| University of New Hampshire
Teaching Excellence Program The University of New Hampshire is a state, Carnegie class Doctoral II university, with approximately 783 full-time and 490 part-time faculty. It currently enrolls 10,700 undergrad students and 1600 graduate students. The UNH Teaching Excellence Program was begun in 1992. The program serves the entire university teaching community, from tenured professors to graduate instructors. The director reports to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs. Current annual support budgets are approximately $25,000 from university endowments and $10,000 from outside sources. It is staffed by one 80% time senior faculty and one 50% time graduate assistant. The Teaching Excellence Program is currently implementing a Future Faculty Program funded through a FIPSE grant. This program is designed to complement and enhance existing graduate degree programs by providing students the opportunity to develop formal competencies in college teaching. Two university- wide programs are offered through the Graduate School: the Cognate in College Teaching and the Master of Science in Teaching (MST) with major in College Teaching. Program Activities also include: PROVIDING DIRECT ASSISTANCE PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS SPECIAL PROJECTS |