2008 Alumni
Award in Teaching
* Materials Due 5 PM, January 7, 2008 *
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Description:
The annual Alumni Award in Teaching is supported by funds provided by the UD Alumni Association, in order to honor excellence in teaching. The Faculty Awards Committee selects the ranked faculty member who has distinguished himself or herself in at least three terms of classroom teaching. Two or more faculty or a faculty member plus additional members of the instructional staff may be nominated as a team or may submit a joint application if they engage in team teaching or other collaborative teaching activities. Persons eligible to apply for teaching awards are those under full-time contract with the University whose efforts are predominantly devoted to classroom instruction.
The recipient of the Award receives $3,000, funded by the Alumni Association. If two or more faculty members win as a team, all will share equally in the Award and the $3,000. In addition, the individual or team selected receives recognition by the President of the University and may be invited to make a public presentation at appropriate University ceremonies and forums, conduct a seminar, speak with alumni groups, and so forth. In addition, the awardee(s) will automatically become a member of UD’s “Academy of Teaching and Research” which is composed of present and past Award Recipients. The Academy acts as a consultative body to the Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center for curriculum development, faculty professional development, and teaching/learning innovation.
Composition of Review Committee:
Committee membership consists of one faculty member from each of the Professional Schools, one faculty member from the Roesch Libraries plus two faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences, a representative from Alumni Relations, and two students selected from the honors and scholars programs. In order to insure consistency and promote quality in the selection process, Committee members serve for a term of three years, with staggering terms, with the exception of the students, who may serve from one to two years. Award recipients are most likely to be asked to serve as members of the committee at some point subsequent to their award, though membership in the Academy of Teaching and Research is not a prerequisite to faculty membership on the committee.
This year the Faculty Awards Committee, appointed by the Provost, consists of Chair Peter Powers (Physics), and committee members Jamie Ervin (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering), Messay Kebede (Philosophy), William Lewis (Management and Marketing), Eugene Moulin (Teacher Education), Joyce Dean (Advancement), Mike Krieger (Roesch Libraries) and students Elizabeth Becker (history major) and Gary Motz (biology and geology major).
Selection Criteria:
The Committee selects from among the nominees, the faculty member or team who, in its judgment, has made the most significant contribution to classroom teaching at the University of Dayton and has given extraordinary service to students. In the process of identifying this individual or team, the University encourages recognition of other outstanding teachers. The Faculty Awards Committee selects from among the nominees, the one individual or team who, in its judgment, best personifies this excellence and service to students. Emphasis will be placed on selecting individuals who enhance the reputation of the award.
Though appropriate pedagogy can have disciplinary variation, a certain minimal uniformity should be obtained across the University. Therefore, the following criteria must be applied to every nominee:
- Excellence in classroom teaching as indicated by outstanding student and peer reviews of teaching as well as evidence of student learning.
- Activities inside and outside the classroom that indicate extraordinary service to students. Such activities might include, but are not limited to, academic advising, use of technologies that facilitate learning, co-curricular and/or community-based learning opportunities, and design of special learning experiences.
- Efforts at improving teaching such as assessing the effectiveness of teaching activity and employing innovative approaches to instruction the enhance student learning.
Procedures for Nomination/Application:
- All applications must be submitted to the respective Dean’s Office, not directly to the Faculty Awards Committee, for approval. Each unit will develop its own internal processes for generating a pool of applicants from that unit; check with your Dean’s office for internal deadlines and guidelines for approval and signature. Nominations may typically come from people who are most familiar with faculty work, such as department chairs and/or colleagues; self-nominations are also acceptable.
- Self-nominations must be submitted, like all applications, to the respective Dean’s Office, not directly to the Faculty Awards Committee. If you plan to self-nominate, please contact your Dean early to let her or him know of your plans and learn of your Dean’s office’s internal deadlines and guidelines for approval and signature.
- A single academic unit can submit to the Faculty Awards Committee up to two new applications from that unit per year. The actual number of applicants from that unit could be higher, as nominees can remain under consideration for three years.
- Applicants will remain in the pool of candidates for a period of three years from the time of first application, and will be invited (though not required) to update their materials should they choose to be re-considered for the awards.
- The various deans will send all nomination materials to Rise’ Kreitzer, Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center, +1302, ext. 94898, no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, January 7, 2008. Nominations and supporting materials received after that date cannot be accepted. Any questions may be directed to Dr. Peter Powers, Chair, or any committee member.
Nomination Pool:
Applicants will remain in the pool of candidates for a period of three years, and will be invited to update their materials should they choose to stay in contention for the awards.
Nomination Format:
For inclusion in the pool of nominees, documentation must follow the page limits and criteria outlined below.
Nominees should submit ten copies of the documentation. Nomination documentation should consist of no more than five pages (Times New Roman, Font Size 12), according to the following guidelines:
Page 1: Cover page appearing at end of this document
Page 2: Summary of Nomination Rationale (maximum 1 page)
Page 3: Teaching Effectiveness and Creativity (maximum 1 page)
Page 4: Quality of Documentation (Key References, Honors and Awards) (max. 1 page)
Page 5: Description of Societal Value (maximum one-half page)
Description of Value to University (maximum one-half page)
Please note that if the committee desires, supporting materials from applicants may be requested in order to give the committee more information, helping them to make an informed decision.
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