Faculty Handbook


Section 700
Faculty Awards

 

 

 


FACULTY AWARDS

 

I.    Excellence in Research

Nominations for the Excellence in Research Award must be submitted to the Faculty Senate President by February 15.  Nominations may be made by students, faculty, or administrators.  The nomination should include a letter detailing the reasons for the nomination.  The nomination may also include supporting letters and documentation.

The President shall notify all nominees who should submit a current vita and evidence of their research and creative activity for the preceding two years to the Research Committee by March 15.  The Committee should evaluate:

·        the quantity and quality of the nominee’s work;

·        the impact of the nominee’s work on the knowledge base of his/her discipline;

·        the potential for the nominee’s work enhancing the subject content in the classroom; and

·        the potential for the nominee’s work contributing to the enhancement of life, the human condition, and the natural environment.

The Committee shall select the award winner by May 1 and notify the Faculty Senate President of the selection.  This award will be considered, but not necessarily awarded, each academic year.

II.   Excellence in Teaching Award

Nominations for the Excellence in Teaching, Award must be submitted to the Faculty Senate President by February 15.  Nominations may be made by students, faculty, or administrators. The nomination should include a letter detailing the reasons for the nomination.  The nomination may also include supporting letters and documentation.

The President shall notify all nominees who should submit a current vita and a statement of their teaching philosophy to the Sabbatical Leave and Faculty Awards Committee by March 15.  The President shall also notify the nominee’s department chair who, by March 15, shall submit to the committee:

·        student evaluations for the preceding two years;

·        MBO evaluations in the area of teaching for the preceding two years;

·        course syllabi for the preceding two years; and

·        any peer reviews of the nominee’s teaching conducted during the preceding two years.

The committee may conduct in-class evaluations. The committee may also consider any other documentation of excellence in teaching submitted by the nominee.

Excellence in teaching should be evidenced by:

·        unusual effort devoted to insure the quality of the student’s learning experience;

·        possession of high scholarly standards for both the rigor and currency of course content, and for the level of student performance, and

·        effective use of creative teaching approaches.

The Committee shall select the award winner by May 1 and notify the Faculty Senate President of the selection.  This award will be considered, but not necessarily awarded, each academic year.

III.  Excellence in Professional Service Award

Nominations for the Excellence in Professional Service Award must be submitted to the Faculty Senate President by February 15.  Nominations may be made by students, faculty, or administrators.  The nomination should include a letter detailing the reasons for the nomination. The nomination may also include supporting letters and documentation.

The President shall notify all nominees who should submit a current vita to the Sabbatical Leave and Faculty Awards Committee by March 15.  The President shall also notify the nominee’s department chair who shall submit MBO evaluations in the area of advising and professional contribution for the preceding two years to the committee by March 15.  The committee may also consider any other documentation submitted by the nominee of excellence in student and professional service during the preceding two year period.

Excellence in professional service should be evidenced by:

·        the nominee’s use of knowledge and expertise in service to the professional community and the community at large;

·        a commitment to the student advisement process and student’s personal, ethical, and professional development;

·        service to the university in the spirit of the concept of shared governance.

The Committee shall select the award winner by May 1 and notify the Faculty Senate President of the selection.  This award will be considered, but not necessarily awarded, each academic year.

IV. Eligibility for Faculty Awards

All full-time faculty members holding the rank of Instructor or above are eligible for the above awards.  No person may receive the same award more than once in any five-year period.