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MPA Walter D. Mink Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher AwardNomination Deadline For 2019: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 The Minnesota Psychological Association (MPA) is seeking nominations for the Walter D. Mink Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award. This award recognizes a teacher who brings a special quality or commitment to undergraduate teaching in psychology. The award will be presented at the MPA Annual Convention. CRITERIA: Nominations will be judged on the following criteria, although nominees will not be expected to have achieved recognition in all areas:
Nomination Instructions Nominations of an outstanding teacher of undergraduate psychology will be made by the chair of the psychology department or the institution’s president or chief academic officer. Nominees from any stage in their careers as faculty are welcome. Neither the nominee nor the nominator needs to be a member of MPA. A nomination packet should include:
Send the above requirements to [email protected]. Questions can be directed to Joan Ostrove at Macalester College ([email protected]). |
The Minnesota Psychological Association actively encourages the participation of all psychologists regardless of age, creed, race, ethnic background, gender, socio-economic status, region of residence, physical or mental status, political beliefs, religious or spiritual affiliation, and sexual or affectional orientation.Although we are an organization of individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds, the Minnesota Psychological Association also recognizes our core unifying identities as Psychologists who practice in America. We also recognize that we may hold unintentional attitudes and beliefs that influence our perceptions of and interactions with others. Within this context of unity and self-exploration, we are committed to increasing our sensitivity to all aspects of diversity as well as our knowledge and appreciation of the unique qualities of different cultures and backgrounds.We aspire to becoming alert to aspects of diversity, previously unseen or unacknowledged in our culture. In this spirit, we are committed to collaborating with multicultural groups to combat racism and other forms of prejudice as we seek to promote diversity in our society. To this end, we are dedicated to increasing our multicultural competencies and effectiveness as educators, researchers, administrators, policy makers, and practitioners.