Call for Nominations
WAC Awards
(Nomination Packets Deadline March 19, 2012)
The Writing
Across the Curriculum
(WAC) Committee is now
accepting
nominations for the following two awards:
- The Student Writing Across the Curriculum Award (awarded
to a
student who submitted outstanding work in a WI course)
- The Faculty Writing Across the Curriculum Award (awarded
to an
instructor who has developed one or more WI courses that exemplify the ideals and philosophy of the WAC Program)
Awards will be
presented at
Honors Convocation during Spring Semester 2012
Criteria for the awards are as follows:
1. Faculty may
nominate one
student per WI course to the WAC Committee
2. Nominations are
for the prior
spring and fall semesters
3. Information
packets should
address items in the following areas (see Student Rubric on WAC website)
a.
Depth of Understanding
b.
Creativity
c.
Engagement
d.
Organization
4. Student winners
for the
past two years are not eligible for nomination.
5. Student winners receive a $50 prize.
1. Students, faculty
members,
or deans may nominate WI trained faculty members
2. Self nominations
by WI
trained faculty are accepted
3. Nominations are
for the prior
spring and fall semesters
4. Information
packets should
address items in the following areas (see Faculty Rubric on WAC website)
a. Engagement
b. Contribution to student learning
c. Originality
d. Reflections--WI courses, teaching, and
learning
5. Current members
of the WAC
Committee and WAC Award winners (past 5 years) are not eligible
6. Faculty winners receive a $500 prize.
Submission
Nominations
packets should consist of a
nomination letter that addresses the criteria for the award, as well as
supporting materials
(such as writing samples for the student award, or writing prompts and
syllabi for the faculty
award).
Please submit completed
nomination packets by March 19 to:
Dr. Mark Taylor
Evans School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
OR
Dr. Dominic Qualley
School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences