COFA Dean’s Awards for Teaching

The College of Fine Arts values the commitment, enthusiasm, innovation and sheer hard work of its teaching staff, and recognises the important role that its full-time and sessional teachers play in our students’ learning and experience at COFA.

The COFA Dean’s Awards for Teaching provide support for continuing (full-time or fractional) and sessional teaching staff by recognising and celebrating their achievements. This is a part of developing a culture in which effort and enthusiasm for teaching quality is valued and rewarded.

There will normally be two annual awards, one for Continuing and one for Sessional teaching staff (although in some years there may be more awardees, on the basis of exceptional applicants).

All teaching staff can apply but any application requires the support of the relevant Head of School and at least one continuing staff member (other than the applicant).

Applications are due in late October and awards will be presented in early December as part of the COFA Awards Evening, held at the Annual Opening.

Please see nomination form and details of expectations and requirements. Please download interactive nomination form and then open with Adobe Acrobat. Form can be filled in, saved and emailed to Dean’s assistant or printed.

Each award will include a certificate, plus $2,000.

For further information please contact Associate Dean (Academics) Graham Forsyth on 9385-0778 or g.forsyth@unsw.edu.au .

Recipients for the inaugural Award for Teaching in 2007 are:

Dr Angela Wilson

Eliza Muldoon