The General Education Teaching Award was established to recognize the faculty member whose teaching is considered to have contributed most to the University-wide general education program.
Each award winner receives a one-time award of a $3,000 and a framed certificate.
Nominations are due to the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost by November 1, 2024, through the Faculty Awards and Honors Packets Dropbox.
The General Education Teaching Award shall be given to the faculty member whose teaching is considered to have contributed most to the University-wide general education program. In addition to quality of teaching, other factors, such as the faculty member's development of a new course or significant modification of an existing one to meet the criteria of the University-wide general education program, may be considered.
Full-time regular faculty members of the University of Oklahoma are eligible to receive the General Education Teaching Award. The faculty member must have been a University of Oklahoma employee during the period for which the outstanding contributions are being recognized; previous accomplishments at other institutions, if applicable, may be used in support of a continued outstanding performance in the area of the specific award.
Initiation
The Senior Vice President and Provost of Norman will solicit recommendations for the award by September 15 of each year and announce appropriate schedules for processing the nominations. Furthermore, the solicitations will be posted on the appropriate campus website.
Recommendations
Nominations may derive from department chairs or unit directors, elected members of departmental/unit Committee A, a departments/unit's approved nomination committee, Center leaders, or a group of faculty who are familiar with the nominee's qualifications for the award. Only one nomination by an academic unit or other nominating group of faculty is allowed. The nominating entity will be responsible for assembling the nomination packets including supporting documentation.
Nominations shall be forwarded to the respective dean for review and endorsement. An optional letter from the dean, if included, will focus on evaluatory comments regarding the quality and significance of the nominee's impact on the broader OU mission. The dean's letter will not count towards the 25-page limit outlined below. The dean will forward the nomination materials to the respective Senior Vice President and Provost by November 1.
Supporting Documentation
Nomination packets must include the following, not to exceed 25 pages combined:
In addition, the nomination packet must also include letters of support. No more than five letters should be included. Additional letters will be removed. Letters may come from current or former students, student organizations, fellow faculty members, or others familiar with the work of the nominee related to the award. These letters of support will not count toward the 25-page limit.
The following sequence should be followed. Begin page numbering with the letter of nomination.
Submission
All materials listed above should be submitted as a single combined PDF from the appropriate Dean's Office to the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost via the Faculty Awards and Honors Packets Dropbox.
Review
Nominations will be reviewed by the Provost's Faculty Awards Committee. The Committee shall consider only the formal nominations. The Committee may seek additional data about the nominees from supplemental sources, as appropriate.
Selection
The Provost's Faculty Awards Committee will forward its recommendation to the Provost no later than February 1.
The Senior Vice President and Provost will review the nomination materials and recommendation of the committee and will make the final selection.
The final selection will be announced for Norman Campus at the annual Faculty Awards and Honors ceremony.
Each award winner will receive a one-time award of $3,000 and a framed certificate.
This award is hosted by the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost. For questions about this award, please contact the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost (facultyawards@ou.edu).
