Teaching Fellow Award
General Information
This award, made possible by the Penn State Alumni Association, the Undergraduate Student Government, and the Graduate Student Association, recognizes distinguished teaching and provides a forum for encouraging teaching. Three awards will be presented. No more than two awards may be given to University Park faculty members
Qualifications
Nominees must be tenured faculty with a minimum of three years teaching experience at Penn State. Nominees will be asked to share their talents and expertise with others throughout the University system. Year-long responsibilities may include such activities as participating in workshops and symposia, giving lectures or presentations on teaching techniques to new faculty and graduate assistants, taking part in discussions or seminars with students in the Schreyer Honors College, or teaching honors courses.
Nomination Process
Nominations may be submitted by students, faculty, administrators, staff, and friends of Penn State by a web nomination form. Nominations will be accepted throughout the year with a due date of Friday, September 21, 2007 to be considered for the 2008 awards. If you have any questions, please send an email to SchreyerAdmin@psu.edu or phone 814-865-8681.
Preliminary screening is done by department or campus representatives and approved by the dean or campus executive officer. Final selection for all three awards is made by University Committees that may include faculty, students, administrators, and alumni.