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Minutes '04-Present

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Minutes '98-'01

Minutes '94-'98
 

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Awards

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Senate Research

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GUIDELINES FOR UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT AWARDS

Distinguished Faculty Awards for:
Service-Creative Arts-Research-Teaching

Each year IUP honors the superior contribution of its faculty in the areas
of Research, Service, Creative Arts, and Teaching. An engraved plaque and
monetary stipend are presented at Commencement to those recognized for
their accomplishments.

The University Awards Committee recognizes that no single model exists for
outstanding contributions. The Committee further recognizes the diversity
of the faculty and their activities. The intent of the Research, Creative
Arts, Service, and Teaching Awards is to honor an outstanding individual
in those areas, although there may not be awardees in each area each year.

ELIGIBILITY

1. All faculty are eligible for nomination, provided they have completed
five years of professional service at IUP. Recipients may not be
nominated for the same award until five years have lapsed.

2. A person may be nominated for only one award in any given year. An
award recipient may be nominated in subsequent years for an award in
another category.

3. Members of the University Awards Committee are not eligible for
nomination.

PROCESS

1. Nominations may be made by students, faculty, staff, alumni, and
administrators. Nomination Forms are available from the University Awards
Committee Chairperson. Forms must indicate the specific award for which
each person is being nominated.

2. By signing the Nomination Form the nominee accepts the nomination. By
accepting the nomination, nominees grant the Committee the right to
discuss it with the nominee's chair/supervisor/colleagues should questions
arise.

The following materials must be submitted:

1. Nomination form.

2. Supportive Statement of not more than three pages that speaks to the
award criteria. (It may be written by the nominee and/or the nominator and
should include facts and dates.)

3. Inventory of Supporting Materials.

4. Documentation/Supportive Materials should be supplied with an emphasis
on the previous five years. These may include appropriate letters of
commendation, student and/or peer evaluations, articles, portfolios,
tapes, etc. Supportive statement and documentation should address only the
specific area under consideration, i.e. only Teaching, etc. Please be
concise.

CRITERIA

1. Service Award: (May be awarded for either service to the University
Community or to the Community at Large, or for both).

a. Distinguished service to the University Community: Distinguished
service may include significant and sustained contribution to University
Committees; special individual assignments; significant and sustained
contribution to University governance; significant contribution to student
life; development and implementation of proposals which benefit the
University, etc.

b. Distinguished service to LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL, OR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: Distinguished service may include items similar to those listed in item a. but would be on the local, state, national, or
international levels. Note: Service may be part of an extension of the
individual's professional responsibilities or may be in different areas,
but should in any case have been beyond the nominee's normal job
description.

2. Creative Arts Award: This award will be granted on the basis of
PROFESSIONALLY RECOGNIZED, QUALITY accomplishments in the arts. (These
include visual, performing, musical, and the literary arts.)

3. Research Award: This award will be granted on the basis of
PROFESSIONALLY RECOGNIZED, QUALITY research.

4. Teaching Award: A wide range of teaching styles, activities, or
programs may demonstrate distinguished teaching. Documentation which
demonstrates a level of excellence that encourages intellectual growth,
motivates students to new levels of independent learning, provides
curriculum extension, or otherwise enhances the teaching/learning process
will be considered.