Center for Innovation in Teaching and Research
Provost's Awards for Academic Excellence
In 2005, the Provost's Awards for Academic Excellence was established to celebrate faculty contributions in teaching, research, service and campus initiatives. Six awards are granted annually culminating in a recognition ceremony in the early fall of each year. Award recipients receive a $1,000 stipend and a crystal recognition sculpture. Candidates must be current Unit A or B faculty.
Application Information
Submission Information
2023-2024 Documents
- General Application Guidelines and Criteria 23-24 (pdf)
- Packet Overview (pdf)
- Checklist 23-24 (pdf)
- Example of Impact (pdf)
- Awards Timeline 23-24 (pdf)
Award Guidelines
Note: You may include 3 letters of support which do not count toward the 10 page limitation
- Excellence in Teaching (pdf)
- Excellence in Enhancing Learning with Technology (pdf)
- Excellence in Scholarly/Creative/Performing/Professional Activities (pdf)
- Excellence in University and Community Service (pdf)
- Excellence in Multicultural Teaching (pdf)
- Excellence in Internationalizing the Campus (pdf)
Application Limitations
- Narrative - no more than five (5) pages, single spaced - be sure to state the impact on university, students and community.
- Stipulated Appendix to proceed your narrative - Each application must contain a stipulated appendix.
- Sample syllabus - Include a syllabus for one course. (NOTE: This does not count toward your page limit). You will upload this into a separate folder on Google Drive.
- Ten (10) pages of supporting documentation. Whenever applicable, such as in the case of performing/creative works, faculty may submit multi-media materials For each, the number of pages of supporting documentation should be reduced by the number of items represented. These submissions should not contain multipage works, such as entire journal articles or books.
- Up to three (3) letters of support from deans, chairs, peers or students – letters of support from these individuals do not count towards your 10-page limit of supporting documentation. These must be included with your packet at the time of submission and will not be collected by CITR. Each letter of support should not exceed two (2) pages. You will upload these to a separate Google Drive folder. These pages do not count to your total page limit for your narrative.
2022 Award Winners
- Excellence in Teaching: Jena Gardner, Department of Music
- Excellence in Multicultural Teaching: Peter Cole, Department of History
- Excellence in Enhancing Learning with Technology: Ian Shelly, Department of Art and Design
- Excellence in Scholarly/Creative/Performance/Professional Activities: Susan Stewart, Department of Management and Marketing
- Excellence in University/Community Service: Jeremy Robinett , Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration
- Outstanding Academic Advisor: Niall Harnett, College of Arts and Science
View the news release for additional details about the 2022 Award Winners
Previous Award Winners
- 2022 Award Winners
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- 2020 Award Winners
- 2019 Award Winners
- 2018 Award Winners
- 2017 Award Winners
- 2016 Award Winners
- 2015 Award Winners
- 2014 Award Winners
- 2013 Award Winners
- 2012 Award Winners
- 2011 Award Winners
- 2010 Award Winners
- 2009 Award Winners
- 2008 Award Winners
- 2007 Award Winners
- 2006 Award Winners
- 2005 Award Winners
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