Technology

Funding

The Pottruck Technology Resource Center Mini-Grant Program was founded in fall 2000 as the result of a generous gift from Emily Scott Pottruck ('78) and David Pottruck. The PTRC, with guidance from an Oversight Committee, has established the following guidelines to promote the wishes of the donors: that faculty and staff be encouraged to pioneer and implement technology that will improve teaching, learning and job productivity at Simmons.

Awards range from $2,500 for mini-grants to $12,000 for faculty fellowships. For more information, see the Grant/Fellowship Information section.

A Sample of Recent Awards:

Math/SHS: Math and SHS Professor Robert Goldman was awarded a fellowship to develop "WebStat," an eight-week online statistics course for students accepted into the School of Health Studies.

SSW: SSW Associate Professor Abbie Frost was awarded a fellowship to develop five online modules that support the School of Social Work's advanced curriculum in its M.S.W. program.

AARC Training: The Office of the Registrar received mini-grant funding to develop AARC training for adjunct faculty, including web-based training.

Physics: Instructor Ian Durham received mini-grant funding to incorporate VLA remote telescope research into his 300-level electricity and magnetism course. Students were able to experience the application of scientific concepts in context — and also gained hands-on experience with software technologies used in the field.

GSLIS: The Graduate School of Library Science received mini-grant funding in support of Filemaker Pro training for their staff.