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Kathleen Wilson
Chairperson 2014-2016

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Vice Chairman 2014-2016

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Secretary 2014-2016

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Coordinator of Administrative Services



FIU Faculty Award: Excellence in Teaching   

 

Excellence in Teaching

Description

This award recognizes excellence in teaching.  Six awards will be given.

Eligibility

  • Full time faculty with at least three years of full time service before the year nominated.
  • For previous winners, at least five years must have lapsed before new nomination.

Documentation

  1. Curriculum Vitae: CV of no more than four pages
  2. Professional Statement: A statement of up to 500 words by the nominee of the qualities that most distinguish the candidate’s teaching accomplishments and record.
  3. Supporting Letters: The file should contain three to five letters of support that speak directly to the candidate’s merit as an instructor.
  4. Additional Data:
    • List of Courses: A list of the courses taught by the nominee in the three preceding academic years.
    • Student Evaluations: Copies of the formal university summaries from the Office of Planning and Institutional Research of student evaluations for courses in the same period.  
    • Grade Distributions: Copies of the formal university summaries from the Office of Planning and Institutional Research of grade distribution in these classes in the same period.
    • Syllabi: Three representative syllabi from the same period.

The committee prefers substantive nomination letters from colleagues or supervisors, but in a university tradition, it also accepts self-nominations.

 



 
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