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UC DAVIS: Academic Senate November 21, 2008 RE: Call for Nominations - 2008-09 Distinguished Teaching Awards (DTA) The Davis Division of the Academic Senate invites nominations of candidates for the 2008-09 Distinguished Teaching Awards. Please note there are two separate categories: • Distinguished Teaching Award - for Undergraduate Teaching • Distinguished Teaching Award - for Graduate and Professional Teaching Nominations must clearly designate the appropriate category and are sought from any member of the academic community: students, faculty, staff, alumni, departments or units. Successful nominations provide the perspective of both students and faculty. The nominators should identify excellence in a broad range of teaching activities, including mentoring. The letters should provide a reasonably comprehensive account of the special qualities and accomplishments that warrant the candidate's being considered as a Distinguished Teacher, and may draw upon a wide range of comments. Previous Committees on Distinguished Teaching Awards have found that characteristics such as the following are important: (Nominators should view this as a suggestive, rather than exhaustive, list.) • The objectives, philosophy, and principles associated with the selection of course content. • The organization, clarity of lectures/presentations, and integration of lectures with class work. • Significant contributions to improved and innovative teaching. • The command of subject matter and the ability to relate the subject to current developments, to historical precedents, and to future research. • The ability to stimulate thought and involvement in the educational process, and the ability to teach students how to learn so that they can develop an independent program of sustained learning. • The use of innovative evaluation methods. • Responsiveness and concern for the education and welfare of students. • Advising and mentoring in terms of the academic activities, career objectives, and personal welfare of students. • Accomplishments as measured by the success of students in subsequent academic and career activities. All members of the Academic Senate, Lecturers (100 percent) with Security of Employment, Assistant, Associate, Full Professors, and Emeriti who have not previously won the award are eligible. Previous nominees who have not received the award may be re-nominated. Normally a candidate must have taught at UC Davis for at least four years to be considered. Awardees receive cash awards which may be used in any manner to improve teaching on the Davis campus. The nomination form and information regarding the required contents of nomination packets is available at http://academicsenate.ucdavis.edu/committee_dta.cfm All nominations must be received as one packet electronically in the Academic Senate Office by 5:00 p.m., Friday, January 16, 2009. Send your nomination packet electronically, including the nomination form, to Nancy Kilpatrick in the Academic Senate Office: nlkilpatrick@ucdavis.ed. Nominations should be addressed to: The Committee on Distinguished Teaching Awards, Academic Senate Office, 402 Mrak Hall. The Committee is normally composed of five faculty representatives, two undergraduate students and one graduate student. Questions concerning nominations may be addressed to Nancy Kilpatrick, Academic Senate Office at nlkilpatrick@ucdavis.edu or 752-2220. Gina Werfel, Chair Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Awards Committee 08-071
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