Each April, the Teaching Academy Executive Council prepares for the next year by requesting nominations to fill openings on the Executive Council and on each of the three standing committees. We encourage you to be an active member of the Teaching Academy by considering participation. Members are invited to self-nominate or nominate a colleague from their college. Each committee member serves for 3 years and terms begin in the 2023-2024 academic year.

Nominations are currently closed. Please check back in Spring 2024 for the next nomination period.

If you have any questions about serving or the nomination process, please reach out to Molly Jacobs.

Committee Information

Teaching Academy Executive Council 

The council meets once a month during the academic year (normally on the fourth Friday of the month) and is responsible for considering the current teaching culture across campus, methods used to evaluate and reward teaching, requests from the Provost's Office, and other appropriate issues. The Council can make recommendations to the Provost relative to the mission of the Teaching Academy and will endorse/promote programs across campus that support the mission. 

Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarship Selection Committee

This committee meets once a year and serves to make a recommendation to the Executive Council for several scholarships up to $1500. Applications for the Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarships are due to the Teaching Academy in November and the committee meets shortly after for the selection process.  

Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award Selection Committee

This committee meets once a year and serves to make a recommendation to the Provost for the $25,000 Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award. Applications for DETA are due to the Provost's office in February and the committee meets shortly after to review several lengthy and detailed dossiers.  

New Member Selection Committee

This committee meets once a year to select new members of the Teaching Academy. Applications for the Teaching Academy are due in March/April and the committee meets shortly after to complete the selection process. This committee reviews a high number of applications as membership to the Teaching Academy is a coveted honor.  

Current Openings

Teaching Academy Executive Council:

• College of Arts & Sciences  
• College of Education 
• Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources 
• Honors College

Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarship Selection Committee: 

• College of Arts & Sciences  
• College of Human Sciences  
• Rawls College of Business  
• School of Law 
• Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts  
• Whitacre College of Engineering 
   

Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award Selection Committee: 

• College of Architecture 
• College of Education 
• Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources 
• Rawls College of Business 
• Whitacre College of Engineering  
   

New Member Selection Committee: 

• College of Architecture 
• College of Arts & Sciences 
• College of Education 
• Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources 
• Honors College 
• School of Law