- It helps to put the nomination
in perspective. For example, an
effective, recent nomination letter from a faculty member said
that of approximately ___ (number) of students I have supervised
in the last ___ (number of years) as a professor, s/he ranks ___
because ______________. (give reasons)
- It assists the committee when
a faculty nominator quotes student
evaluations, showing how/why the student’s teaching is
exceptional. What does the student do in his or teaching that
goes beyond the norm? special techniques? active and
collaborative learning activities? special assignments?
- The committee will be looking
for a description of any outstanding
effort/commitment by the student that goes beyond doing a
superior job of classroom or lab teaching.
- If the dossier includes
informal comments made by former students (e.g., e-mail,
personal notes) that were not written specifically for the
purpose of supporting the nomination, great care should be taken
to safeguard the privacy of the
former students.
- The committee finds it helpful
to include any available teaching
observations made by faculty who observed the nominee
teach and prepared a written summary of the observations.
- Is the student an outstanding
representative of the University,
and if so, why?
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