Faculty and staff awards

The Teaching Award Selection Committee consists of:

• Dean of Engineering and Computer Science (committee Chair).
• one faculty member from each department in the faculty appointed by the Dean;
• two student representatives: one selected by the Engineering Student Society; one selected by the Computer Science Course Union;

In the event the Dean is nominated, the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) will chair the committee.

Nominations may be initiated by faculty, staff or students. Nominees must have at least three years teaching experience within the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Victoria and may be full-time or part-time and include tenured, untenured, Teaching Assistant Professors and sessional faculty, as well as laboratory instructors who are involved in extensive teaching functions.

Nominations may be submitted at any time using the nomination form below. The Selection Committee will meet in late May to consider all new nominations received by the mid-May deadline.

• Nomination form - PDF
• Nomination form - Word

Previous winners within the past six years of this award or of the University of Victoria Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching are not eligible.

Nominations may be initiated by any member of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. Nominees must be PEA or CUPE staff employed for at least three years full-time or part-time within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Victoria. Prior winners are not eligible.

Nomination letters should include a description of the nominee's contributions and attributes, eg:

• resourcefulness and commitment to high standards;
• responsibilities to students, faculty and/or staff;
• dedication and high level of integrity;
• dedication and inspiration to faculty and staff;

and are due the second week of November.

A Staff Award Selection Committee consisting of:

• a staff representative from each department;
• a staff representative from the Engineering Undergraduate Office or the Dean's Office;
• the Dean / Associate Dean as committee chair (non-voting);

will meet during November, to consider all nominations received by the deadline, with decision and notification by the end of that month.

Presentation of the awards will happen in December (at the Evening of Excellence / Winter Social).