Nominations open for Okanagan teaching awards

September 28, 2023

Nominations are now open for 2023/24 UBC Okanagan teaching awards:

Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence and Innovation
This award recognizes up to two awards for faculty members with continuing appointments and one award for instructors holding a full or part time limited-term appointment. Nominations for this award are accepted from students, faculty, deans, unit heads, staff and alumni.

Killam Teaching Prize
UBC Okanagan awards up to one Killam Teaching Prize each year to faculty member with a continuing appointment who has distinguished themselves as an exemplary teacher with a demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence and innovation throughout their career. Department heads or equivalents are invited to submit nominations for this award.

Learn more about these prestigious awards which honour exemplary role models who embody teaching excellence in our community.

The deadline to nominate teaching faculty members is November 10. 

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