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The FIS Committee reviews applications for Faculty Improvement Grants ( Article 19A of the IFO/MnSCU Agreement ) and makes recommendations to the administration. The committee also reviews sabbatical applications ( Article 19C ) and makes recommendations to the administration. The chairperson serves on the FA Executive Committee, reporting on committee activities and carrying back any EC recommendations to the Faculty Improvement & Sabbatical Committee.

2007–2008 Membership:

Unit	Name	Extension	E-mail (all addresses: @mnsu.edu	Term Expires May
Allied Health & Nursing	Julia Hebenstreit	6828	julia.hebenstreit@	2009
Arts & Humanities	Candace Black	2680	candace.black@	2008
Business	Budd Roychoudhury	5332	buddhadev.roychoudhury@	2009
Education	Don Descy	5244	don.descy@	2009
Library Services & Unaffiliated Faculty	Evan Rusch (Chair)	6201	evan.rusch@	2008
Science, Engineering, & Technology	Louis Schwartzkopf	5745	louis.schwartzkopf@	2009
Social & Behavioral Sciences	Rosemary Krawczyk	5816	rosemary.krzwczyk@	2008

Meeting Schedule:
In the 2003–2004 Academic Year, $44,000 will be distributed in Faculty Improvement Grants. Following the application deadlines for faculty improvements grants (For the 2003–2004 Academic Year: September 12, 2003; December 5, 2003; and March 19, 2004), the Committee meets to evaluate the applications and to establish its recommendations to the Administration. During the Fall Semester each year, the Committee considers sabbatical applications and makes recommendations to the Administration. Sabbatical applications are due in departmental offices by September 15, 2003.

Information:
Information about the sabbatical application process is found at: http://www.mnsu.edu/acadaf/calendar/CalHome.htm. Information concerning Faculty Improvement Grants is available at: http://www.mnsu.edu/acadaf/Resources/FIGS.html.

Reports:

September 27, 2002

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