The mission of the Chicago School is to provide excellent education that is innovative with a multicultural and community emphasis. In keeping with this mission, we have established three Distinguished Teaching Awards in support and recognition of faculty members who demonstrate excellent teaching in the classroom, public service teaching, and outstanding multicultural teaching. The awards will be given annually. Each award is described below.

Award for Excellence in Teaching

Criteria:

• Enthusiasm and innovation in the learning/teaching process
• Ability to engage students within and outside the classroom
• Ability to inspire original and independent thinking in students and to stimulate creative work
• Innovations in course and curriculum design
• Noteworthy contribution to the scholarship of teaching

Award for Public Service Teaching

Criteria:

• Demonstration of exemplary leadership in community-based learning experiences – i.e., service learning, public service internships, community partnership projects
• External recognition or publication of a service project involving our students

Award for Multicultural Teaching Excellence

Criteria:

• Demonstrated commitment and innovative approaches to the teaching of diversity
• Original contribution to the assessment of student learning outcomes in the area of multiculturalism and diversity

Eligibility

All program and affiliate faculty with current contracts at The Chicago School are eligible.

The Award

Each recipient will receive $5,000 during the year of his/her award and release from three hours of teaching. The recipient will be honored at a presentation during which he or she will speak to the community about the work that merited receiving the award. The recipient’s program will receive the financial equivalent of three credit hours to cover the released time given the recipient.

Nomination Procedure

All members of the community may submit a one-page letter nominating a faculty member. Self-nominations, as well as nominations of previous nominees, are welcome. Previous recipients are not eligible. Letters of nomination must include your name and email address.

Selection Procedure

Following review of the one-page letters of nomination, the "Selection Committee" will ask for further information on a select number of nominations. Materials submitted should be a “min portfolio” with examples of the nominees’ accomplishments – i.e.,  vitae, letters of colleague support, letters of current and past student support, evidence of the extraordinary success of a nominee’s superior ability in the teaching/learning process relevant to the appropriate award. 

Selection Committee

Members of the selection committee include the past award recipients; one faculty member-at-large elected by the Faculty Council; the director of the Center for Multicultural and Diversity Studies; the faculty council chair; and the vice president of academic affairs.

Additional Program Information

Applied Behavior Analysis
Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Forensic Psychology
Industrial Organizational and Business Psychology
School Psychology
Continuing Professional Development