Faculty Driven

IDEA has launched a new initiative, Faculty Driven, that invites faculty to creatively address equity and diversity needs within their departments. This program provides funding for faculty to develop programs that strengthen the University’s diverse community of scholars.

Funding will be provided for proposals that clearly articulate how programming will enhance instruction, increase research productivity, improve student outcomes, and/or contribute to faculty development. Recognizing that each department has unique needs that require specific and targeted programming, funding can be utilized in a variety of ways. For example, the development of workshops or initiation of faculty writing groups.

Faculty Driven Proposals

Fall Application deadline: December 1, 2024

Fall decisions will be released on December 20, 2024

Spring Application deadline: February 24, 2025

Spring decisions will be released on April 23, 2025

Complete applications should be emailed to [email protected]

A proposal should be innovative and creative, have a broad faculty community impact, and focus on collaborative experiences. They should include information related to the six areas below. If a proposal does not address all six areas listed below, it may not be reviewed.

  1. Motivation for the programming:
    1.  How does your proposal align with recommendations from the TRUTH Report
    2.  And/or how does it improve campus climate (aligned with 2023 DEI Campus Climate Survey outcomes)?
  2. Anticipated community building outcomes
  3. Target audience
  4. Plans for sustainability
  5. Predicted participation numbers
  6. Information about program leaders

Eligibility

All faculty employed at the University of Minnesota are eligible to apply for these funds.

Faculty Driven Awardees

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2023 - 2024 Academic Year

Spring 2024

Nida Sajid
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Sun Seekers: Exploring Climate Change and Social Justice Through Opera

Cat Saint-Croix
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Twin-Cities Untenured Philosophers Working Group

Nisha Botchwey
Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
UMN Black Faculty Community Building Initiative

Stephen Ahearne-Kroll
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Making Mythology: Constructing Community in the Classroom

Fall 2023

Arshia Kahn
University of Minnesota Duluth
Networking and Computing: Creating opportunities for low income students to succeed in computing careers

Victoria Vargas
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Mentoring Future Musicians Program

2022 - 2023 Academic Year

SPRING 2023

Amy Collins-Warfield
University of Minnesota Rochester
Improving CLI 1000 First-Year Seminar Outcomes through Faculty Development

Devaleena Das
University of Minnesota Duluth
Health-Equity Advocacy & Love (HEAL)

Amy Lee
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Anti-Racist Feedback on Student Work and Writing

Allison Shaw
College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
DEIJ Data and Policy Working Group

David Wilsey
Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Toward Decolonizing Development Practice Education: A Self-Study of the Master of Development Practice (MDP)


FALL 2022

Tasoulla Hadjiyanni
College of Design, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Decolonizing Interior Design History Courses

Karen Painter
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Musical Intersectionality

Amanda Sharp
Medical School, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training for Physical Therapy Associated Faculty

Emilie Snell-Rood
College of Biological Science, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Adaptive Equipment to Increase Accessibility of Field Work

2021 - 2022 Academic Year

SPRING 2022

Adriana Dhawan
Medical School, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Supporting hospitalist-led quality improvement projects in diversity

Teresa Fong
Dental School, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Building Relationships - Improving our Department

Adriana Dhawan
Medical School, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Supporting hospitalist-led quality improvement projects in diversity

Richard Lee
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Supported Opportunities for Undergraduates in Psychological Research (SOUPR)

Malinda Lindquist
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Transformational Conversations: Mobilizing and Driving a Just University - ODEI Words to Work Book Club and Conversation Series

Stefanie Marshall, Bhaskar Upadhyay
College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Democratizing Teacher Education: Creating Systems and Policies for Social Justice and Equity

Keith Mayes
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Transformational Knowledge: Mobilizing and Driving a Just University - RIDGS Faculty Keynote Series

Karen Painter
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
New Sounds, New Communities: BIPOC Must at the U of M

2020 - 2021 Academic Year

SPRING 2021

Insoon Han
University of Minnesota Duluth
Honorarium

Kat Hayes
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Addressing Anthropology's Colonial Legacy within Our Own Community

Patricia Klein
College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Educating and Community Building in the Department of Mathematics

Crystal Ng
College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Confronting Colonialism in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences

David Odde
College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Recognizing CSE Staff Contributions to Diversity & Inclusivity


FALL 2020

Edgar Arriaga
College of Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Identifying Systemic Barriers Experienced by Women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and First Generation Students in Chemistry Courses

Karen Davalos
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Celebrating 50 Years of Chicanx/Latinx Community-Engaged through the Arts

Andrew Elfenbein
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
English Undergraduate BIPOC Focus Group

Amy Lee
College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Inclusive Excellence as a Framework for Equity-Centered Pedagogy in the First Year Writing Program

Catherine Squires
Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
BIPOC Mini-symposium for Probationary BIPoC Faculty


SUMMER 2020

Craig Hassel
College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Science, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Networking for a Food Sovereignty Minor

Glenn Simmons
University of Minnesota Duluth
COVID-19 Municipal Wastewater surveillance and testing

Andrea Westby
Medical School, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Creating and Implementing Anti-Oppression, Reproductive Justice, Stuctural Competency and Cultural/Structural Humility Curriculum

Spring 2019

SPRING 2019

Sehoya Cortner
College of Biological Sciences, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Broadening Perspectives on Diversity: A workshop to stimulate faculty discussion of inclusivity from multiple lenses

Insoon Han
University of Minnesota Duluth
Faculty of Color United to Support Research (FOCUS Research) Group

Amy Lee
College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Inclusive Excellence as a Framework for First Year Writing Program

Maria Ruud
Nursing School, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Health History Skills Development for Interprofessional Learners in Transgender and Non-Binary Populations

Amanda Sullivan
College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
EPSY Educational Equity Writing Group