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Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching ($1,000):
The College of Architecture Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented in honor and recognition of a meritorious and sustained record of excellence in teaching and innovation related to a teaching program. The awardee will be a candidate for the UNL Distinguished Teaching Award (awarded every three years).
Eligibility and Selection Process:
Faculty members in the college who have served full-time at the University for at least 3 years are eligible. Faculty members may be nominated or may self-nominate. Nominations should be sent to the Dean in a single PDF. A committee external to the College of Architecture, selected by the Dean, will review submissions and recommend up to two candidates to the Dean. The Dean will make the final selection. A faculty member may receive this award a maximum of three consecutive years. Winners will be recognized during the spring College of Architecture Scholarship and Awards Ceremony.
Application/Nomination
1. Letter of support from the Nominator about the quality of the nominee’s teaching contributions (1 page). 2. Statement of the candidate’s teaching philosophy (1 page). 3. Abbreviated curriculum vitae of the nominee emphasizing the teaching accomplishments of the nominee (limited to 6 pages). 4. A summary of student and peer evaluations of the nominee’s teaching, including specific comparative data as evidence indicating that the nominee’s teaching is clearly superior to the norm establish by his/her peers (2 pages). Individual student evaluations forms are not to be included. 5. A condensed description of the nominee’s creative activities related to teaching (2 pages). Course syllabi and textbooks should not be included. 6. Letter(s) (no more than 3) of support from students (current or past) who have direct knowledge and been directly impacted by the nominee. Letter from the students should include commentary on: (1) the impact of the nominee’s teaching activity; and (2) how the nominee compares with other faculty in areas of teaching excellence and creativity.