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7/2/01

ST. LAWRENCE AWARDED GRANT BY MELLON FOUNDATION

CANTON -- St. Lawrence University has received a $170,000 grant 
from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support the establishment 
of a Center for Teaching and Learning that aims to inspire "creativity, 
risk-taking, collaboration and continuous learning by all faculty 
members at all stages in their teaching careers."
	The Center is planned to consolidate and coordinate existing 
services for instructional support, as well as foster the development 
of new initiatives. Among them are workshops and seminars on teaching 
through technology, strategies for effective teaching and increasing 
diversity in the classroom; reciprocal faculty support, such as a mentor 
program, consultation services, support for department chairs, program 
coordinators and projects for innovative teaching; and a resource center 
and videotaping service. In addition, the Center will explore programs 
in service learning and community service, experiential education, classroom 
assessment strategies, team teaching and general instructional design issues.
	The development of strategies for collaborative and productive 
peer review opportunities is also planned as a program for the Center.
	"We are extremely grateful to The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for 
their support of this exciting venture," commented St. Lawrence University 
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Thomas B. Coburn. "We believe 
it is critical to strengthen  the interface between instructional technology, 
the faculty and emerging pedagogical issues. This grant will allow us to 
do that."
	Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Associate professor of 
Psychology Kim M. Mooney has been named director of the Center for 
Teaching and Learning.
	The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has provided St. Lawrence with a number 
of generous grants over the past three decades, all of which have enabled the 
institution to think creatively about how to enhance the curriculum in new 
and innovative ways.  Examples in recent years include grant support to 
initiate the University's Technology for Teaching Project and its Cultural 
Encounters Program, and a "Fresh Combinations" grant to implement the 
pilot version of the St. Lawrence First-Year Program.

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