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Virtual Lunch & Learn Series on Campus Mental Health

June 15, 2020 by CAA Admin

Please join us for the newly-introduced Virtual Lunch & Learn Series on Campus Mental Health! This series will bring together colleagues from across the ten Alliance institutions to share ideas, provide support, and learn from one another. Each lunch and learn will be hosted by a different institution and focus on a topic related to mental health and wellness.

Details for the July 2020 lunch and learn session are included below:

DATE AND TIME
July 9, 2020 from 12:00-1:00PM

TOPIC
How have mental health study, training, and services on campus pivoted during the COVID-19 pandemic?

LEADERSHIP
This event will be led by co-hosts and moderators Dr. John Guthman (Student Health and Counseling) and Dr. Mitchell Schare (Psychology) of Hofstra University.

Dr. John Guthman, Executive Director of the Student Health and Counseling Center and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychology at Hofstra University
Dr. Mitchell L. Schare, Professor of Psychology at Hofstra University

AGENDA
12:00-12:05      Welcome and Tech/Agenda Overview
12:05-12:25      Topic Overview
12:25-12:40      Break-out groups (in Zoom rooms)
12:40-12:55      Break-out groups briefly report back
12:55-1:00         Summary remarks

AUDIENCE
This event is open to participants from Alliance institutions, including academic administrators; student affairs administrators; faculty; counseling center psychologists, counselors, training directors; graduate students, interns, and externs. Break-out groups will include peers from each of these groups.

Registration is free! Please use the form below to reserve your spot:

NEXT STEPS
A Zoom link will be shared with registrants via email in advance of the Lunch & Learn — stay tuned for more information.

QUESTIONS?
Email Alliance Executive Director Lindsey Interlante with any questions (or suggestions for future topics) at li@caa-academics.org.

FLYER
Interested in promoting this event? Feel free to share the following flyer with colleagues at Alliance institutions who might be interested in joining: Virtual Lunch & Learn Series

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IN/CO Round 2 Announced

August 10, 2019 by CAA Admin

Applications are now being accepted for a second round of IN/CO Grant funding!

The Colonial Academic Alliance is turning to true innovators – faculty and staff at our member institutions – to generate powerful ideas that creatively address pressing policy challenges in higher education, fuel collaboration between institutions, and promote innovation in intellectual inquiry. The Alliance will support and champion these ideas through a second round of Innovate/Collaborate (IN/CO) Grant Program funding, providing grants of $10,000—$40,000 to multi-institutional teams of faculty and staff over two years. A maximum of $160,000 total will be awarded in the second round of IN/CO Grant funding.

The IN/CO Grant Program is unique in that the Alliance will assist applicants in identifying appropriate partners across Alliance institutions and, if selected for funding, facilitating these partnerships throughout the lifespan of the grant.

Use the links below to download application materials:

Application Instructions

Short Form Application

Evaluation Rubric 

PRIORITY FUNDING AREAS

IN/CO Grants support multi-institutional teams of faculty and staff in the exploration and development of creative approaches and best practices that positively impact student success, advance scholarship, and promote the dissemination of best practices in one of the following priority funding areas:

  • Innovative teaching & learning
  • High impact practices
  • Civic engagement
  • Entrepreneurial education
  • Student-athlete initiatives
  • Student wellness and mental health.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Interested faculty and staff at Alliance member institutions are invited to complete an IN/CO Short Form application briefly introducing a topic, idea, or challenge that they wish to explore in collaboration with other member institutions. Please clearly complete each field of the application, succinctly making a case for funding. IN/CO Short Form Applications are due on October 1, 2019 by 5:00PM. Please email the completed application form and any relevant attachments as one PDF document to Executive Director Lindsey Interlante via email at li@caa-academics.org.

