APPENDIX IIA. UNC ACADEMY OF DISTINGUISHED TEACHING SCHOLARS

A DRAFT CHARTER

The UNC Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars is intended to recognize and enhance teaching, particularly at the undergraduate level, at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill through the identification and selection of faculty members who have made sustained and significant contributions to education. Membership in the Academy is permanent (coterminous with the faculty member's appointment at the University). The initial membership of the Academy will be made up of ten appointees. No more than ten new members will then be inducted each year. The total membership is not to exceed 5% of the University's faculty.

Upon election to the Academy, each member will receive a permanent academic salary increase of $5,000. In addition, each Academy member will be designated a Distinguished Teaching Scholar, which will entitle the holder to use the title on University stationery.

Academy members are expected to serve as an advisory group to the Provost on teaching excellence, to provide institutional leadership and guidance concerning the quality of education at our research University, and to serve as teaching mentors for new faculty.

The initial members of the academy will be selected by the Provost from recommendations submitted by the Deans. Thereafter, new members will be recommended to the Provost by a committee including current members of the Academy and additional faculty drawn from recommendations of the Deans and others.

Members will be selected from a pool consisting of: (1) the Teaching Award winners from the previous year, and (2) a set of nominees from the various organizational units, which should have a defined number of nominees that they can make each year.