Purpose
Application
Documentation Regarding Satisfaction of Teaching Obligation
Archives of KCP Mailing Lists
Contact Information
Keep Us Informed About Your Contact Information
All Graduates from the WSU KCP Fellowship Program

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.

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Application for 2012-2013 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.

Application Deadline: April 2, 2012
Download Application (PDF)

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Documentation Regarding Satisfaction of Teaching Obligation

Download: Satisfaction of Teaching Obligation Template (Word Doc)

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
4012 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.

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Contact Information

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

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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 emailing Cindy Sokol c.sokol@wayne.edu and Mr. Rudy Redmond redmondrc@state.mi.us.

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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
• Ellesia Blaque, English
• 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
• Joe Funchess, Anthropology
• 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
• Derrick Willis, Anthropology

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