Our faculty awards recognize outstanding experienced and new faculty at the graduate and undergraduate levels who demonstrate teaching excellence, as well as leadership and scholarship in their discipline.
- Joined APUS between December 2023 - December 2024
- Taught at least four sections
- Meets APUS standards for classroom quality and academic excellence
- Made an outstanding contribution in their first year (some examples include retention efforts, course design, or research)
- Completed nomination form
- A copy of the nominee's current CV, to include scholarly publications
- Evidence of:
- Nominee's interaction with a student (examples: assignments, feedback, discussion responses)
- Nominee's classroom innovation, including a before/after analysis of the change
- How the nominee has helped a student be successful in a course or has helped retain a student
- Nominee's support of the university mission (examples: helping others make connections, supports course development, shows compassion, flexibility or professional support)
- Outstanding contribution in their first year (examples: retention, course design, research, etc.)
- A narrative or video of the nominee’s teaching philosophy. Should be no more than 250 words or two minutes in length
- Statement of support from the nominee's Department Chair, Associate Dean, or Dean
- Nominations may be made by faculty, staff, students, alumni, and those familiar with the nominee’s work
- Nominees will be notified and asked to provide a narrative or video of their teaching philosophy. Should be no more than 250 words or two minutes in length
- Top candidates in each academic school are presented to the Academic Awards Committee for review
- The University Provost grants final approval
- The award may, but will not necessarily, be awarded annually to one undergraduate and graduate faculty member per academic school
- Open to part-time and full-time faculty members
- Award recipients will be honored during Commencement weekend, and should we have an in-person celebration, one-night accommodations and individual travel expenses to attend Commencement will be paid for by the University
- Award recipients receive a crystal trophy
- Award recipients are not required to travel to Commencement to accept the award