{"id":48123,"date":"2025-03-06T10:42:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T15:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/teachingawards\/?page_id=48123"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:53:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:53:51","slug":"luc-bourbonnais-teaching-innovation-and-excellence-fund-for-contract-instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/teachingawards\/luc-bourbonnais-teaching-innovation-and-excellence-fund-for-contract-instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"Luc Bourbonnais Teaching Innovation and Excellence Fund for Contract Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Luc Bourbonnais Teaching Innovation and Excellence Fund for Contract Instructors\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>The purpose of this fund is to support teaching excellence within the School of Mathematics and Statistics.&nbsp; An amount of $2000 will be granted every two (2) years to a selected contract instructor who is member with seniority (in CUPE 4600, Unit 2) and has taught at least 1 course in the past 2 years in the School, in recognition of their educational impact, and to support sustained innovation and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intent is to provide recipients with funds to enhance, innovate and expand their teaching practice which may include conferences, courses, research, the purchase of specialized materials, equipment or resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations will be required and selection will be made by a committee led by the Director of the School of Mathematics and Statistics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note, the award will be paid in the form of reimbursement after the recipient submits their expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This fund is established in 2023 by family, friends and the School in memory of Luc Bourbonnais who greatly impacted the lives of students through his teaching over 15 years at Carleton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selection Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teaching excellence, which may be demonstrated by any of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consistency in teaching excellence over time and across courses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Commitment to student advising, engagement, and learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovative teaching and\/or assessment practices<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations are due <strong>Friday,<\/strong> <strong>April 4 at midnight<\/strong>, with decisions to be made as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The purpose of this fund is to support teaching excellence within the School of Mathematics and Statistics.&nbsp; 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