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UNG Teaching Excellence Award for Tenure-Track Faculty 2018
Teaching Excellence Award for Tenure-Track Faculty The Teaching Excellence Award for Tenure-Track Faculty recognizes those who have consistently demonstrated outstanding instruction. The recipients’ qualifications may include activities designed to advance…
UNG Distinguished Teaching Award 2018
Distinguished Teaching Award The UNG Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes excellence in teaching by a faculty member over the course of a distinguished career. The awardee demonstrates a well-articulated teaching philosophy…
Lessons in Mentorship: Students and Academic Professionals
It’s easy to get caught up in the frantic pace of the semester, but it’s important to remember that our usual advice can be totally fresh for students. In my…
Tangible Alternative Projects: A Different Approach to Research
Tangible Alternative Projects: A Different Approach to Research Dr. Macklin Cowart Engaging students fully for four months can be tough, even in upper division courses, and having students gain a…
The Chow Hall as Mind Palace
“I need to go to my mind palace…” S. Holmes, Hound of the Baskervilles (BBC, 2012) In the BBC’s crime drama series Sherlock (a modern take on the classic Victorian-era stories of…
2018 LEAP into Action Grant
As an institution that provides its community with educational best practices, UNG partners with the AAC&U’s state consortium, as well as the national initiative Liberal Education and America's Promise (LEAP).…
AAC&U 2018: Directors from Four Georgia CTLs Explore the Evolving Roles of CTLs
In a 60-minute panel titled “Strengthening Teaching Excellence: The Evolving Role of Centers for Teaching and Learning,” Dr. Mary Carney, Dr. Rod McRae, Dr. Jeanne Sewell and Dr. Joyce Weinsheimer,…
Growth Mindset Day Aligns with USG’s Momentum Year
On Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, the University of North Georgia hosted Growth Mindset Day on the Gainesville Campus with speaker Dr. Craig Curty, Director of Academic Services at High Point…
Apply for Faculty Academy on High-Impact Educational Practices (HIPs)
UNG Faculty are invited to apply for the fifth Faculty Academy on High-Impact Educational Practices (HIPs). For a description of high-impact practices (HIPs), see the Association of American Colleges and…
2017-2018 Research-Based Teaching Series Call for Proposals
UNG faculty and teaching staff are invited to submit a proposal to conduct a teaching workshop as part as the 2017-2018 RBTS. Workshops must feature activities and approaches founded in…