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Initial Role of the Faculty Affairs Committee
The Faculty Affairs Committee shall:
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use information provided by the
Provost’s office to determine the number of nominations to which each college
is entitled (based on faculty size);
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send a memo to each college
dean, informing them of the number of nominations that the college can forward
to the Faculty Affairs Committee;
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send to each college dean this
document—Guidelines for Selection of Recipients.
Role
of the College Deans
The dean of each college
shall:
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solicit nominations for the
award;
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deliver those nominations to the
college screening committees by February 17, 2006.
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give the college screening
committee the Guidelines for Selection of Recipients.
Role of the College Screening Committees
The
committees shall receive from their respective deans by February 17, 2006, the
nominations submitted in their colleges, the Guidelines for Selection of
Recipients, and the number of nominations to which the college is entitled
(i.e., the number of nominees that the committee is to select from the total
number of nominations received by the committee).
The
committees shall obtain evaluations of all courses taught by the nominees in the
four previous semesters and any other information considered useful in their
selection of the nominees from their colleges.
The
committees shall prepare a written evaluation of each nominee whose name is to
be forwarded to the Faculty Affairs Committee. The evaluation, which must not
exceed three single-spaced, typewritten pages, should include, but need not
be limited to:
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a summary
of information gleaned from the course evaluations that are being submitted
with the committee evaluation; (The summary may include posting of numerical
scores on the course evaluations that indicate the professor's ranking is
above the mean of his/her department and college and may include written
comments taken from the course evaluations that characterize the professor as
an outstanding teacher.)
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a summary
of the actual grade distribution in the nominee's courses in the previous four
semesters and comments on whether the grade distribution is considered
indicative of the rigor of the courses taught by the professor being
evaluated;
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an
indication of the level and variety of courses taught by the professor;
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an
indication of the length of the teaching career of the professor, including
years of teaching at TU as well as total years;
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an
indication of any innovative teaching methods used.
The
committees shall forward the following to the Faculty Affairs Committee of the
Faculty Senate by March 10, 2006:
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the three
page evaluation(s) of its nominee(s);
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University
of Tulsa Teacher Evaluation computer printouts from the previous four
semesters for each nominee;
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a complete
list of all faculty considered for the award;
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criteria
used in the selection process;
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names of
all committee members participating in the evaluation;
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suggestions for improving the process in future years.
Final
Role of the Faculty Affairs Committee
The Faculty Affairs Committee shall review the
nominations submitted by the colleges (a total of ten) and select the three
faculty members considered most deserving of the Outstanding Teaching Award.
In its decision-making the committee will give
weight to the following criteria:
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numerical
rankings on course evaluations that are consistently above the mean of the
department and college and recurring comments on
course evaluations that are indicative of superior teaching;
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rigor of
the courses, as reflected at least in part by grade distribution;
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teaching
at several levels, e.g., courses for non-majors as well as majors, courses for
first year students as well as upperclass students, and, if applicable,
graduate courses as well as undergraduate courses.
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a
reputation as an outstanding teacher sustained over a long period;
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use of
innovative teaching methods that may show an unusual dedication to providing
an optimal learning situation for students.
The
Faculty Affairs Committee shall forward to the Office of the Provost by April 7,
2006, the names of three persons selected to receive the award.
Conflict of Interest Guidelines for Faculty Affairs Committee
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A member of the Faculty Affairs
Committee who is a nominee for the award shall not participate in Faculty
Affairs Committee deliberations related to consideration of the nominees or
selection of the recipients of the award.
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Upon learning that a member of
the committee is a nominee for the award, the Chairperson of the Faculty
Affairs Committee shall so notify the President of the Faculty Senate. The
President of the Faculty Senate may replace the member by an alternate person
who shall participate as a member of the Faculty Affairs Committee only during
discussions of the committee directly related to the selection of the
recipients of the award. If the President of the Faculty Senate does not
appoint this alternate within seven days of a direct written or e-mail request
by the Chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, only regular members of the
Faculty Affairs Committee who are not nominees for the award shall participate
in deliberations related to the consideration of nominees and the selection of
recipients of the University Outstanding Teacher Award.
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A member of the committee who is
a nominee for the award shall continue to participate in all issues before the
Faculty Affairs Committee that are not directly related to consideration of
nominees and selection of award recipients.
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