Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award

Information on submitting a nomination for consideration:

• Who is eligible?  

  • • Both tenured and non-tenured faculty members may be nominated.

  • • Nominees must have completed at least eight years of teaching at Macalester at the time of their nomination.

  • • Previous recipients of this award (or its predecessors) are ineligible. A link to the list of previous winners can be found at the bottom of this page.

• What criteria will be considered in selecting the winner? 

  • • Teaching: instructing in classes, seminars, and laboratories;

  • • Supervising individual activities: internships, service-learning experiences, performances, exhibitions, and independent study;

  • • Activities related to:

      • • Advising – including course and major selection, career plans, and personal development;
      • • Academic program development – including the planning, design, or development of courses or curriculum;
      • • Educational leadership – including the development of innovations of any kind and at any level that constitute leadership and contribute substantially to undergraduate education.

• What comprises a completed nomination?

  • • One primary letter of nomination signed by a current Macalester faculty member, or a current student and a current faculty member;

  • • One to three letters of support from Macalester faculty and/or staff members that include specific evidence of the nominee’s excellence in teaching;

  • • Three to seven letters of support from current students and/or alumni.

• How do I submit a nomination?

  • • A call for nominations will go out via email and the Mac Daily early every spring semester.

  • • The deadline for nominations varies, but is is generally the week before Spring Break begins.

  • • Materials may be submitted electronically to Ann Kraker in the Provost’s office. ([email protected])