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Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching

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The Committee oversees applications for teaching/learning expense and travel grants, reviews nominations for the Excellence in Teaching Award, and recommends candidates for Director of Faculty Development.

The Committee to Enhance Learning and Teaching consists of 8 members: six elected faculty members with voting privileges and the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and the Executive Director of Faculty Development, who serve as ex officio members.

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Travel Grants

Expense Grants

Summer Teaching and Learning Fellowships

About Us

Teaching Award

Important Dates

Review the key application deadlines for upcoming travel grants, expense grants, and summer teaching and learning fellowships.

*For academic year 2026-2027, deadline information is currently tentative. Grants may be limited/canceled due to budget restrictions.

Travel Grant Deadlines

Sept. 11, 2026* – for travel Nov. 1, 2026 – Feb. 28, 2027

Jan. 15, 2027* – for travel March 1, 2027 – June 30, 2027

May 1, 2027* – for travel July 1, 2027 – Oct. 31, 2027

Teaching/Learning Expense Grant Deadline

Oct. 9, 2026* – for spring, summer, or fall 2027 projects

Summer Teaching and Learning Fellowship Deadline

Feb. 12, 2027* – for summer 2027 projects

News & Stories

Research Highlights

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Driven by Curiosity: Valpo Student Madison Small ’27 Earns National Psychology Research Award

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Valparaiso University Awarded 2026 Educating Character Initiative Institutional Impact Grant

Valparaiso University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology have received a joint Institutional Impact Grant from the Educating Character Initiative, a project of The Program for Leadership and Character at Wake […]

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Educator and Ethnographer: Professor George Pati, Ph.D., Reflects on 20 Years of Teaching and Research at Valpo

Twenty years ago, Professor George Pati, Ph.D., started a journey of learning and exploration at Valparaiso University that continues to take him across the world today. When he’s not teaching, […]

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Valparaiso University students present poster presentations of research at the Symposium on Research and Creative Expression in 2026.

Valparaiso University Celebrates Student Research and Creativity at SORCE 2026

Spring at Valparaiso University brings more than warmer days — it brings a highly anticipated day of energy and celebration across campus, dedicated to student discovery and creativity. Now in […]

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An Award, Research, and New Ideas: Valpo Education Shines at National Conferences

For Valparaiso University’s education professors, learning continues outside the classroom. Last semester, Assistant Professor Hana Jun, Ph.D., and Lecturer Bethany LeLaurin, Ed.D., each traveled to national conferences – one in […]

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Alumni Association Faculty Awards

Great teaching is a hallmark of a Valpo education. Each Valpo graduate can recall a faculty member who helped change their life for the better. The Valparaiso University Alumni Association honors outstanding Valpo faculty while also supporting their professional development.

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