For over 30 years the Graduate School has awarded Graduate Part-Time Instructor Teaching Awards. These awards are hosted in the fall and spring, and award recipients will receive a $500 scholarship on their bursar account during the respective semester in which they are nominated. The number of nominations departments may submit is determined by the number of FTE appointments for Graduate Part-Time Instructors. Departments with less than 3.00 FTE positions (equivalent to six 50% GPTIs or twelve 25% GPTIs) may nominate one student for a recognition award, and departments with 3.00 or more FTE positions may nominate two students. The limit in number of nominations applies to the academic year. If a department is entitled to one nomination, that nomination may be submitted either fall or spring semester. Therefore, it is important to identify the most deserving GPTI and submit his/her nomination at the appropriate time. If a department has more than one outstanding graduate student instructor and considers them equal in teaching ability, it may petition the committee to be allowed to submit an additional nomination.
