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Mentoring the Medical Humanities at UNT 

Jakob Burnham, History; Rachel Moran, History; Lisa Henry, Anthropology; Anna Hinton, English

UNT is the third-largest university in Texas, yet unlike many of its peer institutions statewide has no Medical Humanities program. The Medical Humanities is an interdisciplinary approach to the history and social role of medicine across cultures, time periods, and national traditions. It has become a popular academic pathway for those pursuing the medical professions, as it highlights critical questions about medical ethics, medical communication, and health values. Our grant seeks to address this missing and untapped educational opportunity by bringing together a group of interdisciplinary faculty across CLASS, who will work towards developing such a program on campus. Over the course of the grant, our group will invite scholars and faculty in Medical Humanities programs across the country to campus. While on campus, these expert-mentors will not only present their research in public talks for our academic community, but also participate in a dialogue with our team members about the curricular and administrative aspects of building a sustaining and accessible program. UNT already has the key elements for successful Medical Humanities programming on campus. This grant only serves as the first step to its formal establishment.

Vertically Integrated Research Mentorship in Musicology

Rebecca Geoffroy-Schwinden, Tamar Sella, Beth Synder, and Barbara Deitlinger, Music History, Theory, and Ethnomusicology

This project supports early and mid-career professional development in the Music History and Ethnomusicology areas of UNT's College of Music. Three tenure-track faculty members will participate in book proposal and manuscript workshops with both external and internal mentors. By participating in these events, the three internal faculty, who are recently or nearly tenured, will gain opportunities to refine their peer mentorship skills.

Enhancing Project-Based Learning Experiences at UNT and Beyond through Faculty Mentorship

Pamela Scott Bracey, LeeAnn Derdeyn, and Leslie Stanaland, Multidisciplinary Innovation

This project supports the creation of a faculty mentoring program through the development of a Project-Based Learning (PBL) and Mentoring Center housed on UNT’s Frisco Landing campus, as well as the expansion and enhancement of the UNT Department of Multidisciplinary Innovation's previously established PBL Symposium. This initiative will reach hundreds of UNT and community college faculty but will specifically identify and engage a maximum of 10 CACS/DMI faculty members to serve as voluntary PBL mentors.  Drs. Bracey, Stanaland, and Derdyn also seek to develop inter-/cross-disciplinary research collaborations on data-driven learning outcomes impacted through the application of PBL in the Higher-Ed classrooms.