University Cup

University Cup recipients have achieved sustained commitment excellence in each of the areas of research and/or creative endeavours, teaching, and service to the University and the community at large over a substantial career at the University of Alberta. Thus the recipient is an established academic whose leadership and scholarly work has merited broad attention; whose teaching and student supervision ability is widely recognized by colleagues and students alike as exceptional and who has earned significant outstanding regard from the community which favours both the individual and the University.

Note: Applications now closed.

SELECTION GUIDELINES

As outlined in the UAPPOL Application and Selection Procedure, the following was considered in the development of the adjudication criteria noted below:

  • Evidence of recognized contributions in their fields
  • Evidence of sustained excellence in: research and/or creative activities, teaching, and service to the university and the community at large
  • Evidence of an outstanding reputation in student supervision, mentorship and academic leadership

ADJUDICATION CRITERIA

University Cup recipients demonstrate sustained commitment to excellence in each of the areas of research and/or creative endeavours, teaching, and service to the university and the community at large over a substantial career at the University of Alberta. The adjudication committee will consider the following criteria when reviewing phase 1 application:  

Required elements

    1. Impact of teaching (not all sub-criteria may apply)
      1. Commitment to teaching excellence throughout a career at the University of Alberta
      2. Course development efforts: examples of the (re)design of new courses (why change was needed, what was done, what is unique about the change and what is the evidence for its effectiveness?)
      3. Strategies showing reflection and change over time (why change was needed, what was done, rationale behind the changes, evidence for their effectiveness, a description of the learning outcomes)
      4. Creativity in teaching that enhances learning and engages students. 
      5. Broad range of teaching at undergraduate and/or graduate levels in various settings (such as labs, studios, clinics, traditional classrooms, non-traditional classrooms, supervision, mentorship, land-based learning, experiential learning etc.).
      6. Impact of student supervision/mentorship
        1. Speak to graduate students and postdoctoral scholars supervised and share description of their career trajectory. If applicants do not have access to graduate students or postdoctoral scholars, they may describe how they engage in mentoring students at the undergraduate level
      7. Impact of leadership/mentorship (not all sub-criteria may apply)
        1. Engagement in leadership and/or service activities
        2. Support provided to the advancement of colleagues
        3. Descriptions of how/if these activities link to the applicant's disciplinary research and/or teaching
        4. Contributions of activities to students, peers, and/or the University of Alberta
        5. Establishment of collaborations
    2. Impact of research activities
      NOTE: Research activities can include disciplinary research, scholarly teaching/pedagogical research, or both, and are not limited to discovery-based research
      1. What are the outcomes or impacts of your research? How is your research impacting the University of Alberta, the community-at-large, the environment? These impacts can be local, provincial, national, and/or global.
      2. Innovation of research activities. How has the research translated to change? How has this change impacted the University of Alberta and/or the community-at-large? 
      3. Impact of applicant’s research activities in facilitating and/or supporting the outcomes of others (research outcomes not owned by the applicant)
      4. Contributions to increasing research integrity, and improving research culture (equity-informed practices, team diversity, reward and recognition of researchers’ various activities)
      5. Organization of events that have benefited your research or professional community
      6. Knowledge dissemination/translation (including, but not limited to: art, music, video, social media, blog posts, podcasts, peer-reviewed publications, peer-reviewing publications, publication editorships, conference/convention/symposium presentations, conference/convention/symposium organizing, invited lectures/lessons/keynotes, etc.)
    3. Impact in community service
      1. Contribution of activities to the community-at-large
      2. Impacts across community, policy, practice and business
      3. Engagement and partnership communities, nonprofits, industry or the private sector
      4. Engagement with the public sector, clients and the broader public
      5. Knowledge dissemination/translation (including, but not limited to: art, music, video, social media, blog posts, podcasts, peer-reviewed publications, peer-reviewing publications, publication editorships, conference/convention/symposium presentations, conference/convention/symposium organizing, invited lectures/lessons/keynotes, etc.)
    4. Engagement with the Indigenous Strategic Plan
      1. How do you engage with Braiding Past, Present and Future: University of Alberta’s Indigenous Strategic Plan or the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (2016)? 
    5. Engagement with equity, diversity and inclusion
      1. How do you engage with the institutional commitments to equity, diversity and inclusion?

The university communities are encouraged to support applications for these awards as part of our commitment to inclusive faculty excellence.

APPLICATION process

Note: Applications closed April 8, 2024

Phase 1
The multi-modal submission for consideration for the University Cup shall include: 

  1. Narrative CV (maximum 7 pages)
  2. Names of 3 references (including, but not limited to: students, supervisors, colleagues, community-at-large members, etc.) 

NOTE: The adjudication committee will contact the references of the long-listed applicants

TEMPLATE Narrative CV & References (Awards for Faculty Excellence University Cup)

Modality Formatting Guidelines
Using a chosen submission modality* (e.g. video, text, multimedia, etc) and language** please follow the guidelines below when completing your application: 

Text: adherence to the following guidelines ensures reader accessibility: 

  • Typed, single space
  • Calibri, 11 point font
  • Standard letter size (8x11)
  • 1-inch margins 
  • Accessible PDF document

Video: there is no minimum requirement (maximum 5 minutes)

NOTE: The Digital Scholarship Centre offers support for the creation and production of multimedia resources, including access to a new media studio, assistance with video production, and free consultations with knowledgeable staff. 

* If we haven’t yet thought of the way in which you would like to submit your Phase 1 application, please let us know at faculty.excellence.awards@ualberta.ca. 

** Translation services are available upon request at no cost.

Phase 2
All applicants will be contacted following the Awards for Faculty Excellence Adjudication Committee adjudication meeting. Additional materials supporting the application reflecting the applicants teaching, research and service may be solicited from the long listed candidates.

Please contact faculty.excellence.awards@ualberta.ca should you have any difficulties with your submission.

SELECTION PROCESS

Awards for Faculty Excellence Adjudication Committee

The quorum for the Committee shall be that only one member may be absent from any meeting where decisions are made. Its proceedings are to be confidential.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Training 

The University of Alberta will provide training on equity, diversity and inclusion-including instructions on limiting the impact of conscious and unconscious bias-to all individuals involved in the adjudication process.

Announcement of the Award

The appointment will be formally recognized at the annual Celebrate! Teaching. Learning. Research event.