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2010 Pope Center "Spirit of Inquiry" Best Course Contest

Nominate your best professor!

By Pope Center Staff

January 15, 2010

“Spirit of Inquiry” Contest –
A chance for students to nominate their best courses!

 
It’s easy to whine about dull texts, lackadaisical professors, out-of-date material – but what about the great courses -- the ones that kept you on the edge of your seat, or made you forget waiting for the bell? Here is your chance to tell the world about the best classes.

Nominations are closed. The Pope Center will announce contest winners in November, 2010.

 
Requirements for nomination:

A Spirit of Inquiry

  • The instructor’s presentation of social and political issues is balanced and fair
  • The course readings present multiple perspectives on controversial issues
  • The classroom environment allows student expression of ideas
  • The classroom environment encourages open investigation and inquiry


Educational Excellence

  • Course material is interesting and rigorous
  • Faculty member is responsive to student needs

 

Student Nomination Awards

  • For winning courses, each current student will receive $250 toward purchasing books in the form of a student store gift card!
  • Recent graduates will receive a check for $250!


Other Items to Keep in Mind

  • Course can be in any discipline
  • Course must have been taken no earlier than Fall 2005 and no later than Spring 2009
  • Nominations accepted from undergrads and graduate students
  • All courses in North Carolina public and private colleges and universities are eligible

 

Nominations will be accepted from
January 15 until May 15, 2010

 


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