MCAD FACULTY SENATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Faculty engaged in artistic production, scholarship, and dialogue contribute richly to the fabric of the College and the educational experience of our students as well as to the larger community.
As per our collective bargaining agreement: Faculty Senate Professional Development Grants provide financial support for “activities related to their scholarship, artistic practice, professional practice, or excellence in teaching and for travel for professional reasons”.
As per our collective bargaining agreement: “A Faculty Member shall be eligible for an annual maximum grant of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000), not including a course release grant.”
Faculty Senate Professional Development Grants may fund such things as:
- The purchase of supplies and equipment for the production of work
- Costs associated with the presentation of work
- Travel for research or to present or complete work
- Attendance at workshops and conferences to support excellence in teaching or professional development
- Professional documentation of work
- Costs associated with the production of work
Faculty wishing to attend conferences whose primary benefit is to the college should seek funding through Department Faculty Professional Support Funds.
Faculty wishing to seek support for an opportunity dependent upon a host organization must provide confirmation of acceptance with their application.
Faculty Senate Professional Development Grants activity must take place between June 1st, 2024 and May 31st, 2025.
Eligibility
As per the collective bargaining agreement: “All full-time Faculty who teach undergraduate or graduate level credit-earning courses or labs at MCAD’s campus locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Ranked Faculty holding the titles of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor, Ranked Pro Rata Faculty and Visiting Faculty.”
As per the collective bargaining agreement: “All part-time Faculty who teach undergraduate or graduate level credit-earning courses or labs at MCAD’s campus locations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, including but not limited to Faculty holding the titles of Adjunct Faculty or Adjunct Professor.”
Adjunct Faculty must have taught at least 9 credits by the application deadline.
9 eligibility credits are counted cumulatively over your time at MCAD, not consecutively.
In the event that an Adjunct Faculty member is not granted a contract for a continuing appointment during which the grant activities will take place, the faculty member will be eligible to complete the grant and must complete the final report in accordance with the procedures outlined below.
Grant funds must be returned in the event a faculty member is not granted a contract for a continuing appointment due to disciplinary action, misconduct, or early termination.
As per the collective agreement: “Faculty Members shall be eligible for faculty professional development grants in accordance with criteria established by the Faculty Senate.”
Review Criteria
Grants are limited. It is anticipated that the process will be selective and competitive.
- Grants will be reviewed by the Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant Committee.
- Review Criteria will include quality of work submitted and quality of proposal as determined by a peer review.
- The activity of the grant will take place between June 1st, 2024 and May 31st, 2025.
Review Committee
Kindra Murphy (chair), Jessican Dandona, Joshua Seaver and Avigail Manneberg.
Application Requirements
Applications must include the following materials:
- Application Form
- Resume/CV
- Work Samples (10 images OR a combination of 6-10 images and a maximum of 10 minutes worth of moving image (film, animation, and video) OR written materials up to 20 pages)
- Budget (note the section on taxes & withholding below)
Applications lacking any of these materials will not be reviewed.
Application Procedure
- Applications will be collected using Submittable.
- Faculty members will need to create an account in order to use the platform. Use this link to access the Submittable application portal.
- Applications may be saved as drafts before final submission.
Deadline for Applications
Friday April 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM CST
Notification
As per the collective bargaining agreement:
“Notification of the grant awarded shall be communicated to the Faculty Member by the Faculty Senate. [...] Notification of all other Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant awards shall be communicated by the Faculty Senate to the Vice President of Academic Affairs by May 15”
Notification to the Faculty Member and the Vice President of Academic Affairs of Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant awards will be via email by the Faculty Senate President. An archive of all applications will be kept by the Faculty Senate for one year.
Funding & Withholding
For the 2024-2025 grant cycle, awards will be disbursed through payroll, and taxes will be deducted before faculty receive their funds.
Adjunct Faculty are subject to the standard tax withholding at 7.65% (6.2% + 1.45%) and there are no further deductions.
Example Scenario: An Adjunct faculty member receives a development grant of $2000, they would be allocated $1847 which is $2000 - $153 (7.65%).
