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2021 - 2022 Academic Affairs Excellence Awards
Office of the Provost
Campus Box 24
Milledgeville, GA 31061-0490
Phone 478.445.4715
Fax 478.445.5151
July 1, 2021
Colleagues,
Each college will select nominees for the first eight Academic Affairs Excellence Awards
and forward to the University Teaching Excellence Awards committees, which select
the recipient for each award category. Award recipients will remain a “secret” until the
awards ceremony. The awards and links to associated nomination criteria are:
1. Excellence in Teaching Award*
2. Excellence in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
3. Teaching Excellence for Department or Program
4. Excellence in Online Teaching
5. Irene Rose Community Service Award
6. Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Endeavors
7. Craig M. Turner Excellence in University Service Award
8. Laurie Hendrickson McMillan Faculty Award
9. Regents’ Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Advising and Student
Success**
10. Regents’ Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Teaching and Curricular
Innovation**
* The recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award is the Fall Graduation
Commencement speaker.
** These awards are new in 2019. Georgia College recipient portfolios for the inaugural
awards will be submitted directly to the University System of Georgia by December 4,
2019. Beginning in 2020, the nomination and selection process will follow the process
for all other Academic Affairs Excellence Awards.
2|PageDue Dates for the Academic Affairs Excellence Awards can be found on the CTL
Website
The following are awarded at the university level and will also be the Georgia College
nominees for the equivalent University System of Georgia (USG) Regent’s level awards.
• Excellence in Teaching Award (Regents’ Felton Jenkins, Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty
Awards)
• Excellence in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (Regent’s Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning Awards)
• Teaching Excellence for Department or Program (Regents’ Teaching Excellence
for Department or Program)
• Excellence in Online Teaching (Regents’ Teaching Excellence Awards for Online
Teaching)
• Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Advising and Student Success
(Regents’ Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Advising and Student
Success)
• Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Teaching and Curricular Innovation
(Regents’ Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Teaching and Curricular
Innovation)
The following awards are awarded at the university level only. There are no equivalent
University System of Georgia awards:
• Excellence in Scholarship & Creative Endeavors
• Craig M. Turner Excellence in University Service
• Irene Rose Community Service: The recipient receives funds from the Georgia
College Foundation.
• Laurie Hendrickson McMillan Faculty: The recipient receives funds from the
Georgia College Foundation.
Past award recipients are not eligible to receive an award in the same category until a
minimum of five years has elapsed.
Georgia College will host a combined Faculty & Staff Celebration of Excellence in April
2022. The celebration allows the university community to recognize the good work of
faculty and staff alike.
I look forward to seeing you there!
Costas
3|PageCostas Spirou, Ph.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President
for Academic Affairs
Georgia College
4|PageExcellence in Teaching Award
Purpose: This award is to encourage and reward excellence, innovation, and
effectiveness in teaching. The award recipient will be the university’s nominee for the
Regent’s Teaching Excellence Award and will be the December commencement
speaker.
Overview: The Excellence in Teaching Award is presented by Georgia College to one
individual each year. Nominees must be a full-time faculty member with at least three
years of teaching experience at Georgia College prior to the previous academic year.
Eligible individuals must be nominated by a faculty member, department chair, or dean
at the college level. College committees select their Excellence in Teaching award
recipient and forward to the university selection committee.
To nominate a previous recipient, at least five years must have passed since the faculty
member’s most recent recognition with this award. It is the nominee’s responsibility to
ensure completion of the application e-portfolio.
The employee must be in good performance standing (received a Meets or Exceeds
Expectations rating on their most recent performance review and no disciplinary
actions) to be eligible for an award.
For their meritorious work, award recipients will receive a one-time $1,000 stipend
effective the following fiscal year.
The award is not necessarily given annually.
Criteria: The Excellence in Teaching Award Rubric is used to select the nominee.
5|PageExcellence in Scholarship of Teaching
and Learning Award
Purpose: This award encourages and rewards excellence in the scholarship of teaching
and learning. The award recipient will be the university’s nominee for the Regent’s
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award.
Overview: The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award is presented by Georgia
College to one individual each year. Individuals are eligible for nomination if they are
full-time faculty members with at least three years of teaching experience at Georgia
College prior to the 2021-22 academic year. To be eligible for this university-wide
award, individuals must be nominated by a faculty member, department chair, or dean
at the college level. College committees will select their Excellence in Teaching and
Learning award recipient and forward to the university selection committee.
To nominate a previous recipient, at least five years must have passed since the faculty
member’s most recent recognition with this award. It is the nominee’s responsibility to
ensure completion of the application e-portfolio.
The employee must be in good performance standing (received a Meets or Exceeds
Expectations rating on their most recent performance review and no disciplinary
actions) to be eligible for an award.
For their meritorious work, award recipients will receive a one-time $1,000 stipend
effective the following fiscal year.
The award is not necessarily given annually.
Criteria: The Excellence Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Rubric is used to select
the nominee.
6|PageTeaching Excellence for Department or
Program Award
Purpose: This award encourages and rewards activities and innovation to improve
teaching and student learning by departments/programs. The award recipient will be
the university’s nominee for the Regent’s Teaching Excellence for Department or
Program Award.
Overview: The Department/Program Excellence Award is presented by Georgia College
to one program/department each year. To be eligible for this university-wide award,
candidates must be nominated by a faculty member, department chair, or dean.
