Skip to main content
Penn State Harrisburg
Hotline Visit Apply Give
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • Graduate Programs
  • Admissions and Financial Aid
    • Office of Admissions
    • Tuition and Financial Aid
  • Research
  • Information For
    • Future Students
    • Parents & Families
    • Alumni & Supporters
    • Current Students
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Workforce Professionals
Full site navigation menu

This dialog contains the full navigation menu for this site.

Penn State Harrisburg
Enter the terms you wish to search for.
Search type:
Hotline Visit Apply Give
  • This is Penn State
    • Vision, Mission and Values
    • Diversity and Inclusion at Penn State Harrisburg
    • Outreach and Economic Development Services
    • Board of Advisers
    • Administration
    • Chancellor's Office
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • Graduate Degrees
    • Minors
    • Graduate or Postbaccalaureate Certificates
    • Integrated Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees
    • Education Certifications and Endorsements
  • Admissions
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
  • Research
  • Athletics
  • Student Life

Find Information For:

  • Future Students
  • Parents & Families
  • Alumni & Supporters
  • Current Students
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Workforce Professionals

Helpful Links

  • Contact Us
  • Give Today
  • Directory
  • Events Calendar

Connect With Us

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • flickr
  • youtube
  • instagram
  1. Home
  2. Faculty and Staff
  3. Faculty and Staff Awards

Excellence in Teaching Award - Criteria

Name of Award

Penn State Harrisburg Award for Excellence in Teaching

Purpose of Award

To recognize and encourage excellence in teaching at Penn State Harrisburg

Eligibility

Full-time Penn State Harrisburg faculty members whose primary responsibility is teaching and who have been employed continuously for a minimum of three years. Previous recipients will not be eligible for a period of five years.

Nomination Procedure

Each faculty member/administrator may submit one nomination no later than the deadline, as posted on the Faculty and Staff Awards page. The nominee, who should be notified promptly of the nomination, will supply all the appropriate supporting material to the Chancellor’s office.

Description of the Award

Each teaching award will consist of a $500 check and a framed certificate. The awards will be presented at the Annual Faculty /Staff Awards Convocation or other appropriate public ceremony.

Composition of the Awards Committee

The Awards Committee will consist of the two of most recent recipients of the award, two faculty representatives selected by Faculty Senate, and a student representative selected by the Student Government Association.

Selection Process

The Teaching Awards Committee will review the nominations and make recommendations to the Chancellor. If the committee does not believe that any of the nominees meets the criteria, the committee may recommend that no award be given. There is no requirement that the award be presented annually.

Supporting Materials

Each nominee should provide sufficient supporting material to help the committee understand the quality of her/his teaching. This material should be organized carefully in portfolio form and must include at least the following information:

  • A statement certifying that the nominee meets the eligibility requirements.
  • A record of the nominee’s service to the individual campus, including date of appointment, dates of promotion in rank, and specific courses [with enrollment information] offered during the past three years.
  • A curriculum vitae (CV).
  • A statement explaining the nominee’s teaching philosophy (maximum length: 3 pages or 750 words) similar to the statements used typically for promotion or tenure.
  • A statement explaining the nominee’s teaching philosophy similar to the statements used typically in the promotion and tenure dossiers. This statement should include information about innovative teaching practices, instructional materials developed, new courses developed, major course improvement projects, grants or awards relating to teaching, and assessments of teaching by both students and peers. Instructional activities outside the classroom will also be reviewed.
    Such activities may include but are not limited to advisory activities, instructional activity in the community, and/or presentations related to teaching made at professional meetings.
  • Copies of representative syllabi and other teaching materials, the Student Rating of Teaching Effectiveness scores, and the qualitative comment sheets from the last three years (limited in length to several pages).

The total length of the nomination packet (except the CV) should not exceed 10 pages.

Nominees must submit this documentation to the Chancellor’s Office by the due date. The deadline for submission of materials will be made part of the announcement that calls for nominations.

Faculty and Staff Awards

  • Excellence in Advising Award - Criteria
  • Faculty Excellence in Service Award - Criteria
  • Excellence in Teaching Award - Criteria
  • Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activity Award - Criteria
  • Staff Service Award - Criteria
  • Faculty, Staff, and Student Diversity Awards - Criteria
Pennsylvania map showing Penn State campuses with Penn State Harrisburg highlighted

Penn State Harrisburg

A comprehensive college in southcentral Pennsylvania offering more than 70 undergraduate and graduate programs.
  • facebook
  • twitter
  • linkedin
  • flickr
  • youtube
  • instagram
Visit Apply Give
  • This is Penn State
    • Administration
    • Vision, Mission and Values
    • Board of Advisors
    • Outreach and Economic Development Services
  • Academics
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • Graduate Degrees
    • Academic Calendar
  • Admission
    • Office of Admissions
    • Housing Options
    • Veterans
  • Tuition & Financial Aid
    • Office of Student Aid
    • Bursar's Office
  • Research
    • Office of Research and Outreach
    • Harrisburg LaunchBox
  • Student Life
    • Office of Student Life
    • Student Affairs
    • Student Initiated Fee
  • Community Safety & Health
    • University Police and Public Safety
    • PSUAlert
    • Weather Policy
Penn State University
777 West Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057 717-948-6000

Footer Legal Menu

  • Privacy
  • Non-discrimination
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Accessibility
  • Copyright
  • Directory
  • The Pennsylvania State University © 2023
  • We Are Penn State