Poorvu Family Fund
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For Teaching in Yale College Date: July 1, 2009 To: Directors of Interdisciplinary Programs in Yale College From: Joseph W. Gordon, Acting Dean of Yale College Topic: Poorvu Family Fund for Teaching in Yale College Several years ago the Poorvu family established a fund to recognize and to enhance Yales strength in interdisciplinary teaching. According to the terms of the gift, the award is to be made to outstanding untenured faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching in interdisciplinary undergraduate programs. Besides paying tribute to these junior faculty members, the award, in the form of a research fund, allows them to focus during the summer months on research essential to their development as scholar and teachers. |
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On the basis of nominations from chairmen and directors of interdisciplinary programs, the Dean of Yale College will award one or more prizes. We invite you to propose a candidate for the Poorvu Family Award from among your untenured colleagues and to provide the following supporting materials:
- A letter, written by you or by another appropriate faculty member whom you have designated, giving a detailed description of the nominees teaching in and commitment to an interdisciplinary undergraduate program;
- The candidate's current vita; and
- Examples of work (course materials, research proposals, or the like) on which the nomination is based.
Preference will be given to candidates who will have been on the Yale faculty for at least two years as of July 1, 2010.
I hope that you will take your earliest opportunity to discuss this prize with your colleagues and to come up with a nomination. In order to be sure that I will be able to give full consideration to your candidate, please submit your nomination and supporting materials to Lara Beise in the Yale College Deans Office (103 SSS ) no later than September 30, 2009.