To nominate a previous recipient, at least five years must have passed since the
department most recent recognition with this award. It is the nominee’s responsibility
to ensure completion of the application e-portfolio.
The recipient of this university award will receive $2,500 one-time operating funds for
the following academic year.
The award is not necessarily given annually.
Criteria: The Teaching Excellence for Department or Program Award Rubric is used to
select the nominee.
7|PageExcellence for Online Teaching Award
Purpose: This award recognizes excellence in online teaching.
The award recipient will be the university’s nominee for the Regent’s Teaching
Excellence for Online Teaching Award.
Overview: The Excellence for Online Teaching Award is presented by Georgia College
to one individual each year who teaches online courses, meaning 95% to 100% online
according to the University System of Georgia. Individuals are eligible for nomination
if they are full-time faculty members with at least three years of teaching experience at
Georgia College prior to the 2021-22 academic year. To be eligible for this university-
wide award, candidates must be nominated by a full-time faculty member, department
chair, or dean.
To nominate a previous recipient, at least five years must have passed since the faculty
member’s most recent recognition with this award. It is the nominee’s responsibility to
ensure completion of the application e-portfolio.
The employee must be in good performance standing (received a Meets or Exceeds
Expectations rating on their most recent performance review and no disciplinary
actions) to be eligible for an award.
The award does not have a monetary award nor is it necessarily given annually.
Criteria: To be eligible for the Online Award, current full-time members of the teaching
faculty and teaching academic staff must teach a minimum of 12 credit hours of fully
online instruction at Georgia College across the last three consecutive semesters (Fall
2020 - Summer 2021). Fully online instruction for this award is defined as follows: “95%
or more of the course must be delivered fully online.”
The Teaching Excellence for Online Teaching Award Rubric is used to select the
nominee.
8|PageIrene Rose Community Service Award
Purpose: This award is to encourage and reward commitment to community service.
Overview: The Irene Rose Community Service Award is presented annually to one
individual through the generosity of the Georgia College Foundation, and is named in
honor of the late Irene Rose, an exemplary community servant. To be eligible for
nomination, an employee must (1) hold full-time faculty status, and (2) be in at least the
third year of employment at Georgia College. This award recognizes exemplary
community service.
Candidates for this award must be nominated by a faculty member, department chair,
or dean.
To nominate a previous recipient, at least five years must have passed since the faculty
member’s most recent recognition with this award. It is the nominee’s responsibility to
ensure completion of the application e-portfolio.
The employee must be in good performance standing (received a Meets or Exceeds
Expectations rating on their most recent performance review and no disciplinary
actions) to be eligible for an award.
Recipient of this award will receive a $500 check from the Georgia College Foundation.
The award is not necessarily given annually.
Criteria: The Irene Rose Community Service Award Rubric is used to select the nominee.
9|PageExcellence in Scholarship & Creative
Endeavors Award
Purpose: This award is to encourage and reward excellence in peer-reviewed, juried
scholarship and creative endeavors.
Overview: The Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Endeavors Award is presented by
Georgia College to one full-time, tenured or tenure-eligible faculty member or
permanent lecturer who exhibits evidence of individual or collaborative scholarly
activity. Scholarly works may include but are not limited to: research article(s), book(s),
book chapter(s), monograph(s), painting(s), sculpture(s), musical composition(s) and
arrangement(s), musical performance(s), performance(s) or design of theatrical
production(s), or artistic exhibition(s). For collaborative scholarly work, only one
Georgia College contributor is recognized, most likely the senior scholar or scholar who
contributed the greatest to the scholarly work(s). To be eligible for this university-wide
award, individuals must be nominated by a faculty member, department chair, or dean
at the college level. College committees will select their Excellence in Scholarship &
Creative Endeavors award recipient and forward to the university selection committee
for consideration.
To nominate a previous recipient, at least five years must have passed since the faculty
member’s most recent recognition with this award. It is the nominee’s responsibility to
ensure completion of the application e-portfolio.
The employee must be in good performance standing (received a Meets or Exceeds
Expectations rating on their most recent performance review and no disciplinary
actions) to be eligible for an award.
For their meritorious work, award recipients will receive a one-time $1,000 stipend
effective the following fiscal year.
The award is not necessarily given annually.
10 | P a g eCriteria: The Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Endeavors Rubric is used to select
the nominee.
11 | P a g eCraig M. Turner Excellence in
University Service Award
Purpose: The award encourages and rewards those who serve the university community
(including department and college), as well as their professional communities.
Overview: The Craig M. Turner Excellence in University Service Award is presented by
Georgia College to recognize extraordinary service and contributions to the Georgia
College community by a full-time, tenured faculty member. To be eligible for this
university-wide award, individuals must be nominated by a faculty member,
department chair, or dean at the college level. College committees will select their
Excellence in University Service award recipient and forward to the university selection
committee.
To nominate a previous recipient, at least five years must have passed since the faculty
member’s most recent recognition with this award. It is the nominee’s responsibility to
ensure completion of the application e-portfolio.
The employee must be in good performance standing (received a Meets or Exceeds
Expectations rating on their most recent performance review and no disciplinary
actions) to be eligible for an award.
For their meritorious work, award recipients will receive a one-time $1,000 stipend
effective the following fiscal year.
The award is not necessarily given annually.
