The Minnesota Student Association (MSA) and the Council of Graduate Students (COGS) seek nominations University-wide teaching award for Graduate Instructors and Teaching Assistants. All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to nominate any Teaching Assistant or Graduate Instructor who has instructed them in a classroom or in office hours.
We have designed this award to create more conversation on campus around what undergraduates want to see in TAs and instructors, and to recognize the contributions that graduate student instructors and teaching assistants make to undergraduate education.
Please forward the links below to the nomination form to students in your Department.
For the MSA Website Nomination Form, please click here.
For the Direct Google Document, please click here.
All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to nominate any Teaching Assistant or Graduate Instructor who has instructed them in a classroom or in office hours.
A panel of undergraduate selectors will choose the winners based on how well, according to the nominee, the TA or instructor exceeded student expectations and contributed to students' academic improvement.
All nominating students will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate to the University of Minnesota Bookstore. Up to 12 graduate instructors or teaching assistants may win the award in a given year.
We welcome any questions you may have at cogs@umn.edu
Thanks,
COGS/MSA
