The Arkansas State University Faculty Award for Teaching (Tenure-Track) is presented each spring to a tenure-track faculty member who has evidenced significant and meritorious achievement in teaching.

Criteria

• Unusual effort devoted to ensuring the quality of students’ classroom learning experience.
• Possession of high scholarly standards for both the rigor and currency of course content and for the level of student performance with respect to these standards.
• Available measure of a faculty member’s direct impact on and involvement with students.

Submission Process

Applicants must submit a complete teaching portfolio for the award year, January 1 – December 31, 2021. Applicants are also encouraged to submit the previous year’s portfolio and supporting documents (January 1 – December 31, 2020). Information should be presented under the following headings:

• A list of courses taught during the spring, summer, and fall 2021 semesters.
• A copy of the syllabus for all courses taught (mark newly developed courses).
• A summary of student evaluations for each course taught. Please report the student evaluations using the format below.

• No more than 12 written student statements from course evaluation forms.
• Descriptions of innovative teaching methodology.
• Evidence of professional growth as a teacher through formal and/or informal professional development activities.
• Other supporting documents in the Appendix
• Copy of instructor comments on students’ works.
• Written statements of support from former students (optional)
• Other items considered relevant in addressing the criteria for the award (optional)