The Boyer Scholars Faculty Development Program demonstrates IUPUI’s commitment to excellence. Influenced by the work of the late Ernest L. Boyer, the program was designed to:
- Strengthen faculty scholarship on service learning or civic engagement by structuring discussion, planning, feedback, and dissemination of research and scholarly work
- Cultivate faculty leadership for the civic engagement aspect of the campus mission by increasing understanding of current literature and research on service learning, particularly as it relates to disciplinary expertise
- Support faculty development by advancing scholarship of teaching and learning and documenting civic engagement in dossiers
- Increase departmental and campus support for service learning or civic engagement by implementing systematic assessment, evaluation, and research
The expectation of each Boyer Scholar is to complete scholarly publications and formal presentations to peers. Boyer Scholars work collaboratively with each other and the staff of the Center for Service and Learning to create scholarly products that:
- Have clear goals and adequate preparation
- Use appropriate methods
- Have significant results
- Are effectively communicated to peers, within the discipline, and among community stakeholders