The Graduate School is recognizing 35 teaching assistants for outstanding work and valued contributions to the educational experience at Syracuse University.
Outstanding Teaching Assistants are honored for excellence in their work as classroom teachers, laboratory or studio instructors and recitation or discussion section leaders, and for assisting faculty members who teach high-enrollment courses.
Students are nominated by their departments, and a selection committee chooses honorees based on both the strength of their teaching portfolio and faculty and student letters of support. This is the 36th year the awards have been presented.
Graduate student Sara Jo Soldovieri leads a discussion for an Introduction to Inclusive Schooling class. (Photo by Jeremy Brinn)
“These awards typically go to only the top 4% of all teaching assistants campuswide, so selection truly is an honor,” says Peter Vanable, dean of the Graduate School. “Teaching assistants are integral to providing a high-quality educational experience. We thank them for the many ways their work contributes to and enriches learning, and we congratulate them on their selection.”
This year’s honorees are:
