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Dean's Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Instructional Staff

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in fulfillment of its mission, is devoted to excellence in undergraduate teaching. The purpose of the award program is to reward and honor the college's best teachers. The program is supported by alumni and friends of the college. As many as two awards may be made annually. The LAS Awards Committee will review and rank the applications received. Departments are encouraged to submit one nomination.

Criteria

Nominations will be evaluated in terms of achievement according to the following established criteria:

1. Sustained excellence in undergraduate teaching.
2. Positive impact on undergraduate student learning.
3. Innovative approaches to undergraduate teaching.
4. Other contributions to improve undergraduate instruction. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following: Engaging students in the classroom; developing courses and curricula; mentoring graduate teaching assistants; leading workshops on pedagogy; advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning; or making other multidimensional contributions beyond the classroom, laboratory, or studio.

Award

Recipients receive a $1000 award, an increment of $2000 added to their annual salary base, and a commemorative plaque which is presented at the LAS Recognition of Excellence.

Eligibility

The eligibility requirements for this award and the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching are one and the same. Further, a staff member who receives an LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching will not be eligible for a second College award during the next ten-year period, although such a person may be nominated again through this process for the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching during that ten-year period, if she/he remains eligible for that award.

Nomination

The nomination for this award and the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching are one and the same. The criteria and procedures are included in the Provost's Guidelines on Awards for Excellence in Instruction, Advising, and Research. In addition to the campus procedures, all materials must be typed in 12 point, Times New Roman font, single-spaced.

Each academic staff member selected as a winner of the LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Instructional Staff will be nominated for the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching if eligible. In cases in which an instructional staff member is not eligible in a given year for a college award but is eligible for a campus award, the strongest nominations as determined by the Awards Committee will be forwarded. The complete packet should be delivered to the LAS AWARDS COMMITTEE, c/o Amy Lawrence Elli, 156 Computer Applications Building. Mailing address: 294 Lincoln Hall, MC-448.

The deadlines for submission to the department and to the college correspond to those for the campus awards:

Award Nomination Deadlines

Date	Deadlines
Mid-November, 2009	Recommended deadline for nominations to departmental selection committee.
January 4, 2010	Deadline for nominations from departments to the college.
January 29, 2010	Deadline for college nominations to the campus.

Updated September 2009