Nomination and Selection Procedures

Nomination procedures for all award categories begin at the department/school level each spring when departments/schools select their nominees from those who are eligible and who merit nomination. Nominees then have about five months to prepare their teaching portfolios, with the help of summer workshops at the Center for Integrated Professional Development, which are to be submitted in the fall to their respective college’s Dean’s Office for review. Colleges then forward the portfolios to the University Teaching Council for its portfolio review process and selection of the recipients in late Fall. Nomination processes are similar for each category but differ in some respects. Details are explained below for each nomination category.

For quick reference, here is a comparison grid for the different categories.

	Eligible Nominators	Nominees per department/school to the college	Nominees per college forwarded to the UTC
Outstanding University Teacher Award, Tenure Track	Any current or former ISU department chairperson, school director, division head, or dean; any current or former ISU full- or part-time faculty member; or any current or former full- or part-time ISU student	Up to two nominees	Up to three nominees, except in College of Arts and Sciences, which can nominate up to three per division (humanities, social sciences, sciences)
Outstanding University Teacher Award, Non-Tenure Track	Any current or former ISU department chairperson, school director, division head, or dean; any current or former ISU full- or part-time faculty member; or any current or former full- or part-time ISU student	Up to two nominees	Up to three nominees, except in College of Arts and Sciences, which can nominate up to three per division (humanities, social sciences, sciences)
Outstanding University Teacher Award, A/P or CS	Any current or former ISU department chairperson, school director, division head, or dean; any current or former ISU full- or part-time faculty member; or any current or former full- or part-time ISU student	Up to two nominees	Up to three nominees, except in College of Arts and Sciences, which can nominate up to three per division (humanities, social sciences, sciences)
Teaching Initiative Award (Pre-tenure)	Any current or former ISU department chairperson, school director, division head, or dean; any current or former ISU full- or part-time faculty member; or any current or former full- or part-time ISU student	Up to two nominees	No limits
Outstanding University Graduate Student Teaching Award	Graduate coordinators, department chairs, faculty members, staff, or graduate students	Up to three nominees for each award category (Level 1, PhD; Level 1, Master’s; Level 2 PhD or Master’s	Up to three nominees per category, except in College of Arts and Sciences, which can nominate up to three per division (humanities, social sciences, sciences)

Annual Timetable

Mid-March: Program information and guidelines are posted to the University Teaching Council web site and memos outlining the time frame and any changes in the process are distributed to Chairs, Deans, and others by the University Teaching Council.

Last Tuesday of April: Names of nominees are due from departments to the Chair of the University Teaching Council. Departments should inform nominees of their nomination.

Summer: The Center for Integrated Professional Development provides nominees with portfolio development support through workshops and individualized consultation. (NOTE: Attendance is strongly advised, but not mandatory.) See Center summer programming for details.

First Tuesday of September: Completed teaching portfolios are due from all nominees to their chairs, directors, or designees.

Third Tuesday of September: Teaching portfolios, including chair’s/director’s letter as described in portfolio preparation guidelines, are due from departments/schools to the deans of their respective colleges. Each portfolio must be accompanied by a nomination form signed by the chair/school director.

Third Tuesday of October: Teaching portfolios of final college nominees are due from college dean’s offices to the chair of the University Teaching Council at the Center for Integrated Professional Development. Each portfolio must be accompanied by a nomination form signed by the dean. All portfolios must arrive at the Center for Integrated Professional Development no later than 4:30 pm on the third Tuesday of October. Late submissions will not be accepted.

December: The University Teaching Council completes its review and selection process and notifies each nominee individually of the outcome for his or her nomination. Chairs/directors are notified of their department’s/school’s nominees’ outcomes, deans are notified of their college nominees’ outcomes, and the Provost’s Office is notified of all award recipients.

Early January: The Wednesday before spring semester begins, award recipients are announced and introduced at the annual Teaching and Learning Symposium.