SELECTION PROCESS

Alliance staff will vet proposals for compliance with the guidelines outlined in the IN/CO Short Form application. Compliant proposals will be presented to the Provosts’ Council, who will select a slate of finalists based on the IN/CO Grant Evaluation Rubric. Finalists will work with Alliance staff to identify potential partners at other Alliance institutions, respond to any questions or concerns put forth by the Provosts’ Council, develop a grant budget, and complete a finalized project plan for approval. The Provosts’ Council will reach a final decision on which applicants to fund by November 15, 2019. All proposals will receive a response from Alliance staff by December 2, 2019.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND QUESTIONS

Applicants wishing to receive additional information on IN/CO Grants or ask questions should contact Alliance Executive Director Lindsey Interlante at li@caa-academics.org.

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Professional Development Opportunities for Alliance Faculty & Staff

February 14, 2019 by CAA Admin

The Colonial Academic Alliance works with our member institutions and partner organizations to identify and publicize opportunities for faculty and staff professional development. Several new initiatives were recently announced:

2020 TLTcon

The Teaching, Learning, & Technology Conference (sponsored by TLT at the College of Charleston) has always been a way for faculty to get together, share what they are doing in their teaching, and learn from others…and we aren’t going to let a little COVID-19 stand in our way. The 2020 TLTCon (May 14-15) will be held completely online.  So, now you can attend and participate in all of the sessions from the comfort of your quarantined location for free. REGISTER TODAY AT: tlt.cofc.edu/tltcon

Interested in inviting Alliance faculty and staff to an event at your institution? Email Lindsey Interlante at li@caa-academics.org to discuss!  
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August 2018 IN/CO Update

August 14, 2018 by CAA Admin

The Colonial Academic Alliance’s IN/CO Grant program awarded $156,500 in the first round of IN/CO Grants. Click the graphic or link below to learn more about the four projects and the progress each team has made to date:

INCO Update August 2018

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First Round of IN/CO Grants Awarded

April 25, 2018 by CAA Admin

The Colonial Academic Alliance is awarding four grants totaling $156,500 to kick off its new Innovate/Collaborate (IN/CO) program.

Elon, N.C. (Updated April 24, 2018) – The Colonial Academic Alliance is awarding four grants totaling $156,500 to kick off its new Innovate/Collaborate (IN/CO) Grant Program.

The grants were given to four multi-institutional teams from the 10-member Alliance to pursue collaborative initiatives. Funded projects include:

  • Tracking Experiential Learning Outcomes Across Three CAA Campuses | $40,000
    Drexel University, College of Charleston, University of North Carolina Wilmington
  • Innovative Strategies for High Impact Practices: Access, Success, and the CAA Student-Athlete | $42,500
    Elon University, University of North Carolina Wilmington, College of Charleston, University of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra University, James Madison University, Towson University, College of William & Mary
  • Learning to Learn: A Student Operator’s Manual for the Brain | $34,000
    Elon University, Hofstra University
  • Engaging Difference:
A Deep Dive into the Assessment of Transformative Learning | $40,000
    James Madison University, Elon University

The grants are the first to be awarded under the Alliance’s new IN/CO Grant Program. The IN/CO Program was launched in 2017, providing grants of $5,000—$20,000 per year (for two years) for initiatives that address pressing policy challenges in higher education; fuel collaboration between institutions; enhance institutional excellence; and promote innovation in intellectual inquiry.

“The IN/CO Grant Program affords our member institutions a unique opportunity to work together with other universities and develop creative initiatives to address shared challenges,” said Lindsey Interlante, Executive Director of the Colonial Academic Alliance. “Given the diversity and geographic range of our members, we believe that IN/CO Grant awardees will positively impact their institutions, advance scholarship on teaching and learning, and bring a fresh perspective to some of the shared challenges we face in higher education.”

IN/CO Grants were created to fund teams of faculty and staff from two or more Alliance member institutions. Awards were selected by the Alliance’s Provosts’ Council, its governing board. Any future opportunities for funding will be publicized on the Alliance’s website, www.caa-academics.org.

The Colonial Academic Alliance facilitates collaboration and communication across its 10 member institutions. Its purpose is to engage faculty, staff, and students in meaningful initiatives that challenge the status quo, enrich the academic environment, and advance student success. Alliance members include the College of Charleston, University of Delaware, Drexel University, Elon University, Hofstra University, James Madison University, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Northeastern University, Towson University, and the College of William & Mary.

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