proposals are for 3 units of reassigned time (no cash awards) in either Fall or Spring the next academic year. Awardees are required to submit reports October 1st during the next academic year after receiving the award.

Research Competition Guidelines

Faculty can submit a research proposal to the Equity and Faculty Affairs Committee of the College in the spring of each year. Winners of the competition will receive 3 units of release time to complete the proposed study. The winners may choose to use the award in either the fall or spring semester.

The following are instructions for the Michael D. Eisner College of Education Reseach Competition:

Evaluation Criteria:
Each section of the narrative will be evaluated for clarity, cohesion, and specificity (sufficient detail). In addition, extra points will be awarded to proposals from new (years 1-3) faculty and for cross-departmental collaborative proposals. The sections will be weighted as follows:

• Purpose 20%
• Methods 30%
• Timeline 10%
• Contribution to the Field 30%
• Merit for publication 10%

Bonus:

• New faculty applicant
• cross-departmental proposal

Instructions:

• Use the space provided to describe each aspect of your proposed project (narrative responses shall be limited to 5 pages plus references).
• Application must be typed (double spaced, 12-point font)
• Attach reference list of works cited. See Sections I, IV, V.
• Attach your document and an abstract to the online application

Note: Proposals that do not follow the above guidelines will not be reviewed.

Tips for a Winning Faculty Research Application

• Propose a project that is mainly research, not mainly setting up a program or intervention. The main goal of these awards is to promote faculty contributions to the field in terms of research and publications. There are other internal and external grants available for intervention projects.
• Make a strong argument for the need or importance of the research, grounded in the literature, to show you are knowledgeable in the area (with at least several references).
• Describe a clear research plan step by step, including how you will safeguard research ethics and obtain IRB approval, research design, setting, sample (including access), data collection methods and procedures, data analysis methods and procedures, ethical safeguards, validity, etc.
• Show logical connection between your purpose and methods.
• Have a solid but realistic timeline. For example, don't propose to write 3 empirical articles within 1 semester if you are just starting new research.
• If you propose to mainly re-analyze existing data, explain why this is needed and how the new analysis will differ from your previous work.
• If you propose to do mainly a literature review, give several examples of sources you will consult for the review.
• Throughout your narrative, please use clear, jargon-free description in terms that a fellow professor can understand who is not from your department or particular field.

Past Research Awardees

2013-2014 Research Awards

• Monica Garcia, SED, Holding on by a thread: Patterns of improvement among high achieving Latina high school students
• Dimpal Jain, ELPS, Building transfer pride: Linking a transfer sending culture and a transfer receptive culture between community colleges and universities
• Ellen Schneiderman, SPED, Verbal reasoning and problem solving: The use of expressive language by same-age deaf/hard-of-hearing students and hearing students when discussing pictures of every day situations

2012-2013 Research Awards

• Joannie Busillo-Aguayo, EPC - Early Childhood Education Workforce: Status of Graduates Teaching at Community Colleges
• Shartriya Collier, EED - What’s Sex Got to Do With It? : The Preparation of Elementary Male Teacher Candidates
• Peggy Johnson, ELPS - Developing Leadership Capacity
• Wendy Murawski, SPED - Examining the Impact of Collaborative Teaching in the Student Teaching Experience
• Nancy O'Rode, EED - An Evidence-based Approach for Improving Pre-Service Teachers' Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
• Dana Stone, EPC - Supporting MFT Graduate Students in the Academic Writing Process

2011-2012 Research Awards

• Carrie Rothstein-Fisch (EPC)
• Merril Simon (EPC)

2010-2011 Research Awards

• Joyce Burstein & Greg Knotts (EED): The Effects of Integrating the Visual-Performing Arts into the Elementary Social Studies Curriculum (link to report)
• Susan Auerbach (ELPS): Leadership for Authentic School-Family Partnerships
• David Moguel (SED): Teaching About Race and Cross-Cultural Understanding in the United States: Cultural Religious and Historical Perspectives

EFAC and the Dean’s Office are sponsoring a new award for faculty in the College. This award is for faculty to establish a new partnership with schools, non-profit organizations or agencies outside of CSUN. Applications for the COE Partnership Awards are available in February with applications due in March.

Awardees are required to submit reports October 1st during the next academic year after receiving the award.

Past Partnership Awardees

2013-2014 Partnership Awards

• Shartriya Collier, EED, Teaching the Acquisition of Language Through English and Storytelling (T.A.L.E.S) II: Into the Heart of the Community
• Joyce Burstein, EED, Co-Equal Arts Integration Professional Development
• Flavia Fleischer, DS, Deaf Studies and California Department of Education- Deaf Education Resource Center DHH Education Article and Research Resource Library

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