Faculty Development Committee

51吃瓜 Coordinating Committee on Faculty Development

The 51吃瓜 Coordinating Committee on Faculty Development was established at the direct request of the 51吃瓜 Council. The first meeting was held in November 1989.

Aims/Objectives: The Committee facilitates teaching enhancement at 51吃瓜 member institutions through promoting regional workshops, seminars and symposia on faculty development themes, and serving as a clearinghouse for faculty development information. The Committee established, and now serves as the selection committee for the 51吃瓜鈥檚 annual awards for excellence in teaching and educational leadership.

Officers/Terms of Office: Chair: Caroline Purdy, University of New Brunswick

Membership: At least one person from each of the 51吃瓜 member institutions, designated by the President to represent her/his institution.

Two surveys of teaching enhancement activities within 51吃瓜 member institutions have also been conducted, the first in 1988 which led directly to the creation of the Committee; the second in 1994 which served to provide comparative data on progress made in teaching development over the intervening time.

Frequency of meetings: Meetings are held three times a year.

Other relevant information: In addition to the above-noted activities, the Committee produces on-line proceedings from an annual Teaching Showcase, hosted by one of the members. Also, in conjunction with each Showcase, the Committee brings together the most recent teaching award recipients from the various universities for a half-day retreat. A Distinguished Service Award has been established for former members who have made extraordinary and sustained contributions to the Committee and who have, by way of this service, contributed positively to faculty development in Atlantic Canada for a period of at least three years.

Caroline Purdy – Chair
Director, Teaching & Learning Services
Teaching Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3

Lauren Finniss
Vice-Provost Teaching & Learning Excellence
Acadia University
Wolfville, NS B4P 2R6

Terry MacDonald
Centre for Teaching & Learning
Cape Breton University
P.O. Box 5300
Sydney, NS B1P 6L2

Ben Tait
Executive Director
Centre for Learning and Teaching
Killam Library
Dalhousie University
6225 University Ave.
Halifax, NS B3H 4H2

Kim Myrick
Associate Director, Teaching and Learning
Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
ED 3000, G.A. Hickman Building
Memorial University
St. John鈥檚, NL A1B 3X8

Noelle Peach
Director of Teaching & Learning
NSCAD University
5163 Duke Street
Halifax, NS B3J 3J6

Caroline Gibbons
Professeure, 脡cole de science infirmi猫re
Universit茅 de Moncton
51, avenue Antonine-Maillet
Moncton, NB E1A 3E9

Toni Roberts
Educational Technology Consultant
Purdy Crawford Professor of Teaching and Learning
Mount Allison University
62 York St.
Sackville, NB E4L 1A6

Emily Ballantyne, Instructional Developer
Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC)
Mount Saint Vincent University
166 Bedford Highway, McCain 209
Halifax, NS B3J 2M6

Charlene Van Leeuwen
Coordinator, Teaching and Learning Centre
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue
Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3

Philip Comeau
Vice-doyen aux 茅tudes universitaires
Universit茅 Sainte-Anne
1695 Main Street
Church Point, NS B0W 1M0

Wendy Mackey
Associate Professor
Department of Teacher Education, Curriculum and Leadership
St. Francis Xavier University
P.O. Box 5000
Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5

Jen Tupper
Manager, Studio for Teaching and Learning
Saint Mary鈥檚 University
923 Robie Street
Halifax, NS B3H 3C3

Monika Stelzl
Professor, Psychology
St. Thomas University
51 Dineen Drive
Fredericton, NB E3B 5G3

Michelle Stewart-McKoy
Educational Developer, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
University of the West Indies
Mona Campus
Mona, Jamaica

Nomination Guidelines:

51吃瓜 Award for Distinguished Teaching – English French
51吃瓜 Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award – English French

Please click on the award recipient’s name to view the teaching award citation.