Full Time Faculty are subject to withholding depending on each individual's benefits profile (403(b), healthcare benefits, voluntary additional deductions for tax, pension, insurance, etc.) -- on average, this works out to about 24.5%
Example Scenario: A Full Time faculty member receives a development grant of $2000, depending on their benefits package, they would be allocated $1510 which is $2000 - $490 (24.5%).
Final Reports
Grant recipients will file a final report detailing their grant activities. The report should be approximately 500 words and may include visual documentation of the work produced if appropriate. Final reports should be submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty Senate no later than May 1st, 2025. This is important for Senate accountability. Reports may be shared with the wider MCAD community including other faculty, administration, staff, and the Board of Trustees.
Description
The Faculty Summer Studio Residency program provides up to 5 faculty members with on-campus studio space. The studio space is available for the summer between academic semesters accounting for end of semester cleanout, and pre-semester studio prep. Move in: May 22-24, Vacate by August 3rd. The program facilitates the development of a new project or a new body of work, centered around creative studio practice, contributing to the national and international profile of the College, while at the same time enriching and expanding the engagement of the thriving, creative MCAD community.
This program offers physical on-campus studio space, but does not include any additional support from, or automatic access to, MCAD staff or facilities such as the 3D Shop, Media Center, Print Shop, Paper Studio, etc. This does not preclude faculty from making summer proposals to use facilities through the normal summer access policies – see each facilities intranet page for more details on summer access.
Eligibility
All Full-Time Faculty (including Faculty with 2/3 appointments); Visiting Faculty; and Adjunct Faculty who have taught at least 9 credits are eligible to apply. Visiting Faculty and Adjunct Faculty must have continuing appointments for the period during which the activities will take place. (Although contracts may not be finalized at the time of your application, the faculty member and respective department chair should have an informal commitment of continued appointment.)
Available Spaces:
Faculty members must indicate which space(s) they have preference for. Every attempt will be made to allocate the space requested, but it cannot be guaranteed.
3D Studios: 1st floor, adjacent to the 3D Shop
Painting Studios: 1st floor, behind Auditorium 140
Expansion Studios: 1st floor, behind the Cutting Room
Design Studios: 2nd floor
Painting Studios: 3rd floor, near Academic Affairs Office
Applications
The Faculty Studio Residency Program is awarded annually during the spring semester.
- Applications will be reviewed by the Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant Committee.
- Review Criteria will include quality of work submitted and quality of proposal as determined by a peer review.
- The studio activity will take place between May 22nd 2024 and August 3rd 2024.
2024 Faculty Senate Professional Development Grant Committee
Kindra Murphy (chair), Jessican Dandona, Joshua Seaver and Avigail Manneberg.
Application Requirements
Applications must include the following materials:
- Application Form
- Resume/CV
- Work Samples (10 images OR a combination of 6-10 images and a maximum of 10 minutes worth of moving image (film, animation, and video) OR written materials up to 20 pages)
Applications lacking any of these materials will not be reviewed.
Application Procedure
- Applications will be collected using Submittable.
- Use this link to access the Submittable application portal.
- Faculty members will need to create an account in order to use the platform.
- Applications may be saved as drafts before final submission.
Deadline for Applications
Friday, April 26 at 11:59 PM CST
Notification
Notification to the Faculty Member and the Vice President of Academic Affairs of the Faculty Summer Studio Program award will be via email by the Faculty Senate President. An archive of all applications will be kept by the Faculty Senate for one year.
All successful applicants to the Faculty Summer Studio Program must meet with Jordan Hazen in Exhibition and Studio Services (exhibition_studio_services@mcad.edu) for a brief orientation prior to gaining access to their studios.
Final Reports
Faculty Summer Studio Program recipients will file a final report detailing their activities. The report should be approximately 500 words and may include visual documentation of the work produced. Final reports should be submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty Senate no later than Dec 15th 2024. This is important for Senate accountability. Reports may be shared with the wider MCAD community including other faculty, administration, staff, and the Board of Trustees.