Graduate Student Leadership Institute

Each semester, the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning at Texas A&M University (CIRTL@Texas A&M) seeks applications for its Graduate Student Leadership Institute. Applicants must have a passion for the enhancement of undergraduate education through the development of a national faculty committed to implementing and advancing effective teaching strategies for diverse learners.
 
Open to graduate and professional students at the TAMU-College Station campus who have successfully completed a CIRTL Associate Certificate or higher.

Participant Benefits:

Receive recognition for your investment and dedication to the training of the next generation of faculty.

• Develop professional skills in teaching and educational research.
• Establish collaborations & expand your professional network with CIRTL@Texas A&M leadership/mentors & faculty guest facilitators.
• Mentor graduate students and postdoctoral scholars interested in enhancing undergraduate learning through leading a CIRTL@Texas A&M program under the mentorship of CIRTL@Texas A&M leadership.
• Receive a CIRTL@Texas A&M Leadership Institute stipend.
• Earn a CIRTL Certificate—depending on level of engagement, Fellows can earn a CIRTL Associate, Practitioner or Scholar Certificate.

Leadership Fellow Expectations & Outcomes:

Associate Level Certificate:

• Serve as Leadership Fellow during one semester.
• Serve as a promoter of CIRTL@Texas A&M and CIRTL Network values and programming.
• Lead/Co-Lead a CIRTL@Texas A&M program (e.g., Local Learning Community).

Practitioner Level Certificate:

• Meet the requirements for Practitioner Level Certificate.
• Develop and execute a Teaching-as-Research plan to improve the program.

Scholar Level Certificate:

• Meet the requirements for Practitioner Level Certificate
• Add to the community knowledge about teaching and learning by disseminating findings through presentation and/or publication to all university, regional, national, or international audiences.

Certificate(s):
CIRTL Associate Certificate - CIRTL@Texas A&M Leadership Institute or higher, depending on outcomes received (see above).

Email cirtl@tamu.edu for more information on how to apply.

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