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 Nominations accepted for Faculty Excellence Award 

   By Brittany Muller
   IV Leader Staff, Feb 15, 2007

    In grammar school, the hallways are flooded with posters claiming that teachers are givers, helpers, and leaders. As kids, we may have sneered at this, not fully understanding the meaning. But, now in college, we begin to realize that teachers really are a link to helping us succeed.
    For everything teachers have done for us and for every time teachers have challenged us, IVCC is giving students the opportunity to thank a teacher for their outstanding performance as a leader and contributor through the 2007 Faculty Excellence Award.
    This award is a way to recognize an instructor or counselor who has been outstanding in areas such as leadership, teaching, professional development, and contribution to the community and IVCC. Before considering a nominee, there are a few guidelines to follow. To be eligible, a nominee must be employed full time at IVCC for at least three years.
    Also, if the individual has won the award before, he or she will not be eligible for nomination for three years. The last three recipients include Diane Christianson (2004), Larry Ault (2005), and Koshu Jagasia (2006).
    The selection process has already begun. Nomination forms have been made available through www.ivcc.edu/awards/.
    One can obtain a form in the Human Resources Office in C-319 or in the cafeteria. To submit the form, one can do it electronically through the IVCC website, bring it to the Human Resources Office, or send it electronically to humanresources@ivcc.edu.
    All forms must be submitted no later than Tuesday, February 20, 2007. The nomination form entails choosing one or two areas in which the nominee excels. Some of these areas involve contributions to the college, effectiveness in the classroom or counseling environment, and efforts toward self-development.
    The form also asks the nominator to write a short paragraph explaining the qualifications of the nominee. Specific examples are suggested to help evaluate the nominee in totality. Once all of the nomination forms have been turned in, the awardees of the three previous years will form a subcommittee and review the nominees to make sure they are qualified.
    This subcommittee will choose no more than ten nominees and submit them to Human Resources. Nominees will then be asked to complete a short biography, describing their involvement with IVCC and the community.
    Human Resources will then distribute a ballot to all full-time faculty members and counselors who will have an opportunity to rank the candidates.
    Once a winner is chosen, he or she will attend the annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, which is help each May in Austin, Texas. The winner will be recognized by IVCC at the annual Recognition event and at commencement. The recipient of the 2007 Faculty Excellence Award will also be awarded $500.
    Besides this being an excellent chance to reward an outstanding leader, guider, and teacher, it is a chance for the students to reflect on their experience at IVCC as a whole; it is a chance to ask what one has learned and what one has gained through the efforts of the faculty at IVCC. It is important to note that all nomination forms must be submitted by February 20, 2007.
    For further information, one can contact George Needs, Human Resources Specialist, in Room C-321 or go to www.ivcc.edu/awards/.

 

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