CSU TRUSTEES TEACHING AWARD COMMITTEE

[ MEMBERSHIP AND DOCUMENTS 2012-13 ]

[ MEMBERSHIP AND DOCUMENTS 2011-12 ]

[ MEMBERSHIP AND DOCUMENTS 2010-11 ]

[ MISSION ]     

In accordance with the guidelines and deadlines set forth by the CSU Trustees, the committee shall solicit nominations from the CCSU community, collect materials in support of nominees, and select the candidate to receive the award. The award competition is open to tenured or tenure-track assistant and associate professors who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers for at least five years and have at least a two-year record of promoting instructional improvements for their programs or departments     
    
[ BY LAWS ]     

Membership

Six Full Professors with at least one representative from each school of the University.

Elections

Members shall be elected each spring by the full-time faculty for staggered two-year terms. If a school has no continuing members of the committee, then the candidate from that school who has the highest vote total will be elected to the committee. The winners of the remaining positions (if there are any) will be the candidates with the highest vote totals, after the school-specific winners have been removed from the pool.

Special Provision for the Spring 2011 election

In order to create a situation where three members are elected each year starting with the Spring 2012 election, four members will be elected to the Committee in Spring 2011, and the elected member with the lowest number of votes out of the four will serve a one-year term.

Organization

The committee shall organize itself annually in September, and shall elect a chairperson.

Functions And Responsibilities

In accordance with the guidelines and deadlines set forth by the CSU Trustees, the committee shall solicit nominations from the CCSU community, collect materials in support of nominees, and select the candidate to receive the award. The award competition is open to tenured or tenure-track assistant and associate professors who have distinguished themselves as outstanding teachers for at least five years and have at least a two-year record of promoting instructional improvements for their programs or departments.

Approved by the Faculty Senate: May 10, 2010