Part-Time Teaching Award

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should address: 

• The nominee’s most relevant and impressive teaching qualifications, qualities, and activities. 

Preferably, the letter is from the respective department chair, dean, or vice chancellor or provost of academic affairs. 

There should be no more than 1 nomination letter and it should not exceed 2 pages. 

Nominee Statement

The nominee statement should address the following: 

• The nominee’s teaching philosophy and how it is implemented.
• How the nominee has developed or implemented the intellectual content of their courses, programs, departments, degrees, curricula, and students.
• How the nominee has engaged constructive feedback from student evaluations and peer reviews to improve teaching.
• How the nominee’s teaching activities have contributed to the intellectual growth of the students, the nominee, and the unit.
• How the nominee embraces a variety of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences to enrich our community and drive innovation through teaching.

The nominee statement should be 5-8 pages, double-spaced. 

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

The curriculum vitae should be: 

• Up to date.
• Focused on teaching.

Courses Taught

The list of courses taught should address: 

• Dates 
• Enrollments 
• Level (e.g., lower-level undergraduate, upper-level undergraduate, graduate) 
• Modality of delivery (e.g., in person, hybrid, online) 

Course Evaluation Summary and Reflection

The summary and reflection should address: 

• An analysis of course evaluations for the last 3 semesters of teaching, and these should be comprehensive rather than selective 
• How the evaluations were administered 
• Qualitative feedback and other sources of information 

The summary and reflection may include visualizations that show course evaluation scores over a longer period. All course evaluations should be compiled into an appendix and submitted as a separate document. 

Peer/Administrative Review Portfolio

The peer/administrative review portfolio should address: 

• Observations of the nominee’s classroom teaching rather than the nominee’s general reputation. 
• Observations across several semesters is strongly encouraged. 

There should be 1-3 formal peer review letters from faculty members familiar with the nominee’s work. 

Letters of Support

This section may include: 

• Up to 3 letters from students 
• Up to 3 letters from external sources, meaning outside of the program, department, campus, or system, based on the nominee’s work 

These letters should be 1-2 pages in length.