June-August, 2012 – European Scholar II: Competition for visiting scholar from Sweden (to teach a course on the EU in the context of European Studies).
July 2012 (preparing for Year 2 of the grant) – Course Development I: Call for curriculum development and instructional grant for a business course (to be taught in the Spring of 2013) that would focus its empirical case studies on the EU.
July 2012 (preparing for Year 2 of the grant) – Course Development II: Call for a competitive curriculum development grant for a “Signature Course” on issues related to leadership in the EU. The grant will consist of funding to facilitate course development by the faculty member chosen to develop the course.
July 2012 (preparing for Year 2 of the grant) Organize course for at Huston-Tillotson [HT] on (1) “Comparative Government with a focus on Europe and the EU” for Fall 2012 and “Modern European History and the EU” for spring 2013, and co-ordinate guest lectures of UT faculty with HT.
Year 2: September 1, 2012 – August 31st, 2013
*All events in Year 2 will be assessed for impact based on number of applicants/participants and immediate feedback from applicants/participants (to be ascertained through a short email/written survey that all participants will be able to complete on a voluntary basis). We will be coordinating with CTL throughout the year to develop and implement an objective, outside measurement evaluation report for the three-year grant cycle.