HEA Senior Fellow

I applied for Senior Fellowship (Descriptor 3), which recognizes individuals who demonstrate sustained leadership and influence in teaching and learning in higher education. Here is an overview of the application_

Reflective Narrative Highlights
Leadership Roles_
- Faculty Senate Executive Committee member
- Chair of the Service and Elections Committee
- Co-founder and evaluator for UVU’s University RTP Advisory Committee
- Chair of the Mathematical and Quantitative Reasoning Department
Program Development_
- Director of UVU Math Adventure Camp
- Co-PI on NSF-funded Math STEP program to support underprepared elementary education majors
- Academic Innovation_ Group Award for developing the Math STEP program
Mentorship & Faculty Development_
- Mentored HEA applicants, adjuncts, and tenure-track faculty
- Led hiring committees and faculty training
Teaching Excellence_
- COS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2023)
- Developed innovative, inclusive, and research-based teaching strategies

Case Study One_
Departmental Leadership
Role: Assistant Chair of MQR Department
Scope: Supervised 25 adjuncts and 20 concurrent enrollment instructors
Key Contributions_
- Hiring, training, and observing faculty
- Developed standardized assessments and training materials
- Advocated for student placement accuracy and accommodations
- Created statewide advising resources

Case Study Two_
National Influence through AMATYC
Role: West Region Vice President, AMATYC
Contributions:
- Led development of national teaching standards (IMPACT document)
- Delivered 10+ national presentations
- Coordinated professional development and outreach
- Published in peer-reviewed journals
- Supported faculty through newsletters, blogs, and conference planning

Academic Innovation_ Group Award

This award recognizes and encourages academic innovation to help UVU students succeed through increasing retention and completion rates, in-career job placement, decreasing time to completion. Debra Ward and I ​were nominated for this award due to our innovation in developing a multirequisite math course for elementary and special education majors. Based on the three iterations of the project, students retention and graduation rates have increased compared to their peers enrolling into a normal track.

COS Dean’s Faculty Teaching Award

The purpose of the Dean's Teaching Excellence award is to recognize faculty in the College of Science for their excellence in teaching.

Lindsey’s nomination letter: Lindsey is dedicated to student success. She incorporates suggestions for improvement from SRIs, SCOTS, and the multiple teaching observations she does of other instructors. She dedicates significant time to providing guided notes for her face-to-face classes and personal mini lessons for her online courses. In addition to the mini lessons, she does weekly announcements for her online sections to increase the feeling of community in her online sections. She is actively working with a colleague from the Mathematics Department to create a summer program that would allow underprepared Elementary Education majors to complete a 2 course sequence and any necessary pre-requisite courses in to a single block over the summer. This is innovative co-requisite model is being funded by an NSF grant and had positive results during the first summer of the pilot. This program is aimed at reducing cost and time for students in the Elementary Education major. Lindsey is also an HEA fellow and participates in multiple learning opportunities provided by OTL each year. She has demonstrated a commitment to excellent teaching and continued improvement.

This nomination letter highlights my efforts to improve my courses, help my students build a community in the classroom, and advance my pedagogical knowledge through professional development.

Dean's Faculty Service Award

The Dean's Faculty Service Award is given to a faulty member that has contributed service at the University, College, Department, Professional and Community levels. I have had several opportunities to serve at all of these levels.

Professional Service_
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019. SWADE President.

University Service_
Spring 2019. Hiring Committee for Developmental Mathematics. Math Mentor Program Coordinator. Committee Member. (Ad hoc Committee)
Fall 2018 – Current. OER/Low Cost Committee. Member.
Fall 2018 – Current. MAT 0950 OER Committee. Member.
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019. Annual Faculty review template for Senate. (Ad hoc Committee)
Fall 2018. Hiring Committee for Developmental Mathematics. Administrative Assistant. Committee Chair. (Ad hoc Committee)
Fall 2018. Hiring Committee for Developmental Mathematics and University College. Student Data Analysis and Business Intelligence position. Committee Chair. (Ad hoc Committee)

Community Service
Gerber, L. (Fall 2018 – Summer 2019). Summer Math Camps at Utah Valley University. Orem, UT_ Developmental Mathematics Department. Director.

HEA Fellow