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Before you proceed, you MUST complete all items marked with "(*Required)". Any submissions with incorrect information (such as the name, email address, etc...) will not be processed. You must also supply a valid UWO email address with your submission. If you supply a non-UWO email address, or use a UWO email address that does not exist, your submission will not be processed. Also, we will accept only one submission per TA per UWO email address, so you can not vote multiple times for the same TA. (You can, however, vote again for a different TA.)

NOTE: If you don't know your TA's full name or email address, just ask! Tell them you are nominating them for an award and they will surely be flattered. However if you wish to remain anonymous, email your professor or look up the address on the web at http://www.uwo.ca/westerndir/index-student.html.

All information submitted on this form will remain anonymous.

Name of the TA you are Nominating:

First Name of TA (* Required)

Last Name of TA (* Required)

E-mail address of TA (* Required)

Course Information:

Course name, number, and section (* Required)
(e.g., Sociology 020-010)

*The course is offered by the ( Required)**
	Faculty of Arts	Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
	Faculty of Education	Faculty of Music
	Faculty of Engineering Science	Richard Ivey School of Business
	Faculty of Health Sciences	Faculty of Science
	Faculty of Information & Media Studies	Faculty of Social Science
	Faculty of Law	Other or Unknown

Is the course a fall term, winter term, or full-year course? (*Required)

Winter term half-course (January-April) - Deadline March 31st, 2010
Fall term half-course (September-December)-Deadline December 18th, 2009
Full-year course (September-April) - Deadline March 31st, 2010

At what TIME does the TA teach you? (* Required)
(e.g., Monday 2-4 pm & Wednesday 3-5 pm)

At what LOCATION does the TA teach you? (* Required)
(e.g., Social Science Centre, Room 3107)

Name of the Course Faculty Instructor (e.g., Professor)

Your Evaluation of this TA:

The 5 questions below are used to compare your TA against other nominees, but heavy consideration is given to the comments supplied at the bottom of this form. If you feel strongly that your TA deserves a GSTA award, you are urged to write down your comments for the awards committee to use in their final decision. YOUR COMMENTS, and EVERYTHING YOU SUPPLY ON THIS FORM, WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

Time/Availability:

1. Is your graduate student Instructor/Teaching Assistant (TA) willing to be available outside of the scheduled tutorial / lab / class time, to discuss issues and problems?

Always

Usually

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Not Applicable

Teaching Skills:

2. Does this TA explain things clearly?

Always

Usually

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Not Applicable

Attitude:

3. Does this TA provide guidance and support in difficult areas of the course?

Always

Usually

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Not Applicable

4. Does this TA take the responsibilities of the position seriously?

Always

Usually

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Not Applicable

5. Does this TA convey a sense of enthusiasm for the subject matter?

Always

Usually

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

Not Applicable

Your Overall Assessment:

If the rating scale below represented letter grades, how would you rate your graduate student Instructor / Teaching Assistant overall?

A (Excellent)

B (Good)

C (Average)

D (Poor)

F (Unacceptable)

Comments:

Why do you believe this TA deserves an award? (* Required)

(Please complete this section with point form notes)

What do you like most about this TA?

(Please complete this section with point form notes)

What suggestions do you have for how this TA could improve?

(Please complete this section with point form notes)

Other comments?

(Please complete this section with point form notes)

Your Information

An email confirming the above information will be sent to your UWO email address given below. Only nominations that are accompanied by a valid UWO email address will be accepted. Your name and email address will remain strictly confidential.

Your Full Name (* Required)

Your UWO E-mail Address (* Required)

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