07/11/12 ci
HAYS,
Kan. -- Dr. Jean Gleichsner, associate professor of agriculture at Fort Hays
State University, has been selected by the Kansas Campus Compact as an Engaged
Faculty Fellow for the 2012-2013 program year.
The
Kansas Campus Compact, headquartered in Manhattan, has been building civic
engagement into campus and academic life and pushing the boundaries of
traditional education since its establisment in 2003. Twelve colleges and
universities are members.
The
Engaged Faculty Fellow Program allows selected individuals to serve a one-year
term as a part of a cohort of up to three faculty members. The topic that Gleichsner's
cohort will focus on is "What are the most effective promotion,
recognition, and tenure strategies and structures for rewarding faculty for
service-learning and community engagement?"