Boyer Faculty Scholars Program

About the Boyer Faculty Scholars Program

Goal

The goal of the Boyer Faculty Scholars Program is to deepen the campus-wide discourse, practice, and recognition of the scholarship of engagement at UM-Flint.

Objectives

1) Strengthen community-engaged pedagogy and research practices,
2) Cultivate faculty leadership for the “engaged citizenship” pillar of the campus mission, and
3) Recognize and enable the contributions of community-engaged faculty.

Program Description

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More Information

For more information about the Boyer Faculty Scholars Program, please contact Mona Munroe-Younis at (810) 424-5481.

The 2012 Boyer Faculty Scholars

Congratulations to Professors Janet Haley (Theatre), Yu “Sunny” Kang (Public Health & Health Sciences) and Quamrul Mazumder (Computer Science, Engineering & Physics) the 2012 Boyer Faculty Scholars in this inaugural year of the Boyer Faculty Scholars Program!

By joining the program, these three faculty members have committed to each develop and implement exemplary community-engaged course or research project based on best practices, and share their insights from what they have learned in the program with the campus and community during the 2012-2013 academic year.

• Janet is developing an original place-based theatre production, called NOURISH, about the Flint Farmers’ Market and its role in the community.
• Sunny is reworking her Long-term Care Administration (AGE 378) course to include class visits to a local long-term adult care provider to gain further knowledge and appreciation of health administration for older populations and to act as a consultant for the long-term care provider.
• Quamrul’s project involves raising awareness and developing initiatives for renewable energy in partnership with his Special Topics in Engineering: Renewable Energy course, assessing the impact of community engagement on student learning and academic performance, and developing a local chapter of Engineers Without Borders.

University Outreach looks forward to supporting the development and implementation of these exciting projects and sharing their results with the campus and community!