UNIVERSITY OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD

PEW EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR
LIBRARY FACULTY

University Outstanding Teacher Awards were established to recognize one outstanding teacher each year. The nominee must be a tenured faculty member and meet the criteria for the Pew Teaching Excellence Awards, listed below:

• Uses multiple approaches in classroom/laboratory instruction and evaluation

• Stimulates intellectual curiosity in students

• Shows evidence of being current in field/discipline

• Demonstrates commitment to student learning as instructor, role model, or positive influence on career development of students.

• Reflects on past teaching experience to improve current practice

In addition, the nominee must demonstrate characteristics of outstanding teaching in the following areas:

• Course expectations demonstrate consistently high standards.

• Pedagogies used are designed to maximize students' engagement in their learning and to provide exemplary support so that all students can be successful.

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Pew Excellence Awards for Library Faculty were established to recognize a Librarian whose work supports teaching and learning at the university. All nominees must meet the first two criteria:

• Demonstrates current knowledge of library trends and technology.

• Reflects on past practices in order to improve current library practices.

In addition, they must demonstrate distinction in at least one of the following areas:

• Shows evidence of responsible and effective acquisition, collection development, and/or management of resources.

• Demonstrates innovative teaching related to information literacy for students, faculty, staff, or community audiences, in individual, classroom, or in-service venues (includes developing tools).

• Provides evidence of effective liaisonship with assigned areas (such as departments, colleges, centers or institutes)

• Provides examples of successful marketing of library resources, tools, and services

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PEW TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD

PEW TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Pew Teaching Excellence Awards were established to recognize distinguished teachers from around the university and are presented at the Faculty Award Convocation each year. Nominees are selected by students, alumni, other faculty, or academic units. A link to the nomination form and procedures is found below.

This award is based on the following criteria, which are not ranked by order of importance, nor exclusive:

• Uses multiple approaches in classroom/laboratory instruction and evaluation

• Stimulates intellectual curiosity in students

• Shows evidence of being current in field/discipline

• Demonstrates commitment to student learning as instructor, role model, or positive influence on career development of students

• Reflects on past teaching experience to improve current practice 

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Pew Teaching with Technology Awards are to recognize faculty who use technology in innovative ways. This award is based on:

• Teaching with technology in ways that are pedagogically sound

• Novel adaption of instructional technologies

• Leadership for the institution in the implementation of an important instructional technology

• Dissemination of instructional methods throughout the university

• Demonstration of course design that maximizes students' engagement in their learning

• Use of past teaching experiences to improve current practice

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PEW TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR PART-TIME FACULTY

MICHIGAN CAMPUS COMPACT FACULTY/STAFF COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING AWARD

Pew Teaching Excellence Awards for Part-Time Faculty were established to recognize distinguished part-time teachers from around the university and are presented at the Faculty Awards Convocation.

This award is based on the following criteria, which are not ranked by order of importance, nor exclusive:

• Uses multiple approaches in classroom/laboratory instruction and evaluation

• Stimulates intellectual curiosity in students

• Shows evidence of being current in field/discipline

• Demonstrates commitment to student learning as instructor, role model, or positive influence on career development of students.

• Reflects on past teaching experience to improve current practice

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Michigan Campus Compact (MCC) recognizes outstanding community service and service-learning by faculty and staff of our members. The Faculty/Staff Community Service-Learning Award is given to one person from each campus who engages or influences students to be involved in community service or service-learning through modeling, influence, or instruction.
 
GVSU has the opportunity to nominate one recipient who engages or influences students to be involved in community service or service-learning through modeling, influencing or instruction.  The recipient is determined through a selection process coordinated by the FTLC and Community Service Learning Center.  (Please do not send nominations directly to MCC.)
 
As announced in September 2010, this award will be given bi-annually.  The next recipient will be honored in January 2012 at the MCC Service Learning and Civic Engagement Institute.  Please check back for more information about GVSU's selection process.

http://www.micampuscompact.org/facultystaffawards.aspx

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