PRESIDENT’S OUTSTANDING ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER AWARDS

Purpose and Description
Two Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Awards are granted each year in recognition of the vital contributions adjuncts make to the teaching mission of the University. One person is selected from among those adjuncts who teach on a quarter-by-quarter basis, and one is selected from among those who have annual or continuing appointments.

Criteria
Candidates may be teachers of any subject who have made outstanding contributions to the UC|21 goals of placing students at the center and achieving academic excellence.

Process
1. Nominations shall include a narrative of no more than one page detailing the contributions of the candidate to the goals of placing students at the center and achieving academic excellence, and must also include:

• A letter of recommendation from the head of the appropriate academic unit. In addition to addressing the criteria, this letter should indicate whether the candidate is a term, annual, or bargaining-unit adjunct, and what course or courses the candidate has taught.
• No more than four additional letters of support from students and peers.
• A letter reflecting the endorsement of the college dean.

2. The selection will be made by the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee that reports to the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost for Baccalaureate and Graduate Education. This committee is comprised of three members of the adjunct faculty, three members of the full-time faculty, and three administrators.

3. The nomination must be submitted by February 1, 2008 to Karen Faaborg, Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, Mail Location 0631. Electronic submissions are welcome, and can be submitted on a CD-ROM.

4. The Committee will complete the selection process and forward the names of the recipients to the Office of the President by March 1, 2008.

The recipients will be recognized at the Faculty Awards Recognition Celebration.
Address any questions to Karen Faaborg at Karen.Faaborg@uc.edu or 556-1146.