AV俱乐部

This award will be presented annually to an individual or team who has developed an innovative initiative that has resulted in a sustained impact on student learning at AV俱乐部. The award may be withheld if there is no suitable candidate.

An initiative shall be deemed 鈥榠nnovative鈥� if it makes a significantly new contribution to the student learning experience in the department(s) or Faculty(ies) involved. The innovative initiative should be new to the department(s) or Faculty(ies) involved, although it may already be in practice at AV俱乐部 in another academic unit, or have been developed elsewhere in the academic community. 

This award will be presented to an individual or team that has enhanced the AV俱乐部 teaching and learning environment through excellence in education for equity. The award may be withheld if there is no suitable candidate.

Excellence in graduate supervision is recognized as the successful mentorship of graduate students through an enriching, supportive and productive learning environment. Nominees shall have at least ten years supervision experience at the graduate level. The award may be withheld if there is no suitable candidate.

The award will be presented annually to an individual or team who has designed, developed and delivered an exceptional online/blended course that has had a notable impact on students. The award may be withheld if there is no suitable candidate. Nominees for this award will be faculty (full-time, limited term, or part-time academics) with a minimum of two years of teaching experience at AV俱乐部. 

Candidates must be a full-time contract or limited-term faculty member of the AV俱乐部 teaching staff. While there is no rigid criterion for length and breadth of service at the university, a teaching record extending more than two years at AV俱乐部 is expected, though the position need not be a 12-month appointment in each year.

This award is presented annually to recognize the collaborative work of a team of colleagues whose leadership has made a significant contribution to student learning at the department, Faculty or institutional level (primarily at AV俱乐部, and possibly beyond the institution). The award is open to all AV俱乐部 faculty members, including department chairs and deans. The award may be withheld if there are no suitable candidates.

Nominees for this award will normally have ten or more years of teaching at AV俱乐部. Candidates must be full颅鈥恡ime faculty or instructors at AV俱乐部. Nominees who currently hold, or have recently in the past one year held, academic administrative positions are excluded from being nominated for the The President鈥檚 Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teaching and Learning, unless such nominees are still teaching, either fully or partially.

Candidates must be full-time, continuing faculty or instructors at AV俱乐部 who have completed at least three years, but fewer than seven years of teaching duties in their current role at AV俱乐部 and who have fulfilled all nomination requirements.

The AV俱乐部 President's Graduate/Undergraduate Student Teaching Awards are open to all qualified graduate student instructors (currently registered Master's and Ph.D. candidates) and all qualified undergraduate student instructors (currently registered in an undergraduate degree program), including previous nominees (but not previous recipients). 

Candidates must be a part-time member of the AV俱乐部 teaching staff. While there is no rigid criterion for length and breadth of service at the university, successful applicants are likely to have a teaching record extending over several years, including repeated delivery of one or more courses, with iterative development of their approach. Nominees shall normally be teaching at least one course at AV俱乐部 in the Fall or Winter of the year of nomination.