Nominate a Great Teacher
Northwestern University and Weinberg
College Teaching Awards, 2007-2008
Nomination deadline: March 3, 2008
Each year, the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, the Office of the Provost, and the Northwestern Alumni Association recognize members of the College's tenure-line and lecturer faculty for excellence in teaching. Weinberg College in addition recognizes the contributions of outstanding graduate student teachers in the instruction of its undergraduates.
Tenure-line faculty in the College are eligible for the following awards:
Lecturer faculty in the College are eligible for the following awards:
Graduate student teachers in the College are eligible for the following award:
The descriptions below give details about each kind of teaching award and the materials required to nominate candidates. Department chairs and program directors are invited to nominate candidates for awards, as are representatives of the College Student Advisory Board. Nominations for all awards are due in the College Dean's office on March 3, 2008 and should
be sent to the attention of Steven Cole, Director of Faculty Evaluation, 1918 Sheridan Road, telephone 467-0578, e-mail s-cole@northwestern.edu.
Weinberg College Distinguished Teaching Awards
(including the E. LeRoy Hall Award and the Arts and Sciences Alumni Awards)
Each year the College selects three members of the tenure-line faculty to receive Weinberg College Distinguished Teaching Awards. The most senior of these recipients is designated as the winner of the E. LeRoy Hall Award. In addition, two more Distinguished Teaching Awards, designated as Arts and Sciences Alumni Teaching Awards, are reserved for members of the lecturer faculty. The E. LeRoy Hall Award carries a cash stipend of $3,000; the other Weinberg College Distinguished Teaching Awards carry cash stipends of $2,500.
All tenure-line faculty members and full-time lecturers who have taught in the College for a minimum of two years are eligible. Excellence as an undergraduate instructor is the primary criterion of the award. Contributions to curricular innovation and undergraduate life, perhaps as an advisor, program director, or director of undergraduate studies, are also valued by the Committee. Faculty members who have won a Weinberg College teaching award or a Weinberg College or NU teaching professorship in the past five years are ineligible for these awards.
Nomination materials:
- Letter from the chairperson or other nominator
- Current CV
- Statement from the nominee setting forth his or her goals as a teacher and assessment of success in meeting those goals
- Log of all courses taught in the past three years with CTECs and syllabi
- Supporting letters from not fewer than three nor more than five current undergraduate students or recent college graduates
Deadline: March 3, 2008
Weinberg College Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research
This award recognizes a faculty member who has exhibited particular skill in and dedication to mentoring undergraduate students engaged in research and other intellectually creative endeavors. This research or creative work may have taken the form of honors or senior theses or other senior projects, independent study, laboratory work, or a combination. Successful candidates for the Weinberg College Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research will have established a history of exceptional work with undergraduates and the development of opportunities for them to become involved in research and other sustained creative projects. The award carries a cash stipend of $2,500.
Nomination materials:
- Letter of nomination (typically from the department chair). The letter might address such topics as: any publications or awards received by students mentored by the nominee; the impact of projects directed by the nominee on students' post-graduate plans; any innovative ways in which the nominee has encouraged students to become involved in research, especially in fields in which this is unusual for undergraduates; and any ways in which the mentor has helped students present their work in public fora.
- Current CV
- Statement from the nominee setting forth his or her goals as a research mentor and assessment of success in meeting those goals
- Supporting letters from not fewer than three nor more than five current students or recent college graduates whose research has been mentored by the nominee
Deadline: March 3, 2008
Weinberg College Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Awards
Each year the College selects three teaching assistants to receive Weinberg College Outstanding Graduate Student Teacher Awards, one per Division. A student-faculty Committee on Teaching Awards evaluates nominations from departments and the Student Advisory Board and recommends candidates to the Dean. The award carries a cash stipend of $750.
Any graduate student who has carried out the duties of teaching assistant or lecturer in 2006-07 or 2007-08 is eligible. Previous winners are ineligible. Excellence in work with undergraduates is the primary criterion of the award.
Nomination materials:
- Letter of nomination (typically from the department chair)
- Current CV
- Statement from the nominee setting forth his or her goals as a teacher and assessment of success in meeting those goals
- Log of all courses taught in the past three years with CTECs and syllabi
- Supporting letters from not fewer than three nor more than five current undergraduate students or recent college graduates
Deadline: March 3, 2008
Weinberg College Community Building Award
The WCAS Student Advisory Board solicits nominations for the Weinberg College Community Building Award. The award recognizes faculty who foster a sense of community both inside and outside the classroom and who make students feel valued as members of the Northwestern intellectual community. Nominations should include letters from students describing the contributions to community made by the nominated faculty member and a list of any activities that the nominee may have undertaken for Northwestern undergraduates (advising, work with student groups, etc.). The award carries a cash stipend of $2,500.
