Faculty and Staff at Illinois State University

We at Illinois State University work as a diverse community of scholars with a commitment to fostering a small-college atmosphere with large-university opportunities. We promote the highest academic standards in our teaching, our scholarship, and the connections between them. We realize these ideals through a wide variety of resources in support of teaching and research.

Faculty Excellence Initiative New Grants and Resources Available for Faculty

The Faculty Excellence Initiative (FEI) Committee, an interdisciplinary team of faculty and staff from each college as well as the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects (ORSP), University Assessment, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) and the Center for Teaching Learning and Technology (CTLT) offers new grant opportunities for travel, summer support and release time for teaching, research or other faculty activities.

Teaching

The Center for Teaching, Learning, & Technology (CTLT) is the primary campus teaching support unit. CTLT provides a wide range of services and programs such as workshops, grants, teaching resources and instructional software courses.

Grants and Awards

Instruction-Related Units, Programs, and Resources

  • University Assessment Office: Resource center for university-wide projects on student learning outcomes assessment. Comprised of consultants and co-researchers on class, department/school, and unit assessment projects.
  • FOCUS Initiative (Faculty Opportunities for Creating Civic & Community Understanding Among Students): Faculty development program that emphasizes the value of civic and community engagement.
  • American Democracy Project: Promotes many forms of civic engagement among undergraduates, now and in the future.
  • First-Year Experience: Provides a supportive environment for first-year students during their transition to higher education.
  • Cross Chair/Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Links to campus support for SoTL work, links to other sites about SoTL, and materials and links to SoTL work.
  • University Teaching Committee
  • Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology (CeMaST): Promotes excellence in the teaching and learning of mathematics, science and technology.

Instructional Technology Resources and Support Units

CTLT provides many technological services related to training and support. Also vist the Campus Technology A-Z Directory for a complete listing of technology support units at Illinois State.

Research

The office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) is the primary campus office that assists in sponsored project development, administers grants and contracts, facilitates research ethics and compliance, and oversees technology transfer and intellectual property.

Organized Centers and Offices

College Research Support

Other Useful Support Links