Events to celebrate faculty, teaching excellence by grad students
April 17, 2014
Faculty and graduate teaching assistants will be recognized at two celebratory events in April.
On April 24, the Faculty Awards Convocation will celebrate a range of faculty honors given since last year's event, including national and international awards; University, college and school awards; Fellow awards; and service recognition. The event, from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Ross-Ade Stadium's Shively Club, is being coordinated by Laurel Weldon, interim vice provost for faculty affairs.
On April 30, graduate student teaching awards will be presented at the annual Teaching Academy Celebration of Graduate Student Teaching Excellence. The program and awards ceremony begin at 6:30 p.m. at Ross-Ade Stadium's Shively Club. The event is being organized by Karen Neubauer, assistant director of special projects in the Center for Instructional Excellence.
Both events are invitation-only.
Faculty awards and honors to be presented at the Faculty Awards Convocation include:
* Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards.
* Class of 1922 Helping Students Learn Award.
* Committee on Institutional Cooperation's Academic Leadership Program fellows.
* Morrill Awards.
* Faculty Scholars.
* Fellowships for Study in a Second Discipline.
* Provost Fellows.
The following awards will be presented at the Celebration of Graduate Student Teaching Excellence:
* Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Awards.
* The Teaching Academy’s Graduate Instructional Development Certificates (GIDC), Graduate Teaching Certificates (GTC), and Advanced Graduate Teaching Certificates (AGTC).
* Teaching Academy Graduate Teaching awards (formerly the CETA -- Committee for the Education of Teaching Assistants -- awards).
A full list of faculty and graduate student recognitions and honorees will be published following the events.
Awards to outstanding students will be presented during their respective commencement ceremonies.