Annual Merit Awards for Teaching
Faculty Excellence Award
TRU recognizes up to three faculty members who represent the best qualities of instruction and/or instructional support.
Nominees for the Faculty Excellence Award may be full-time, part-time, or sessional faculty and must have been employed at TRU for at least five continuous years.
Award winners will receive an engraved plaque plus the opportunity to attend a conference or professional development activity of their choice (to a maximum of $2,000).
President's Distinguished Teacher Award
TRU recognizes one individual who best represents significant long-term, career achievements in teaching, pedagogy and the promotion of excellence in learning and teaching. The President’s Distinguished Teacher Award complements and builds on the annual Teaching Excellence Awards.
Nominees for the President’s Distinguished Teacher Award may be full-time or part-time faculty and must have been employed in a faculty role at TRU for at least five continuous years.
The winner will receive an engraved plaque plus the opportunity to attend a future meeting of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education or equivalent teaching and learning conference (to a maximum of $3,000).
Award for Excellence in Interculturalization
TRU recognizes up to two (2) individuals and one (1) group who represent the best qualities of interculturalization including internationalization and/or indigenization. This award is designed to increase awareness of efforts to interculturalize TRU, as well as recognize individuals, and a group who, through their teaching, scholarly activity, and/or service are assisting to operationalize the strategic vision of interculturalization and increasing intercultural understanding through internationalization or indigenization.
Individual nominees for the Award for Excellence in Interculturalization may be fulltime or part-time employees and must have been employed at TRU for at least five (5) continuous years. Group nominees must consist of TRU employees, a majority of whom must have been employed at TRU for at least five (5) continuous years.
Award winners will receive an engraved plaque plus the opportunity to attend a conference or professional development activity of their choice (to a maximum of $2,000).
