Striving for Excellence in Teaching
Certification Program

Notre Dame graduate students and postdocs who attend five teaching workshops and write a two-page reflective essay on a related topic are eligible for the Striving for Excellence in Teaching certificate.  The five workshops need not be from the same semester, and a teaching workshop at another institution may count toward the certificate. Workshops do not count for academic credit.  Workshops in the Professional Development series do not count toward the teaching certificate.  Students may earn more than one certificate.  To receive a certificate, send us a list of the workshops attended with the following information: date of each workshop; title and brief description of each workshop; and a two-page essay reflecting on aspects of the workshops’ content that the applicant found most relevant to their teaching plans.

The Striving for Excellence in Teaching certificate can be completed over multiple semesters.

Graduate students who are not seeking certification are very welcome to attend any workshop.