Call for nominations for TA and PLA of the Year Awards, due 2/15/24

Seeking nominations for two awards recognizing the contributions of students to the quality of WPI's undergraduate academic programs. Please consider making a nomination. Each award consists of a $500 prize and recognition at a campus-wide event:

• The TA of the Year award recognizes the contributions of a graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) to undergraduate education at WPI.
• The PLA of the Year award recognizes the contributions of undergraduate students working as Peer Learning Assistants (PLAs), or similar undergraduate instructional assistants and tutors, to undergraduate academic programs at WPI. 

All graduate TAs appointed for at least one semester in the last 12 months are eligible for the TA of the Year Award.  All undergraduates employed or appointed to provide academic assistance to peers within the last year are eligible, this includes Peer Learning Assistants, Senior Tutors, Senior Assistants, Writing Tutors, MASH tutors, Peer Academic Coaches, and all similar positions. People who wish to recognize undergraduate students in these teaching positions are asked to nominate them for the PLA Award rather than the Student Employee of the Year awards.

An effective nomination typically consists of letters from faculty or supervisors and from students. Letters should be sent, either individually or as a package, to The Morgan Teaching and Learning Center (morgan-center@wpi.edu) by Thursday, February 15, 2024.

To see winners from 2023A, please click this link.

Thank you for helping WPI recognize our outstanding student teachers. 

TA/PLA Award Committee

Arne Gericke (Undergraduate Studies), Rudra Kafle (Associate Director, TA and PLA Development), Zoe Reidinger (Associate Director, TA and PLA Development), Alex Wyglinski (Graduate Studies), undergraduate student representative