Call for Proposals from Vice Provost Patricia Turner

Call for Proposals
Letter from the Vice Provost

UC Davis: Office of the Provost
October 15, 2008
To: MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY

RE: The Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Program (UIIP)

The Undergraduate Instructional Improvement Grant Program is the primary source of on-campus funding for undergraduate curricular renewal and pedagogical innovation. Each year, areas of emphasis are identified on the basis of campus needs. Please read the descriptions of these areas carefully; some have appeared in previous Calls, others are new. Although priority is given to proposals that address emphasis areas, faculty members are invited to submit proposals on other topics as well.

This year’s UIIP program encourages proposals to: (1) redesign curricular offerings to better serve the new General Education program, (2) incorporate student learning outcomes at the course and major level, (3) strengthen students’ writing and oral communication skills, (4) enhance the quality of faculty-student interactions in large enrollment classes, (5) incorporate value-added and outcome based assessments of courses or programs, (6) increase understanding of social-cultural diversity.

Review and funding of UIIP proposals is coordinated through the Teaching Resources Center. All UIIP proposals are evaluated by a faculty-staff review committee. Whether or not they are funded, UIIP proposals that request consultant time and/or production services also may be eligible for a technical services resource allocation from Academic Technology Services.

Applications are accepted twice each year. The dates for 2008-2009 are listed below.

Fall Quarter Deadline November 17, 2008
Spring Quarter Deadline April 13, 2009

Although this Call addresses the large grant program, I would also like to draw your attention to the UIIP Minigrant Program that has a funding limit of $500. Applications are accepted year round.

Patricia A. Turner
Vice Provost - Undergraduate Studies