Deadline: March 3, 2008
Charles
Deering McCormick Professorships of Teaching Excellence
In 2007-08, the Office of the Provost will
award at least three new Charles Deering McCormick Professorships of Teaching Excellence. The term
of each award is three years. Each McCormick Professor
receives a salary supplement of $7,000 and a professional
development fund of $3,000 annually. McCormick Professors
are also designated Fellows of the Searle Center for
Teaching Excellence.
Nominees should
be tenured members of the faculty. The Professorships
will be awarded to those faculty members who have consistently demonstrated outstanding performance in classroom teaching
or who have developed significant innovations
which have also influenced the methods and
teaching effectiveness of other faculty. Most
Weinberg College nominees for McCormick
Professorships have already won the Weinberg College
Distinguished Teaching Award.
The Dean makes nominations
to the Provost. Chairpersons, program directors, and
other colleagues may nominate candidates to the Dean.
Information about these awards and the materials required to nominate candidates will be e-mailed to all department chairs, program directors, department assistants, and program assistants no later than December 2007. The deadline for receipt of materials in the Dean's
Office is March 3, 2008. Nominations should
be sent to the attention of Steven Cole, Director of Faculty Evaluation, 1918 Sheridan Road, telephone 467-0578, e-mail s-cole@northwestern.edu.
Please feel free to address questions or comments to
him as well.
[Materials required
for nomination] [Conditions
of the McCormick Professorship]
Charles
Deering McCormick University Distinguished
Lecturership/Clinical Professorship
Two Charles Deering McCormick Distinguished
Lecturerships/Clinical Professorships will be awarded
in 2007-08 to recognize outstanding instruction by members of the Lecturer Faculty. Eligible are those Lecturers,
Senior Lecturers, and College Lecturers who have been
full-time members of the faculty for at
least seven years. The term of the award is one year
and it carries a salary supplement of $7,000. The McCormick
Distinguished Lecturer becomes a Fellow of the Searle
Center for Teaching Excellence.
The Lecturership will
be awarded to a faculty member who has consistently
demonstrated outstanding performance in
classroom teaching or who has developed significant
innovations which have also influenced the methods and teaching effectiveness of other faculty.
The Dean makes nominations
to the Provost. Chairpersons, program directors and
other colleagues may nominate candidates to the Dean.
Information about this award and the materials required to nominate candidates will be e-mailed to all department chairs, program directors, department assistants, and program assistants no later than December 2007. The deadline for receipt of materials in the Dean's
Office is March 3, 2008. Nominations should
be sent to the attention of Steven Cole, Director of Faculty Evaluation, 1918 Sheridan Road, telephone 467-0578, e-mail s-cole@northwestern.edu.
Please feel free to address questions or comments to
him as well.
[Materials required
for nomination] [Conditions of
the McCormick Lecturership/Clinical Professorship]
Northwestern
Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Awards
Each year the Northwestern Alumni
Association recognizes two members of the university's tenure-line
faculty for their outstanding contributions to undergraduate
education. The Dean of each school is asked to forward
a single nomination. The nominee must 1) teach
undergraduates; 2) have been promoted at least once
already; 3) and may not be a previous winner of this
award; in addition, the nominee may also have been active
with, and supportive of, undergraduate co-curricular
activities.
Information about these awards and the materials required to nominate candidates will be e-mailed to all department chairs, program directors, department assistants, and program assistants no later than December 2007. Nominations of Weinberg College faculty
members for the Northwestern Alumni Association Excellence in Teaching Award must
be received by the Dean's office by March 3, 2008. They should be sent to the attention of Steven Cole, Director of Faculty Evaluation, 1918 Sheridan Road, telephone 467-0578, e-mail s-cole@northwestern.edu.
Please feel free to address questions or comments to
him as well.
Required materials:
- letter of nomination from the chairperson or other
nominator
- current CV of the nominee
- statement of the nominee's philosophy of teaching
- statement enumerating the nominee's teaching assignments
over the last three years and CTEC evaluations
for these courses, including both individual commentaries
and numerical summaries (syllabi are optional)
- letters from current and/or former students
- list of any activities that the nominee may
have undertaken in support of co-curricular programs
involving undergraduates or for the alumni, alumnae,
continuing education or other university groups (optional)
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