April 29, 2024
Dr. Safaneh Neyshabouri receives 2024 Students’ Union Teaching Excellence Award
The University of Calgary Students’ Union (SU) announced April 18 the professors, instructors, and teaching assistants being honoured through the SU’s annual Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA). Awards. The Department of Philosophy is pleased to announce that Dr. Safaneh Neyshabouri is one of the award winners. This is the second teaching award that she has received during the 2023-2024 academic year. Congratulations, Safaneh!
The annual TEA is the SU’s campus-wide recognition program giving undergraduate students the chance to honour and thank those instructors, professors, and teaching assistants who have supported and made a lasting and positive impression on their students. Students solely determine all nominees and winners.
Not only did the educators being honoured navigate the challenges of the year with grace, but they also committed to going above and beyond to support and prioritize students. The impact this year’s winners have made in student lives does not go unnoticed and it is a privilege to be able to recognize their hard work with this year’s teaching excellence awards.
The SU received at total of 1,022 nominations and shortlisted 75 educators. Award winners received an Apple Award and a framed certificate. The SU will also donate $5,000 to the Taylor Centre for Teaching and Learning in recognition of the contributions made by the award winners.