Seneca’s Teaching and Learning Awards for Faculty

Guidelines for the Seneca Transformative Educator Award

Seneca is excited to honour our faculty who through their contributions and commitment have positively improved the quality of education and enriched the experiences of their students.

The Seneca Transformative Educator award recognizes and celebrates outstanding faculty who make a difference by engaging students, caring for their students, and demonstrating innovative teaching practices.

Who is eligible to be nominated?

Nominees must be full-time, partial load, part-time, and sessional Seneca faculty members who taught during the 2022-2023 academic year.

How do I nominate a faculty member for an award?

Nominators can be any individual Seneca student or group of students (a class nomination) with direct knowledge of the nominee.

Nominators must submit a nomination package that includes:

1.  A 400-word description that shows how the faculty member meets the selection criteria for the Seneca Transformative Educator award. The selection committee is looking for excellence in the following areas: innovative or exemplary teaching practices; impacting student success; a commitment to caring for students.
2. Evidence to support the nomination – in addition to the 400-word description, describe a special project, unique learning environments, work beyond the classroom, special achievements, etc. Provide links where possible. (No attachments.)

How do I nominate a faculty member for an award?

Download the Nomination Form and complete it in full.

Upload the completed form to the nomination package submission form.

When is the deadline?

The nomination package is due on July 31, 2023.

Nomination packages will be evaluated by an awards committee in a blind review process using Seneca's Teaching and Learning Awards for Faculty Rubric (PDF).

Award recipients will be announced by Marianne Marando, Vice-President Academic and Students, during the fall 2023 term.

What do recipients receive?

Recipients of the award receive the following:

• $1,000 toward an academic conference of their choice
• Registration for the Advancing Learning Conference 2024
• A feature in the Teaching and Learning Stories from the Field podcast from the Teaching & Learning Centre

If you have any questions, contact faculty.awards@senecacollege.ca.