University Exemplary Department or Program Award Recipients
2023: Developing and implementing creative solutions to supporting transfer students into Virginia Tech and/or into new majors.
- College of Natural Resources and Environment’s Advising Center
- Hokie Transfer Community
2022: Creating and sustaining support for early career faculty to develop as effective teachers and/or to contribute to the scholarship of teaching and learning
- Department of Engineering Education
- School of Neuroscience
2021: Developing and sustaining effective approaches to teaching, academic engagement, and student well-being at the graduate or undergraduate levels
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering
2020: Developing and sustaining effective approaches to teaching with a global perspective at the graduate or undergraduate levels
- Department of Geography
- School of Public and International Affairs
- Presidential Global Scholars
2019: Exemplifying inclusive excellence in teaching and learning
- Alliance for Social, Political, Ethical, and Cultural Thought
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures
- Department of Sociology
2018: Working beyond department/program boundaries to collaboratively achieve student learning goals
- Chicago Studio
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Department of Religion and Culture
2017: Effectively engaging students in hands on, minds on instructional environments
- Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management
- Department of Geosciences
- Department of Sustainable Biomaterials
2016: Developing and sustaining effective large class instruction
- Department of Biological Sciences
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Physics
2015: Effectively linking research and scholarship with teaching, with particular concentration on innovative programs
- Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of History
2014: Developing and sustaining innovative and effective approaches to fostering Ut Prosim (“That I May Serve”) at the undergraduate or graduate level
- Department of Chemistry
- Department of Psychology
- Urban Affairs and Planning Program
- VT Engage
2013: Effectively implementing and assessing programs for first-year students that incorporate problem solving, inquiry, and/or integration of learning skills
- Foundation Program (School of Architecture + Design)
- First-Year Writing Program (Department of English)
- Invent the Sustainable Future Program (College of Natural Resources and Environment)
2012: Effectively integrating ePortfolios to improve student learning
- Arts and Humanity Program (Department of Teaching and Learning)
- Department of English
- Higher Education Program (Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies)
2011: Effectively linking assessment with instruction to improve student learning
- Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Department of English
- Dietetics Program (Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise)
2010: Developing and sustaining innovative and effective approaches that foster international awareness and education
- Department of Mechanical Engineering
- Department of Entomology
- Department of Chemical Engineering
2009: Effectively linking research and scholarship with teaching, with particular concentration on innovative undergraduate programs
- Department of Chemistry
- Earth Sustainability Program
2008: Working collaboratively across departmental boundaries to fulfill common or complementary goals
- College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
- Department of Computer Science
- Department of History
- School of Architecture + Design
- Department of Teaching and Learning
- Undergraduate Research Institute
2007: Developing and sustaining innovative and effective departmental approaches to advising at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels
- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Department of Apparel, Housing, and Resource Management
- University Academic Advising Center
2006: Developing and sustaining innovative and effective departmental approaches to introductory courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Department of Communication
- Department of Engineering Education
2005: Enhancing global diversity by effectively increasing the numbers of culturally diverse faculty, staff, and students, and/or promoting and supporting international and multicultural perspectives to support the missions of the university
- Cranwell International Center
- Department of Human Development
2004: Managing faculty resources of time and talent effectively and creatively to fulfill stated departmental or program missions
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering
- Department of History
- Department of Theatre Arts
2003: Working collaboratively across departmental boundaries to fulfill common or complementary goals
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Material Sciences and Engineering, and Department of Physics
- Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures and Pamplin College of Business
- Graduate and International Programs
- Graduate Program in Science and Technology Studies
2002: Maintaining a high quality of advising both at the graduate and undergraduate levels
- Department of Biology
- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences
- Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering
2001: Developing and sustaining innovative and effective departmental approaches to introductory courses at the graduate or undergraduate levels
- Department of Forestry
- Marriage and Family Therapy Program (Northern Virginia)
- Residential Leadership Community
2000: Effectively increasing diversity of faculty, staff, and students, and/or enhancing multicultural perspectives in teaching, research, and outreach programs
- Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Department of Industrial and System Engineering
- Dean of Students Office
1999: Effectively linking research and scholarship with teaching, with particular concentration on innovative undergraduate programs
- Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Physics
1998: Working collaboratively across departmental boundaries to fulfill common or complementary goals
- Urban Affairs and Planning Program
- Department of Materials Sciences and Engineering
- Department of Building Construction
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
1997: Maintaining a high quality of advising both at the graduate and undergraduate levels
- Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering
- Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences
- Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics
1996: Developing and sustaining innovative and effective departmental approaches to introductory courses at the graduate or undergraduate levels
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Geological Sciences
- Engineering Fundamentals Program
1995: Managing faculty resources of time and talent effectively and creatively to fulfill stated departmental or program missions
- Women’s Studies Program
- Department of Communication Studies
- Department of English
1994: Effectively linking research and scholarship with teaching, with particular concentration on innovative undergraduate programs
- Department of Biochemistry
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Department of Mechanical Engineering