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In his April 9, 1999 Inaugural Address as second President of
University, Dr. Stuart D. Cook, shared his vision and rationale
for creating the UMDNJ Master Educators' Guild:
"Twenty-five years ago, the National Science Foundation asked
that generation's leading scientists what they felt was the most
important factor in their education. The answer was almost uniformly
the opportunity to work closely with a great and inspiring teacher.
That same answer holds true today. I firmly believe that education
is a university's unique and most important mission.
As we travel on our path to excellence, we must provide our students
with the highest quality education. In an increasingly competitive
world, our efforts must be focused on graduating students who
are sought after for the best job opportunities and the finest
graduate educational programs. In recognition of the importance
of this mission, I believe it is essential that we recognize and
reward our best and most dedicated teachers.
Towards that end, I am announcing the formation of a Master Educators
Program. Its purpose is to recognize University faculty who set
the highest standards of academic excellence and have a true gift
for teaching whether they are in the classroom, in the research
laboratory, or in a patient care setting."
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The purpose of the Master Educators' Guild is to recognize and
promote excellence in the University's educational mission and to
contribute to educational scholarship, research and innovation.
Excellence may be demonstrated in any instructional setting including
classroom instruction, hospital or clinic teaching, laboratory instruction,
research mentoring and instruction, continuing education, community-based
instructional settings or electronically mediated teaching and learning.
The Guild and its members also may initiate or promote curricular
and faculty development, new educational programs, individual or
collaborative educational research, scholarship and innovative methods
of teaching, subject to the authority and control of the President
of UMDNJ or his or her designee and in accord with the bylaws of
the University. The Guild shall furthermore encourage the University
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The goals of the UMDNJ Master Educators' Guild
are to:
- facilitate and support the improvement of educational effectiveness
and innovation
- conduct scholarly activity in support of the University's educational
programming, which may be provided to other health professions
educators
- organize and conduct programs for individual or groups of faculty
to improve education at every level of the University
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nominations by their peers, students, other faculty, administrators,
and department chairs. Nominees must demonstrate exceptional teaching
skills, creativity in curriculum design or innovations in the delivery
of education, and currency and the underlying scholarship requisite
for exceptional teaching. In addition, nominees should engenders
enthusiasm among their students and be regarded by their peers as
an excellent educator.
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University-wide committee annually reviews and approves nominees,
who are inducted as Guild members each fall at the University Day
ceremonies for renewable term of five years. In addition to the
title, each Master Educator receives the Guild medallion and an
unrestricted grant to further scholarly activities. Guild members
proudly wear the medallion at ceremonial functions such as the University's
annual commencement exercises.
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