The A&S GSO Elizabeth Baranger Teaching Award acknowledges excellence in graduate student teaching across the Arts & Sciences. Awardees are nominated by undergraduates, and awards are presented to one graduate student from each school division (i.e., humanities, natural sciences, social sciences). The award, which will be given in the fall of 2024, is named after Elizabeth Baranger, former Dean and, later, Vice-Provost of the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences.
The purpose of the Baranger Award is to:
- Recognize and reward outstanding teaching by graduate students at Pitt.
- Make teaching by graduate students more visible and valued on campus.
- Raise the standards of the teaching by graduate students.
- Contribute to and/or spark discussions about what constitutes good teaching by graduate students on campus.
- Help graduate students prepare professionally for teaching careers.
Nominations
To nominate a graduate student, please click here: https://forms.gle/5pVTjaagrdBkDaLT9
Dates
- Nominations open: March 2024
- Nominations close: May 15, 2024
- Nominees notified: Late May 2024
- Applications due: September 6, 2024
- Graduate students who receive nominations will be given instructions via email about how to apply. (See below for details.)
How Does the Awards Process Work?
Each spring, the Elizabeth Baranger Teaching Award Committee accepts nominations for outstanding graduate student teachers and graduate instructors. Nominees for this year will have taught during one or more of the following terms: summer 2023, fall 2023, and spring 2024.
Next, the Teaching Award Committee invites nominated students to apply for the award. The application includes a statement of teaching philosophy, a diversity/inclusivity statement, a teaching reflection, an example of written teaching material, one OMET evaluation, and one letter of recommendation.
A delegation of faculty and staff then reviews applications. Based on these reviews, one exemplary graduate student from each school division is selected to receive a $500 award and an invitation to an event in their honor.
Teaching Award Committee
You can contact the committee directly at PittTeachingAwards1787@gmail.com or at asgso@pitt.edu.