Chancellor's Award for Excellence

There must be positive evidence that the candidate performs superbly in educational environments. The nominee must maintain instructional policies that adapt readily to student needs, interests and problems. Mastery of teaching techniques must be demonstrated and substantiated.

Additional consideration, as appropriate, may be given to:

• Outstanding support for the intellectual growth of individual students;

• Demonstrated use of relevant contemporary data from their discipline(s) in their teaching. Evidence may be scholarly and/or widely recognized experience in the field;

• Different teaching techniques employed.

Nominee Requirements

• Nominee must have taught 45 credits over the last 5 years.

• Nominee cannot be a full-time employee at another SUNY school.

• Nominee cannot be a retired full-time faculty member.

• Nominee cannot have won any other Chancellor awards in the past 5 years.

• Nominee cannot have ever won the Adjunct Teaching award before (Even if it was at another school).

Additional information can be found on SUNY’s website.

Please provide a letter of support and attach any additional evidence to help support the nominee’s application.

Nominate a Candidate

To be nominated, a faculty member must demonstrate consistently superior service. Eligible service contributions may occur in a variety of areas including service to the campus, the State University, the local community, or contributions at the regional, state-wide, national or international levels. Eligible activities may encompass a combination of service contributions to discipline or disciplinary and professional organizations and societies, and to leadership in local or system-wide faculty governance.

The service must exceed the work generally considered to be part of a candidate’s basic professional obligation and extend over multiple years..

There must be positive evidence of outstanding achievement and skill in providing leadership, outreach, or other university and/or community service or extraordinary service and leadership in the nominee’s professional organizations.

Nominee Requirements

• Nominee must have worked full-time 3 of the last 5 years, and must be full-time the year they are nominated.

• Nominee cannot have won any other Chancellor awards in the past 5 years.

• Nominee cannot have ever won the Faculty Service award before (Even if it was at another school).

Additional information can be found on SUNY’s website.

Please provide a letter of support and attach any additional evidence to help support the nominee’s application.

Nominate a Candidate

Nominees for the award must have demonstrated extraordinary performance in at least one of the following areas: 

Skill in Librarianship – There must be positive evidence that the candidate performs superbly in fulfilling librarianship duties, including teaching related to librarianship.

Service to the University and to the Profession – There must be evidence that the candidate is flexible and adapts readily to the needs of constituents served. Eligible service areas include contributions to the library, the campus, the State University, the community and to the profession. 

Scholarship and Continuing Professional Growth – The candidate must keep abreast of developments in the field and use relevant contemporary data in relation to that person’s work situation. Evidence in this category should include references to publications, membership and work in professional organizations, participation at meetings, seminars, etc.

Nominee Requirements

• Nominee must hold an ALA-Accredited Master of Library Science (MLS), a Master’s degree (e.g., MIS), or equivalent (e.g., MLIS).

• Nominee must have worked full-time 3 of the last 5 years, and must be full-time the year they are nominated.

• Nominee cannot have won any other Chancellor awards in the past 5 years.

• Nominee cannot have ever won the Librarianship award before (Even if it was at another school).

Additional information can be found on SUNY’s website.

 Please provide a letter of support and attach any additional evidence to help support the nominee’s application.

Nominate a Candidate

Nominees for the award must be individuals who have repeatedly sought improvement of themselves, their campuses and ultimately the State University and, in doing so, have transcended the normal definitions of excellence. At all position levels, nominees shall be those individuals who can serve as professional role models for a University system in the pursuit of excellence. 

Within the Position Description – The candidate must perform superbly in fulfilling the job description for the position(s) held; and

Beyond the Position Description – The candidate should also demonstrate excellence in professional activities beyond the parameters of the job description. The ideal candidate will satisfy the standards in a creative and innovative fashion while demonstrating flexibility and adapt- ability to institutional needs. Consideration should be given to capabilities and accomplishments in the areas of leadership, decision-making and problem-solving. Evidence in this category includes, but is not limited to, professional recognitions, initiation of ideas, development of proposals, and committee activities.

Nominee Requirements

• More than 50% of the nominee’s assignment must be in non-teaching services.

• Nominations may come from not-for-profit agencies serving the College.

• Nominee must have worked full-time 3 of the last 5 years, and must be full-time the year they are nominated.

• Nominee that fall under the classified services are ineligible.

• Nominee cannot have won any other Chancellor awards in the past 5 years.

• Nominee cannot have ever won the Professional Service award before (Even if it was at another school).

Additional information can be found on SUNY’s website. 

Please provide a letter of support and attach any additional evidence to help support the nominee’s application.

Nominate a Candidate

Evidence of sound scholarship (traditionally research and publication in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities) and creative productivity (in fields where scholarship takes the form of artistic production, performance, composition, etc.) can be demonstrated through a variety of avenues, including grants, release time, honors, etc. The selection criteria for this award shall include a reasonable combination of, but not be restricted to, those appearing below. Nominees should be individuals who have: 

For Scholarship (research in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities) – An excellent, sustained record of research publications in peer-reviewed journals, and/or research monographs, and/or research-oriented texts; or a record of presenting at national and/or international conferences, presentation of papers published in conference proceedings and/or digests, patents awarded, grants secured, and citation of work by individuals or groups other than the nominee’s collaborators.

For Creative Productivity (generally the fine or performing arts or those fields where creative productivity constitutes scholarship e.g., culinary arts, etc.) – A record of excellence in creative activity appropriate for the specific field or discipline, such as exhibitions, shows, performances, productions, and stage work; or a record demonstrating evidence of critical reviews, grants, inclusion of works in permanent collections, retrospectives, and other forms of external recognition and acclaim.

Nominee Requirements

• Nominee must have worked full-time 3 of the last 5 years, and must be full-time the year they are nominated.

• Nominee cannot have won any other Chancellor awards in the past 5 years.

• Nominee cannot have ever won the Scholarship and Creative Activities award before (Even if it was at another school).

Please provide a letter of support and attach any additional evidence to help support the nominee’s application.

Additional information can be found on SUNY’s website.

Nominate a Candidate

The primary criterion is skill in teaching. Additionally, consideration is given to sound scholarship (usually demonstrated through publications or artistic productions), outstanding service to students, as well as service to the State University and to the campus.

Nominee Requirements

• Nominees must keep students first.  They should clearly respond to the student’s needs both in and out of the classroom.  The growth of their students should be their primary focus. 

• Nominee must have worked full-time 3 of the last 5 years, and must be full-time the year they are nominated.

• Nominee cannot have won any other Chancellor awards in the past 5 years.

• Nominee cannot have ever won the Teaching award before (Even if it was at another school).

Please provide a letter of support and attach any additional evidence to help support the nominee’s application.

Additional information can be found on SUNY’s website.

Nominate a Candidate

Nominee must demonstrate excellence in activities beyond the scope of the job description. The ideal candidate will demonstrate creativity and flexibility in performing his or her position to meet campus needs. Special consideration will be given to employees who consistently provide exemplary customer service to students, staff, patients, and other members of the campus community.

Nominee Requirements

• Nominees must have completed at least three years of continuous, full-time permanent service in a Classified Service position. 

• Nominee cannot have won any other Chancellor awards in the past 5 years.

• Nominee cannot have ever won the Classified Services award before (Even if it was at another school).

   

Please provide a letter of support and attach any additional evidence to help support the nominee’s application. 

Additional information can be found on SUNY’s website.

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