Award Description:
This award recognizes the vital importance of teaching and mentoring students as significant components of faculty duties that are central to the university’s mission.
Award Selection Guidelines:
The selection committee reads candidates' files closely in order to identify excellence in classroom teaching and student mentorship. In the nominating letter and candidate statement the committee evaluates the candidate’s innovation and evidence-based teaching methods. The committee will also evaluate nominees based on teaching and mentoring activities that that embrace C.U. Boulder's commitment to Inclusive Excellence and have a positive impact on underserved student populations. Finally, the committee evaluates student letters that highlight the unique attributes that make the nominee an excellent professor and mentor.
Nomination Packet Requirements:
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Nomination Statement – 2-page max
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Nominee Personal Statement – 2-page max
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CV – abbreviated 4-page max
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Letters from faculty and extended educational community – 2-page max for each letter
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2 Internal letters of recommendation – (see definition below)
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2 External letters of recommendation - (see definition below)
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Student Statements of Support – Minimum of 2 statements with a total page limit of 4
Requirements for letters of support:
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All letters must be addressed to the nominator, not the nominee
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Letters may be from an individual or can be prepared and jointly signed by more than one person
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Internal letters must come from CU Boulder faculty. The faculty member may be from the nominee’s home department/unit or from another department/unit on campus.
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External letters may not be from faculty rostered in the nominee’s home unit. External letters should instead come from the extended community and may include:
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CU faculty who are not in the nominee’s rostered department
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Faculty outside of CU Boulder
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Educational administrators – internal or external to CU
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Other K-12 school staff or community partners
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Student statements of support:
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may be in a traditional letter format or
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may be short paragraphs that have been cut and pasted into one document
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total page count for student statements may not exceed 4 pages
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Nomination Packet recommendations:
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See the award selection guidelines for areas that will be scored by the selection committee
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When requesting faculty letters of support, please let letter-writers know in advance that there is a 2-page maximum.
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Recommendations for student statements/letters:
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Statements should describe specific moments in the classroom or in other realms of mentorship that show exceptional dedication to the craft of teaching or care for students.
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Successful student statements will describe what happened, why it was impactful, and the long- or short-term effects of the candidate’s teaching
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Packet Submission Instructions:
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Materials must be saved as one nomination packet in a single PDF file titled: NomineeFirstName.NomineeLastName.pdf
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Submit the packet to via email to: bfa@colorado.edu prior to or by midnight on the submission deadline of Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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Nominators/Nomination Committees are strongly advised to turn in their packet at least 2-3 days prior to the deadline.
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Packets submitted several days in advance of the deadline will be allowed to fix issues with their packets.
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Packets turned in the day of the submission deadline will not be given notice if letters or other items in the packet exceed page maximums or do not qualify for other requirements.
Please note:
Please read through the FAQ's below. If you have any questions about the nomination process contact the BFA office at bfa@colorado.edu, or call at 303-492-6271
FAQs