CASTL, the Center for Scholarship, Teaching and Learning, and the Faculty Senate Teaching Enhancement Committee call for nominations in recognition of outstanding teaching. The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, Feb. 15.
All tenured faculty are eligible for the Presidential Teaching Fellowship, 2006-08. The fellowship was created to promote excellence in teaching by establishing a core of faculty given the highest recognition for effective teaching. The fellows also ensure teaching excellence by sharing their expertise with the university community. A fellow is selected annually for a two-year term. Colleagues, students or alumni may submit nominations.
Tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible for the 2005-06 Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. The award recognizes and rewards teaching excellence and was designed to foster a campus climate that supports teaching improvement and accomplishment. Two faculty members will be selected from nominations from colleagues, students or alumni.
All adjunct faculty and lecturers who have taught consistently at UNM for at least four years are eligible for the 2005-06 Adjunct Teacher and Lecturer of the Year Award. This award was established to recognize and reward contributions of non-tenure track faculty in the classroom. Nominations can be made by colleagues, students or alumni.
Nominations for the above awards should be submitted on the CASTL Web site: CASTL nominations.
All current teaching assistants and associates are eligible for the 2005-06 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards. This award is designed to recognize and reward teaching achievements of graduate students. Nominations can be made by the department chairperson on the basis of one nomination for every ten department teaching assistants. Faculty are encouraged to suggest names of deserving teaching assistants to your department chairperson.
Teaching assistants and associates interested in being considered for this award, should notify the department chairperson.
Nominees will be sent an official letter notifying them of their nomination and requesting submission of application materials. For questions about these awards, call 277-3341 or email: castl@unm.edu.
Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu