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About KCP Faculty Program At WSU Beyond WSU

Purpose

The primary purpose of this fellowship program is to assist students who intend to pursue a full-time teaching position in a post secondary institution  in the State of Michigan within one year of receiving their doctoral degree at Wayne State University. To be considered for this program a student must be pursuing a master’s or doctorate in a Michigan post-secondary educational institution.

Documentation Regarding Satisfaction of Teaching Obligation

Download MS Word Template of Satisfaction of Teaching Obligation

KCP Fellows agree to teach full time for an equivalent three-year period after obtaining the doctoral degree.  Students may satisfy part or all of the obligation while a KCP Fellow pursuing the degree; however, documentation confirming teaching assignments must be provided to the State of Michigan KCP Initiative Office.  Please note the following: 

  • Documentation should be provided as soon as possible following completion of the teaching assignment.
  • A letter, on university letterhead, should be signed and sent by the department chair or University Official who can confirm information about the teaching assignment.  It should not be sent by the KCP Fellow.
  • The letter should be sent to the attention of:
    Mr. Rudy Redmond
    Future Faculty Fellowship Program
    King-Chavez-Parks Initiative
    State of Michigan
    Department of Career Development
    Office of Postsecondary Services
    Victor Office Center, 4th Floor
    201 North Washington Square
    Lansing, Michigan 48913   
    Phone: 517-373-9700;
    FAX: 517-373-2759 

    A copy of the letter should be sent to

    Ms. Carole Barduca
    The Graduate School
    4327 Faculty/Administration Building
    Wayne State University
    656 W. Kirby
    Detroit, Michigan 48202           
    Phone: 313-577-8051
    FAX:  313-577-2903           
     
  • The letter must provide the following information:
    • The semester(s) during which teaching took place;
    • The course(s) taught;
    • Whether the department considers the teaching assignment as full or fractional time (e.g. ¼, ½, ¾);
    • A signature of the department chair or school/college dean.
  • More than one semester of teaching information may be included on the same letter.
  • The KCP Fellow will receive a written response from the KCP Initiative Office indicating satisfaction of all or a portion of the service requirement.

 

Contact Information

Cindy Sokol, Coordinator, KCP Future Faculty Program  
Phone: 313- 577-8053   Email:  c.sokol@wayne.edu

 

Keep Us Informed about Your Contact Information

Please let us know what you will be doing after you receive your degree. Also notify us and the KCP Initiative Office of any change of address by Email: Cindy Sokol c.sokol@wayne.edu  and Mr. Rudy Redmond redmondr@michigan.gov


 


Application for 2008-2009 Program

The Graduate School, with the support of the King-Chavez-Parks Initiative of the Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth, Office of Postsecondary Services, sponsors one competition annually for King-Chavez-Parks Future Faculty Fellowships. The KCP Fellowship provides an annual stipend from one to three years, up to a maximum of $35,000 over a three-year period.  The Fellowship may be used to supplement other awards. The purpose of the Fellowship is to assist students in doctoral programs who intend to pursue full-time teaching positions in postsecondary institutions within one year of receiving their doctoral degrees at Wayne State University.  Applications are encouraged from minorities, women, persons with disabilities and individuals from cultural, linguistic, geographic, and socio-economic backgrounds who would otherwise not adequately be represented in the graduate student and faculty populations.  Eligible applicants must also be United States citizens or permanent residents and Michigan residents as defined by the University.  Additional information and applications are available from the Scholarships and Fellowships Office of the Graduate School. Students pursuing the J.D. or M.D. degrees should consult the Law School or School of Medicine concerning financial assistance.

Applications Available: September 1, 2008
Application Deadline: To be determined

 


All Graduates from the WSU KCP Fellowship Program

Lee Allen Aggison, Biological Sciences
Darnell Anderson, Communication
Cynthia Archer-Gift, Administrative and Organizational Studies
John Arnold, Communication

Alexander Barfield, Economics

Carmen Bosch, Curriculum and Instruction
April Boyce, Psychology

Kimberly Chandler, Communication
Paulette Childress-White, English
Mary D. Clark, Political Science
Anjenette M. Clinton, Psychology
Ramona I. Coates, Sociology
Donyell Coleman, Psychology
Malcolm Cort, Sociology
Gerardo Cummings, Romance Language and Literature
Isis N. Draper-Walton, Sociology
Waverly Duck, Sociology
Donatus Ekwueme, Economics
Samuel Enajite Enajero, Economics
Jenecia Fairfax, Nursing
Carey L. Ford, Sociology

Lance Franklin, Civil Engineering
Taleria R. Fuller, Sociology
Jose Garza, Teacher Education
Tyronne Gibbs, Sociology
Sylvia Gray, Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations
Teresa Cynthia Green, Political Science

Darylnn Griffin, Modern Languages

Michelle Gurley, Teacher Education
William Lester Guy, Pathology
Stephanie Hall-Sturgis, English
Kathy D. Harrison, Psychology
Laurence Lloyd Henry, Physics and Astronomy
Lillian Jones-Thomas, Teacher Education
Karen Keaton, English
Cecilia Kendrick, Teacher Education
Abdi M. Kusow, Sociology

Kevin Lawson, Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations

Bonita Leavell, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Patricia Lewis, Teacher Education

Jacquelyn Long, Nursing
Vicki R. Mack, Psychology
Veronica A Madrigal, Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations
Manuel Manrique, Psychology
Evelyne Mbandi, Nutrition and Food Science
Lillie McCain, Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations
Renee McCoy, Anthropology
Jocelyn McCrae, Psychology
Caesar Mickens, Administrative and Organizational Studies
Cassandra Montgomery, Anthropology

Edith Montgomery, Psychology
Etienne Musonera, Industrial Engineering
Murdina Myrie, Biological Sciences
Deborah S. Noble, Interdicsiplinary Studies
Abdulahi Osman, Political Science
Elvira Popkey, Teacher Education

Luisa Quintero, Modern Languages
David Reid, Physics and Astronomy
Juliette Roddy, Economics

Maria Sepulveda, Counseling
John Spurlin, Teacher Education
Ogie G. Stewart, Chemistry
Glenda Stone, Economics
Dike O. Ukuku, Nutrition and Food Science
Deirdre L. Vaden, Biological Sciences
Ede Warner, Jr., Communication
Lari Warren-Jeanpier, Sociology
Ruth Washington, Biological Sciences
Stephen Earl White, Communication
Anisha Williams, Biological Sciences

 

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