Nomination deadline: February 4, 2022 

Final application packet deadline: February 18, 2022 

This annual award recognizes and rewards sustained instructional excellence by faculty of all ranks teaching online courses, including competency-based courses for Northern Arizona University. Winners will receive an award certificate and a fund of $500 (sponsored by the Office of the Provost) that may be used for any allowable expense under university policy. 

Criteria for this Award (provided by applicant)

• candidates must be able to demonstrate sustained (three or more years) commitment to excellence in online instruction. 
• candidates must describe how they demonstrate the top three of NAU core values chosen from (integrity, diversity, service, discovery, excellence, and student-centered) in their online teaching.
• candidates must have at least a partial teaching appointment that includes the instruction of an online course at NAU during the current academic year. Open to full-time and part-time Non-Tenure Track (NTT) and Tenure Track (TT) faculty. 

*Prior award winners are not eligible to apply for five years after previous award.

Faculty may self-nominate or nominate a colleague. Students may nominate a faculty member. Faculty who have been nominated will be contacted and asked to submit the following application packet.

Application

Application must contain the following components:

1. A cover sheet identifying the candidate’s name and departmental affiliation 
2. A narrative (no more than three pages in length) that demonstrates how the candidate has met the criteria:

▪a description of the candidate’s online teaching appointment at NAU during the most recent three academic years 

▪a description of the candidate’s sustained commitment to excellence in online instruction 

▪an overview of the candidate’s implementation of NAU core values chosen from (integrity, diversity, service, discovery, excellence, and student-centered) into his or her online teaching, citing specific examples from syllabi, lesson guides, course assignments, and other course requirements.

3. An example of one complete current course syllabus and specific assignment that illustrates a connection to three of the six NAU core values chosen from (integrity, diversity, service, discovery, excellence, and student-centered) within their online teaching.
4. An abbreviated CV (not more than five pages) that summarizes education, online courses taught and/or developed, professional experiences, and other information relevant to the award criteria.
5. A letter of support from your Chair/Dean. 

Submission guidelines 

Send electronic copies of application/nomination to the Vice Provost and Dean for Online and Innovative Educational Initiatives, Dr. Gayla Stoner at Gayla.Stoner@nau.edu.