SPRING 2010 Distinguished Teacher Award Rules
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Eligibility & NOMINATING RULES Updated February 2009
1.   Eligible student nominators include all undergraduate and graduate students with One-Key credentials as of February 2, 2009.
2.   Each eligible student may nominate only once for each faculty member
and each eligible student may nominate up to three faculty candidates.
Faculty Candidate Eligibility Updated February 2009
1.   Recipients must be employed (full-time or part-time) a minimum of four years (not necessarily consecutively) at Pratt Institute.
2.   Previous recipients of the award are eligible after a class generation of 5 years
3.   Faculty may be nominated as a team only if a course is team taught
4.   Faculty with student status (who may be taking a class), are eligible as long as they are not self-nominated.
6.   The President of the Academic Senate is not eligible.
7.   The Award may be given posthumously
Nomination Criteria
The following suggested criteria for determining excellence in teaching should be used as a guideline, not as a list of requirements. It is recommended that faculty candidates should demonstrate the following:
  Subject expertise and the ability to impart this expertise to students
  Current and relevant knowledge of the discipline or profession
  Thorough preparation for class
  Helpful academic and career advisement of students
  Collegiality and cooperation campus-wide, good rapport with students