January 16, 2012 Submission deadline for dossiers to be considered for COS CTE; application materials should be sent to Gordon Yee; award winners will be selected and all candidates will be provided with feedback within approximately two weeks (NOTE: Candidates should NOT solicit any letters of support directly themselves, a third party should be used to solicit and process desired recommendations. Unsolicited letters certainly may be gathered directly by candidates. Again, if you need assistance with this process please contact the COS Teaching Excellence Committee.)

January 15, 2012 Nomination deadline for University Sporn Award for Teaching Introductory (1000 or 2000-level) Subjects; please encourage students in your department to make nominations at (http://www.ate.cider.vt.edu/ATEguidelines.html) (NOTE: Faculty should NOT directly solicit nominations from their own students.)

February 3, 2012 Submission deadline for COS CTE awardee dossiers from current and past two years to be considered for the Alumni Teaching Awards (NOTE : This year, the COS Teaching Excellence Committee will submit ALL dossiers from the COS to the Alumni Teaching Awards committee)