Dear Colleagues,
Below please find information about the 2010 OBTS New Educator Award nomination process and criteria for selection. As Chair, I will be glad to discuss with anyone a potential nominee or answer any questions you may have about this award.
Please note the deadlines associated with the NEA: Nominations are due to me by November 9, 2009 and the nominee’s application package is due by December 15, 2009. The deadlines are set up such that the winner may have ample time to prepare to attend OBTC 2010 in Albuquerque, NM. Thanks for your attention!
Jennifer
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2010 OBTS New Educator Award
I am excited to announce that nominations are officially open for the 2010 New Educator Award. Please carefully consider the criteria for this special award and nominate someone you know who fits the “letter and spirit” of what the NEA is all about!
Purpose of the award:
The purpose of the OBTS New Educator Award is to recognize a person who has shown early promise to make a difference in the field of management education. They are the new voices who promise to bring new ways of thinking about and practicing management education.
Criteria for Selection:
To be eligible, nominees are to be at an early stage of their teaching careers. This includes a recent Ph.D. (within the past 5 years) who takes a full time, tenure
track position following completion of their degree, or a Ph.D. who spends several years in a non-academic position, has very limited or no adjunct teaching experience during that time, and then (within the past 5 years) takes a full time, tenure track position.
The New Educator Award recognizes an early-career person who is an exceptional classroom instructor and educational innovator and who has shown cutting-edge promise and creativity in his or her teaching, conference presentations, or publishing in the area of management education.
Requirements:
Official nomination of individual by oneself or others is required. Once formally nominated, the initial application is to document commitment and contributions to teaching and learning. Materials should include:
1.a personal statement of teaching philosophy (2-5 pages),
2. an up-to-date CV,
3. several course syllabi that reflect teaching philosophy in action,
4.sample feedback materials (peer reviews, student evaluations, or other documentation) on teaching commitment and effectiveness.
5.a writing sample, such as an article or chapter on aspects of pedagogy, is desirable but optional, as is involvement in other professional or service activities that focus on teaching.
Reviewers for the OBTS New Educator Award seek to receive from the nominee a focused, succinct presentation of self-as-educator. We do not seek volumes of material; rather, the file should speak to the candidate's merits and teaching strengths in a focused manner.
Finalists may be requested to submit a more complete teaching portfolio as needed.
Deadlines:
Nominations for NEA candidates must be made by November 9, 2009. These may be sent via email to Jennifer Leigh at
jleigh4@naz.edu.
Digital copies of the nominee's application package must be received by December 15, 2009. These, also, can be sent to Jennifer Leigh at
jleigh4@naz.edu.
The Society
The OBTS Teaching Society for Management Educators is the oldest international professional organization dedicated to teaching and learning excellence in the organizational and management sciences. Society members are faculty at universities and colleges throughout the world, as well as business educators and management consultants. Through our annual teaching conference, regional professional development activities, strategic alliances, and publications (including the peer-reviewed Journal of Management Education), OBTS continuously strives to be a premiere provider of critical resources that impact the quality and future of management education.
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Jennifer S.A. Leigh
Assistant Professor of Management
Nazareth College of Rochester
School of Management
4245 East Ave.
Rochester, NY 14618
Ph: 585-389-2515
jleigh4@naz.edu