Teaching Excellence Award
To provide faculty expertise to the Thompson Center for Learning and Teaching (TCLT), the recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award will also become a member of the TCLT advisory committee for three years.
Eligibility
Full-time faculty members who have been with the University for a minimum of three years are eligible to be nominated.
An individual would normally be excluded from consideration for this award for any of the following reasons:
- He/she holds a continuing administrative or non-teaching appointment of one third or more.
- He/she holds an administrative appointment above the level of department chair.
- He/she is the David M. French Professor.
- He/she is a current member of the SASE.
- He/she has received this award within the past five years.
Nominations
Nominations may be made by faculty, staff, or students and should be submitted to the Chair of the SASE Committee, c/o Provost's Office, 229 University Pavilion. The nomination is due on January 28, 2008. Other supporting documents must be submitted on March 10, 2008. The nomination packet will be kept active for three academic years.
Required Supporting Documentation
- Nominee's vita.
- Letter of support from appropriate department chair (dean in the case of SOM, director in the case of SHPS).
- Candidate's statement (maximum 750 words) about teaching philosophy, including course development and innovations in teaching methods or course structure.
- Copies of student evaluations (numerical summary and related comments) for the past 1-3 years.
- Any scholarly activities related to pedagogy - including published research/cases, conference and workshop participation, etc.
- Up to three letters of support from peers addressing teaching effectiveness, creativity, counseling or utilization of non-classroom time to benefit students.
- Up to three letters of support from students addressing teaching effectiveness, creativity, counseling or utilization of non-classroom time to benefit students.