Provost's Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award

Purpose

To recognize junior faculty for superior teaching and advising on the MU campus.

Award

Up to three individuals will be given the annual award which will include a $1,000 prize, less applicable taxes.

Eligibility

Only faculty holding full-time, tenured, tenure track, or non-tenure track appointments with the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor with no more than five years (individuals with service dates prior to September 1, 2008, will be considered to have more than five years) of service at MU are eligible. Nominees must be involved in teaching and advising students.

Nominations

Faculty colleagues, departments, schools/colleges, or recognized campus organizations may nominate individuals.

Do not place nomination materials in a hard binder. The length of the nomination materials is not of primary importance because the final choice will be based on convincing evidence. Nomination materials will not be returned; therefore, the department chair should retain a copy of nomination materials for possible future use. Unsuccessful nominations may be updated and resubmitted in successive years.

Nomination materials should include:

1. Nomination/Cover Letter
   Describe the characteristics that serve to justify his/her being recognized for
   • teaching excellence and dedication to the teaching-learning process inside and outside the classroom;
   • superior advising; and
   • demonstrated potential for publications and scholarly activities related to teaching and advising.
2. Supporting letters (limited to 5) from alumni, students (former or current), colleagues, and departmental or divisional administrators.
3. Personal statement from the nominee regarding his/her philosophy of teaching including how research and service are reflected in teaching.
4. A representative list of courses taught (including syllabi) and students advised by nominee for the last five years.
5. Summarization of student-generated teaching evaluations.
   (Do not include copies of individual student or course forms/sheets. Summaries and selected comments may be included.)
6. Nominee's curriculum vitae
   Be sure to include grants received for the improvement of instruction or teacher preparation.

Submissions

Nominations and supporting materials must be submitted by the Divisional Dean. Submit an electronic version as one "unlocked" .pdf email attachment to umcprovostawards@missouri.edu, naming each document starting with the applicant's last name followed by a document reference (i.e., Jones-Junior Tchng application). Send only the original copy of the entire proposal packet to:

Office of the Deputy Provost
116 Jesse Hall
(573) 882-6597