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Center for Interdisciplinary Writing and Research

CIWR welcomes colleagues from across disciplines!

The Center for Interdisciplinary Writing and Research (CIWR) is a collaborative institution where Daytona State College faculty, faculty from other institutions, students and the community discuss and critique writing and research in the spirit of interdisciplinarity. No methodology is favored over another, no expression of thought - creative, scientific, or otherwise - left unconsidered. We sponsor lectures, workshops, and conferences of scholarly and artistic form. We are advocates for collaboration and cooperation between the humanities, fine arts, social sciences, and sciences, and we assert that each of these domains, in part and in union, plays an essential role in conceptualizing and improving the human condition.

For more information about CIWR's initiatives including their Virtual Undergraduate Research Conference (VURC) and peer-reviewed journal, you can visit their website at www.ciwr.net or contact Dr. Michael Mallott.

Fellowships

Our Faculty Fellows Program offers a unique pathway for faculty leadership through various peer-to-peer professional development initiatives.

As a Faculty Fellow, you’ll have the opportunity to serve as a peer mentor, sharing your expertise and supporting fellow faculty members. Faculty accepted to a fellowship can receive a stipend or course releases for your contributions as a fellow. Join us in fostering a culture of excellence in teaching and learning!

Current Fellows for Academic Year 2025-2026 -

  • Robert Sprouse - Service Learning
  • Cristi Brazão - Teaching & Learning
  • Faith Bryant - Teaching & Learning
  • Casey Knecht - WAC/WID
  • Dr. Shana Deyo-White - WAC/WID

Professional Development Opportunity Awards

The Professional Development Opportunity Awards (PDOA) provide funding of up to $1,750 towards significant professional development activities that directly support the employee’s contribution at Daytona State College. These awards support non-compulsory professional development activities that are not funded through other sources.

Potential activities include, but are not limited to, developing or redesigning curricula, attending and/or presenting at professional meetings and conferences, researching best practices in the field, participating in continuing education courses and college-credit courses (non-degree seeking).

Funding for the 2025-2026 Professional Development Awards have been fully utilized. Please contact the Department of Learning & Development in the new fiscal year on or after July 1, 2026 for funding information.

Sabbatical Leave

Sabbatical leave is designed to provide full-time instructors who are on continuing contract with opportunities for professional renewal, formal education, research, writing, faculty development, certification, or other experiences of professional value with the goal of becoming more effective faculty and to enhance their service to the College. The sabbatical may vary in length from one semester to one full contract year.

Requests for sabbatical leave are considered when they align with the following activities:

  • Updating professional skills through participation in training or in-service education programs;
  • Formal academic research intended to produce results worthy of publication;
  • Structured professional pursuit not involving formal academic coursework including, but not limited to, writing with intent to publish, artistic endeavors, and technical projects.

Please see the application in the Professional Development folder in the Document Repository.