Educational Development Grant Proposal Guidelines

Purpose of Grant:

Eligibility:

Proposal will include:

Final Report:

Proposal Submission:

Submission Procedure:

Past grant recipients:

• Dikka Berven, "Strategies and Tactics for Institutionalizing Open Educational Resources" webinar
• Emily Spunaugle, "Teaching the History of the Book" course
• Sheryl Ruszkiewicz, the OU Facing Project and publishing Pontiac's stories
• T.J. Jourian, Faculty Success Program through the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
• Mary Craig, attendance and presentation at the 16th International Conference in Emerging Materials and Nanotechnology
• Caterina Pieri, purchasing books, software, and materials to develop new Italian courses

Oakland University Senate Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:

NOMINATION INFO:

Nominations may be made by any member of the Oakland University community, including students, faculty, alumni, administrators, and staff. Student nominations are a highly valued component of this process. Faculty may not self-nominate for the Award. Faculty are encouraged to announce this nomination process in all classes. Students are encouraged to consider a faculty member who has facilitated their progress during their undergraduate course work or during graduate study.

Nomination details should address the nominee's accomplishments based on the following criteria:

• Excellence in teaching methodology
• Innovation in teaching
• Continued growth and development in teaching
• Distinction in the ability to stimulate critical thinking and facilitate student understanding
• Inspiring role model to students
• Exemplary service to students and teaching profession

TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD DETAILS:

• If you are nominated, the Teaching & Learning Committee will contact the you about how to submit the required materials for consideration.
• Previous winners may be nominated and will be eligible to win the award again if four years have passed since winning the award. For example, winners from 2015 and prior will be eligible to win the award again.
• Current members of the Teaching & Learning Committee may be nominated but will not be eligible to win the award.
• A plaque showing previous Teaching Excellence Award winners is on display in the lobby of the Kresge Library.
• The Committee will contact the nominees and chairs of their departments to request additional information.
• All TEA nominees are invited to an annual Faculty Recognition Luncheon hosted by the Senate Teaching and Learning Committee.
• Nominees for the Online Teaching Excellence award will also be invited to a recognition lunch hosted by e-Learning & Instructional Support.
• Due to the amount of support materials, preparation, and evaluation procedures, nominees for both a Teaching Excellence Award and an Online Excellence award must choose only one award for consideration.
• Each TEA award winners are announced at the annual Founders Day luncheon. Award winners are also presented with a money stipend. TEA winners receive:
  • $2000 for Tenure Track
  • $2000 for Non-Tenure Track Faculty
  • $2000 for Online Faculty

Past Recipients

The Teaching Excellence Award recognizes superior teaching, innovative instructional practice, high educational standards, the creation of productive learning environments, and the ability to inspire and motivate students. Nominations may be made by any member of the Oakland University Community. Nominations are reviewed by the Teaching and Learning Committee. 

A plaque showing previous Teaching Excellence Award winners is on display in the lobby of the Kresge Library.

* = Excellence in Teaching Award Winner (Non-Tenure Track)
**= Online Teaching Excellence Award Winner

To view our most current Teaching Excellence Award winners, please click here.

Past Recipients (1982 - Present; Tenure-Track only listed from 1982-2009)

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, 2020: UNDERGRADUATE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Dear Colleagues:

It is time again for nominations for the Undergraduate Distinguished Achievement Award. Each year at the December Commencement exercises, we present a citation, with a stipend provided by the provost’s office, to a student who has done something above and beyond the call of normal course and degree requirements to bring distinction to him/herself and to Oakland University. These activities might include authorship or co-authorship of published articles, presentations at professional meetings, literary works, artistic performances, design or construction of an instrument or device, etc.

Our previous recipients have included students in Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Dance, Electronics and Computer Engineering, English, Education, Health Sciences, History, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music, Physics, and Psychology. All undergraduate students are eligible. There is also no restriction regarding class standing; the recipient does NOT need to be a graduating senior. We are totally dependent on you for identifying these outstanding students and urge you to submit nominations by Friday, October 2, 2020.

You will also find the eligibility and criteria statements which the Committee currently use. Please send your letters and supporting information to Katie Greer, Kresge Library (greer@oakland.edu). We would prefer to receive material electronically, to facilitate distribution to the committee members. If you send your nominations in hard copy, please include four copies of all materials. Thank you in advance for your attention and assistance!

For the Committee,

Katie Greer Kresge Library

UNDERGRADUATE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA

1. Eligibility:

Any regularly enrolled undergraduate student is eligible upon nomination by a faculty member or staff member.

2. Format:

Nominations minimally should consist of a letter of nomination and preliminary documentation of the specific effort that is being recognized. We would prefer to receive all material electronically, but hard copy is acceptable.

3. Criteria:

The purpose of these awards is to recognize extraordinary academic achievement beyond that required for good grades. Thus for instance a student-originated publication in the arts or sciences, a publication with major student input, presentation of research or creative endeavor at a professional conference, a literary work, an exceptional research report, the creation or performance of an artistic work, or the construction of a device or instrument could all be the basis for this award. The following criteria will be used to evaluate the nominations:

1. Originality
2. Extent of effort
3. Scholarly significance
4. Artistic merit/significance

Obviously only some of these criteria will apply to any given nomination.

4. Procedures:

Upon receipt of a letter of nomination, the chair of the committee will distribute copies of the letter and supporting information to the committee members. Additional requests for back-up information and documentation will be made promptly.

All members of the committee will read the letters of nomination and supporting materials. The committee will meet no later than two weeks after the deadline for nominations to discuss its decision. The committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Office of Academic Affairs. Upon approval of the Academic Affairs office, the committee will notify the recipient of the award and the nominating faculty member. The committee chair will write a commendation to be read to the student at the graduation ceremony and printed on the award certificate.

5. The awards will be presented at the Fall Commencement exercises.