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Alternative Textbook Program Guide: Past Alternative Textbook Grant Winners

This Guide will supply information on the Open Textbook Program Initiative at Joyner Library, its application as well as additional information

2022-2023 Participants

Congratulations to the following faculty who have been selected to participate in the Alternative Textbook Program for the 2022-2023 academic year.  This year’s program gives faculty the option to switch to course materials that are free to students or to build more inclusive and/or localized course materials.  Faculty receive a $1,000 award and are paired with a personal librarian to assist them with the transition to their new course materials. 

 

Stephanie Bae, School of Hospitality Leadership
Laura Levi Altstaedter, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Mauro Falasca, Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Michelle Malkin, Criminal Justice
Laura Mazow, Anthropology
Melissa Wrenn, Elementary Education & Middle Grades Education
 

Congratulations to the following faculty who have been selected to participate in the Alternative Textbook Program for the 2021-2022 academic year.  This year’s program gives faculty the option to switch to course materials that are free to students or to build more inclusive and/or localized course materials.  Faculty receive a $1,000 award and are paired with a personal librarian to assist them with the transition to their new course materials. 

 

Stephanie Bae, School of Hospitality Leadership
Sara Bryson, Criminal Justice
Kathleen Egan, Health Education and Promotion
Mostafa Namian, Construction Management
Mary Nyangweso, Philosophy and Religious Studies
Christopher Oakley, History
Jimena Perry, History
David Smith, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Vera Tabakova, Economics
Ali Vahdati, Engineering

 

2020-2021 Participants

2020-2021 Alternative Textbook Program Winners

J.Y. Joyner Library is pleased to announce this year’s Alternative Textbook Program recipients.  Nine faculty were selected for the 2020-2021 program and they will receive awards of up to $1,000 to incorporate open textbooks, library materials, and/or other free resources in their courses.  Additionally, recipients will be paired with a personal librarian who will provide assistance with copyright and identifying possible course materials.  The goal of the program is to reduce costs for students while also giving faculty the opportunity to customize their course materials.  

Congratulations to the following program recipients:

Jessama Allendar, Sociology

Tiffany Blanchflower, Interior Design and Merchandising

Helen Dixon, History

Sarah Lazure, School of Art

Angela Novak, Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education

Michelle Oyen, Engineering

Raychl Smith, School of Music

Anne Ticknor, Literacy Studies, English Education and History Education

Liza Wieland, English

2019-2020 Participants

2019-2020 Alternative Textbook Program Winners

Congratulations to the following program recipients:

  • John Bishop, Economics
  • Jennie Cole, Social Work
  • Andrea Kitta, English
  • Eduardo Leorri, Geological Sciences
  • Elena Murenina, Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Christopher Oakley, History
  • Stephanie Wallio, Psychology

2018-2019 Participants

2018-2019 Alternative Textbook Program Winners

J.Y. Joyner Library is pleased to announce this year’s Alternative Textbook Program recipients. Sixteen faculty were selected for the 2018-2019 program and they will receive stipends of up to $1,000 to incorporate open textbooks, library materials, and/or other free resources in their courses. Additionally, recipients will be paired with a personal librarian who will provide assistance with copyright and identifying possible course materials. The goal of the program is to reduce costs for students while also giving faculty the opportunity to customize their course materials.

Congratulations to the following program recipients:

  • Jaclyn Beierlein, Finance
  • Melissa Cox, Health Education and Promotion
  • Kathy Barrett Dawson, Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Mauro Falasca, Marketing and Supply Chain Management
  • Janne Gaub, Criminal Justice
  • Timothy Jenks, History
  • Jin-Ae Kang, Communication
  • Richard Miller, Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Joy Moses-Hall, Geological Sciences
  • Christopher Oakley, History
  • Jonathan Reid, History
  • Frank Romer, History
  • Amy Rundio, Kinesiology
  • Debra Rush, Foreign Languages and Literatures
  • Michael Stellefson, Health Education and Promotion
  • Essie Torres, Health Education and Promotion

2017-2018 Participants

2017-2018 Alternative Textbook Program Winners

J.Y. Joyner Library is pleased to announce this year’s Alternative Textbook Program recipients.  Sixteen faculty were selected for the 2017-2018 program and they will receive stipends of up to $1,000 to incorporate open textbooks, library materials, and/or other free resources in their courses.  Additionally, recipients will be paired with a personal librarian who will provide assistance with copyright and identifying possible course materials.  The goal of the program is to reduce costs for students while also giving faculty the opportunity to customize their course materials.  

Congratulations to the following program recipients:

Margaret Bauer, English

Mark Bowler, Psychology

Andy Brimhall, Human Development and Family Science

Kermit Buckner, Educational Leadership, Education

Kristine Callis-Duehl, Biology

Cindy Elmore, Communication

Eric Horsman, Geological Sciences

Lee Johnson, Religious Studies

Sharon Justice, Business

Sharon Knight, Health Education and Promotion

Gregory Lapicki, Physics

Seung Hyun Lee, School of Hospitality Leadership, Business

Laura Levi Alstaedter, Foreign Languages & Literatures

Nicholas Rupp, Economics

Jennifer Williams, Special Education, Foundations and Research, Education

Terri Woods, Geological Sciences

2016-2017 Participants

2016-2017 Alternative Textbook Program Winners

Dr. Teal Darkenwald, Dance
Class: DNCE 1000: Introduction to Dance

Dr. Christyn Dolbier, Psychology
Class: PSYC 1000: Introductory Psychology

Dr. Carol Goodwillie, Biology
Class: BIOL 3150: Plant Biology

Dr. Joseph G. L. Lee, Health Education and Health Promotion
Class: HLTH 3020: Health Disparities

Dr. Lisa Maag, Psychology
Class: PSYC 1000: Introductory Psychology

Dr. James McKernan, Special Education, Foundations and Research
Class: EDUC 3200: Foundations of American Education

Dr. Karen A. Mulcahy, Geography, Planning & Environment
Class: GEOG 1000: People, Places and Environments

Dr. Margaret O’Hara, Management Information Systems
Class: MIS 3063: Introduction to Management Information Systems

Dr. Erol Ozan, Technology Systems
Class: ICTN 3900/3901: Web Services Management

Dr. Randall Parker, Economics
Class: ECON 2133: Principles of Macroeconomics

Dr. Kennetta Hammond Perry, History
Class: HIST 1031: World Civilizations since 1500

Dr. Tracy Tuten, Marketing and Supply Chain Management
Class: MKTG 6752: Advertising and Promotion Strategy

Dr. Jennifer Valko, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Class: FROL 2760: Latin American Culture through Film

Dr. Cecelia Valrie, Psychology
Class: PSYC 3206: Developmental Psychology