CAS Outstanding Faculty and Staff Awards

CAS Outstanding Faculty and Staff Awards are a way to recognize one faculty and one staff member at convocation. Each year, CAS Dean McNulty will work with an award committee, to set the focus of this award to reflect our current challenges, priorities, and goals. The nomination deadline is March 29. Award winners will be announced at the CAS Convocation in August 2024. Awardees will receive $1,000.

Champion of the CAS Strategic Plan 2027

Criteria:  Each recipient should have demonstrated success in one or more aspirations of the CAS Strategic Plan.  

  • Students First by enhancing student experience through curricular and co-curricular opportunities
  • Embrace our Differences by learning from one another, championing diversity, and allowing all people to be seen and heard.
  • Be the Public Square by elevating community engagement on campus and beyond.
  • World Class Creativity by demonstrating the global reach and local relevance of our education, research, and creative activity.
  • Collaborative Community by building a collaborative community for faculty and staff through increased recognition, support, and effectiveness.
Nominations should include:
  • How the nominee meets the above award criteria (in 600 words or less)

Timeline

February 13 - Send nomination information out to people
March 29 - Deadline to submit nominations
April 19 - Committee finalizes awardees
August (Fall Convocation) - Awardees recognized
 

Award Theme

Each year, the dean will work with an award committee, to set the focus of this award to reflect our current challenges, priorities, and goals. 

Committee Structure

Responses are combined and provided to the committee composed of 4 total members: 2 faculty and 2 staff. Awardees will serve on the following year’s committee.

CAS Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award Nomination Form