Excellence In Education Award Nomination

Academic Affairs
North Hennepin Community College
Derrick.Lindstrom@nhcc.edu

NHCC Excellence in Education Award Nomination Guidelines

NHCC Excellence in Education Award for Faculty

Program Guidelines 2023 - 2024

PURPOSE

The NHCC Excellence in Education Award Program is intended to encourage, recognize, and reward our faculty's work, accomplishments, and important contributions for excellence in teaching for student success. This program seeks to establish a partnership between faculty, administration, and students in encouraging, identifying, and recognizing the distinctive and extraordinary achievements of our faculty.

An additional purpose of this award program nomination process is to seek nominations for the Minnesota State Board of Trustees’ Award for Excellence in Teaching for which is intended to recognize superior teaching at Minnesota State colleges and universities.

ELIGIBILITY

Unlimited, part-time, and adjunct faculty will be considered for NHCC’s Excellence in Education Award.

Educator of the Year Award recipients are chosen from faculty designated each year as Outstanding Educators by college and university presidents. At the time of their designation, Outstanding Educators must have at least three (3) years of full-time equivalent teaching service in their home institution prior to the year of their selection as a Board of Trustees Outstanding Educator.

NOMINATION PROCESS

Submitting a Nomination

  • Nominations can be made using this form until Friday, October 21, 2022, at 5:00 pm.

Review of Nominations

  • Nominations received by the deadline that meet eligibility requirements will be forwarded to the Review Committee.
  • The Review Committee consists of the president (or designee) of the faculty association, three additional faculty members appointed by the Shared Governance committee, Vice President and one additional administrator, and two students selected from the Student Senate.
  • The Review Committee will make the final recommendations for the award to the President for approval.
    • Nominees designated by the President for the Minnesota State Board of Trustees’ Award for Excellence in Teaching will be requested to prepare a faculty nominee portfolio that complies with these guidelines.

NHCC EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARD FOR FACULTY NOMINATION FORM GUIDELINES*

The following are guidelines to be used in the nomination process. The nomination form should include specific examples of each of the following four criteria:

  • Teaching Strategies and Materials. This can be demonstrated by the faculty member's consistently excellent performance in the classroom; innovative approaches to teaching; improvements in instruction and curriculum; superior accomplishments in teaching; and/or clear, accurate, and rigorous presentations.
  • Content expertise and professional growth. This can be demonstrated by the faculty member’s command of the subject and knowledge of current developments in the subject.
  • Service to students, profession, institution, system. This can be demonstrated by improvements to the educational environment; work for the advancement of the department (division); communicating enthusiasm for education; commitment to community college teaching and scholarship; service to North Hennepin Community College; support for open access and for helping students succeed; guiding and advising students; and/or advising a student activity or organization.
  • Standards for assessment of student learning and performance. This can be demonstrated by the faculty member’s ability to challenge students intellectually; encourage, motivate, and inspire students to do their best; and employ a rigorous, learning-focused evaluation.
  • Culturally Responsive Teaching and Pedagogy. This can be demonstrated by the implementation of strategies that promote community building and establish group belonging. Demonstrates consistent integration of culturally relevant, real-world content and experiences to support student learning. Significant evidence of awareness of self and others with the intent to affirm student identities and lived experiences.

*To enhance the nomination, please contact the department Dean for additional information. The strongest nominations will include input from faculty, staff, administration, students, and community members.

AWARD RECIPIENTS

All Nominees will receive a letter from the President acknowledging their contributions and a copy of their nomination(s). Copies will also be provided to the faculty’s dean and placed in the faculty’s official personnel file.

The NHCC Award recipient(s) will:

Receive a certificate acknowledging his/her accomplishment

  • Be acknowledged on the NHCC Wall of Honor plaque
  • Be recognized at the annual Employee Recognition Event
  • Be published in the NHCC magazine and the President’s Letter.

The Board of Trustees Award Nominees will receive a framed certificate and pin. All will be invited to an awards event at which nominees and awardees are honored.