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<div>Please see below the call for Goodwin Medal nominations for a graduate student TA award. The department can submit one nomination to the Office of Graduate Education. If there is interest in submitting a nomination package for a biology graduate student
please let me know. Please send nominations by<b> Wednesday, March 12, 2025</b> for the department internal review. </div>
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Up to <b>two</b> recommendation letters from faculty members or lecturers who oversaw the nominee’s work as a TA/IG. This letter should include:</li><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
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The course or courses in which the nominee and letter-writer worked together</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
Information about the course, including</li><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
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The number of students in the course</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
The typical teaching duties and responsibilities of TAs/IGs in this course</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
How the TA/IG went above and beyond mere excellence in their role as TA/IG</li></ul>
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Explanation of context for other application materials</li></ul>
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Up to <b>four</b> supporting letters from former students. These letters could be prompted by the questions</li><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
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How did the TA/IG enhance your experience in the class?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
What large or difficult concepts did the TA/IG help you to understand? What did they do to help you come to this understanding?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
In what ways did the TA/IG help you see the big picture about your course?</li></ul>
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<div>If you are planning to submit a nomination please let me know in advance. Thank you.</div>
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<div>Sincerely,</div>
<div>Janice</div>
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Janice Chang | Educational Administrator | Department of Biology | MIT<br>
rm:68-120 | ph: 617.253.7344 | <a href="mailto:jdchang@mit.edu">jdchang@mit.edu</a></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Office of Graduate Education is soliciting nominations for this year’s Goodwin Medal for outstanding teaching by a graduate student, as part of the MIT Awards Convocation. <u>Please
note the application materials have been revised and that nominators should be sure to review the new application requirements below.</u></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>The Goodwin Medal</b></div>
<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Each year, MIT awards the Goodwin Medal to a graduate teaching assistant (TA) or Instructor-G (IG) who has performed above and beyond the norm, and whose teaching efforts can truly
be characterized as “conspicuously effective.” <i>Conspicuously effective TAs demonstrate some commitment to supporting student learning above and beyond excellence in typical TA tasks. </i>Descriptions of recent outstanding teachers, who model conspicuous
efficacy, can be found below under “<a href="https://oge.mit.edu/community-diversity/awards-recognition/the-goodwin-medal/" title="https://oge.mit.edu/community-diversity/awards-recognition/the-goodwin-medal/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">Former Goodwin Medal
Recipients</a>”. This award was established in memory of Harry Manley Goodwin, the first dean of the graduate school at MIT, through a gift from his widow, Mary B. Goodwin, and son, Richard H. Goodwin. The award consists of an engraved bronze medal designed
by Katharine Lane and a monetary gift of $7,000.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b>Eligibility</b></div>
<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The award will be presented to a graduate student teacher who has established a place of distinction in teaching in the opinion of their students and the faculty of their department.
The nominee must satisfy the following requirements:</div>
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Be a current graduate student who is primarily at MIT (if involved in a joint program with another university)</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
Must have served as a TA/IG at least twice as a graduate student and held positions that involved significant student support (e.g., teaching recitations, holding office hours, etc.).</li><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
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Co-teachers may be nominated jointly, but the specific contributions of each individual must be detailed (please see below). Descriptions of recent recipients (below) may provide helpful reference points for faculty and department nominators.</li></ul>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Departments may nominate<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><u>one person</u>. A complete nomination package includes <b>only the following</b>:</div>
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Up to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>two</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>recommendation letters from faculty members or lecturers who oversaw the nominee’s work as a TA/IG. This letter should include:</li><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
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The course or courses in which the nominee and letter-writer worked together</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
Information about the course, including</li><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
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The number of students in the course</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
The typical teaching duties and responsibilities of TAs/IGs in this course</li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
How the TA/IG went above and beyond mere excellence in their role as TA/IG</li></ul>
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Explanation of context for other application materials</li></ul>
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Up to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>four</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>supporting letters from former students. These letters could be prompted by the questions</li><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
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How did the TA/IG enhance your experience in the class?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
What large or difficult concepts did the TA/IG help you to understand? What did they do to help you come to this understanding?</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Departments should<i> not </i>submit any other materials. If additional materials are submitted, they will be removed before circulating them to the selection committee. Prompts for
the nomination and student letters should be given based on the sub-points above.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We will collect subject evaluation reports directly and circulate them to the selection committee. Please do not include them with the nomination packages.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For more details on the Goodwin Medal, eligibility and nomination process, please visit <a href="https://oge.mit.edu/community-diversity/awards-recognition/the-goodwin-medal/" title="https://oge.mit.edu/community-diversity/awards-recognition/the-goodwin-medal/" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">here</a>.
On this page, you will find a list of former Goodwin Medal recipients, outlining what made their teaching efforts “conspicuously effective”. This serves as a good reference for what the selection committee is looking for in a candidate!</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Nominations should be sent to the faculty head of the candidate's home department of registration, even if the candidate has taught subjects listed in other departments.<b> </b>The
final nomination from each department is due to the Office of Graduate Education by <b>5 pm on Monday, March 24, 2025 (this is a hard deadline with no extensions).</b> Nomination letters may be addressed to the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education,
Denzil Streete.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Final nomination packages can be submitted through the Google Form <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtuGE-Fs6xj79X49ZVx8V6P8--Awkn7ow4wvoqiSLJ51P8RQ/viewform?usp=dialog" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScifc7t1yOh3WlaRlknDGQqInbBGnCfGyJGTv-4u47b6Wc1Sw/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration: underline;">here</a>.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Thank you for your support. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.</div>
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