Criteria: The Craig M. Turner Excellence in University Service Award Rubric is used to
select the nominee.
12 | P a g eLaurie Hendrickson McMillan
Faculty Award
Purpose: This award recognizes excellence in teaching, research, and campus and
community service to a College of Business or School of Nursing faculty member.
Overview: The Laurie Hendrickson McMillan Faculty Award is presented by the
Georgia College Foundation. The award rotates between the William J. Bunting College
of Business (odd year) and the College of Health Sciences (even year).
Recipient of this award will receive a $500 check from the Georgia College Foundation.
Criteria: The criteria for this award include the following:
1. Must be a faculty member who has taught full-time during the current academic
year.
2. Award recipient shall be non-tenured.
3. Selection criteria includes teaching (50%), research (25%), and campus and
community service (25%).
4. The employee must be in good performance standing (received a Meets or
Exceeds Expectations rating on their most recent performance review and no
disciplinary actions) to be eligible for an award.
Required Process: The award recipient shall be selected by a standing committee of each
college/school, elected as representative of departments/disciplines within the
college/school and to include at least two students. Each school/college will determine
selection process within the parameters stated in the criteria and required process. The
college nomination for this award must include a narrative that outlines how the
recipient meets the selection criteria.
13 | P a g eExcellence in Teaching Award Rubric
Note: Portfolios that do not meet the document requirements noted below will not be accepted.
Document Requirements Yes No
All documents combined into a single PDF file
Portfolio formatted with 1” margins, single or double-spaced, & ≥12-point font
*Portfolio length ≤ 20-pages (not including table of contents)
Table of contents (not included with page count)
Nomination letter from chair and one or more letters of support from colleagues qualified to comment on the
nominee’s teaching
Condensed curriculum vitae (2-3 pages)
Reflective statement summarizing teaching and learning philosophy, strategies and objectives (1-2 pages)
Brief summary of 2-3 innovative teaching artifacts or practices used in the classroom to promote student success
One or more letters of support from recent and/or past students
A well-organized set of documents that provide evidence of teaching excellence
(e.g., data showing success of the nominee’s students, selected components of course syllabi, handouts, methods of
assessing student learning, and achievement that go beyond student evaluations, examinations, summaries of recent
student evaluations, peer evaluations, student mentoring/advising, etc.). Brief explanation about how the documents
included support the nominee’s excellence in teaching.
For each criterion, please score the nomination on a scale of 0-5.
Criteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Need More Score
point) Evidence (0
points)
Use of Effective The application provides The application provides Portfolio implies Insufficient (x2)
Teaching Strategies multiple exemplary a few examples of evidence of effective evidence for use
examples of teaching teaching excellence. teaching strategies to of effective
Uses effective teaching excellence. enhance student teaching
strategies to enhance For example: learning. strategies.
student learning. For example: • The development of
• The development and innovative
Strategies might include use of innovative pedagogies or
innovative uses of pedagogies or classroom activities
technology, active classroom activities that have aCriteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Need More Score
point) Evidence (0
points)
learning, learning that have a demonstrable impact
communities, student demonstrable impact on student success.
portfolios and on student success. • The adoption of new
assessment. • The adoption of pedagogies, such as
effective pedagogies service learning,
that strive to undergraduate
enhance student research, flipped
learning and courses, etc.
engagement, such as • The application of
service learning, assessment practices
undergraduate that go beyond
research, flipped required institutional
courses, etc. means of assessment
• The application of and that have been
assessment practices used to refine
that go beyond teaching methods.
required institutional
means of assessment Portfolio information
and that have been may state or imply
used to refine evidence of effective
teaching methods. teaching practices in the
summary of innovative
Portfolio information teaching artifacts.
provides exemplary
evidence of effective Portfolio information
teaching practices in the implies a connection
summary of innovative between the nominee’s
teaching artifacts. teaching philosophy and
evidence of teaching
Portfolio information excellence. An
makes a clear explanation on how
15 | P a g eCriteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Need More Score
point) Evidence (0
points)
connection between the feedback from students
nominee’s teaching and peers informed
philosophy and evidence teaching is implied.
of teaching excellence.
There is compelling,
reflective analysis on
how feedback from
students and peers
informed one’s
developing practice as a
professional educator.
Strongly Committed to The portfolio has The portfolio has some Application focuses on Insufficient (x1)
Teaching and Learning exemplary documentation that the evidence of classroom evidence that the
documentation that the nominee is committed teaching with little to no nominee is
Overall, application nominee is strongly to teaching and learning evidence of activity strongly
materials demonstrate committed to teaching as demonstrated beyond the classroom to committed to
that the nominee is and learning as through activities demonstrate the teaching.
strongly committed to demonstrated through a designed to advance the nominee’s commitment
teaching and learning as diverse range of quality and practice of to teaching and learning.
demonstrated through activities designed to teaching and learning.
activities designed to advance the quality and Application includes
advance the quality and practice of teaching and some evidence of
practice of teaching and learning. activities related to
learning. Application includes nominee’s commitment
exemplary evidence of to teaching and learning.
Examples include: multiple activities Examples might include:
application of related to nominee’s • Conducting
pedagogical principles, commitment to teaching workshops on or off
development of critical and learning. campus.
thinking and problem- Examples might include: • Conducting a
solving skills; creativity, Scholarship of
16 | P a g eCriteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Need More Score
point) Evidence (0
points)
and/or global and • Conducting Teaching and
multicultural workshops on or off Learning project.
understanding. campus. • Participating in
• Conducting a faculty learning
Scholarship of communities.
Teaching and • Leading book
Learning project. discussion groups.
• Participating in • Providing
faculty learning professional service
communities. to campus or
• Leading book professional
discussion groups. committees that
• Providing focus on teaching and
professional service learning.
to campus or
professional
committees that
focus on teaching and
learning.
Commitment to The portfolio has The portfolio has some Application lists Insufficient (x1)
Fostering Academic exemplary documentation or interactions with evidence for
Success of Students documentation of the implies the applicant’s students outside of the commitment to
applicant’s commitment commitment to and classroom but does not fostering
Has a strong to and record of record of achieving provide an in-depth academic success
commitment to achieving student student success through description of those of students.
fostering the academic success through activities that transcend interactions and
success of students activities that transcend the classroom, such as provides little to no
through interaction with the classroom, such as advising student discussion of the impact
students outside of the advising student organizations related to of those interactions on
classroom (e.g., organizations related to one’s discipline, student success.
advising, mentoring, one’s discipline, mentoring students,
17 | P a g eCriteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Need More Score
point) Evidence (0
points)
recruiting, mentoring students, coordinating special
recommending, coordinating special programs, etc.
coaching, etc.) programs, etc. Application provides
Application provides some evidence or
exemplary evidence of implies the impact of
the impact of these these activities on
activities on student student success.
success. Evidence might include:
Evidence might include: • Mentored student
• Mentored student research;
research; • Mentored student
• Mentored student publications;
publications; • Mentored student
• Mentored student service learning
service learning activities;
activities; • Statements from
• Statements from current and former
current and former students;
students; • Student evaluations
• Student evaluations of student
of student organization
organization advisement activities;
advisement activities; • Student recruitment
• Student recruitment; • Recommendations
• Recommendations for student awards or
for student awards or academic
academic advancement;
advancement; • Mentoring/coaching
• Mentoring/coaching student
student performances.
performances.
18 | P a g eCriteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Need More Score
point) Evidence (0
points)
Total
19 | P a g eExcellence in Scholarship and Creative Endeavors Award Rubric Note: Portfolios that do not meet the document requirements noted below will not be accepted. Document Requirements Yes No All text documents combined into a single PDF file Portfolio text formatted with 1” margins & ≥12-point font *Portfolio length ≤ 15-pages (does not include copies of publications) Visual Work Documentation: For documentation of visual work, provide a website URL or attached portfolio containing up to 10 jpeg images, 150 dpi, and 1000 ppi maximum size in either height or width. Each image should be titled with the applicant's first name-dot-last name and a number specifying the image (juana.doe1.jpg. juana.doe2.jpg, etc.). Include with your text documents an image list containing 1) file name, 2) title of artwork, 3) medium, 4) size, 5) year for each corresponding attached image, following this format: 1) juana.doe1.jpg 2) wayfinder 3) oil painting 4) 18 x 24" 5) 2017 There are no limitations on media (may also include documentation images of performances, installation views, video stills, etc.). Website URLs with alternative media, animation, video, etc. will also be accepted with accompanying documentation as specified above. Faculty Excellence Nomination Form Nomination Letter from Nominator highlighting noteworthy scholarly/creative endeavors during the previous five years and explaining how the candidate meets the criteria (1-2 pages) Letter of support from chair highlighting the submitted scholarly works/creative endeavors with respect to depth of scholarship, originality, peer/juried review, competitiveness and reputation of the venue in which the works appear; how widely the scholarship is disseminated; and their relationship to the state of the discipline. (1-2 pages) Two additional letters of support that evaluate the submitted scholarly works/creative endeavors with respect to depth of scholarship, originality, peer/juried review, competitiveness and reputation of the venue in which the works appear, how widely the scholarship/creative endeavors are disseminated, and their relationship to the state of the discipline. (1-2 pages per letter) Chronological listing (most recent to oldest) of scholarly/creative endeavors to be considered within the previous five years. (1-3 pages)
A reflective statement by the candidate that describes how their scholarship/creative endeavors are integrated with their
teaching. (1-2 pages).
Copies/evidence of peer-reviewed or juried scholarly or creative work.
Letter of support from the Chair summarizing the quality of the nominee’s scholarly/creative work. (1-2 pages)
Also, before evaluating the portfolio for the quality of scholarship, please review the contents for the following:
• Does the portfolio contain copies of manuscripts that have been accepted for publication but have not yet been published? If so, do not
consider those manuscripts.
• Does the portfolio contain published material that the nominee produced while at another institution? If so, do not consider that
material.
For every publication listed, does the nominee provide title, date, and source of the publication as well as information about the publications’
peer/jury review processes and the selectivity of the processes? Do not consider publications for which this information was not provided.
For each criterion, please score the nomination on a scale of 0-5.
Criteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch Needs More Score
(1 point) Evidence
Depth of Scholarship The nominee’s The nominee’s peer- Few of the nominee’s There is insufficient (x3)
and Creative Endeavors published scholarship reviewed published peer-reviewed evidence to evaluate
and/or creative work scholarship or juried published scholarship the competitiveness
Depth of scholarship, reflects a creative work reflects or juried creative and selectivity of the
originality, peer considerable body of a considerable body work appeared in venues in which the
review, peer-reviewed or of work and some of venues with high nominee’s published
competitiveness and juried work and the the venues are rated acceptance rates. scholarship or
reputation of the journals/book as high-quality or creative work
venue in which the publishers or venues highly-competitive. Creative Works. In appeared.
work appears. are consistently of the case of creative
high quality and Creative Works. In works, it is important Creative Works. In
acceptance for the case of creative to note when a single the case of creative
publication or works, it is important work has been works, it is important
creative works in to note when a single presented, to note when a single
those venues is work has been performed, or work has been
highly competitive. presented, exhibited multiple presented,
21 | P a g eCriteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch Needs More Score
(1 point) Evidence
performed, or times and the performed, or
Creative Works. In exhibited multiple competitiveness of exhibited multiple
the case of creative times and the the venues in which times and the
works, it is important competitiveness of the work was competitiveness of
to note when a single the venues in which presented, the venues in which
work has been the work was performed, or the work was
presented, presented, exhibited. presented,
performed, or performed, or performed, or
exhibited multiple exhibited. exhibited.
times and the
competitiveness of
the venues in which
the work was
presented,
performed, or
exhibited.
Breadth and Scope of Evidence provided by Evidence provided by Evidence provided by There is insufficient (x2)
Dissemination of the nominee the nominee the nominee evidence to evaluate
Scholarship and indicates that the indicates that the indicates that the the degree to which
Creative Endeavors work has been widely work has been work has had the nominee’s work
disseminated among moderately received relatively limited has been
Breadth and scope of and cited by other and cited by other reception or citation disseminated among
dissemination of scholars. scholars. by other scholars. other scholars.
scholarship (how
widely the published Creative Works. This Creative Works. This Creative Works. This Creative Works. This
work is disseminated). criterion includes the criterion includes the criterion includes the criterion includes the
Evidence of number of times a number of times a number of times a number of times a
dissemination of single creative single creative single creative single creative
scholarly work may work (if you are a work (if you are a work (if you are a work (if you are a
include but is not playwright or visual playwright or visual playwright or visual playwright or visual
limited to number of artist) has been artist) has been artist) has been artist) has been
presented (or in the presented performed presented performed presented performed
22 | P a g eCriteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch Needs More Score
(1 point) Evidence
times a work has been case of theatre or exhibited (or in or exhibited (or in or exhibited (or in
cited by other scholars. designers/performers the case of theatre the case of theatre the case of theatre
/directors) where it designers/performer designers/performer designers/performer
is performed or s/directors) the s/directors) the s/directors) the
exhibited or the quality/prestige of quality/prestige of quality/prestige of
inclusion or citation the venue or the the venue or the the venue or the
of the work in special inclusion or citation inclusion or citation inclusion or citation
collections or of the work in special of the work in special of the work in special
reproductions in collections or collections or collections or
publications or digital reproductions in reproductions in reproductions in
media intended for publications or digital publications or digital publications or digital
professional and media intended for media intended for media intended for
scholarly audiences. professional and professional and professional and
scholarly audiences. scholarly audiences. scholarly audiences.
Relationship to the The nominee’s The nominee’s The nominee’s There is insufficient (x1)
Discipline materials, including materials represent a materials indicate evidence to evaluate
letters of support considerable body of limited significance the significance of
Relationship to the from internal and scholarly work, but of the scholarship for the
state of the discipline. external peers, evaluations of the discipline, scholarly/creative
indicate that the significance of the although the quantity work to the
scholar’s work is scholarship for the of the scholarship nominee’s discipline.
highly significant to discipline are not may be relatively
the discipline. consistent. substantial.
Types of Achievement One or more of the One or more of the None of the There is insufficient (x1)
applicant’s applicant’s applicant’s evidence to evaluate
Types of achievement publications or peer- publications or peer- publications or recognition of the
recognized by reviewed reviewed presentations has scholarly/creative
accrediting bodies presentations has presentations has received any form of work by the relevant
applicable to that received recognition received citations of recognition from the discipline bodies.
discipline. by the relevant the work in the relevant accrediting
accrediting body or organization’s media,
23 | P a g eCriteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch Needs More Score
(1 point) Evidence
disciplinary etc., but none of the body or disciplinary
association. publications or association.
presentations has
Such recognition received awards.
includes awards, and
may also include
special mention in
media outlets,
citations of the work
in the organization’s
media, etc.
Total
24 | P a g eExcellence in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Award Rubric
Note: Portfolios that do not meet the document requirements noted below will not be accepted.
Document Requirements Yes No
All documents combined into a single PDF file
Portfolio formatted with 1” margins, single or double-spaced, & ≥12-point font
*Portfolio length ≤ 20-pages (not including table of contents)
Table of contents (not included with page count)
Nomination letter from chair noting highlights of the nomination portfolio. (1-2 pages)
A teaching philosophy narrative that outlines how the nominee’s research questions and the related goals, theories, and
methods of their scholarship activities support his/her teaching philosophy. (1-2 pages)
Data/evidence of the impact of their teaching techniques/pedagogies on student learning and its potential impact on
teaching and learning in the discipline. (3-5 pages)
Condensed curriculum vitae that includes relevant scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) presentations, articles
and/or publications.
