Governor's Teaching Fellows

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is opening the call to identify the KSU nominees for the Governor’s Teaching Fellows (GTF) Program, hosted by the Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia. This program has two distinct pathways. One is an Academic Year Program where over the course of the academic year, Fellows attend six unique three-day seminars while also engaging in a course design/redesign or other instructional improvement project. The other is a May Symposium where Fellows attend an intense one-week seminar on the University of Georgia campus. The symposium includes a combination of structured faculty development, classroom activities, and independent study on the part of each participant. The May 2025 Symposium will focus on "Artificial Intelligence in the Holistic Classroom." Faculty can apply for either or both pathways. 

The Governor's Teaching Fellows Program is designed for full-time faculty members who teach at accredited public or private colleges or universities in the state of Georgia, other than the University of Georgia. Any full-time faculty member regardless of rank may apply. Please note that preference will be given to faculty who teach undergraduate students. Fellows are selected based on: 

• Commitment to undergraduate teaching - Applicants should demonstrate how they have improved their teaching practices and how they would like to enhance their teaching and professional development.
• The Ripple Effect - Applicants should outline a plan to share the fruits of their fellowship experience with faculty at their home institutions.
• A letter of support from their institution's President or Vice President/ Provost of Academic Affairs (or equivalent) - this is part of the KSU internal application process below.

• Academic Year Symposium

  Over the course of the academic year, Fellows attend six unique three-day seminars while also engaging in a course design/redesign or other instructional improvement project. The highly interactive seminars, which are held on the University of Georgia campus, focus on teaching practices, faculty development, and course design. Selected fellows will receive hotel accommodations, meals, and per diem funds to participate in the program. 

  The program dates for the Academic Year program are:

  • September 3-5, 2025
  • October 8-10, 2025
  • November 5-7, 2025
  • February 4-6, 2026
  • March 11-13, 2026
  • April 8-10, 2026

• May Symposium

  Fellows attend an intense one-week seminar on the University of Georgia campus. The symposium includes a combination of structured faculty development, classroom activities, and independent study on the part of each participant. The May 2025 Symposium will focus on "Artificial Intelligence in the Holistic Classroom." Although the May program theme usually changes from year to year, this year's theme is repeated from last year due to faculty's overwhelming interest. Because the GTF Program received a record number of applications for last year's program, and because we could not accommodate all of the qualified applicants, we encourage those who were not selected last year to apply again. Selected fellows will receive hotel accommodations and meals during the program. Fellows will work with experts to experiment with AI, craft classroom activities and homework, and explore bias and ethical issues around AI in higher education. 

  Program Dates: May 19-23, 2025

December 2, 2024, at 5:00 pm:  
Deadline for KSU applicants to submit their nomination materials through the InfoReady system linked at the end of this page. KSU applicants can apply for both the Academic Year Symposium and the May Symposium through the same link. Applicants can apply for one or both opportunities. The following materials are needed for each: 

Academic Year Symposium will require the following PDF materials:

• General demographic information about yourself and your classes (PDF)
• A statement explaining your interest in attending the Academic Year GTF Program (300-word maximum, PDF)
• A teaching statement with concrete examples of how your teaching is innovative and how you hope to improve it (300-word maximum, PDF)
• Current CV (PDF)
• A concise description of the course you propose to redesign during the academic year. The program administers believe Fellows will reap the most benefit from the program by redesigning a course, but you may propose another project if you wish. (300-word maximum, PDF)

May Symposium will require the following PDF materials

• General demographic information about yourself and your classes (PDF)
• A statement explaining your interest in the topic of the May program (300-word maximum, PDF). Please note that the topic of the May program may change from year to year.
• A teaching statement with concrete examples of how your teaching is innovative and how you hope to improve it (300-word maximum, PDF).
• Current CV (PDF)

If you are applying for both opportunities, you will be asked to upload a teaching statement twice. It is up to the applicant if they wish to upload the same document or if they want their teaching statement to reflect the different foci of each opportunity in their statement.

After you submit your materials, your chair will receive a notification to review your application. They will be required to indicate why the applicant would be a great Governor's Teaching Fellow. Please make sure your chair is aware that this notification will come from Christina Ujj/InfoReady. They have until December 4 to submit your recommendation.

December 9, 2024
Applicants will receive an update from CETL on the status of their application by this date.

December 13, 2024:
Applicants selected to serve as KSU's nominees will receive a letter of support from the Provost to submit with their final application. The final application is due January 2, 2025. With the winter holiday, we recommend submitting the application prior to that day to the appropriate link below:

GTF Academic Year Application Portal

GTF May Symposium Application Portal

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