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Research and Grants

Faculty Development Committee Mission

The mission of the Faculty Development Committee is to assist in the professional growth of the faculty members of Mercy College. The Faculty Development Committee facilitates the professional growth of the faculty members at Mercy College by providing grant monies to faculty engaged in research, scholarship, and service activities.

Goals of the Faculty Development Awards

Faculty Development Grants are available to full-time and adjunct faculty members. Faculty may apply for a single grant per academic year (September - August). Full-time faculty may request a maximum of $3,000 and part-time faculty may request a maximum of $1,500.

Faculty Development Grants are meant to foster the following qualities:

Development of peer standing
Development of professional and scholarly excellence
Enhancement of teaching
Contribution to Mercy College scholarly activity
Contribution to professional and scholarly communities

Faculty Development Grant Awards

Mercy College supports faculty development through a variety of funds, including School Travel Funds, School Development Funds, Faculty Development Committee Funds and external grant programs. This document guides the applicant through the Faculty Development Committee awards application processes.

The application deadlines are as follows:

Fall*	Preceding April 27^th
Spring**	Preceding November 11^th

*If you intend to work on your project from July 1 – December 31^th, applications must be received before April 27^th.

**If you intend to work on your project from January 1 – June 30^th, applications must be received before November 11^th.

Applications received after the posted deadlines, will not be reviewed. Applicants should resubmit their application for the next funding cycle.

Click the following link to access the faculty development grant application: http://tinyurl.com/FDGapp

Faculty Development Course Release Awards

Mercy College full-time, core faculty are eligible for a competitively-awarded course release for faculty development, with a particular focus on pursuit of scholarship with the aim of advancing scholarly work towards external support.

Faculty Development Committee

Mercy College Faculty Development Committee 2019-20

Name	Title	Affiliation	Role
Dr. Orlando Barreiro	Assistant Professor	School of Business
Dr. Li Yong	Assistant Professor	School of Business
Dr. Susan Mariano-Lapidus	Assistant Professor	School of Education	Co-Secretary
Dr. Mi-Hyun Chung	Associate Professor	School of Education
Dr. Lisa Schenkel	Assistant Professor	School of Health and Natural Sciences
Dr. Kaitlin Brooks	Assistant Professor	School of Health and Natural Sciences
Dr. Sisi Li	Assistant Professor	School of Liberal Arts
Dr. Celia Reissig-Vasile	Associate Professor	School of Liberal Arts	Co-Chair
Dr. Lisa Ecklund-Flores	Associate Professor	School of Social and Behavioral Sciences	Co-Chair
Dr. Alberto Manzi	Associate Professor	School of Social and Behavioral Sciences	Co-Secretary
Ms. Judith Liebman	Associate Professor	Libraries
Dr. Saul Fisher	Associate Provost for Research, Grants and Academic Initiatives	Office of the Provost	Ex-Officio

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