Good advising needs to be recognized for its critical contribution to our educational envirorunent. Students, colleagues, or the individual advisor may submit nominations for the Outstanding Academic Advisor Award. Any faculty or academic staff member who serves as an academic advisor to students is eligible unless they have received the award within the last five years. Nominations are due the first Friday in May and supporting materials are due the fourth Friday in May to the Selection Committee Chair, Ms. Tammy Salmon-Stephens. She will ask nominees for a submission (maximum two pages) that addresses or describes their advising philosophy and related experiences, including the number of on and off campus advisees for whom they are responsible. Nominees also have the option of submitting a maximum of three letters of support from colleagues and/or students, with no more than two from students. The Outstanding Academic Advisor Award will be given to one faculty/staff member from each college at the Chancellor's Convocation. Each winner will receive $500, a personal plaque, and a place on the College Outstanding Academic Advisor Award Plaque. In addition, based on the outcome of the awards, the University Academic Advising Team will make recommendations for submissions to the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) awards program.
The purpose of the Outstanding Service Award is to recognize annually a member of the LAE faculty or academic staff who has provided outstanding service at the program, departmental, college, and/or university level. The College Elections Committee will solicit nominations for the award in March each year. Faculty and full-time academic staff may be nominated or they may nominate themselves. Nominees must submit a letter that describes in detail their recent outstanding service to the university. A second letter of support from a chair or colleague is recommended. The nomination file is due in the Dean's Office by April 15. The award will be presented at the Fall Faculty Meeting. The person selected by the College Elections Committee will receive a $300 travel stipend, a plaque, and their choice of an annual parking permit or a Pioneer Activity Center pass.
The Professional Development Award is given in recognition of excellence in professional development activity such as research, writing, activity in professional organizations, performance, or artistic production. One tenured or tenure-track faculty or academic staff member is eligible to be nominated by each DRB/SRB per academic year. The DRB/SRB chair needs to put forth the nominee's name in a cover letter that identifies this award, identifies the professional activities for the specific year of nomination, and generally highlights the nominee's career activities. A copy of a current CV or resume should also be included in the nomination packet. The nominations are to be submitted to the LAE Dean's Travel Fund Committee no later than March 15 of the academic year. The faculty or academic staff member selected for this award will be recognized at the LAE homecoming recognition banquet and will receive a $300 travel stipend, a plaque, and their choice of an annual parking permit or a Pioneer Activity Center pass.
The purpose of this award is to recognize those people working in part-time or full-time academic staff positions who demonstrate excellence in teaching and a commitment to the department, college, and university. Any full-time or part-time teaching academic staff who has been employed at UWP for a minimum of four semesters is eligible. Nominations should be submitted to the Dean's Office on or before the first Friday in November. The nomination packet must include a letter of nomination that includes a description of how the individual has demonstrated excellence in teaching and commitment to the institution, a second letter of support from the chair or a senior member of the discipline, and a current resume. The College Council will choose a recipient. This award will be presented at the Liberal Arts and Education fall reception. The recipient will receive a $300 stipend toward professional development, a plaque, and their choice of an annual parking permit or a Pioneer Activity Center pass.
All full-time tenured/tenure-track faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Education are eligible for the Teaching Excellence Award. Nominations are asked for and members of the. Liberal Arts and Education CRST can make nominations. The evaluations and final selection will be based primarily on student evaluation of teaching. Other factors may be included such as scholarship related to teaching and peer evaluation of teaching. A majority vote of the CRST is required for selection. The annual awar4 will be presented at the Liberal Arts and Education spring reception. It will consist of a $500 professional development grant, a crystal apple, and their choice of an annual parking permit or a Pioneer Activity Center pass.
The Excellence in Team Award will recognize excellence in a department, unit, committee, or team that has worked to enhance academic life at the college, department, or unit level. Nominations should be submitted to the dean's office in November. Please describe the team and how its work has improved the academic life of the college. Include the names of team members and a recommendation from an administrator or faculty member outside the team. The recipient will be chosen by a subcommittee of the college council. The team will be honored at the spring faculty meeting. Team members will be recognized on a plaque displayed in or near the dean's office, receive certificates, and share a team luncheon with the dean.
The Excellence in Service Award is to provide recognition to a support staff member who exemplifies the tradition of excellence. Any full time support staff or continuing limited term employee can be nominated by submitting a letter of recommendation to the dean's office in November with a rationale for the award. The recipient will be chosen by a subcommittee of the college council. The award will be presented at the Liberal Arts and Education spring reception and the recipient will receive a recognition letter, a plaque, and their choice of an annual parking permit or Pioneer Activity Center pass.