Recognizing Excellence in High-Impact Teaching Practices

This award aims to recognize and celebrate exceptional departments or programs that have demonstrated a strong commitment to integrating and enhancing High-Impact Practices within their curriculum, resulting in transformative learning experiences for students.

Official USG Award Guidelines

You can view the full description and the USG criteria for eligibility below.

Timeline

  • Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 5:00pm - deadline for each Dean or designee to submit nominations to the Dean鈥檚 council.鈥��
  • Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at 5:00pm鈥� - deadline for each Dean or designees to submit ratings for nominees in鈥疩uatrics.鈥��
  • Thursday, September 18, 2025鈥�- deadline鈥痜or Deans鈥� Council to finalize campus nominees.鈥��
  • Thursday, December 4, 2025鈥�- final鈥痙eadline for KSU to submit campus nominations to USG.

Nomination Process

KSU has an established process for this award. Each college nominates one department or program. Colleges should submit a 1-page PDF document highlighting the points of pride of the department/program, and the fit with the award criteria. College representatives can submit a nominee application below. 

Program Nomination Application

To submit a nomination, the college dean or their designee should:

  1. Download and complete the Cover Sheet for the award nominee.
  2. Add the completed Cover Sheet to the prepared 1-page nomination and save as 1 file.
  3. Click on the name of your college below to access the OneDrive folder where you will upload the file containing the cover sheet and nomination for your college. If access is denied, please contact CETL at cetl@kennesaw.edu or 470-578-6410.
  4. Click on the Upload button at the top of the page in OneDrive to upload the nomination file.


The college dean or their designee and each nominee will receive a confirmation email for their nomination within one business day.