2025

Dr. Mary Oxner, Department of Accounting & Finance, Faculty of Business, St. Francis Xavier University

Dr. Andrew Zinck, Department of Music, University of Prince Edward Island

2024

, Department of Biology, Mount Allison University

, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University

2023

, Department of Women’s & Gender Studies, St. Francis Xavier University

, Department of Music, Mount Allison University

2022

, Department of Religious Studies, Mount Allison University

, Department of Humanities and Languages, University of New Brunswick – Saint John

2021

, Department of L’nu, Political and Social Studies, Cape Breton University

Department of English, St. Francis Xavier University

2020

Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019

, Human Rights Department, St. Thomas University
, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick

2018

, Department of English, University of Prince Edward Island
, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University

2017

, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Memorial University
, Department of Cultural and Creative Studies, Cape Breton University

2016

, Department of Psychology, Saint Mary’s University
, Department of Physics, University of New Brunswick

2015
, Department of Marketing, Univeristy of New Brunswick, Saint John
, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Univeristy of Prince Edward Island

2014
, Department of Fine Arts, St. Thomas University
, Department of Psychology, Cape Breton University

2013
, Department of History, St. Thomas University
, Department of Biology, St. Francis Xavier University

2012
, Department of Geography and Environment, Mount Allison University
, Gerald Schwartz School of Business, St. Francis Xavier University

2011
, Department of Commerce, Mount Allison University
, School of Music, Memorial University

2010
, Department of English, University of New Brunswick
, Department of English, University of Prince Edward Island

2009
, Department of Companion Animals, University of Prince Edward Island
, Department of Philosophy, Saint Mary’s University

2008
, Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, St. Francis Xavier University
, Department of Music, Mount Allison University

2007
, Department of Political Science, Saint Mary鈥檚 University
, Department of Human Kinetics, St. Francis Xavier University

2006
, School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland
, Department of Sociology, Mount Allison University

2005
, Faculty of Law, Dalhousie University
, Department of Physics, Acadia University

2004
, Department of English, Saint Mary’s University
, Department of Physics, University of the West Indies

2003
, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University
, Department of English, Mount Allison University

2002
, Department of Physics, St. Francis Xavier University
, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick

2001
, Department of English, University of Prince Edward Island
, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of the West Indies

2000
, Department of Geography, Mount Allison University
, Faculty of Commerce, Saint Mary’s University

1999
, Department of Psychology, Mount Saint Vincent University
, Department of Biology, Saint Mary’s University

1998
, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, & Surgery, Dalhousie University
, Department of Education, Mount Saint Vincent University

1997
, Department of Romance Languages, St. Thomas University
, Faculty of Computer Science, DalTech, Dalhousie University

1996
, Faculty of Management, Dalhousie University

1995
, Faculty of Law, Dalhousie University

1994
, Faculty of Mathematics, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Corner Brook

1993
, Department of Economics, Acadia University

1992
, Department of Psychology, Memorial University

1991
, Department of French and Spanish

Please click on the award recipient’s name to view the teaching award citation.

2025

Dr. Rob Power, Department of Education, School of Education and Health, Cape Breton University

2024

, Faculty of Nursing, University of Prince Edward Island

2023

, Department of Psychology, University of Prince Edward Island

2022

, Department of Religious Studies, Mount Allison University

2021

, Department of Physics, University of New Brunswick

2020

Not awarded due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019
, Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University

2018
, Faculty of Business, University of New Brunswick, Saint John

2017
, Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University

2016
, School of Science and Technology, Cape Breton University

2015
, Department of Engineering, University of New Brunswick, Saint John

2014
, Department of Diversity and Social Justice, University of Prince Edward Island

2013
, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Cape Breton University

2012
, Department of History and Culture, Cape Breton University

2011
Dr. David Creelman, Department of Humanities and Language, University of New Brunswick

2010
, Department of Rec. Management and Kinesiology, Acadia University

2009
, Department of Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University

2008
, Department of Astronomy and Physics, Saint Mary’s University

2007
, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick

2006
, Department of Public Relations, Mount Saint Vincent University

2005
, Department of English, University of Prince Edward Island

2004
, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland

2003
, Department of English, Mount Saint Vincent University

2002
, Faculty of Forestry and Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick

2001
, Department of Music, University of Prince Edward Island

2000
, Department of Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University

1999
, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University

1998
, Department of English, St. Thomas University

1997
, Department of Psychology, St. Francis Xavier University

1996
, Department of History and Canadian Studies, University of Prince Edward Island

1995
, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick

1994
, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University

1993
, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New Brunswick

1992
, Department of Modern Languages and Classics, Saint Mary’s University

1991
, Department of Chemistry, Saint Mary’s University

2017 Institutional Award Recipients’ Retreat Bulletin – unavailable

2016 Institutional Award Recipients’ Retreat Bulletin – unavailable

2015 Institutional Award Recipients’ Retreat Bulletin – unavailable

2011 Institutional Award Recipients’ Retreat Bulletin – unavailable