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Skip to contentOffice of Graduate StudiesMenu Close Search AdmissionsApplication ProcessAdmissions FAQDegrees and ProgramsAcademicsMentored ExperiencesDegree RequirementsMentoring Your WayTransdisciplinary Mentoring Community (TMC)Cohort ExperienceGraduate LifeGradWellEventsInformation for New StudentsDiverse Careers for PhDsInternational Student Support HubResourcesGraduate FormsGuidesFunding & SupportOur PeopleHonors and AwardsStatisticsLet your curiosity lead the way:Apply TodayHomeOur PeopleRecent NewsAcademic CalendarContact Us Arts & Sciences Graduate Studies in A&SDean&＃039;s Awards for Teaching ExcellenceAbout the AwardsNomination Guidelines2024 AwardeesPast CohortsThe Dean’s Awards for Teaching Excellence will help acknowledge stellar instructional efforts by graduate students and help cultivate the next generation of leaders in the classroom. The Dean’s Awards for Teaching Excellence recognize Arts & Sciences graduate students who make exceptional contributions to teaching and instruction. Several awards will be made across the disciplines. Each recipient will receive a $1,500 prize, a certificate, and recognition in their graduation program. The deadline for nominations for the annual Dean's Awards for Teaching Excellence has passed. Nominations ClosedNomination Guidelines We seek to reward excellence in teaching in a variety of instructional settings and at a range of different course levels. Each department or program may nominate up to two assistants in instruction (or those engaged in a Mentored Teaching Experience). If a department/program submits two nominations, one nomination should be for courses at the 100-200 level and one nomination should be for courses at the 300-500 level. Additional nomination guidelines are as follows: The student must be enrolled full time as a graduate student in any A&S graduate program during the 2023-2024 academic year. The student must be in good academic standing and making progress in the degree program. During the calendar year 2023 (SP23 & FL23), the student must have had significant responsibility for student instruction in a regularly scheduled course in the College of Arts & Sciences. The level of teaching performance achieved by the student must be viewed by the department or program as exemplary. Competitive nominations demonstrate why the student’s teaching performance is considered exemplary within the discipline/department. Successful candidates have often used innovative pedagogy in the classroom or developed new learning tools, and the nomination form includes an area for including examples of these. The nomination can be supported by and offer input from multiple members of the department involved in the teaching mission (see nomination form for details).   Nomination Forms and supporting materials must be submitted as ONE PDF FILE here. Awards will be announced in late spring. 2024 Awardees Sara Flores / EnglishAdvised by Prof. Abram Van Engen Nominators: Noah Cohan and Elaine Peña Nominators and reviewers applauded Flores for her success in engaging a diverse group of first-year students from different areas on campus. It was an ambitious task, and one that Flores navigated effectively by cultivating inclusive discussions on the intersections of gender, sexuality, and religion. After observing these discussions, one nominator “came away energized” at Flores’s “pedagogical acumen and compassion for her students.” Awarded for Work In: “Latinx Experiences in the United States,” a Rodriguez Scholars Seminar Stella Papadokonstantaki / EconomicsAdvised by Prof. Brian Rogers Nominators: Brian Rogers and John Nachbar Papadokonstantaki’s teaching mentors were so impressed with her organizational and teaching skills that they offered her the opportunity to teach her own course — a high-profile elective that is only rarely offered to graduate student instructors. Nominators quickly found that the department’s “confidence” in Papadokonstantaki was very “well placed.” Papadokonstantaki worked diligently to engage students, who described the course as insightful, informative Awarded for Work In: “Game Theory and Its Business Applications” and “Game Theory” Ljupcho Petrov / MathematicsAdvised by Prof. Bret Wick Nominators: Silas Johnson and Donsub Rim Petrov’s nominators and reviewers commended his work in the classroom for his ability to “create a calm and welcoming atmosphere” and incisively break down complex topics. Beyond the classroom, Petrov advanced teaching innovation by “substantially restructur[ing] course materials to be better scaffolded” and inspiring the development of a new course in the department. Awarded for Work In: “Differential Equations,” “Calculus I,” and “Matrix Algebra” Caitlin Petty / Art History and ArcheologyAdvised by Prof. William Wallace Nominators: Ila Sheren and Nathaniel Jones Petty won praise for her excellent teaching statement and the ways in which she actualized her pedagogical values in the classroom. Petty dedicated her time to thoroughly learning the material she was teaching, developing a clear rapport with students, and advocating for accessible learning methods. One reviewer even remarked how much they would like to take her class! Awarded for Work In: “Introduction to Modern Art, Architecture, and Design” and “History of Western Art, Architecture, and Design” Christian Schuetz / Germanic Languages and LiteraturesAdvised by Erin McGlothlin Nominators: Erin McGlothlin and Carol Jenkins  Schuetz’s nominators remarked upon his ability to connect with students, foster student curiosity, and approach heavy material with respect. Nominators were especially impressed by both his growth as an instructor and also by the number of students who went on to major or minor in German after taking his class — a “testament to his teaching prowess” and his ability to “bring out the best in students by bringing his best every day.” Awarded for Work In: “Topics in Holocaust Studies: Children in the Shadow of the Swastika,” “Advanced German: Core Course IV,” and an Ampersand Study Trip. Karuna Thomas / Psychological & Brain SciencesAdvised by Brian Carpenter Nominators: Brian Carpenter and Nancy Morrow-Howell Nominators were inspired by Thomas’s “high degree of responsiveness” to student needs as well as her “excellent” collaboration with other instructors in the course. However, the most distinctive element of Thomas’s teaching was her emphasis on the “global implications” of course issues and her patience as students grappled with the course materials — something that one nominator said helped to “increase everyone’s comfort level – including mine!” Awarded for Work In: “When I’m 64: Transforming Your Future” Emily Wright / Earth, Environmental, and Planetary SciencesAdvised by Jeff Catalano Nominator: Brad Jolliff Wright is recognized for her extensive support for students struggling in class as well as her innovation in class activities. Wright designed two new labs that challenged students to make use of the department’s “state-of-the-art research facilities” in a creative way. Due to their great success, these labs will be a “staple” of the course going forward. Awarded for Work In: “Minerals, Rocks, Resources and the Environment” See past cohorts here! 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