Faculty Development Program Application

All nominations must be received by April 8, 2007.

Please fill out the information below and press submit or print out the PDF application and submit it to:

Chancellor's Diversity Initiative
University of Missouri-Columbia
S303 Memorial Union
Columbia, MO 65211

Questions about the process may be sent to: difficultdialogues@missouri.edu

Faculty Development Activities

Faculty development activities begin with four 6-hour workshops in the fall.
6-hour workshops will include training in deliberative dialogue, conflict resolution, religious literacy. Interactive theatre techniques will provide opportunities for practice and rehearsal for dealing with difficult dialogues.
Faculty Fellows will apply their learning in their regular undergraduate courses taught in the winter/spring.
Additional faculty development support will be provided through 2 additional workshops in the winter.
Faculty Fellows receive a $500 stipend for their participation MU Difficult Dialogues.

Last Name:

First Name:

Department/Program Area:

E-mail Address:

Faculty Rank:

Date of employment at MU:

Please Identify an undergraduate course you teach regularly in which the Difficult Dialogues program could be implemented.

Course Title:

Course Type:

Average Enrollment:

Semesters offered:

Submit brief vitae of relevant works and/or experience (limit to 2 pages)
Attachment:

Please describe your goals for faculty development as a faculty fellow in the Ford Foundation Difficult Dialogues Initiative.

“I loved this program and found it really useful because it creates a forum for discussing and trying out methods for promoting constructive conversations about sensitive subjects in the classroom.”
Katherine Reed – Fall, 2006 Faculty Fellow

"I'm very glad I did it because it was well worth it."
Elizabeth Hornbeck - Fall, 2006 Faculty Fellow

“I thought it was a very worthwhile use of my time!”
Michael Porter – Fall, 2006 Faculty Fellow

"There were a couple of times that I would have liked to have continued the workshop discussion over lunch."
Elizabeth Wilson – Fall, 2006 Faculty Fellow

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