Mastery of teaching techniques must be demonstrated and substantiated. Evidence includes publications and artistic productions. Candidates must be generous with personal time, easily accessible, and must demonstrate a continual concern for the intellectual growth of individual students. The focus here is on accessibility of the nominee to students outside of class. Candidates must set high standards for students and help them attain academic excellence.
Consideration is given to the quality, quantity, and difficulty of the tasks assigned to students.
Candidates' evaluations of students' work must be strongly supported by evidence, which includes grade distributions for all courses in recent years. Evidence of student performance may also be assessed by accomplishments of students, including placement and achievement levels. Nominees should be those who serve as professional role models. Candidate must perform superbly in fulfilling the job description for position held. Candidate must demonstrate excellence in professional activities beyond the parameters of the job description.