Join the Faculty of Arts in acknowledging outstanding teaching and staff service as we celebrate the end of the year.

List of awards:

1. The Slobodan Drakulic Cross-Disciplinary Teaching Award

Named in honour of the late Dr. Slobodan Drakulic (a faculty member in the Sociology Department), this award recognizes faculty and/or contract lecturers who have demonstrated continuing excellence in teaching students from a wide range of disciplines. Faculty and contract lecturers beyond their third year at Ryerson who teach classes that typically include students from a variety of programs, and who have developed innovative and effective approaches to engaging a diverse range of students, are eligible. This award is open to RFA faculty members and CUPE1 contract lecturers.

2. The New Faculty Teaching Award

This award is open to pre-tenure faculty in their first three years at Ryerson who have consistently demonstrated excellence in, and commitment to teaching. Outstanding teaching may be measured by: the enhancement of student engagement, curriculum (re)development, innovation in the classroom, new experiential educational opportunities, interdisciplinary teaching, in addition to a commitment to anti-racism, anti-oppression and/or decolonization in education.

3. Faculty of Arts Award in Teaching Innovation and Inclusion

This Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the advancement of teaching and learning in the Faculty of Arts, with a focus on innovation, inclusivity and experiential education. The recipient(s) must have demonstrated excellence in a variety of ways, including but not limited to student engagement and mentoring, curriculum and (re)development, career-integrated learning, global education, interdisciplinary collaboration and a commitment to anti-racism, anti-oppression and/or decolonization.

4. Faculty of Arts Contract Lecturer Teaching Award

This award recognizes demonstrated teaching excellence among CUPE 1 Contract Lecturers in any department in the Faculty of Arts. Excellence may be measured in a number of ways, including enhancement of student engagement, creativity and innovation in teaching, experiential learning, fostering of equity and inclusion in the classroom.

5. The Faculty of Arts Staff Service Recognition Award

This award recognizes staff who have excelled in their employment role, driving significant operational change and having a positive impact on their department. The award will be granted to up to staff members in Arts who demonstrate outstanding performance and impact.