Academy Of Distinguished Teachers
Mission
Welcome to the Academy of Distinguished Teachers (ADT) at The University of Texas at El Paso. The vision of the ADT is for UTEP to provide an outstanding education to its students. In recognition of the 10th anniversary of The University of Texas System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award, UTEP’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers was founded in 2019. The Academy’s primary purpose is to recognize, promote, and support excellence in teaching at UTEP. Excellent teaching changes lives and transforms communities by providing students the knowledge, skills, and abilities to effect groundbreaking change through creative solutions to today’s social and economic problems in the local community and the world.
Goals of the Academy
- Recognize, celebrate, and reward outstanding teachers for exceptional contributions
- Foster and promote high-quality, innovative, and pedagogically effective teaching
- Facilitate pedagogical training and support colleagues in their teaching efforts
- Provide institutional leadership in teaching excellence at UTEP by advising the Provost and President on instructional matters and generally fostering educational discourse and initiatives
ROTA Application Submission Due Feb. 16, 2024
See the call for applications here.
Save the Date
March 22, 2024: General Meeting (11:30-1:30pm) Lunch and Margarita Bar at Blumberg Auditorium
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Adeeba Raheem
RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING RECEIVED THE REGIONAL OUTSTANDING EDUCATOR AWARD
OF THE ASSOCIATED SCHOOLS OF CONSTRUCTION.
Dr. Ivonne Santiago
RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING RECEIVED THE HISPANOS TRIUNFADORES: STEM AWARD
AND THE EL PASO WOMAN OF IMPACT AWARD.
Dr. Fernanda García
RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING RECEIVED THE 2022 BEST 10 LIST GENDER EQUALITY AWARD OF THE PRINCIPLES FOR RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT EDUCATION.
Dr. Larry Lesser
RECOGNIZED FOR HAVING RECEIVED THE 2021 WALLER DISTINGUISHED TEACHING CAREER
AWARD OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION.
