![]() ![]() One of the thoughtful student letters comprising the nomination - this one signed by nineteen undergraduate students, including this year's alumni gold medal winner in arts - has the following statement: “Professor Suits' classes usually spend the first few days of term being moved to larger and larger rooms.” These students continue: “Still, it is clear professor Suits has a gift which is not suitably reflected by figures and statistics. The letter from his chairman began with the sentence: “There is little disagreement in the department that Suits is one of the most brilliant lecturers within anyone's experience.” Students are quick to sense this ability. ![]() Professor Suits was nominated for the Distinguished Teacher Award in recognition of two attributes: the brilliance of his lectures, and the intellectual impact of all his contacts with students. ![]() His teaching has taken almost every possible form: lecture courses, both large and small, seminars, public lectures, colloquia, university courses at off-campus centres, and the supervision of graduate students. His recent book The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia is well known and widely acclaimed. Professor Suits is an active and well known scholar and writer. He now serves also as associate dean for graduate affairs in the Faculty of Arts. Student Led Individually Created Courses (SLICCs)Īmit & Meena Chakma Award for Exceptional Teaching by a Studentīernard Suits has been teaching in the Department of Philosophy since 1966, and has held the rank of professor since 1972. ![]()
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