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Dr. Lois Matz Rosen Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. Lois Matz Rosen taught at the university for over 20 years as a Professor of English. She was the founding Director of the Thompson Center for Learning and Teaching.

This annual award was established by Dr. Rosen upon her retirement in 2003 and carries a stipend of $1,000. In any given year, the award may be split between 2 highly qualified applicants or, should no qualified candidate be nominated, may not be awarded, at the discretion of the TCLT Advisory Board and Director. This award may be made to junior tenure-track faculty in any UM-Flint school or college from their 3 rd year of appointment up to but not including the academic year of their initial review for promotion/tenure. An award may be made only once to a junior faculty member.

Eligibility

Tenure-track faculty in any UM-Flint school or college in their 3rd year of appointment up to but not including the academic year of their initial review for promotion/tenure are eligible to be nominated. Highly qualified candidates must possess the following characteristics:

•  Consistent level of excellence in teaching diverse groups of students
•  Demonstrated commitment to teaching through course development activities, attendance at campus teaching workshops, participation in conferences on pedagogy, publications related to pedagogy, etc.
•  Recognizable commitment to UM-Flint students both inside and outside of the classroom (through advising, mentoring, or research/performance activities)
•  Awards will not be made to individuals who are selected to receive the Teaching Excellence Award in that same year

Nominations

Nominations may be made by a nominee's faculty colleagues, Department Chair, or Dean and should be submitted to the Director of the Thompson Center for Learning and Teaching, Dr. Susan Gano-Phillips, 366 French Hall. Self-nominations will not be accepted. The letter of nomination is due on January 20, 2006. Other supporting documents must be submitted on February 24, 2006.

Required Support Documentation (in addition to letter from nominator)

•  Nominee's vita (listing classes taught, new course development, instructional techniques)
•  Recommendation of Department Chair or Dean
•  Summaries of student evaluations
•  At least 3 but no more than 5 peer recommendations and/or peer reviews through classroom visitation (It is strongly recommended that at least one peer review through classroom visitation be included)
•  At least 3 but not more than 5 letters of support from students that address teaching and advising that are solicited by the candidate's nominator or chairperson
•  Candidate statement of teaching philosophy not to exceed 500 words, that may serve as the beginnings of a teaching philosophy statement for the promotion notebook