(2-3 pages)
One or two of letters of support from colleagues qualified to comment on the value and quality of the nominee’s
scholarship of teaching and learning activities, and its impact in improving undergraduate/graduate education. These
letters should describe how the nominee’s activities have contributed knowledge in the field and how it has enhanced
the learning of students.
For each criterion, please score the nomination on a scale of 0-5.
Criteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Need More Evidence (0 Score
point) points)
Engaged in the Portfolio demonstrates Portfolio includes Portfolio describes a Insufficient evidence
Systematic Examination exemplary documentation of the novel teaching strategy that the nominee is
of Issues documentation of the systematic examination and some attempt to engaged in the
Engaged in the systematic examination of issues about student evaluate the impact of systematic examination
systematic examination of issues about student learning and the strategy on student of issues about student
of issues about student learning and instructional conditions learning and learning and
learning and instructional conditions that promote learning instructional conditions instructional conditions
instructional conditions that promote learning and build on previous that promote learning. that promote learningCriteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Need More Evidence (0 Score
point) points)
that promote learning and build on previous scholarship; however, Applicant’s prior and build on previous
and build on previous scholarship. the systematic approach scholarship is not noted. scholarship.
scholarship. For example, the or systematic For example,
documentation might examination is not clear. documentation might be
include: For example, missing or have unclear
• Observations of documentation might be documentation for 3 or
students’ learning missing or have unclear 4 of the following:
challenges or documentation of the • Observations of
successes; following: students’ learning
• Review of literature • Observations of challenges or
related to students’ learning successes;
observations; challenges or • Review of literature
• Development of a successes; related to
research question • Review of literature observations;
and hypotheses on related to • Development of a
teaching observations; research question
interventions related • Development of a and hypotheses on
to the observation; research question teaching
• Testing of and hypotheses on interventions related
hypotheses; teaching to the observation;
• Dissemination of interventions related testing hypotheses;
results. to the observation; • Dissemination of
testing hypotheses; results.
References to previous • Dissemination of
scholarship with a results. References to previous
description of how that scholarship with a
prior research is related References to previous description of how that
to the applicant’s scholarship with a prior research is related
scholarship description of how that to the applicant’s
prior research is related scholarship
to the applicant’s
scholarship.
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point) points)
Documented use of Portfolio includes an Portfolio includes a Portfolio includes a brief Insufficient evidence of
Strategies exemplary, detailed general description of description of documented use of
documentation of the documentation of the documentation of the strategies.
Documented the use of strategies for strategies for strategies for
strategies for investigating and investigating and investigating and
investigating and evaluating the impact of evaluating the impact of evaluating the impact of
evaluating the impact of teaching practice on teaching practice on teaching practice on
teaching practice on student learning, student learning, student learning,
student learning, anchored in the anchored in the anchored in the
anchored in the research research literature. research literature. research literature.
literature. For example: For example: For example:
The applicant provides a The applicant provides a The applicant does not
detailed description of brief description of provide an adequate
research methodology research methodology description of
and explains how the and explains how the methodology or
methodology was methodology was provides a vague
related to prior related to prior description of the
research. research. methodology and little
to no reference to prior
research.
Public, Peer Reviewed, Portfolio includes Portfolio includes Portfolio implies Insufficient evidence
and Critiqued exemplary references to references to public, references to public, that scholarship is
Scholarship public, peer-reviewed, peer-reviewed, and peer-reviewed, and public, peer reviewed,
Engaged in scholarship and critiqued critiqued scholarship; critiqued scholarship; and critiqued.
that is public, peer scholarship. however, the however, the
reviewed and Examples might include: information is general information is not clear
critiqued. • Critiques of pertinent and/or not clear. or missing.
publications or Examples might include: Examples might include:
presentations; • Critiques of pertinent • Critiques of
publications or publications or
presentations; presentations;
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point) points)
• Self-reflections on • Self-reflections on • Self-reflections on
publications or publications or publications or
presentations. presentations. presentations.
• Feedback provided by
Feedback provided by Feedback provided by peers and how
peers and how feedback peers and how feedback feedback was
was incorporated to was incorporated to incorporated to
improve the SoTL improve the SoTL improve the SoTL
project. project. project.
Scholarship Contributes The portfolio The portfolio has The portfolio has Insufficient evidence
to New Questions and demonstrates exemplary documentation on how inadequate that the scholarship
Knowledge documentation of how the applicant’s peer- documentation of how contributed to new
the applicant’s peer- reviewed work the applicant’s peer- questions and
Produced scholarly work reviewed work contributes new reviewed work knowledge.
that contributes new contributes new questions and contributes new
questions and questions and knowledge about questions and
knowledge about knowledge about teaching and learning. knowledge about
teaching and learning. teaching and learning. Examples might include: teaching and learning.
Examples might include: • Redesign of a
• Redesign of 1 or course;
more courses; • Use of new
• Use of new innovative teaching
innovative teaching strategies;
strategies; • Development of
• Development of open educational
open educational resources;
resources; • Use of AAC&U high
• Use of AAC&U high impact practices (GC
impact practices (GC transformative
experiences);
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point) points)
transformative • Use of AAC&U Leap
experiences); Value Rubrics.
• Use of AAC&U Leap
Value Rubrics.
