Excellence in Faculty Service

Excellence in Faculty Service

Eligibility

  • Three academic years of full-time service during the past five years
  • Full-time teaching (tenured or tenure track) faculty carrying campus-defined full-time teaching load (including Department Chairs/Program Directors)
  • Full-time non-tenure track faculty
  • Except for Department Chairs, teaching requirements must constitute more than 50% of the position’s responsibility.
  • Any full-time academic rank is eligible for the award.
  • Recipients of an excellence award may not be nominated for another excellence award within a five-year interval.
  • Recipients may not be re-nominated for an award in the same category.

Selection Criteria

  • Consistently superior service sustained over multiple years
  • May include service to the campus, the State University, the local community or contributions at the regional, state-wide, national or international levels.
    • Eligible activities include service contributions to: candidate’s discipline; disciplinary and professional organizations and societies; leadership in local or system-wide faculty governance.
  • Service must exceed the work generally considered to be part of basic professional obligation.
  • Service must exceed that for which faculty are normally compensated.
  • Positive evidence of outstanding achievement and skill in providing leadership, outreach, or other University and/or community service or extraordinary service and leadership in the nominee’s professional organization.
  • Scope of service must be geared toward effecting positive change, and must involve the generous giving of personal time in service areas.
  • Demonstrates initiative and creativity in exceeding these standards.