University Award for Distinguished Teaching
The University Award for Distinguished Teaching is
the highest honor granted to a member of the Butler
faculty. It represents the broadly shared desire to celebrate
faculty who have demonstrated truly outstanding effort,
accomplishment, and dedicated service to Butler students' best
educational interests. All members of the Butler community are
invited to nominate a faculty member for the University Award for
Distinguished Teaching. Nominations should provide evidence in one
or more areas to support the nomination, including, where
applicable:
- The faculty member's excellence in her or his discipline.
- The faculty member's success in generating enthusiasm, insight,
and thought in classrooms, studios, or laboratories.
- Practices that show the faculty member to be creative,
stimulating, or responsive.
- Teaching that is especially collaborative, supportive, or
innovative.
- Mentoring and advising that inspire academic excellence.
- Support for student research, scholarship, and creative
activity.
- Innovative and creative pedagogical approaches in teaching
style, evaluation methods, and/or course design.
- Ability to stimulate intellectual excitement and to motivate
students.
- History of offering courses that are intellectually and/or
creatively rigorous and challenging.
- Promotion of a wide range of ideas and of a classroom climate
that supports the open expression of diverse opinions.
- Responsiveness to the needs of a diverse student body.
- Openness and receptiveness to different learning styles and
approaches.
- Maintaining an atmosphere of integrity, civility, and respect
in the classroom/studio/lab.
- Providing support, encouragement, and inspiration.
- Accessibility in and beyond the classroom.
- Thoughtful mentoring and guidance of student projects.
- Evidence of student learning achievement.
- Visible presentations of your teaching on campus or in other
presentations.
- Practices that lead students to lives of purpose.