Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

The Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award is designed to recognize and reward graduate assistants for outstanding performance in teaching and instruction at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Two awards are given annually—one to a doctoral student and one to a master's student. Recipients receive a cash award of $500 in recognition of exceptional effort and contributions to academic excellence through teaching and instruction. The award recognizes graduate assistants who have demonstrated excellence in instructional design, innovation, delivery, course management, and student learning. To be eligible, graduate students must have held a graduate assistantship for at least one full term in which instruction was the primary responsibility, and have had primary responsibility for providing instruction in the form of lecturing, tutoring, grading, or another activity in which the graduate assistant teaches and interacts with students at SIUE. The nomination process involves self-nomination with a comprehensive teaching portfolio including course descriptions, student evaluations, teaching philosophy, evidence of instructional innovation, scholarship in teaching and learning, and evidence of effective student and colleague mentoring. Complete applications are reviewed by the Graduate Student Awards Committee, and awards are presented at the Graduate School's Fall Awards Reception.