Governor's Teaching Fellow's 2019-2020
Call for UNG Nominees to Apply for Governor's Teaching Fellows Program:
Summer Symposium (2021) and Academic Year Symposia (2021-2022)
Each year, the University of North Georgia seeks applicants to become the UNG nominees for the Governor's Teaching Fellows (GTF) Summer Symposium and Academic Year Symposia. Any full-time, regular faculty member may apply. UNG may submit a total of two nominees for the 2021-2022 Academic Year Symposia Program. Note: Due to COVID-disruptions and the deferral of last years’ participants, GTF is not accepting applications for the 2021 Summer Symposium.
The Governor's Teaching Fellows Program was established by Zell Miller, governor of Georgia, 1991-1999, to provide Georgia's higher education faculty with expanded opportunities for developing important teaching skills. This prestigious program is offered by the University of Georgia’s Institute of Higher Education at the University of Georgia and is designed for faculty members of state colleges and universities, public and private. The program includes a combination of structured instructional and faculty development activities, as well as self-directed activities designed to meet individual needs.
Deadlines for application are as follows:
2021-2022 Academic Year Symposia Program: Monday, November 30, 2020, 5:00 p.m.
Eligibility
To be considered, please follow the application process outlined below. Nominees are selected based on the following criteria:
- Teaching experience
- Interest in continuing instructional and professional development
- Ability to have an impact on their campus and plan to do so
- Status of full-time, regular faculty
For more information on the Governor's Teaching Fellows Program:
Its history, its fellows, their projects, and the Institute of Higher Education, please visit the Governor's Teaching Fellows webpage.
Past Governors Teaching Fellows Programs
2020-2021
Summer Symposia (2020) and Academic Year Symposia (2020-2021)
Participants in this program attend a two-week symposium on the University of Georgia campus.
Participants receive a stipend for each day of full participation on campus to assist with travel expenses and meals. Lodging is provided by the Governor's Teaching Fellows Program.
Application Process
The University of North Georgia can submit a total of two nominees. This nomination process is being facilitated by the UNG Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL). Please fill out the 2020 GTF Summer Symposium Program Online Application
and address documents to GTF Nominations Committee.
- Letter of nomination from a department head or coordinator
- Letter of intent from the nominee
- Current curriculum vitae
- One to two page teaching philosophy statement
Application Deadline
Friday, November 15, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
If you have questions about the nomination process for UNG, please contact Lindsay Linsky (catherine.linsky@ung.edu or 678-717-2286) or Michael Rifenburg (michael.rifenburg@ung.edu or 706-867-2958).
The Academic Year Symposia Program allows participants to attend a three-day symposia on the University of Georgia (UGA) campus.
Dates for the 2020-2021 (Academic Year) are:
- September 2-4, 2020
- September 30 - October 2, 2020
- November 4-6, 2020
- February 3-5, 2021
- March 3-5, 2021
- March 31 - April 2, 2021
Note that this program requires absences from Wednesday through Friday during three weeks in fall and three weeks in spring. As possible, plan class schedules to minimize absences.
Participants receive a stipend for each day of full participation on campus to assist with travel expenses and meals. Lodging is provided by the Governor's Teaching Fellows Program.
Application Process
The University of North Georgia can submit a total of two nominees. This nomination process is being facilitated by the UNG Center for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership (CTLL). The application for the 2020-2021 GTF Academic Year Symposia is now available.
- Letter of nomination from a department head or coordinator
- Letter of intent from the nominee
- Current curriculum vitae
- One to two page teaching philosophy statement
Application Deadline
Monday, December 2, 2019, at 5:00 p.m.
If you have questions about the nomination process for UNG, please contact Lindsay Linsky (catherine.linsky@ung.edu or 678-717-2286) or Michael Rifenburg (michael.rifenburg@ung.edu or 706-867-2958).
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
UNG Participants and Recipients
GTF Academic Year Symposia 2020-2021
Juman Al Bukhari, Arabic
GTF Academic Year Symposium 2020
Tashia Caughran, Chemistry/Biochemistry
