Lew Klatt, recipient of the 2018 Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching
Each year, we recognize the many ways our faculty have contributed to education at Calvin College through outstanding teaching in a variety of categories.
Faculty responsibilities are multi-faceted. The following targeted-teaching awards have been established to allow the college to recognize the variety of contributions faculty make to Calvin College.
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Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching
The Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching is testimony to the fact that the heart of a Christian liberal arts college is the teaching by its faculty. This award recognizes exemplary teachers and advances outstanding teaching at Calvin College. -
FEN Award for Excellence in Teaching
The annual From Every Nation Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes innovative and effective efforts by a Calvin College faculty member to promote a multicultural, anti-racist curriculum. It rewards the development and utilization of creative, original, effective teaching and materials that reflect any of the themes of FEN. -
Innovative Teaching Award (not awarded in 2018)
The Innovative Teaching Award recognizes and encourages faculty members who have contributed significant, creative teaching innovations and strategies that promote effective and deeper learning. -
Advising and Mentoring Award (not awarded in 2018)
The Advising and Mentoring Award recognizes and affirms the significant role of faculty advising and mentoring in forming the minds and shaping the lives of students. -
Student-Faculty Research Award
The Student-Faculty Research Award recognizes a Calvin faculty member with an outstanding record of working with student collaborators in his or her professional research and scholarship. -
Community-Based Teaching Award
The Award for Community-Based Teaching recognizes faculty members who have pursued significant academic community engagement that promotes effective learning in partnership with the church, community organization, agency or business. -
Collaborative Change Award (not awarded in 2018)
The Collaborative Change Award recognizes positive effects that teams of colleagues have on shaping professional academic culture of Calvin. -
Teaching Excellence Award for Affiliated and Adjunct Faculty
The Teaching Excellence Award recognizes excellent teaching of students and faithful service to an academic department. It also acknowledges the significant role of affiliated and adjunct faculty in advancing the mission of Calvin College.