****Deadline: February 3, 2023****

Award Description

The Outstanding Senior Faculty Award recognizes a tenured faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in the area of research/scholarship/creative activity with emphasis on the last three years at Georgia State University. Research/scholarship/creative activity is the primary focus of this award, but teaching and service are also considered.

Research/scholarship/creative activity is evaluated in terms of quality appropriate to the discipline. Research/scholarship/creative activity includes but is not limited to: refereed and invited publications; invited and contributed presentations and performances; outside funding for the support of scholarly/creative pursuits; exhibitions; inventions and patents; and published/copyrighted software.

Eligibility

Tenured faculty at the rank of associate professor or professor in all disciplines represented in the College of Arts & Sciences are eligible for this award. Recipients of this award over the past five years are ineligible.

Required Documentation

Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should summarize the nominee’s most notable research/scholarly/creative contributions and address how this body of work distinguishes the nominee as a leader in their field. The nomination letter may also address the nominee’s teaching accomplishments and notable service contributions to the university and/or the discipline.

The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.

Submission

The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by February 3, 2023.

****Deadline: February 3, 2023****

Award Description

The Outstanding Junior Faculty Award recognizes an assistant professor in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in the area of research/scholarship/creative activity while at Georgia State University. Research/scholarship/creative activity is the primary focus of this award, but teaching and service are also considered.

Research/scholarship/creative activity is evaluated in terms of quality appropriate to the particular discipline. Research/scholarship/creative activity includes but is not limited to: refereed and invited publications; invited and contributed presentations and performances; outside funding for the support of research/scholarly/creative pursuits; exhibitions; inventions and patents; and published/copyrighted software.

Eligibility

Tenure track faculty at the rank of assistant professor in all disciplines represented in the College of Arts & Sciences are eligible for this award. Previous recipients of this award are ineligible.

Required Documentation

Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should summarize the nominee’s most notable scholarly and/or creative contributions and address how their contributions distinguish the nominee as an emerging leader in their field. The nomination letter may also address the nominee’s teaching accomplishments and notable service contributions to the university and/or the discipline beyond what is expected at the rank of assistant professor.

The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.

Submission

The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by February 3, 2023.

****Deadline: February 3, 2023****

Award Description

The Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in the area of teaching with emphasis on the last five years.

Teaching activities include but are not limited to: performance as reflected on student evaluations; innovative teaching techniques; course and program development; authorship of textbooks, software, and other similar instructional materials; student accomplishments; direction of individual student work; teaching grants; and honors or awards for teaching.

Eligibility

Faculty of all tenure track and non-tenure track ranks in all disciplines represented in the College of Arts & Sciences are eligible for this award. Recipients of this award over the past five years are ineligible.

Required Documentation

Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV

The college will add the nominee’s student evaluation scores from the last three years to complete the nomination packet.

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should summarize the nominee’s most notable teaching accomplishments and address how their instructional record distinguishes the nominee as an outstanding teacher.

The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.

Submission

Nomination materials 1-3 listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by February 3, 2023.

****Deadline: February 3, 2023****

Award Description

The Online Teaching Innovation Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for innovation and leadership in online teaching. Both fully online and hybrid courses are considered as online teaching for the purposes of this award.

Online teaching activities include but are not limited to: innovative online teaching techniques and pedagogies, the development of unique tools for online teaching, imaginative approaches to remote student learning, well-designed online course materials, methods that enhance instructor rapport with students and students’ rapport with each other in digital settings, and evidence of effectiveness in students achieving stated learning outcomes in online courses.

Leadership activities include but are not limited to: mentorship of colleagues in online teaching methods, service as a course director of a multi-section online or hybrid course, and development of online teaching strategies or tools that have been adopted as a model for other courses.

Eligibility

Faculty of all tenure track and non-tenure track ranks in all disciplines represented in the College of Arts & Sciences are eligible for this award. Recipients of this award over the past five years are ineligible.

Required Documentation

Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should summarize the nominee’s most notable online teaching innovations and address how these innovations have improved student learning outcomes. The nomination letter should also discuss the nominee’s activities that demonstrate their leadership in online teaching.

The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.

Submission

The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by February 3, 2023.

****Deadline: February 3, 2023****

Award Description

The Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in support of diverse student populations. Activities related to research/scholarship/creative activity, teaching, and service will be considered.

Relevant research/scholarship/creative activities include but are not limited to scholarship that advances the understanding of diverse groups and mentoring of underrepresented and/or diverse groups.

