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Nominations Sought for The Biggs Award for Excellence in Earth Science Teaching The Geoscience Education Division of the Geological Society of America sponsors the Biggs Award, which recognizes innovative and effective teaching of Earth Sciences among early career faculty (10 years or less of full-time teaching). Nominations are due each year on February 15. We are soliciting nominations from across the Earth Sciences - nominees and nominators do not need to be members of the Division in order to encourage recognition of an outstanding colleague. Please disseminate this announcement to anyone who may be interested in receiving, or nominating someone for, this award. The nomination process requires letters of support from colleagues and students as well as a teaching philosophy from the nominee. The award details and the nomination process can be accessed at: http://community.geosociety.org/GEDivision/awards/biggsaward. We look forward to hearing from you! -The Geoscience Education Division Committee Julie Libarkin Associate Professor, Director - Geocognition Research Lab Director for Educational Research - Center for Integrative Studies in General Science Michigan State University 288 Farm Lane, 206 Natural Science East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-355-8369 https://www.msu.edu/~libarkin Affiliations: Center for Integrative Studies in General Science, Department of Geological Sciences, Cognitive Science Program, Environmental Science and Policy Program