January 9, 2018\u00a0 [REVISED JAN. 19, 2018]<\/p>\n
To:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Deans, UBC Vancouver<\/p>\n
From:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Professor Eric Eich, Vice-Provost and Associate VP Academic Affairs<\/p>\n
Re:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Call for Nominations – 2017\/18 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n In recognition of the valuable role that teaching assistants play in our undergraduate programs, the university annually awards sixteen Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards.\u00a0 The Killam GTA Award includes a Certificate and $1,000.00.\u00a0 The sixteen awards, given annually, seek to demonstrate the importance and value that UBC places on teaching and learning, and to recognize teaching excellence within our institution.<\/p>\n We are seeking your assistance in promoting this award opportunity.\u00a0 We ask that you distribute this Call for Nominations to Heads and Directors, students and faculty members in all your teaching sites and post it in public spaces, as appropriate.<\/p>\n In addition to the Killam awards, Faculties may choose to establish their own GTA teaching award administered internally.<\/p>\n The procedure for submission of Killam GTA Award nominations follows, and includes a set of criteria approved by the Deans\u2019 Committee when the awards were established.\u00a0 The Criteria are described in Appendix I.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n PROCEDURES<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Eligibility:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The award is open to any Graduate Teaching Assistant who acts or has acted in this position during the current and\/or preceding academic year (2017-18 and\/or 2016-17).<\/p>\n Nomination Process:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Nominations should be encouraged from faculty supervisors (professors, senior laboratory instructors) of the Graduate Teaching Assistant nominee, from colleagues working closely with the nominee, and from the students who attend\/attended the nominee\u2019s class or laboratory. GTAs can also self-nominate for the award.<\/p>\n Each Faculty will determine how nominations will be encouraged and gathered within that Faculty.\u00a0 The Head\u2019s Office collects the nomination packages and submits them to the Dean\u2019s Office for adjudication (see below for deadlines and adjudication process).\u00a0 Following adjudication, the Dean\u2019s Office notifies the Provost Office of the selected winner(s).<\/p>\n Please note that there is no application form.\u00a0 The application takes the form of a teaching dossier and supporting documentation, from either the self-nominee or the student\/peer\/faculty nominating party.\u00a0 Please see Appendix II<\/strong> for guidelines for compiling the dossier and supporting documentation.<\/p>\n Completed nomination materials will be collected by the Department Head or Director, for submission to the Dean\u2019s Office.\u00a0 Any questions about the length and format of the materials should be directed to the relevant Dean\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n If the TA work is performed in a Department other than the TA\u2019s \u201chome\u201d Department (where he\/she is registered), the nomination package should be submitted to the Department in which the work is performed<\/u>, and the home Department should be notified of the nomination.\u00a0 Should the nominee become a winner, both Departments should be mentioned when the Dean\u2019s Office submits the winner\u2019s name to the Provost Office.<\/p>\n Nomination Deadlines:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, March 16, 2018.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, March 29, 2018, <\/strong>along with the following information:<\/p>\n Faculties are asked to refrain from announcing the results until the winners\u2019 list has been posted to the Provost Office website (https:\/\/academic.ubc.ca\/awards-funding\/award-winners\/killam-teaching-service-winners<\/a>.\u00a0 The list will be posted to the website approximately 1-2 weeks following the March 29th<\/sup> deadline above, and following the congratulatory letter that is sent to each winner from the Vice Provost and Associate Vice\u2011President Academic Affairs.<\/p>\n Adjudication Process:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n As decided by the Committee of Deans in the late 1990s, Faculties are responsible for adjudicating the awards for their units.\u00a0 To that end, a committee should be struck by each Dean\u2019s Office to review the nominations from departments.\u00a0 It is suggested that each\u00a0committee consist of three Graduate Teaching Assistants who are recognized as effective teachers, three faculty or laboratory Supervisors of teaching assistants, and up to three recent teaching award winners in the faculty. A committee Chair will be chosen by, and from within, the committee.\u00a0 The enclosed criteria should be used by committees to determine nominees\u2019 teaching effectiveness.<\/p>\n The 16 centrally-funded awards have been split among faculties on a per-capita (of teaching assistants) basis, using figures submitted by CUPE 2278.\u00a0 See Appendix III<\/strong> of this letter for faculty breakdowns.<\/p>\n\n
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