Relevant teaching activities include but are not limited to evidence of infusion of diversity into courses and curricular innovations, such as developing a study abroad program or other high impact experience.

Service activities can be at the program, department, college, or university level.

Diversity is defined broadly, including multiple and intersecting identities (e.g., disability, family education and economic background, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation), as well as diversity of thought and worldview.

Eligibility

Faculty of all tenure track and non-tenure track ranks in all disciplines represented in the College of Arts & Sciences are eligible for this award. Recipients of this award over the past five years are ineligible.

Required Documentation

Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should summarize the nominee's activities across research/scholarship/creative activity, teaching, and/or service that demonstrate a commitment to improving outcomes for students/individuals from underrepresented groups.

The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.

Submission

The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by February 3, 2023.

****Deadline: February 3, 2023****

Award Description

The Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in the area of undergraduate mentoring at Georgia State University.

Undergraduate mentoring may include but is not limited to: refereed and invited publications co- authored with undergraduate students; direct mentoring of undergraduate students resulting in undergraduate juried exhibitions, recitals, film screenings and other public presentations and performances of arts and music; peer-reviewed academic and professional conference presentations; direct mentoring of undergraduate students resulting in regional and national competitive artistic, musical and academic awards; and direct mentoring of undergraduate students resulting in high-value post-baccalaureate opportunities; internship supervision; teaching directed reading and independent study courses; and supervision of honors theses and Honors College teaching.

Eligibility

Faculty of all tenure track and non-tenure track ranks in all disciplines represented in the college are eligible for this award. Current or former undergraduate directors having served within the past two years, as well as those having received the award in the previous five years, are ineligible.

Required Documentation

Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should summarize the nominee's most notable undergraduate mentoring activities and address the achievements of the nominee’s students.

The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.

Submission

The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by February 3, 2023.

****Deadline: February 3, 2023****

Award Description

The Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in the area of graduate mentoring at Georgia State University.

Examples of outstanding graduate mentoring may include but are not limited to: demonstrated excellence and innovation in fostering the intellectual, creative, scholarly and professional growth of graduate students; direct mentoring of graduate students resulting in student publications, external grant funding, conference presentations, and/or other professional development and networking opportunities; established record of implementing strategies to promote timely completion of students’ degree programs and to cultivate the necessary skills for professional success; promotion of a climate of respect and collegiality that enhances the graduate experience, integrates students into the culture of the discipline and increases the students’ chance of success; and active assistance to graduate students in career decision-making and advancement, including opportunities outside of the academy.

Eligibility

Nominees must be members of the graduate faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences. Current or former graduate directors having served within the past two years, as well as those having received the award in the previous five years, are ineligible.

Required Documentation

Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should summarize the nominee's most notable graduate mentoring activities and address the achievements of the nominee’s students.

The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.

Submission

The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by February 3, 2023.

****Deadline: February 3, 2023****

Award Description

The Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award recognizes a faculty member in the position of Director of Undergraduate Studies at the department level within the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding service to undergraduates in their department.

Service may include but is not limited to: proactive outreach and engagement of undergraduates in the department, departmental faculty development activities pertinent to undergraduate success, active involvement in the undergraduate council including attendance and committee service, departmental leadership in relation to college and university-level undergraduate initiatives, and other evidence of a proactive posture in relation to undergraduate student success in the department.

Eligibility

Faculty serving in the position of Director of Undergraduate Studies at the department level within the College of Arts & Sciences may receive the award no more than once every five years.

Required Documentation

Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should summarize the nominee's most notable contributions serving the undergraduate students in their department while in the role of Director of Undergraduate Studies.

The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.

Submission

The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by February 3, 2023.

****Deadline: February 3, 2023****

Award Description

The Outstanding Graduate Director Award recognizes a faculty member in the position of Director of Graduate Studies at the department level within the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding service to graduate students in their department.

Service may include but is not limited to: proactive outreach and engagement of graduate students in the department; development/implementation of new and innovative ideas that improve the graduate program and/or the graduate student experience; active involvement in the graduate council including attendance and committee service; departmental leadership in relation to college and university-level graduate initiatives; and effective communication with faculty, students and staff in relation to issues pertinent to the graduate program and/or the graduate student experience.

Eligibility

Faculty serving in the position of Director of Graduate Studies at the department level within the College of Arts & Sciences may receive the award no more than once every five years.

Required Documentation

Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV

Nomination Letter

The nomination letter should summarize the nominee's most notable contributions serving the graduate students in their department while in the role of Director of Graduate Studies.

The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.

Submission

The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by February 3, 2023.