Excellence in Teaching Awards - Non-Tenure Track
The Non-Tenure Track Excellence In Teaching Award at SUNY Cortland is designed to recognize and reward outstanding teaching performance. Unlike other campus awards, this honor focuses solely on exceptional classroom performance, where nominees must demonstrate mastery of teaching techniques and adapt their instructional approach to meet the diverse needs and interests of students. The award highlights the importance of flexibility and innovation in teaching. The recipient will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and will be recognized at the annual Teaching-Research-Service Awards ceremony.
Eligibility is open to non-tenure track faculty, teaching at the graduate or undergraduate level, who have completed at least four semesters of teaching at SUNY Cortland prior to the year of nomination. Use this link, Excellence in Teaching Nomination Form (Adobe On-Line) to complete the required information regarding your nominee along with the attachment of your letter of nomination by the due date. Your nomination when submitted will automatically be routed to the Faculty Development Center (FDC). The FDC will notify the nominated faculty member directly after the deadline date.
Excellence In Teaching Award - Non-Tenure Track Award Guidelines
Excellence in Teaching Nomination Form (Adobe On-Line)
Previous Recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Award - Non-Tenure Track
Excellence in Teaching Awards - Tenure Track
The Tenure Track Excellence in Teaching Award at SUNY Cortland is designed to recognize and reward outstanding teaching performance. Unlike other campus awards, this honor focuses solely on exceptional classroom performance, where nominees must demonstrate mastery of teaching techniques and adapt their instructional approach to meet the diverse needs and interests of students. The award highlights the importance of flexibility and innovation in teaching. The recipient will receive a $1,000 honorarium, and will be recognized at the annual Teaching-Research-Service Awards ceremony.
Eligibility is open to tenure track faculty, teaching at the graduate or undergraduate level, who have completed at least four semesters of teaching at SUNY Cortland prior to the year of nomination. Use this link, Excellence in Teaching Nomination Form (Adobe On-Line) to complete the required information regarding the nominee along with the attachment of your letter of nomination by the due date. Your nomination will automatically be routed to the Faculty Development Center (FDC). The FDC will notify the nominated faculty member directly after the deadline date. .
Excellence In Teaching Award - Tenure Track Guidelines
Excellence in Teaching Nomination Form (Adobe On-Line)
Previous Recipients of the Excellence in Teaching Awards - Tenure Track
Fine Teaching Development Award
The Fine Teaching Development Award supports pre-tenure, tenure-track faculty by allowing for a one-course,
The Fine Teaching Development Award is a competitive award that allows for a decrease in course load to accommodate the pursuit of superior teaching practices, methods or techniques for use in the classroom. Application materials are due by March 15 for the following academic year.
Fine Teaching Development Award Guidelines
Fine Teaching Development Award - Application Form (Adobe)
Rozanne M. Brooks Dedicated Teacher Award
This award was created and is presented to individuals who are outstanding teachers in the classroom, who spend considerable time with students and are very student oriented. These teachers are also active and worthwhile participants in the business of the College and involved with curriculum.
The award is funded by the Brooks estate. The recipient is chosen by the College's Brooks Dedicated Teachers Award Committee and can use the $7,500 award, in Brooks’ words, "for experimentation, purchase of books and special materials, travel or to do whatever they want to do that they think might enhance their ability to teach."
The Award Committee seeks nominations from the current faculty. Self-recommendations are disallowed. The award is open to full-time teaching faculty who possess continuing appointment and have been employed at SUNY Cortland for a minimum of five years.
The selection process includes observation of classes and preparation of a brief but appropriate dossier. This dossier should include the name of the nominating professor and a one- or two-paragraph statement summarizing the pertinent attributes of the candidate.
Rozanne Brooks Dedicated Teacher Award Description/Guidelines
Rozanne M. Brooks Dedicated Teacher Award Nomination Form (Adobe)
Previous Recipients of the Rozanne M. Brooks Dedicated Teacher Award
Rozanne M. Brooks Internationalized Curricular Development Award
This award supports
Rozanne M. Brooks Internationalized Curricular Development Award Guidelines
Rozanne M. Brooks Internationalized Curricular Award Application (Adobe - in development)
Previous Recipients of the Rozanne M. Brooks Internationalized Curricular Development Award
Teaching Innovation Grants
The aim of these grants is to encourage the development and sharing of new instructional strategies among faculty. Grants may be awarded to any part-time or full-time faculty member with at least one semester of service at SUNY Cortland who is scheduled to teach in at least one of the upcoming semesters.
Teaching Innovation Grant Guidelines
Teaching Innovation Grant Application Form (Adobe)
The Small Grant Program
Program Description: The Cortland College Foundation Small Grants Program provides funding of up to $500 to SUNY Cortland faculty.
Applications for funding are accepted once in the fall semester and once in the spring semester. The deadline for applications this fall is September 16, 2024. The application deadline for this spring is February 17, 2025.
Small Grant Award Guidelines
Small Grant Request Form (Adobe)