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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Award for Excellent in Teaching
Call for Nominations

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is committed to excellence in teaching. It has established a teaching award that honours, each year, a faculty member who has made an outstanding contribution to teaching, mentoring, and serving the students of the Faculty. This award is intended above all to underline the fundamental importance of effective and/or innovative pedagogy.

Candidates nominated for the award must be on-going Arts and Social Sciences members of the Dalhousie University teaching staff. Sessional and part-time lecturers will be considered but must have taught the equivalent of four half courses over at least two consecutive years. Faculty nominated for the University Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence are also eligible for nomination for the Arts and Social Sciences Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Nominations must be signed by at least three students or staff members, and must include clear evidence of teaching excellence, detailed in the nomination dossier. This evidence should include materials such as a statement of teaching philosophy, course syllabi, sample assignments, student evaluations, any publications or other scholarly writing related to the theory or practice of teaching if applicable, and letters from colleagues and students. Nominees are encouraged to include any evidence of educational leadership and service in support of teaching excellence, if available.

Nominators must work actively with the nominee to ensure the production of an accurate and complete dossier. It is recommended that one nominator take the lead role in this process. Nomination forms are available at the office of the Dean of Arts and Social Sciences. Please contact 494-1439 for more information.

The recipient will be recognized by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at a reception and with the placing of a photograph and plaque in the McCain Building.

Nominations and documents supporting them should be sent to the Selection Committee for the Excellence in Teaching Award, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University, 6135 University Avenue, Suite 3030, PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2.

Nominations and all supporting documents should reach the Committee no later than JANUARY 31, 2016.