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University Distinguished Teachers- Policy
The designation of University Distinguished Teacher has been established in order to recognize faculty
members at the University who are outstanding teachers at the undergraduate level. Only full-time
non-tenure-track and non-tenured faculty members will be considered for this honor. Designated faculty
members will hold the title permanently, be so identified in University publications, and receive an
annual monetary award of discretionary funds to support their professional development for the four
years following their appointment. The names of all University Distinguished Teachers will be engraved
on a plaque to be prominently displayed at the University. Faculty holding the designation of University
Distinguished Teacher are not eligible to be re-nominated for the award.
- Procedure
- Nomination will be in writing by a departmental colleague in the nominee's discipline by September
1.
The chair of the department/school shall provide the full nomination packet to the
department/school full-time faculty prior to the ballot, and the chair of the department shall
conduct a secret ballot of all full-time members of the department/school and submit the vote
with the nomination. Upon affirmation of a majority of those voting, the chair shall forward the
nomination(s) to the Dean.
The Dean of the college shall evaluate the credentials and submit the names of no more than 10%
of the full-time non-tenure-track and non-tenured faculty in their college for nomination to the
University Distinguished Teacher Committee.
The University Distinguished Teacher Committee shall normally be comprised of one full-time
faculty member from each college who holds the designation of University Professor or University
Distinguished Teacher as selected by the College Promotion and Tenure Committee. The University
Distinguished Teacher Committee may, by an affirmative vote of at least four members, recommend
designation to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs who will make the final
designation not later than January 1 for the next year.
- Criteria
Each nominee shall ordinarily teach a minimum of three undergraduate courses per year for at
least the past three years.
- Faculty nominated for consideration as University Distinguished Teachers shall have a record of
superior accomplishment in teaching. The nominee shall document this record with evidence such
as results of student opinion surveys, peer evaluation, statements from former students, and
other relevant information.
- The nomination packet shall include:
Personal statement by the person nominated describing general teaching
philosophy [maximum two pages double spaced].
Documentation of teaching innovations and of a scholarly approach to teaching
and learning.
Portfolio reviews for the last three years are required. Curriculum vitae with priority given to activities and awards that focus on
teaching [maximum two pages].
Faculty member's teaching log listing courses taught in the last three
years with number of students, student opinion surveys for the last three years,
and grade distributions from the last three years.
In addition to the nomination letter, no more than four letters of support with
at least two written by the nominee's former students who have graduated
from the University. The other two may come from persons in the community of his
or her profession including former students [maximum 12 pages]
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