Announcing 2025 Recipients: Summer Stipend for Transitioning to Open Educational Resources

Posted May 2, 2025 in JMU Libraries News, Open Education News

Congratulations to the five JMU faculty members who were recently awarded JMU Libraries’ summer stipends for transitioning to open educational resources (OER)! The awardees will teach their redesigned courses in the 2025-2026 academic year. 

• Molly O’Donnell, ENG 221, Literature and Ideas
• Alvin Chao, CS 149, Introduction to Programming
• Hyun Kang, SOWK 305, Social Work Research Methods
• Maura Hametz, HIST 102, World History since 1500
• Jessica Salvatore, PSYC 101, General Psychology

JMU Libraries’ Summer Stipend for Transitioning to OER provides funding for JMU faculty to redesign courses and assignments when transitioning to an open textbook or other OER.  

We will announce the next call for proposals in February 2026. Visit our Grants & Stipends page for deadlines for this and other funding opportunities.  

This stipend is one of many ways JMU is supporting faculty and students to make textbooks more affordable. Learn more about Open Education at JMU.