Alcuin Fellowships

Deadline for nominations: February 15, 2008

Submit nominations to:
Daniel J. Fairbanks, Dean
Undergraduate Education
MSRB
Re: Alcuin / Maeser

Eligibility:   Full-time faculty, professional or professorial, of Brigham Young University for at least five years prior to the nomination.  All awards are presented to those individuals who have exhibited devotion to the teaching of general education courses.  The criteria for selection will include length and breadth of service to the GE program, curriculum development of both new and existing courses, student evaluations, and superb teaching.

Who may nominate:  Anyone may nominate a candidate for these awards, but all nominations are to be submitted through the nominee's Department Chair.  The Undergraduate Education Dean's office and the Faculty General Education Council may make an independent nomination for either award.

General Information: The Alcuin Fellowship is named after the 8th-century scholar Alcuin of York, master of all the liberal arts, who headed the Palace School of Charlemagne and brought about major education reform throughout the Frankish kingdom. The fellowship recognizes outstanding service to the teaching of GE courses over shorter periods of time. The Alcuin Fellowship appointments are also for three years and carry with them a transfer of funds into an unrestricted account for the awardee to use for curriculum development, other teaching needs, or support of research. A transfer of $4,000 takes place at the beginning of each calendar year of the award. Monies received can be carried forward one year.

Nomination Procedures

Nominations should be well organized, carefully written, and contain documented evidence of criteria.  NOMINATION PACKETS MAY NOT EXCEED 10 PAGES (plus Cover Sheet). Items which should be included in your nomination packets are:

1. The Cover Sheet provided herein must be the first page of your nomination packet.

2. A letter by the primary nominator indicating why this person should be considered for the award indicated on the Cover Sheet.

3. Letters from the Department Chair and Dean indicating their support of the nomination and details of why this person should be considered.  These letters should discuss the following points:

a. Summaries of student or peer evaluations with any comments helping to put these summaries into perspective (do not send actual student evaluations).

b. Curriculum innovations or efforts of the nominee in this area (do not send actual curricular materials).

c. Service on committees directly supporting GE curriculum in the college or university.

4. Additional letters of support are welcome.

5. The nominator will submit the packet to the nominee's Department Chair for review.  The Department Chair's letter should be included at this time.

6. The Department Chair will forward the packet to the nominee's Dean.  The Dean's letter should be included at this time.

7. The nominee’s Dean submits the nominations to the Dean of Undergraduate Education by February 15, 2008.