Purpose of the award

Eligibility and selection criteria

Selection process

Past recipients

2024 Recipient

Congratulations to Won Lee (religion), the recipient of the FEN Award for Excellence in Teaching!

Purpose of the Award

The From Every Nation for Excellence in Scholarship recognizes innovative scholarly and creative work of Calvin University faculty that advances understanding of the various themes of FEN.

Eligibility

Any full-time or reduced-load member of the teaching faculty may be nominated for this award. Individuals may receive the award only once.

Selection Criteria

Award recipients have developed or utilized creative, original, effective teaching reflecting at least one of the themes of the FEN initiative: racial diversity, anti-racism, racial reconciliation and restoration, and multicultural citizenship. Award recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:

  • Demonstrated commitment and innovative approaches to teaching the goals of FEN.
  • Original contribution(s) to assessing student learning outcomes in these areas.
  • Innovative pedagogy that is creative, facilitates student learning, honors the goals of FEN, and addresses current practices, trends, and issues.
  • Sustained impact on teaching and on improving instruction and curriculum around the goals of FEN. Such impact may be demonstrated through adopting and disseminating effective teaching practices, developing special projects and curricula, and sharing teaching expertise with others.

Selection Process

The Academic Council will solicit nominations. All members of the university community, including students, are invited to submit a half- to full-page letter indicating how the nominee’s involvement in classroom or campus activities have incorporated FEN objectives, and self-nominations are welcome; all correspondence must include the nominator’s contact information. Information from the nominee’s faculty activities report may be consulted by the Multicultural Affairs Committee, which will select the award winner.

Past Recipients