PILLAR Program Accepting Faculty, Student Applications

The PILLAR Program is currently accepting applications from faculty members interested in becoming PILLAR faculty partners for the Spring 2024 semester. Applications for student partners will open at the end of November.

Partners in learning, leadership, and reflection (PILLAR) is a pedagogical partnership program that pairs faculty and students in one-on-one relationships to create, support, and enhance inclusive learning environments that encourage and value all learners at The University of Scranton.

The deadline for faculty to apply is Friday, Nov. 17. Interested faculty should complete this short PILLAR faculty partner application.

Student applications will open on Nov. 27 with a submission deadline of Dec. 5. Students who are interested in receiving an email invitation to apply when applications open should complete this PILLAR Student Partner Interest Google Form. You can also follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/scrantonpillar for application updates and reminders.

Who should apply?

• Faculty wishing to make their classrooms and teaching more inclusive who are interested in learning from the student perspective. All full-time faculty members are eligible to participate. Past PILLAR faculty partners especially recommend the PILLAR program for faculty who:

Have specific or general concerns related to making their classes more inclusive:

• Are teaching freshman courses (especially first-year seminars)
  
  
• Are teaching a new course for the first time
  
  
• Want to refresh an old course or address concerns of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in a current course
  
  
• Are new to The University of Scranton

• Students with a vested interest in diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion who are interested in being paid to share their expertise and experience as a student with faculty.

All participants will be provided training, resources, and a stipend to support this important work.

Here are a few reflections about the program from past PILLAR participants.

For more information, please read the Spring 2024 PILLAR Calendar and the PILLAR Program Guidelines for Student and Faculty Partners (the Faculty Partner Expectations are on page 6 and the Student Partner Job Description is on page 5 of the Guidelines).

You can contact Jenny Whittaker, PILLAR Program Coordinator, at jennifer.whittaker@scranton.edu , Jason Graham, PILLAR Program Faculty Coordinator, at jason.graham@scranton.edu, or Abby Charneski, PILLAR Program Student Coordinator, at abigail.charneski@scranton.edu  with questions.