Passer Award Committee meets to award Dorothy and Moses Passer Education Grants. These provide support for faculty in small programs and who are somewhat isolated from others in their discipline. Eligible activities include professional development activities such as workshops related to enhancement of teaching skills that take the applicant away from his/her home institution.
Out of two applicants for the April 1st application period, both received funding. We have awarded:
1. Kristy Jurchen, Concordia University, Nebraska, $650, to support attendance at the National Conference to Advance POGIL Practice (NCAPP)
2. Chun-Hun Wang, Northland Pioneer University, Arizona, $1,218, to support attendance at the Two-Year Faculty Workshop on Active Learning offered by the American Chemical Society
With the help of Heather Johnson we announced the awards on the DivCHED social media.
We have a vacancy. We will have 3 more vacancies at the end of 2023, including myself the chair.
We continue to work on:
1. Doing outreach to DivCHED members to let them know about this award.
2. Encouraging and actively reaching out to educators from diverse backgrounds especially those from under-represented or marginalized populations to apply for the award and to serve on the committee.
3. Working towards posting information online about what types of awards have been funded in the past.
4. Establish a succession plan and make a smooth transition to a new chair at the end of 2023.