The Council advises the Provost on policies and matters that enhance the quality of instruction and promote student learning. It serves as an advisory committee to the Center for Teaching Excellence (www.bc.edu/cte) to support teaching innovation and other teaching-related initiatives. The Council also oversees the Teaching, Advising and Mentoring Grants, Teaching Advising and Mentoring Expense Grants, and the Teaching Retreat.

Each professional school is represented on the Council by one faculty member, with three faculty members representing each of the divisions (humanities, social sciences, natural science /math) of the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences. Faculty are appointed by the Provost on the recommendation of the deans for three-year terms.

Fall 2024 Meetings:

All meetings are from 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM.

  • Monday, September 16
  • Tuesday, October 8
  • Monday, November 11
  • Monday, December 9

Meeting Minutes Archive 

Kathleen Bailey

Professor of Practice - UCT Committee Chairperson
Political Science Department
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences

Jessica Black

Associate Professor
School of Social Work 

Robert Bloom

Professor
Law School

Kim Humphrey

Associate Director, Faculty Programs
Center for Teaching Excellence

Julia Whitcavitch Devoy

Associate Dean
Lynch School of Education

Mariame Diop

Undergraduate Representative
UGBC Academic Affairs

Dominic Doyle

Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Clough School of Theology and Ministry

Stacy Grooters

Executive Director
Center for Teaching Excellence

Avneet Hira

Assistant Professor
Engineering Department
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences

Aeron Hunt

Associate Professor
English Department
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences

Anna Karpovsky

Assistant Professor of the Practice
Information Systems Department
Carroll School of Management

Cameron Kubieda

Undergraduate Representative
UGBC Academic Affairs

Jacqueline Lerner

Professor
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology Department
Lynch School of Education

Joanne Nesdekidis

Internal Grants Manager
Center for Centers

Sylvia Sellers-Garcia

Associate Professor
History Department
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences

Arvind Sharma

Assistant Professor
Economics
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences

Billy Soo

Vice Provost for Faculty
Office of Provost and Dean of Faculties

Patricia Tabloski

Associate Professor
Connell School of Nursing

Akash Chopra

Graduate Student Representative
Political Science doctoral candidate
Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences

Past TAM Grants


Past TAME Grants

Tony Lin

Attending a Teaching-Oriented Conference

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

 

TAM

  • TAM application deadline: March 10, 2025
  • The applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the University Council on Teaching under the direction of the Office of the Provost. Awardees will be notified by May 2025.

 

TAME

  • TAME application deadline: October 21, 2024
  • The applications will be reviewed by a subcommittee of the University Council on Teaching, under the direction of the Office of the Provost. Faculty will be notified of award decisions in December 2024.
 

TAM

 

TAME

 

The University Council on Teaching Committee is eager to hear your comments and concerns. Please feel free to email any of the committee members or use this form to submit suggestions.

Meeting Summaries

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