09/05/2014

CSCA - Outstanding New Teacher Award (ONTA) - Call for Nominations

We are now accepting nomination applications for the 2015 Central States Communication Association (CSCA) Outstanding New Teacher Award (ONTA). This award recognizes individuals early in their professional career who are showing distinction as teachers. Nominees may be teaching at any level from grade school through graduate school. The committee reserves the right to award several individuals at different academic levels (e.g., K-12, community college, university), so individuals from all types of institutions are encouraged to apply.
 
Nominees must (a) be in their first five years of full-time teaching; (b) be members of CSCA at the time they apply; and (c) attend the conference the year in which the award is presented (2015 in Madison, WI). Nominees who have more than five years teaching experience at two or more levels, but no more than five years at their most recent teaching level, may also be considered. Prior recipients are not eligible.
 
To be considered for the Outstanding New Teacher Award, nominees must electronically submit a nomination packet not to exceed 20 pages excluding cover page, index page, curriculum vita, and/or divider pages. Packets that exceed the page limit will be returned without review. Nomination packets must include (1) a letter of nomination citing the nominee's accomplishments; (2) the nominee's current curriculum vita; (3) three letters of support from students, colleagues, supervisors, and/or administrators; (4) course/instructor evaluation summaries from no more than three recent academic terms (e.g., comments and ratings with explanation of rating scale norms); (5) a description of the nominee's teaching load, including student advising; and (6) at least two samples of personal instructional materials/resources. All of these materials must be combined into a single .pdf file and submitted to the committee chair.
 
The materials must be received by February 1, 2015. Please submit the materials and any inquiries electronically to: Dr. Jessica Eckstein at jessica.eckstein@gmail.com referencing ONTA in the subject line. All applications submitted by the deadline will receive an email response confirming receipt of their materials.
 
2015 ONTA Committee:
Jessica Eckstein, Western Connecticut State University (Chair)
Danielle Stern, Christopher Newport University (Vice-Chair)
Tony E. Adams, Northeastern Illinois University
Katie Lever-Mazzuto, Western Connecticut State University
Kristi Scholten, Ferris State University