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The Thorpe Center

Frequently Asked Questions

Faculty Travel FAQ
Student Travel FAQ
Faculty Leaves FAQ
Thorpe's Internal Grants FAQ
Instructional Design & Technologies FAQ
Course Fees FAQ

Thorpe's Internal Grants' FAQ:

There are currently five grants offered via the Thorpe Center:

  1. The Artistic & Scholarly Development (ASD) Grant (via FDC)
  2. The Curriculum Development (CD) Grant (via CETAL)
  3. The Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Grant (via FDC)
  4. The Grant-Writing Incentive Program (GIP) Grant (via FDC)
  5. The Instructional Design (ID) Grant (via CETAL)

See the most up-to-date version of the Faculty Development Handbook for more details and guidelines about all of Thorpe's currently available grants. Grant applications can be found under Thorpe's "Applications & Forms" navigation tab.

Contact Thorpe's team for all inquiries relating to your awarded grant monies.

Instructional Design & Technologies FAQ:

This team works to help develop both curricular initiatives and courses. In particular, Thorpe's Lead Instructional Designer and Instructional Technologist seek tocollaborate with IWU Faculty on ventures involving online and technological advancements in teaching and learning. Visit IDT's Course Development webpage to learn more about services available to Faculty.

See IDT's Events and Workshops webpage to learn about upcoming events. Individual sessions/consultations can be scheduled at any time -- submit a formal Request with this Google Form.

Course Fees FAQ:

Fill out this Google Form before the current academic year's deadline (located in the most updated version of the Faculty Development Handbook). Any questions can be sent to the Thorpe Center via email.

If you miss the deadline for submitting a course fee request, you'll need to get in contact with both the Dean of Curricular & Faculty Development and the Registrar's Office to coordinate and discuss your options. Please note that, if the official deadline has passed, we cannot guarantee that your request will be honored.

Faculty Leaves FAQ:

Pre-Tenure Leaves are available for tenure-track faculty to take for one semester in their 3rd - 5th years. The parallel professional release for teaching-track faculty is three course releases to be taken in the first few years of appointment. See the most current version of the Faculty Development Handbook for more information.

Sabbatical leave is a one-semester leave (unless otherwise negotiated) that tenure-track faculty may take after earning tenure or teaching-track faculty may take after their first contract renewal. Additional leaves occur on a seven-year cycle. Sabbatical leaves are limited to 1/7 of the eligible faculty body each year. See the most current version of the Faculty Development Handbook for more information.