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Fellowship Positions

The University awards three faculty fellow positions:

• Teaching Faculty Fellow
  
  
• Leadership Faculty Fellow
  
  
• Instructional Technology Faculty Fellow
  
  
  
  

University Teaching Faculty Fellow

The University Teaching Fellow is designed to contribute significantly to the intellectual life of VSU through exceptional teaching effectiveness. The primary goals of the Teaching Fellow is to:

1. Support faculty in the design, implementation, and assessment of scholarly projects, practices, and curricula that create successful learning environments.
   
   
2. Build collaborative relationships with colleagues and scholars from diverse fields and with varied areas of expertise as a foundation for an interdisciplinary inquiry into teaching and learning.
   
   
3. Assess and report on progress made in Teaching and Learning through implemented teaching program initiatives.
   
   
   
   

University Leadership Faculty Fellow

The University Leadership Fellow will create initiatives that will encourage faculty to develop leadership skills, clarify their career commitments, build a leadership network within the campus, and extend their contacts to other leaders beyond the University. The primary goals of the Leadership Fellow is to:

1. Support the design, implementation, and assessment of interdisciplinary leadership projects or initiatives that create an inspirational learning environment for faculty.
   
   
2. Provide faculty support for career planning processes at all stages, and assist faculty in exploring university and community leadership opportunities.
   
   
3. Build collaborative relationships with colleagues and scholars from diverse fields and with varied areas of expertise as a foundation for an interdisciplinary inquiry into leadership.
   
   
4. Assist in the New Faculty Orientation and Faculty Mentoring Programs.
   
   
5. Assess and report on progress made in Teaching and Learning through implemented leadership program initiatives.
   
   
   
   

University Instructional Technology Faculty Fellow

The Instructional Technology Faculty Fellow will work with the Director of Distance Education, the Blackboard Administrator, the Chief Information Officer, AFE and representatives from the Faculty Senate to advance the use of technology among the faculty members. The primary goals of the Instructional Technology Faculty Fellow is to:

1. Support faculty in the advancement or improvement of the use of technology in teaching and research activities
   
   
2. Build collaborative relationships with colleagues and scholars to assist faculty members in using visual meeting software, virtual reality and smart phone technologies to improve faculty classroom effectiveness.
   
   
3. Assess and report on progress made in Teaching and Learning through implemented instruction technology program initiatives.