Faculty-student interaction during the first year of college is critical to student engagement and success. 

 

As such, the Division of Student Life has established a Faculty Mini-Grant Program to encourage interactive experiences beyond the traditional classroom between faculty and their first year students.  Grant requests requests involving the “Finding Philadelphia” theme and/or the integration of service-learning pedagogy are highly encouraged.

 

Mini-grants are now available for the 2008-09 academic year.  Funds may be used to support interactive experiences for first-year courses only, and the instructor must participate in the activity with their students.  Such activities might include taking students to a performance, museum or neighborhood tour, or providing lunch or dinner for a group discussion or a service activity beyond the classroom.

 

The maximum amount of each mini-grant is $500.  Applications should be submitted at least three weeks prior to the proposed activity, and are reviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis.  The Office of Student Development is available to provide additional programming assistance, such as bus reservations or event information, if needed.

Click here for a downloadable mini-grant application (pdf format)

 

Submissions of completed forms can be sent via campus mail to the Office of Student Development or by e-mail to ValenteA@PhilaU.edu.  For more information, please contact Aurelio Manuel Valente by phone at ext. 2634.

 Office of Student Development Programs
Division of Student Life
(215) 951-2634