Provost Award for Undergraduate Teaching Impact

Criteria

The Provost Award for Undergraduate Teaching Impact is presented to a full-time faculty member at Drexel University who has completed a minimum of three years of full-time teaching at Drexel University. At least 75% of the candidate's teaching should beat the first- or second-year undergraduate level.

Nomination Package

• A copy of the candidate's curriculum vitae
• Enrollment data and teaching evaluations (numerical only) for all first- and second-year courses that the candidate taught for the past three years.
• Short “testimonials” from up to three former students of the nominee who took a class from them while they were in their first or second year.
• Statement written by the candidate (2-5 pages) providing a description of positive impact (i.e., clearly assessed by evidence) on student learning and/or engagement including (where appropriate) reference to scholarship on effective and inclusive teaching or research-based methods shown to improve student learning or engagement
• Letters of support — one from a colleague, department head, or dean and one from a student
• Additional items to be submitted in appendices may include syllabi, specialized teaching materials, documentation from faculty peer evaluations/classroom observation and other letters/statements of support, including from students.

Submission

Faculty members who are interested in submitting a proposal should prepare their application in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Drexel University Funding Portal, for each competition respectively.