The Dean’s Office at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences is recognizing faculty achievement through a new program: WSAS Faculty Excellence Awards.
Five $1,000 awards will be given, one in each of these areas: excellence for part-time teaching; excellence for full-time teaching; scholarly or artistic achievement; institutional leadership or service; and mentorship of students and/or peers.
Nominations by colleagues and chairpersons, as well as self-nominations, must be submitted by email by March 31, 2022, to [email protected] in the Dean’s office. Nominations should include a statement addressing the candidate’s achievements in the area of the award and the candidate’s qualifications.
Nominees will be contacted by the Dean’s office and must submit two documents by April 7, 2022 (note the new deadline):
- a current curriculum vitae
- a short (500-word limit) personal statement relevant to the category of their award that describes the project, activity, or experience and its impact.
All applicants must have been employed continuously in any department in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences for a minimum of four complete semesters in order to be eligible. Distinguished Lecturers and Lecturers, along with Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors, are eligible for all awards. Part-time faculty are eligible for the Award for Excellence for Part-Time Faculty. Laboratory Technicians are eligible for the Institutional Advancement or Service Award. Presidential and Distinguished Professors are not eligible.
THE AWARDS:
- The Award for Excellence in Teaching for Full-Time Faculty: This award recognizes and celebrates innovative teaching done by a Full-Time faculty member in any modality.
- The Award for Excellence in Teaching for Part-Time Faculty: This award recognizes and celebrates innovative teaching done by a Part-Time faculty member in any modality.
- The Award for Excellence in Scholarship or Creative Activity for Full-Time Faculty: This award recognizes and celebrates a major accomplishment(s) in scholarship or creative activity.
- The Award for Excellence in Institutional Leadership or Service for Full-Time Faculty (including College Laboratory Technicians): This award recognizes and celebrates leadership and contributions to the WSAS and Baruch community done by a Full-Time faculty member.
- The Award for Excellence in Student or Peer Mentorship for Full-Time Faculty: This award recognizes and celebrates all forms of mentorship done by a Full-Time faculty member in any modality.
These awards mark strength in particular areas that lie at the heart of WSAS’s identity and mission: teaching our students, intellectual and artistic achievement, institutional leadership and service, and the act of mentoring students and/or peers to support their academic and professional advancement.
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
The Weissman Executive Committee, an elected body, has been charged as the selection committee for the WSAS Faculty Excellence Awards. Committee members will review the nominations and recommend candidates in each category to the Dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences.
The award recipients will be announced at the last WSAS faculty meeting of the academic year.
Previous recipients will not be eligible to be nominated for the WSAS Faculty Excellence Awards for a period of five years after receiving the award.
