022A Scott Quad
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701
Phone: 593-2681
Fax: 597-2707
E-mail: cte@ohio.edu
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In 1987, the Graduate Associate Outstanding
Teaching Award was
inaugurated by the Provost to recognize outstanding teaching done by
graduate teaching associates at Ohio University. Unlike other
universities with similar awards, the selection process at Ohio
University is conducted entirely by undergraduate students who
volunteer their time to serve on the selection committee.
The finalists for the award are determined through undergraduate
student nominations that are solicited by an email invitation to
undergraduates, and then collected through an online ballot. The
Graduate Associate Outstanding Teaching Award Selection Committee
then completes the second phase of the selection process, in which
they hold discussions with each of the eight candidates and if
possible, and practical, observe classes or labs in which each teaches.
At the end of this process, the Graduate Associate Outstanding
Teaching Award Committee chooses four graduate teaching associates to
receive the Graduate Associate Outstanding Teaching Award. Upon
selection by the committee, each Graduate Associate Outstanding
Teaching Award winner, and her or his department chairperson, will be
notified and invited to the award reception held at the end of Spring
Quarter. At the reception, each recipient will be awarded $500, and
will be presented with a framed certificate to commemorate the occasion.
Ohio University is proud of its pioneering approach to recognizing
and rewarding excellence in teaching. Newcomers to the university can
look forward to joining a tradition that honors both professors and
students for their active participation in the continuing dialogue
about the purpose, goals and structure of education.
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