Well-Articulated Applicant has an Applicant has a teaching Applicant describes Insufficient evidence
Teaching Philosophy exemplary, well- philosophy that relates teaching philosophy but that the teaching
Developed a well‐ articulated teaching to research questions. does not explain how philosophy is well-
articulated teaching philosophy that drives For example: philosophy was articulated.
philosophy that drives research questions. • The narrative implies developed or how it
research questions. For example: the connection shaped SoTL research.
• The narrative between teaching
explicitly states the philosophy and SoTL
connection between research.
teaching philosophy
and SoTL research. The teaching philosophy
is not clearly grounded
The teaching philosophy in reflection on his/her
is grounded in reflection teaching and informed
on his/her teaching and by pedagogical theory.
informed by pedagogical
theory.
Documented The portfolio focuses on The portfolio focuses on The portfolio includes Insufficient evidence of
Dissemination of courses taught that courses taught that courses taught but documentation of
Scholarship Results were included in the were included in the connections to dissemination of
Documented the applicant’s scholarship. applicant’s scholarship. documentation of scholarship results for
dissemination of their There is exemplary There is general dissemination of the last 3-5 years.
scholarship results. documentation of documentation of scholarship results are
dissemination of dissemination of not clear.
scholarship results. scholarship results.
Examples might include: Examples might include:
• Faculty development • Faculty development
workshops; workshops;
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point) points)
• Peer-reviewed • Peer-reviewed
conference podium conference podium
presentations; presentations;
• Peer-reviewed • Peer-reviewed
conference poster conference poster
presentations; presentations;
• Peer-reviewed • Peer-reviewed
journal articles. journal articles.
• Invitations to speak at • Invitations to speak at
conference conference
presentations. presentations.
Total
30 | P a g eExcellence in Online Teaching Award Rubric
Note: Portfolios that do not meet the document requirements noted below will not be accepted.
Document Requirements Yes No
All documents combined into a single PDF file
Portfolio formatted with 1” margins & ≥12-point font
*Portfolio length ≤ 20-pages (not including table of contents)
Table of contents (not included with page count)
Nomination letter from chair and one of more letters of support from colleagues qualified to comment on the
nominee’s teaching and service
Condensed curriculum vitae (2-3 pages) that includes a brief description of each of online course the nominee has
taught at their institution in the past three years, including the semesters taught and number of sections.
Reflective statement summarizing teaching and learning philosophy, strategies and objectives as applied to the online
environment (1-2 pages)
Brief summary of 2-3 innovative teaching artifacts or practices used in the online environment to promote student
success
One or more letters of support from recent and/or past students
A well-organized set of documents that provide evidence of teaching excellence
(e.g., data showing success of the nominee’s students, selected components of course syllabi, handouts, methods of
assessing student learning, and achievement that go beyond student evaluations, examinations, summaries of recent
student evaluations, peer evaluations, student mentoring/advising, peer mentoring, service and scholarship relevant to
promoting online education, etc.). Brief explanation about how the documents included support the nominee’s
excellence in teaching.
For each criterion, please score the nomination on a scale of 0-5.
Criteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch Need More Evidence Score
(1 point) (0 points)
Strong Commitment The portfolio has The portfolio has The portfolio focuses Insufficient evidence
to Online Teaching exemplary some documentation on evidence of online that the nominee is
and Learning documentation that that the nominee is teaching with little to strongly committed
Application materials the nominee is committed to no evidence of to teaching.
demonstrate that the strongly committed teaching and learning activity beyond the
nominee is strongly to online teaching as demonstrated online courses to
committed to quality and learning as through activities demonstrate the
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(1 point) (0 points)
online teaching and demonstrated designed to advance nominee’s
learning as evidenced through activities the quality and commitment to
by teaching, service designed to advance practice of teaching online teaching and
and scholarly activities the quality and and learning. learning.
designed to advance practice of teaching The portfolio includes
the quality of online and learning. some evidence of
teaching and learning. The portfolio activities related to
includes exemplary nominee’s
evidence of multiple commitment to
activities related to teaching and learning.
nominee’s Examples might
commitment to include:
teaching and • Conducting
learning. workshops on or
Examples might off campus
include: • Conducting
• Conducting workshops on or
workshops on or off campus related
off campus to online teaching
related to online and learning;
teaching and • Conducting a
learning; Scholarship of
• Conducting a Teaching and
Scholarship of Learning project
Teaching and related to online
Learning project teaching and
related to online learning;
teaching and • Participating in
learning; faculty learning
• Participating in communities
faculty learning related to online
communities
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(1 point) (0 points)
related to online teaching and
teaching and learning;
learning; • Leading book
• Leading book discussion groups
discussion groups related to online
related to online teaching and
teaching and learning;
learning; • Providing
• Providing professional
professional service to campus
service to campus or professional
or professional committees that
committees that focus on online
focus on online teaching and
teaching and learning.
learning.
