• student engagement
• reflective practice
• developing learning activities
• developing as a teacher
• methods of assessment
• advising or mentoring students

Students, faculty, staff, and administrators may nominate. Faculty members may self-nominate.

To nominate a faculty member, please complete the nomination form (when link is available).

All nominees will be notified and will receive details about the materials required to complete a Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award application.

The nomination deadline is December 11, 2024.

1. Recommendation from someone who knows your teaching well

2. A statement describing what you teach

• Description of 2 or 3 courses taught
• Description of methods of assessment to measure course outcomes
• Reflections on the goals of each course described

3. A statement describing your students

• The characteristics of your students (majors or non-majors, lower/upper division, graduate)
• Students as learners and your strategies for addressing them
• Their motivation for taking the course

4. Your philosophy of teaching/learning/assessment

5. A personal assessment of your teaching effectiveness and what you’ve done to enhance your effectiveness

NOTE: Items 2-5 should not exceed 6 double-spaced pages

6. Two colleague assessments and/or observations (within the past 3 years) with one page of commentary/reflection (min)

7. Student evaluations from 2 classes within the past 3 years with grade distributions and one page of commentary/reflection for each

8. Syllabi from 2 courses with one page of commentary/reflection for each

9. Additional materials to support your application

10. A short biographical sketch

*All applications are due January 31 and should be submitted​ here when form is ready.