Teaching Enhancement Grants

The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) provides grants to full-time faculty interested in enhancing their teaching skills. The grants can be used for a variety of pedagogical purposes that directly support the development, implementation, or enhancement of effective teaching practices.. Teaching materials/equipment/tablets purchased with grant funding reside in the faculty member’s department.

Proposals should be submitted using the proposal form and must include the following information:

Clear purpose of the grant;
Positive impact that the grant will have on teaching (address specific pedagogy and exact courses affected);
Positive impact that the grant will have on student learning outcomes in your course(s);
A course syllabus if designing or redesigning a course;
An explicit and realistic timeline normally running no later than December of the following year;
A specific budget. Please submit appropriate documentation if attending a conference or purchasing materials; applications without budget documentation to substantiate expenses cannot be considered. Grants cover up to $1,500 - please explain how you will pay for additional expenses if your activity exceeds $1,500;
Letter of support from Department Chair or College Dean.

Proposals will be reviewed by a faculty subcommittee of the CTE Advisory Group. Please note that grant funding cannot be used for the replacement of equipment funded by previous years' grants.

All applicants will be notified in December of the application year. Upon completion of the grant activity, successful applicants must submit a final report including expenses by May of the academic year when the award was received. Grant recipients may be asked to do a workshop on their project for the CTE in the future.

Please submit applications via email to:

cte@scranton.edu

Application Deadline for 2026: TBA

2026 Recipients

Kristina Dorkoski (Physical Therapy)
Jong-Hyun Son (Biology)
Megan Whitbeck (Counseling)
Laura Zagacki (Occumpational Therapy)
Marzia Caporale (World Languages)
Sangita Saha (History)

2025 Recipients

Mehmet Bastug (Cybersecurity)
Jinging Liu (Education)

2024 Recipients

Patricia Wright (Nursing)
Sinchul Back (Criminal Justice, Cyberse3curity, and Sociology)
Tara Hamilton-Fay (Biology)
Murong Xu (Mathematics)

2023 Recipients

Bryan Burnham
Ashley Driver
Christopher Howey
Hank Willenbrink

2022 Recipients

Bryan Crable
Seid Royer Ingber
Janette Scardillo
Jong-Hyun Son
Maria Squire
Laurie Valunas

2021 Recipients

Dr. Ashley Driver (Biology)
Dr. David Ingber (Biology)
Hope E. Baylow, DA (Health/Human Performance)
Anthony, Carusotto, PT (Physical Therapy)
Prof. Tara Fay (Biology)

2020 Recipients

2019 Recipients

Dr. Julie Nastasi (Occupational Therapy)
Dr. Maureen Carroll (Math)
Dr. Adam Pratt (History)
Dr. Bryan Crable
Dr. Sonya Lund
Dr. Margarete Zalon (Nursing)
Dr. Anne Royer (Biology)
Dr. Katherine Stumpo (Chemistry)
Prof. Tara Fay (Biology)

2018 Recipients

Prof. Tara Fay (Biology)
Dr. Michael Fennie (Chemistry)
Dr. Jennifer Vasquez (Mathematics)

2017 Recipients

Dr. David Dzurec (History)
Prof. Tara Fay (Biology)
Dr. Jason Graham (Mathematics)
Dr. Sharon Hudacek (Nursing)
Carole Slotterback (Nursing)
Maria Squire (Biology)

2016 Recipients

Dr. Bryan Burnham & Dr. Jill Warker
Prof. Tara Fay
Dr. Satyajit Ghosh
Dr. Kathleen Iacooca
Dr. Marlene Morgan

2015 Recipients

Dr. Danielle Arigo (Psychology)
Dr. Aram Balagyozyan (Business)
Dr. Marzia Caporale
Daphne Golden
Dr. Stacey Muir (Mathematics)
Krzysztof Plotka
Meghan Rich
Nicholas Truncale (Physics)
Janice Voltzow (Biology)
Patricia Wisniewski (Physical Therapy)
Donna Witek

2014 Recipients

Dr. Scott Breloff & Dr. Paul Cutrufello
Dr. Satya Chattopadhyay
Dr. David Dzurec
Dr. Marian Farrell
Prof. Tara Fay
Dr. Michael Fennie
Prof. Sheli McHugh
Prof. Sandy Pesavento
Prof. Nicholas Truncale
Dr. Janice Voltzow
Dr. Patricia Wright

2013 Recipients

Dr. Dona Bauman
Dr. Scott Breloff
Dr. Satya Chattopadhyay
Dr. Marian Farrell
Prof. Tara Fay
Dr. Satyajit Ghosh
Dr. Renee Hakim
Dr. Catherine Lovecchio
Dr. Kathryn Meier
Dr. Maria Squire
Dr. Patricia Wright

2012 Recipients

Dr. Karen Brady (Occupational Therapy)
Dr. Pornthip Chalungsooth (Counseling)
Dr. Carol Cote (Occupational Therapy)
Prof. Tara Nicole Fay (Biology)
Prof. Ann E. Feeney (Nursing)
Dr. Sharon Hudacek (Nursing)
Prof. Karim Letwinsky
Dr. Sehba Mahmood
Dr. Tata Mbugua (Education)
Dr. Sharon Meagher & Hank Willenbrink
Dr. Cyrus P. Olsen (Theology)
Dr. Kim Pavlick
Dr. Maria E. Squire
Dr. Patricia Wright (Nursing)

2011 Recipients

Dr. Dona C. Bauman (Education)
Dr. Maureen T. Carroll (Mathematics)
Dr. Marian L. Farrell (Nursing)
Prof. Tara Nicole Fay (Biology)
Prof. Ann E. Feeney (Nursing)
Dr. Satyajit Ghosh (Economics/Finance)
Dr. Tata J. Mbugua (Education)
Dr. Susan Carol Mendez (English)
Dr. Patricia L. Wright (Nursing)

Fall 2007 – Spring 2008 Recipients

Prof. Ann Feeney (Nursing)
Dr. Dona Bauman (Education)
Dr. Peter Leininger (Physical Therapy)
Prof. Patricia Moyle Wright (Nursing)
Dr. Oliver Morgan (Counseling & Hum Services)
Prof. Cathy Lovecchio (Nursing)
Dr. Jakub Jasinski (Mathematics)
Dr. Marian Farrell (Nursing)
Dr. Rebecca Spirito Dalgin (Counseling & Human Services)
Prof. Barbara Buxton (Nursing)

Fall 2006 – Spring 2007 Recipients

Dr. Jack O'Malley (Psychology)
Dr. Sharon Meagher (Philosophy)
Dr. Dona Bauman (Education)
Professor Maria Squire (Biology)
Dr. Joe Kraus (English)

Fall 2005 – Spring 2006 Recipients

Dr. Dona Bauman (Education)
Dr. Marian Farrell (Nursing)
Prof. Steven Szydlowski (HAHR)
Dr. Robert Waldeck (Biology)

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