Promising Professors Awards Panel & WorkshoP - DEADLINE EXTENDED
The Promising Professors Awards honor new faculty and graduate students who demonstrate excellence and innovation in teaching. The AEJMC Mass Communication & Society Division and Graduate Education Interest Group will be proud to feature these best and brightest teachers during the annual Promising Professors Awards Panel & Workshop at the national conference.
For 2010, the Promising Professor Award winners were: Sue Burzynski Bullard, Nebraska-Lincoln (faculty first place); Mina Tsay, Boston University (faculty second place); and Myiah Hutchens, Ohio State (graduate student first place).
Details and How to Apply
Promising Professors Awards are granted to both faculty and graduate students. Winners for each category (faculty and graduate student) will receive notice of their selection by May 31, 2011 and will be recognized at the division's business meeting at the national convention. First place winners for each category will be presented with a plaque by the teaching chair at the business meeting. Monetary awards of $250 for first place, $150 for second place, and $75 for third place will also be presented to the winners at the business meeting.
In addition to receiving their award, winners will be required to attend the Promising Professors and Distinguished Educator Panel at the AEJMC national convention in St. Louis. In this special panel, Promising Professors competition winners and this year's Distinguished Educator will share what has brought them success in the classroom.
Submission Deadline
Submissions should be sent to lucyatkinson@mail.utexas.edu by 11:59 P.M. (Central Daylight Time) Sunday, May 1, 2011.
Eligibility
Faculty who have taught no more than five years full-time and graduate students who have primary responsibility for teaching at least one course. All entrants must be members of the Mass Communication & Society Division.
Submission Details
Submit the following information electronically (no hard copies accepted), and please CLEARLY indicate whether you are a current faculty member or a graduate student who is teaching at least one course:
• Current curriculum vita
• Letter of support from your department chair or dean (should be sent directly from the chair or dean)
• Brief statement explaining what makes your teaching unique and your assessment of your strengths and weaknesses as an instructor
• At least two syllabi from classes you have taught within the past two years (Graduate students may send only one)
• At least two examples of assignments used in those classes
• Other materials that demonstrate teaching creativity, instructional development and responsiveness to student needs
Additional Information
Winners for each category (faculty and graduate student) will be decided by the division head, vice-head, teaching chair, and graduate student liaison. Winners will be recognized by the teaching chair at the division business meeting at the national conference, as well as listed on the division website. To facilitate their preparation for the Promising Professors and Distinguished Educator Panel, winners will be notified of the honor by May 31, 2011.