Intro to University Life and Finding Ourselves in Community (TCU’s QEP) are two of TCU’s most engaging student success initiatives. Both are excellent ways to reach students from their first year through their last. I encourage you to check out the information and deadlines below, plus look for the opportunity to make your voice heard through a national survey.
Call to Teach Introduction to University Life (UNLF 10211)
I encourage you to consider teaching or facilitating a 50-minute section of UNLF in Fall 2024 for first-year students. Sections are offered throughout the day, Monday through Friday. Instructors receive a stipend of $1,500 since this entails an extra 50 minutes per week over the 15-week semester. Follow the protocol in your unit for teaching an overload.
Call to Participate in Workshops for Finding Ourselves in Community (FSC)
TCU’s five-year Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Finding Ourselves in Community (FSC) is now welcoming faculty to apply for Fall 2024 workshops. Instructors receive a stipend of $2,000: $1,000 for completing the workshops and $1,000 for teaching the FSC-designated course and submitting student artifacts. To date, 30 faculty have completed workshops and incorporated FSC into their courses, with another 19 participating in workshops this spring to teach FSC in their courses this fall.
Faculty Survey of Student Engagement to Support the QEP
Watch your email to participate in the Faculty Survey of Student Engagement to provide data to assess TCU’s QEP Finding Ourselves in Community. This survey is the faculty version of the National Survey of Student Engagement that goes out to all first-years and seniors. Both surveys, faculty and students, will provide data to inform our QEP. Both surveys will be administered each spring for the five years of the QEP. The QEP Leadership Team and I look forward to your insights.
I hope you enjoy Spring Break. Whether you are out of the office, in the office, traveling or staying in Fort Worth, take some time to refresh and take care of yourselves,
Floyd L. Wormley Jr.
Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Vice Provost for Research
Dean of Graduate Studies