Summary
The University Teaching Fund attracted 44 proposals from across the University this past academic year. This followed an extensive re-evaluation and restructuring of our guidelines three years ago toward strengthening the applicant pool; we have been successful in this regard.

This past year will most likely be the last for the UTF as it currently exists. As has been reported to and discussed in the Faculty Council, current UTF and UACT support is being rethought toward the goal of establishing a new university-wide center for research, teaching, and faculty development. We included a note to this effect in the requests for proposals this year.

Members of the Committee
Arri Eisen, College, Biology, Chair
Ken Carter, Oxford
Gary Smith, Law
William Branch, Medicine
Deborah McFarland, Public Health
Marcene Powell, Nursing
Jonathan Strom, Theology
Benn Konsynski, Business
Harriet King, ex officio, Provost’s Office

Funding across Emory
The proposals came from all schools, Oxford College, and more than 20 different departments and programs—a typical and strong diversity of proposals— and requested a total of more than $400,000. The Committee funded 25 of these proposals for a total of $110,680.

Next steps
The UTF has served a valuable function at Emory—funding innovative education across the university for more than five years. The UTF committee emerged from the recommendations and insight in former Provost Billy Frye’s document Choices and Responsibilities and from the 1997 Teaching Commission Report. It is fair to say, UTF has served its purpose, and the committee looks forward to, and is willing to serve as an advisory body for, the next steps in our mission to make Emory a destination university for research and teaching.