FKRM awards

• Dean's support staff award
• Dean's teaching excellence award

The Award

The Dean's Support Staff Award recognizes a support staff who has made sustained and meaningful contributions to the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management.

Sustained and meaningful contributions can take many forms, such as creating an outstanding work environment by initiating new operating efficiencies, demonstrating exceptional collegiality, or ingenuity and resourcefulness in their day-to-day activities over an extended period. Up to two awards will be offered annually to recognize individual(s) who have made a difference in one or more of the following areas:

• demonstration of excellence in overall work performance
• promotion of positive morale through a congenial, supportive attitude and by providing service to others
• putting forth an effort to improve self as well as to develop and recognize others
• exhibit initiative and creativity, resulting in improving the operating efficiency of a work unit or the Faculty/University as a whole
• enhancing the image and profile of the unit and or Faculty/University
• other worthy contributions

Deadline: June 15 of any calendar year

Eligibility

Any full-time support staff (AESES, EMAPS, Other Academics) who have been employed within FKRM for at least two years at the time of nomination. 

The recipient(s) of the award will not usually be eligible for a further award for five years.

Nomination/Application Process:

The Dean's Support Staff Award will be promoted annually through the Dean's Office. The promotion process will ensure faculty, staff, and students know the award, eligibility, and criteria. 

The nomination may come from staff, faculty, and students. Support staff may also nominate themselves. 

The deadline for nominations/applications is June 15 of any calendar year. A complete nomination package will include the following:

1. A completed nomination Form
2. A nomination/application letter
   • Nomination/application letters must detail how the nominee's accomplishments align with the award's criteria. Effective letters will also indicate how supporting evidence is used to validate these accomplishments. (maximum two pages)
3. A minimum of two supporting letters (at least one letter must be from an FKRM colleague)

The complete application package must be submitted in a single nomination package by the deadline. 

Nomination Criteria

Nominators are asked to specify the area(s) for which the support staff member is being nominated.

The following list of criteria is expected to be among those considered by the nominators and the selection committee. The Dean will appoint the selection committee.

• demonstration of excellence in overall work performance
• promotion of positive morale through a congenial, supportive attitude and by providing service to others
• putting forth an effort to improve self as well as to develop and recognize others
• exhibit initiative and creativity, resulting in improving the operating efficiency of a work unit or the Faculty/University as a whole
• enhancing the image of the unit and or Faculty/University
• other worthy contributions

The Award

The FKRM Dean’s Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award recognizes an individual whose performance in teaching has contributed significantly to student success and the educational enterprise of the Faculty.

Sustained teaching excellence can take many forms including, but not limited to, outstanding classroom teaching over an extended period of time, fostering high levels of student engagement in learning and promotion of the field and program.

Similarly, educational innovation can take many forms including, but not limited to, unique contributions to curriculum design, leadership in adopting emerging technologies and fostering unique pedagogical communities among students and/or colleagues.

Deadline

June 15 of any calendar year

Eligibility

Any full-time Faculty member in an instructor or professorial appointment that taught in the current academic year. 

Nomination/Application Process:

The Dean's Teaching Excellence and Innovation Award will be promoted annually through the Dean's Office. The promotion process will ensure that faculty and students are aware of the award, eligibility, and criteria. 

Nomination may come from students, faculty, and academic administrators. Faculty members may also nominate themselves. 

The deadline for nominations/application is June 15 of any calendar year. A complete nomination package will include:

1. A completed nomination form
2. A nomination/application letter
3. Nomination/application letters must detail how the nominee’s accomplishments aligns with the criteria of the award. Effective letters will also indicate how supporting evidence is used to validate these accomplishments. (maximum 3 pages)
4. A statement of teaching philosophy (pedagogical paradigm) from the nominee/applicant (maximum 1 page)
5. A minimum of two supporting letters (at least one letter must be from a faculty colleague or an associate dean)
6. A dossier of supporting evidence. Please include short narrative sections that explain how the evidence supports teaching excellence and innovation. The entire dossier should not exceed 25 pages. Examples could include abbreviated course outlines, select examples of assessment tools, samples of peer and student feedback, evidence of professional development related to teaching and innovation (CATL teaching and learning certificates, mentor feedback), etc.

Full application package must be submitted in a single nomination package by the deadline.
 
Nomination Criteria
Evidence in Teaching Excellence: 

1. Knowledge - depth and breadth of current knowledge in the areas of assigned teaching.
2. Organization - quality of preparation, organization and delivery of course content.
3. Communication – cultivation of supportive learning environments that fosters respectful rapport between professors/instructors and students,
4. Evaluation/Assessment - use of evaluation methods that fairly and formatively assess students’ knowledge and skill development.
5. Engagement - ability to stimulate student’s curiosity about the field of study and enthusiasm for learning.

Evidence in Innovation Excellence:

1. Novelty/originality of innovation
2. Assessment (quantitative or qualitative) of impact
3. Transferability of the innovation to other courses or areas of curriculum
4. Sustainability of the innovation Curricular design innovations approved
5. Acquisition of resources to support an innovation (grants, awards, etc.)
6. Published scholarship on teaching and learning innovation