Improvement of Teaching and Learning Grants
To support and enhance the improvement of teaching and learning at Northwest, Academic Initiatives funds are allocated by the Provost to support projects which have met specific guidelines. This program is an open process whereby all faculty are invited to submit proposals that are directed toward the improvement of teaching and learning within the framework of the mission of the university and the specific department or area. A sub-committee of the Faculty Senate's Assessment Committee reviews applications and makes recommendations to the Provost Council for approval.
Below is the list of faculty who received an Improvement of Teaching and Learning Grant:
2026-27
- Grant Recipient: Sarah Hayes
- Department/Area: School of Health Science and Wellness
- Project Title: Hear the Birds Practice, monitor and foster focus, self-regulation, stress, impulse contral and mental endurance for pre-professionals in education and human services related fields
- Grant Recipient: Peter Adam and Greg Krumme
- Department/Area: School of Natural Sciences
- Project Title: Upgrade of equipment to measure metabolic rates in small animals
- Grant Recipient: Alex Taylor and Nate Eloe
- Department/Area: School of Agricultural Sciences and School of Computer Science and Information Systems
- Project Title: STELLA Handheld Spectrometer Implementation
- Grant Recipient: Becky Moore
- Department/Area: School of Education
- Project Title: Foundations for Learning: A Trauma-Informed Service-Learning Partnership Addressing Student Basic Needs
- Grant Recipient: Crissy Suits, Jodie Leiss and Gina McNeese
- Department/Area: School of Health Science and Wellness
- Project Title: Evaluating Effective Time on Task Teaching Behaviors Maximizing Brain and Heart Health
- Grant Recipient: Mark Chai and Aziz Fellah
- Department/Area: School of Computer Science and Information Systems
- Project Title: AI-Assisted Compliance Detection for Software Engineering Artifacts
- Grant Recipient: Cynthia Schairer-Kessler
- Department/Area: School of Education
- Project Title: Data-Driven Capstone Impact and Career Readiness Initiative
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