Pre-Nomination Form — College of the Liberal Arts

Pre-nominations for 2020-2021 awards are now open.

Nominee Information:

First Name

Last Name

Title

Department

E-Mail Address

Nominator Information:

First Name

Last Name

E-Mail Address

Please write a brief statement describing why you have nominated your candidate

Please upload the candidate's current CV here

Please select the award(s) below for which you would like your eligible candidate to be considered:

If you have any questions about these awards, please contact Nicole Force.

Teaching Award: Awards for honoring excellence in undergraduate teaching

Four nominations are submitted to the University per college. Department Heads will receive a list of pre-nominated faculty in May. Full dossiers must be submitted by the nominating unit (unit nominations) by September 3, 2020. The college will do a down select. Please keep in mind that dossiers require three student letters, see below for dossier preparation information.

The nominator and nominee will be notified by the end of September if the dossier will go forward to the University committee as a college nomination.

Candidates should meet the minimum eligibility:

Undergraduate teaching as a primary responsibility
Full-time appointment at Penn State (standing or fixed-term)
Pre-tenure, tenured, or not tenure eligible
Minimum of 3 years at Penn State teaching undergraduates full-time

For more information go to: http://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/awards

Non-Teaching Awards (managed by Associate Dean’s Office for Undergraduate Studies)

One nomination per college. The College will do a down select and notify the nominator to proceed. Full dossier is not required.

President’s Award for Engagement with Students Through the gift of a generous donor, a new President’s Award for Engagement with Students is being given to a faculty member who goes beyond his or her responsibilities to engage and encourage students in learning, demonstrating deep caring and involvement with students’ learning. The honoree will have taken specific actions to be involved in student growth and learning—academic, social and professional. The recipient will have been available to interact with students outside class, link students to opportunities, and help them build their confidence as learners and potential contributors to society.

Undergraduate Program Leadership Award The Undergraduate Program Leadership Award is meant to recognize a faculty member who has demonstrated exemplary leadership benefiting an existing Penn State undergraduate degree program. The goal of the award is to recognize those individuals who have major responsibilities for the delivery of undergraduate education within a unit and who are providing leadership that has transformed or revitalized the undergraduate program within the unit in some way.

Teaching Award Dossier Preparation: due by September 3

Please submit the following original documents to Nicole Force in 118 Sparks Building by September 3, 2020. Important: the pages cannot exceed the indicated limit for each section.

One page nomination letter from the Department Head
Teaching philosophy- 1 page maximum- please see the teaching philosophies of previous winners at https://www.schreyerinstitute.psu.edu/Awards/ for examples
1 sample of a course syllabus – no page restrictions
Letters of support:
- Current Undergraduate Student Letters (3 students, 1 page each)
  Current undergraduate students are those who have taken an undergraduate course with the candidate in the previous three semesters during which the candidate taught; inclusive of students that have graduated. Letters from graduate students are only appropriate if the student took a course with the instructor as an undergraduate. Letters from graduate TAs are not appropriate.
- Former Undergraduate Student Letter (1 student, 1 page)
  Each candidate is limited to only 1 letter from a former undergraduate student. A former undergraduate student is one who took an undergraduate course at Penn State from the instructor =4 semesters ago. Former students include current Penn State students and students that have already graduated. Letters from graduate students are only appropriate if the student took a course with the instructor as an undergraduate. Letters from graduate TAs are not appropriate.
- Observer Letter (1 page)
  The writer may be a colleague or an administrator who has previously observed the instructor in an undergraduate classroom (or analogous review for online courses) and be able to provide specific examples and a strong rationale for the award candidacy. The Selection Committee prefers original letters written for the award packet, not repurposed peer evaluation letters.

Biographical sketch from nominee (2 page maximum) to include:

Appointments (reverse chronological order)

Please include current and previous appointments and rank, title and dates for each

Evidence of Growth and Development as an Instructor
The items listed should demonstrate the broader impact of the individual's professional and scholarly activities specifically related to university teaching and student learning.

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