Feb. 25 – Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award – Call for nominations

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Feb. 25 – Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award – Call for nominations

In recognition of the valuable role that Teaching Assistants play in our programs, UBC annually awards 19 Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards. Each UBC Killam GTA Award includes a certificate and $1,000. The calls for nominations for the Killam GTA Award for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems are open and can be submitted by any student, faculty or staff who have worked closely with the TA they are nominating.

 

Eligibility: The award is open to any UBC Graduate Teaching Assistant who acts or has acted in this position at UBC Vancouver during the current and/or preceding academic year (2022-23 and/or 2021-22).

Award Criteria: https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/teaching-resources/killam-gta-award/

Nomination Process:

To honor the anonymity of students supporting their TAs and to streamline the adjudication process, the Learning Centre has developed a two-step nomination process: (1) nomination with a deadline on February 25, 2023, and (2) documents submissions with a deadline at 3 pm on March 10, 2023.

For TAs Self-Nominating Themselves:

  1. Submit a self-nomination using the Qualtrics form
  2. Create your nomination package as a 4-page document (see details) that includes
    1. Your philosophy statement.
    2. Your teaching responsibilities
  3. Submit your nomination package using the Qualtrics form
  4. Request support letters from students and instructors.
    1. Download and fill out a standard support letter form
    2. Submit it via the Qualtrics form

For Students, Instructors and Graduate Students/TAs nominating another TA:

  1. Submit a nomination using the Qualtrics form:https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ehu2M3uWrhjFlGK
    1. The nominee will be notified and reminded to prepare a nomination package
  2. Download and fill out a standard support letter form
  3. Submit it via the Qualtrics form

Names of undergraduate students who have submitted a nomination or support letter will not be disclosed to the nominees. Only PDF file submissions will be accepted for the nomination package and support letters. All details can be viewed on: https://lc.landfood.ubc.ca/teaching-resources/killam-gta-award/

 

If you have any questions and feedback about the nomination process, please contact Judy Chan (judy.chan@ubc.ca).