Faculty Fellows

FRC Fellowships will be awarded to faculty members with proven records of service, teaching, scholarship, and assessment. Each fellowship will include a 3 to 6 hour workload reassignment to the Faculty Renaissance Center for one to four semesters

Service and Leadership Fellow

The Service and LeadershIp Fellow WIll serve as the primary person who assists in and performs planning, coordination, and supervision of comprehensive faculty servIce and/or leadership activities, under the general supervision of the Faculty Renaissance Center Advisory Council. The ServIce and Leadership Fellow connects faculty members to other groups inter and externally based on the needs, interests, and objectIVes of each group. Specifically, the Service and Leadership Fellow performs the following functions:

• Provide development guidance and assists in the identification, implementation, and maintenance of service activities
• Formulate and organize workshops to inform and/or share service experiences
• Provides periodic information in coordination with external resources
• Creates program flyers and/or a newsletter to inform faculty about existing service activities and/or leadership opportunities
• Monitors service activities and, when necessary, offers advice and training in effective committee skills.
• Performs other duties of a similar nature

Pedagogy Fellow(s)

Recognized as master teachers by their peers and commItted to the University's teaching mission, Pedagogy Fellows are faculty members who are experienced in ways to shape environments that maximIze the potential for learning. Pedagogy Fellows are conversant with pedagogical practices suited to speCIfic contexts (subject matter, course objectives, developmental stages and motivation levels of students, etc). They work as mentors and models, active in their learning communities, self-reflective in their own practices, and co-learners with their students. Pedagogy Fellow(s) will perform the following duties:

• Provide or sponsor seminars and workshops on teaching methods
• Provide individual consultations for faculty members
• Present workshops and seminars on student development and learning
• Review and write recommendations on the learning needs of diverse and special needs student populations
• Assist in the development of multiple means of assessing student learning
• Assist faculty in determining the appropriate levels and applications of technology for their courses.

Assessment Fellow

The Assessment Fellow will be a faculty member who has training in and experience with a variety of assessment designs and methods. This faculty member Will work with colleagues from across the campus to develop and maintain a culture of assessment that supports and promotes the faculty goals of teaching, research, and service. In addition, the Assessment Fellow WIll consult with programs conducting self-studieS or program reviews required for accreditations. ResponSibilities include:

• Coordinate with FRC Fellows and staff to develop and present workshops and/or seminars on assessment design and methods
• Consult with individual faculty to help develop effective assessments for teaching, research, and service
• Coordinate with FRC Fellows and staff to develop multiple effective assessments of student learning
• Assist with preparation of self-studies and other reports required by accrediting bodies
• Serve on TAMU-CC committees and boards that prepare for SACS and other accreditation visits and reviews.

Scholarship Fellow

An FRC Fellowship will be awarded to one scholar from each of the colleges. Although these Scholarship Fellows' roles wIll be different from the Scholar in Residence, they will have proven records of scholarship or creative activity in their disciplines. They need not be tenured or hold a particular rank, but they will stand out as leaders who help create an environment that stimulates and supports scholarly and creative engagement campus wide. Scholarship Fellows will be selected for their high quality peer reviewed publications or performances, significant experience in the peer review process on a national level, a knowledge and history of strong scholarly ethics, and in some disciplines, a record of successful grant

• Coordinate with other FRC Fellows and FRC staff in scheduling faculty development seminars
• Organize scholarship / research colloquia
• Assist in the scheduling and presentation of workshops on research methods and practices
• Assist with the acquisition of FRC library materials
• Assist faculty with questions regarding scholarly activity and scholarly ethics
• Assist in the preparation of College and Departmental grants.

Scholar in Residence

The Scholar in Residence advances scholarly activity at TAMU-CC. This appointment provides a one to four semester period for a faculty member to complete a segment of research or other scholarly activity. Such activities may include writing a book, writing papers for publication, finishing research or related field/lab work, or developing service opportunities that would serve as a basis for research. The Scholar receives at least a half-time reassignment to be engaged in research and to serve as a model and coach to University colleagues. The Scholar in Residence performs other duties, including but not limited to the following:

• Presents at least one seminar or workshop on the research conducted to the University community
• Holds at least two roundtable discussions for interested colleagues on research procedures and techniques
• Mentors a colleague on a similar research project and/or trains new/interested faculty in research procedures
• Develops a summary paper on the research to be circulated to the University community
• Reports final research findings at an international, national, state, or regional conference