Five faculty members recognized with President鈥檚 Teaching Awards
Published: June 17, 2022
Five faculty members were recently honoured with , the highest honour for teaching at the UU直播.
The award recognizes sustained excellence in teaching and ongoing contributions to educational leadership and innovation. This year鈥檚 recipients are:
- Maria Assif, associate professor, teaching stream, in the department of English, UU直播 Scarborough
- Ken Derry, associate professor, teaching stream, in the department of historical studies, UU直播 Mississauga
- Charlie Keil, professor in the cinema studies institute, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Melody Neumann, associate professor, teaching stream, in the department of cell and systems biology, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Sanjeev Sockalingam, professor in the department of psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
鈥淭hrough their impressive work, this year鈥檚 award recipients demonstrate excellence and innovation in teaching while contributing to an environment that promotes equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility in post-secondary education,鈥 said UU直播 President Meric Gertler.
鈥淥n behalf of the UU直播, I would like to congratulate all five faculty members on their important achievement. I would also like to thank them for their individual efforts to create a welcoming and intellectually stimulating classroom environment that helps UU直播 attract students from around the world.鈥
Winners of the President鈥檚 Teaching Award receive $10,000 per year for five years to be used towards professional development. They also become members of the UU直播 Teaching Academy. The academy meets regularly to discuss matters relevant to teaching and offers advice to the president and the vice-president and provost, as well as the director of .
