The University College Faculty Service Award

 

I. Award Description

The University College Faculty Service Award (UCFSA) is bestowed annually to a full-time University College (UC) faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in service.

The UCFSA is an inclusive award that is awarded to a faculty member in recognition of overall excellence in service in more than one category of the following:

  1. Service to the campus
  2. Service to the college
  3. Service to the University
  4. Service to the discipline and profession
  5. Service to society as a representative of the University
  6. Service to the student body through advising and student affairs activities

The UCFSA winner will be presented with a plaque and a stipend in the amount of $1,000.

 

II. Eligibility

All full-time UC faculty members who have held full-time faculty positions in the UC for a minimum of five years are eligible to win the UCFSA. However, once a faculty member has been awarded the UCFSA, the recipient will become ineligible to win the award again for a period of five years.

 

III. Nominations

Nominations for the UCFSA should be submitted electronically no later than January 23.

Faculty members, staff members, and students can submit nominations. The nominees will be contacted by the OVPCC and asked to submit copies of their CV and a brief, one-page, single-spaced (no more than 500 words) personal statement summarizing their service to the university. Additionally, the nominees should ask three people to write brief, one-page, single-spaced letters (no more than 500 words) in support of their nominations. These letters should be sent directly to the OVPCC. All supporting materials should be submitted no later than March 3.

 

IV. Review Committee

The UCFSA review committee should consist of five full-time faculty members. Three of these committee members should be the three most recent award winners. Past award winners should serve on the review committee for three years after winning the award and serve as alternates for the remaining two years when they are ineligible to win the award.

This will ensure that there is no conflict of interest, because previous award winners will be ineligible to win the award again for a period of five years after they received the award.

Additionally, all award winners will be asked to chair the review committee the second year they serve on the review committee. This will enable each person chairing the committee to gain experience on the committee and to learn from the previous year’s chair.

Two additional faculty members who actively engage in excellent service should be selected by the UCFC in consultation with the OVPCC to serve on the Review Committee.

The UCFC members should solicit nominations from their respective campuses, forward the nominations to the UCFC chair, who, in turn, will forward the nominations to the OVPCC. The OVPCC will contact nominees to confirm their eligibility and willingness to serve on the review committee. The OVPCC may ask nominees to submit supporting materials, such as copies of their CV and a brief, one-page research statement (see Section III).

In the event a previous UCFSA winner is unavailable to serve on the review committee (e.g., sabbatical, Fulbright, medical leave, maternity/paternity leave), one of the two alternates (i.e., previous award winners) will be asked to serve on the review committee.

 

V. Review Process

The UCFSA review committee members should receive copies of all nominees’ supporting materials (i.e., CV, personal statement, and letters of support) no later than March 15. Prior to March 15, a charge meeting should be held via Adobe Connect or phone conference during which Dr. Brazier and/or Dr. Hanes explains the review criteria and confidentiality policies.

The UCFSA review committee members should evaluate all nominees objectively with the understanding that the UCFSA can be awarded to a faculty member for service to many different arenas. The committee should look for overall excellence in service in more than one category of the following: 

  1. Service to the campus 
  2. Service to the college 
  3. Service to the University 
  4. Service to the discipline and profession 
  5. Service to society as a representative of the University 
  6. Service to the student body through advising and student affairs activities   

The UCFSA review committee chair should submit the committee’s recommended award winner to the OVPCC no later than April 20.