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Teaching Excellence Award Nominations
2010 Teaching Excellence Awards

We are pleased to announce the 2009-2010 George Mason University Teaching Excellence Awards. These awards are open to all faculty members with at least 3 years of teaching experience at George Mason, without regard to college, school, institute, or full-time or part-time status. In addition, Mason also offers a Teaching Excellence Award in General Education. Nominees should have taught general education courses at least three of the last six years. Nominations from students, faculty members, or administrators are welcome.

Outstanding teaching is an integral part of Mason's mission and is deserving of significant recognition. The Teaching Excellence Awards are both institutional recognition and a monetary acknowledgement of the significant work that faculty members devote to course planning and preparation; curriculum development; and innovative teaching, advising, and mentoring.

Nomination Deadline: Thursday, October 15th

Method: Nominations can be brief. Please write 2-3 paragraphs explaining why you believe this person should be considered for a teaching award.

Send Nominations to: The Center for Teaching Excellence at cte@gmu.edu

The Selection Process:

Nominations will be accepted through Thursday,October 15th.
Nominees will provide a 5-page teaching vita and a 5-page teaching statement to the Center for Teaching Excellence by Monday, November 9th. (Electronic format, please)
The Committee will select and announce semi-finalists by Wednesday, December 16th.
Semi-finalists will provide a detailed teaching portfolio by Monday, February 8th, 2010.
The Teaching Excellence Award winners will be selected in early April.
A ceremony will honor the 2010 Teaching Excellence Award winners in late spring. Winners receive a $2000 stipend and travel support to present their educational work.

We urge you to take this opportunity to recognize teaching excellence at Mason.
Please nominate someone you view as an outstanding educator for this honor.

For further information, contact Kimberly Eby, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence; Associate Provost for Faculty Development (3 x 8671; keby1@gmu.edu )

The Center for Teaching Excellence: George Mason University / Johnson Center 2nd Floor, Room 241 / Mailstop 4D6 / phone 703-993-8652 / email cte@gmu.edu / site last updated 09/09/2009