My office has funds available for grants in the service of faculty research, and faculty development. Some funding in both categories remains for this fiscal year (funds to be spent by June 30); and I am happy to announce a new round of funding for projects to begin in July, 2022, and carry to the end of the next academic year. Faculty who will be on sabbatical for any portion of the 2022–2023 academic year are eligible to apply for the research grant, to cover costs associated with research during that time. Please see the web pages linked above for details, and feel free to contact me (renee.cramer@drake.edu) with questions.   Thinking ahead—you can anticipate a call for undergraduate assistantship funding, in collaboration with Student Financial Planning, released in the coming weeks.

— Renée Cramer, Deputy Provost