CETL Teaching Awards 2023-2024
CETL and the Faculty Development Committee have collaborated to launch CETL teaching awards to recognize the contributions of educators on our campus. To begin this program, we are seeking nominations for the 2023 Teaching Awards.
These awards seek to recognize the excellence in teaching that happens on our campus. Please consider nominating yourself and your colleagues for the following awards:
- Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching - Recognizes faculty who are making an exceptional impact on teaching. This award recognizes faculty who emphasize the importance the University places upon teaching by investing heavily in this most student-centered activity. We must recognize their work to improve the teaching and learning environment on campus.
- Excellence in Graduate Teaching - Recognizes faculty who are making an exceptional impact on teaching. This award recognizes faculty who emphasize the importance the University places upon teaching by investing heavily in this most student-centered activity. We must recognize their work to improve the teaching and learning environment on campus.
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence - Recognizes faculty who systematically investigate questions related to student learning and the conditions under which it occurs to improve outcomes. This award recognizes faculty who emphasize the importance the University places upon teaching by investing heavily in this most student-centered activity. We must recognize their work to improve the teaching and learning environment on campus.
- Excellence in Teaching by Adjunct Faculty - Candidates create engaging lessons that advance racial equity and social justice in their classrooms. The candidate uses a variety of curriculum materials and strategies to support learning. Adjunct Teaching Excellence recognizes contingent faculty who are making an exceptional impact on teaching. This award recognizes contingent faculty who emphasize the University's importance of teaching by investing heavily in this most student-centered activity. We must recognize their work to improve the teaching and learning environment on campus.
- Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching - Graduate teaching assistants make significant contributions to teaching and learning at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Each academic year, the University recognizes the best, brightest, and most industrious of Minnesota State University, Mankato's graduate teaching assistants for their work as instructors in the classroom and laboratory.
These awards will be presented in CETL's end-of-year celebration on April 26 at 2 p.m. Nominations are due November 13, 2023.
