Q2 Recognition

Presented to any faculty member who demonstrates exceptional performance in all areas of the classroom, including scholarship, professional development, mentoring, innovation, outstanding student feedback, course leader, and/or good PG Citizenship characteristics. The outstanding faculty member will have also provided meaningful service to their respective Department, School of General Education, and/or Purdue University Global. 

Presented to PT faculty providing exceptional classroom facilitation and engages student learning by consistently creating a positive learning environment through supportive feedback, active and quality participation in discussion boards, seminars, and announcements, and overall promotes an educationally rich classroom experience for students. They may also stand apart in their contributions via scholarship and/or professional development at the department, school, and/or university levels. 

Presented to FT and FTA faculty who consistently exceed faculty expectations in all areas of the classroom – providing exceptional classroom facilitation and an overall educationally rich classroom experience for students. They have embraced PG’s vision of putting student’s first, using innovative techniques that help ensure their success. They may also stand apart in their contributions via scholarship and/or professional development at the department, school, and/or university levels. 

Presented to any faculty or staff member who provides exceptional internal service to their respective Department, SoGE, and/or PG (includes professional development, grants, etc.). They may also demonstrate substantial external service in conjunction with a professional membership or non-profit organization, or any other charitable or volunteer cause. 

• Gabriel Smith and Lisa Teitler--While this dynamic duo is being recognized as a team, it is important to share that individually they make the English and Rhetoric department proud.  Each goes above and beyond to foster a classroom that is all about community, learning, and success.  They each put their own spins on the classes they teach whether offering presence and feedforward that helps students evolve, dynamic classroom tools to engage, empathy that helps students feel heard, or a combination of all these things.  As a duo, they have been collaborating on helping new faculty adapt and feel confident in delivering 107 and 220 module courses.  They also have been working on module material that will go onto a module Google site in hopes of making modules accessible and dynamic for all who teach them. Keep up the great work, Gabriel and Lisa!

• Jordan Burr--He is a new faculty member to PG who has hit the ground running!  Jordan shines in many ways he works to support and his students from being exceedingly active on the discussion boards to the encouraging and personalized feedback he provides.  Where he really gets students engaged and excited about writing is in his seminars. Jordan brings in humor and uses examples that most can connect with.  In a recent seminar, he also spent time on a ChatGBT demonstration and discussion where he spent important time showing students how AI can be a great tool but must be used responsibly. Keep up the great work, Jordan!

• Timaree Marston--She is a new faculty member to PG but is clearly a pro!  In her second term with PG, Timaree navigated the fallout from severe California snowstorms with style and grace.  If anyone could pop into her classes last term to see the high  level of dedication and commitment to her students by looking at her detailed, thoughtful, and purposeful feedback, or that she held seminar from random places to make sure her students had what they needed. They would never know that she was dealing with several feet of snow, power outages, and more!  Keep up the great work, Timaree!