Use of Effective and The portfolio The portfolio provides The portfolio implies
Innovative Online provides multiple a few examples of evidence of effective
Teaching Practices exemplary examples effective and and innovative online
Use of effective and of effective and innovative online teaching practices.
innovative online innovative online teaching practices.
teaching practices teaching practices. For example:
that result in student • The development
engagement, student For example: of innovative
satisfaction, and • The development online learning
effectiveness in of innovative activities that have
achieving desired online learning a demonstrable
learning outcomes. activities that impact on student
have a success;
demonstrable • The adaptation of
impact on student active learning
success; pedagogies to the
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(1 point) (0 points)
• The adaptation of online
active learning environment, such
pedagogies to the as service learning,
online undergraduate
environment, such research,
as service collaborative
learning, learning, etc.;
undergraduate • The application of
research, assessment
collaborative practices that go
learning, etc.; beyond required
• The application of institutional means
assessment of assessment and
practices that go that have been
beyond required used to refine
institutional teaching methods;
means of • Alignment across
assessment and stated learning
that have been objectives,
used to refine assessments, and
teaching methods; learning activities
• There is clear can be inferred.
alignment across
stated learning Portfolio information
objectives, may state or imply
assessments, and evidence of effective
learning activities. teaching practices in
the summary of
Portfolio information innovative teaching
provides exemplary artifacts.
evidence of effective
and innovative
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(1 point) (0 points)
teaching practices in The portfolio
the summary of information implies a
innovative teaching connection between
artifacts. the nominee’s
teaching philosophy
The portfolio and evidence of online
information makes a teaching excellence.
clear connection An explanation on
between the how feedback from
nominee’s teaching students and peers
philosophy and informed teaching is
evidence of online implied.
teaching excellence.
There is an
explanation on how
feedback from
students and peers
informed teaching.
Commitment to The portfolio has The portfolio has The portfolio lists Insufficient evidence
Fostering Academic exemplary some documentation examples of online for determining
Success of Online documentation of or implies the interactions with commitment to
Students the applicant’s applicant’s students and fostering academic
demonstrates an commitment to and commitment to and provides little to no success of students.
extraordinary record of fostering record of fostering the discussion of the
commitment to the academic success academic success of impact of those
fostering the of online students’ online students’ interactions on
academic success of success through the success through the student success.
online students development of development of
through the rapport with rapport with
development of individual learners individual learners
rapport with and frequent and frequent
individual learners in interaction with interaction with
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(1 point) (0 points)
and beyond the virtual students in the students in the online
classroom. online environment. environment.
Evidence might Evidence might
include: include:
• Letters from • Letters from
former students; former students;
• Maintaining • Maintaining virtual
virtual office office hours;
hours; • Examples of timely
• Examples of and constructive
timely and feedback on
constructive student work;
feedback on • Responsiveness to
student work; student questions
• Responsiveness to and concerns;
student questions • Providing an easy-
and concerns; to-navigate online
• Providing an easy- course
to-navigate online environment;
course • Ensuring that all
environment; course materials
• Ensuring that all are universally
course materials accessible.
are universally
accessible.
Total
36 | P a g eTeaching Excellence for Department or Program Award Rubric
Note: Portfolios that do not meet the document requirements noted below will not be accepted.
Document Requirements Yes No
All documents combined into a single PDF file
Portfolio formatted with 1” margins, double or single-spaced, & ≥12-point font
*Portfolio length ≤ 20-pages (not including table of contents)
Table of contents (not included with page count)
A nomination letter from the college Dean (1-2 pages)
A narrative statement from the department or program that outlines its philosophy as a community of faculty, and its
goals and strategies for making a difference in the academic success of students. This statement should address the
criteria for the award. (2-3 pages)
A fact profile for the department or program. (1 page)
Data showing student success such as graduation rates, student retention, job placement, acceptance to other schools,
etc.
A concise, clear, and well-organized collection of evidence that details the department’s or program’s distinctive efforts
to foster good teaching and therefore student learning. Suggestions for the kinds of evidence that might be included in
this collection are found in the award criteria. These documents should be accompanied by a brief explanation of why
they are included in the dossier, i.e., how they document the excellence of the department’s teaching.
For each criterion, please score the nomination on a scale of 0-5.
Criteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Insufficient Evidence (0 Score
point) points)
Efforts to Improve There is exemplary There is documentation The documentation The documentation
Teaching and Student documentation on the of a few examples for implies documentation implies documentation
Learning individual and collective individual and collective of individual and of individual and
faculty efforts to faculty efforts to collective faculty efforts collective faculty efforts
Individual and collective improve teaching and improve teaching and to improve teaching and to improve teaching and
faculty efforts to student learning. student learning. student learning. student learning.
improve teaching and
student learning.Criteria Exemplary (5 points) Rising Star (3 points) Beginning to Launch (1 Insufficient Evidence (0 Score
point) points)
Methods and Use of There is exemplary There is some Documentation for Insufficient evidence for
Assessment documentation for documentation for methods of assessment use of assessment
methods of assessment methods of assessment of student learning and methods and use.
Methods of assessment of student learning and of student learning and achievement that go
of student learning and achievement that go achievement that go beyond student
achievement that go beyond student beyond student evaluations is implied.
beyond student evaluations. evaluations.
evaluations, and the use For example: For example:
of assessment results to • A variety of • A variety of
inform teaching quantitative and quantitative and
practices, and qualitative measures qualitative
curriculum development is used to assess measures is used to
and revision. student learning assess student
across the learning across the
curriculum. curriculum.
• Assessment data are • Assessment data
used to inform are used to inform
teaching practices. teaching practices.
• Assessment data are • Assessment data
used to inform are used to inform
curriculum curriculum
development and development and
revision. revision.
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