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Guidelines for Early Academic Career Excellence Award
(This information may be found in section 8.0 of the Policy on Faculty Awards, 12-06)
Purpose: The Early Academic Career Excellence Award, established in 2008, is designed to
recognize the outstanding and extraordinary academic and professional
achievements of a faculty member, at the early career stage, who has made major
contributions to the profession and University by bringing distinction to the
University. Normally, no more than three (3) awards are granted annually.
Eligibility: Eligible candidates for the award are at the rank of Assistant Professor (or
equivalent rank for librarians and counselors) and in the first five (5) years
of tenure-track employment at CSULB. The major accomplishments which make the
nominee eligible for this award must have been achieved while a faculty member
is in residence as a tenure-track faculty member at California State University,
Long Beach.
Nomination: Nominations for the Early Academic Career Excellence Award may be submitted by
University faculty, staff, administrators, students, and alumni/ae. Any
nominator may nominate only one (1) candidate for this award in a given academic
year. The letter of nomination, signed by the nominator(s), shall identify the
nominee and shall provide a brief rationale for the nomination. Nomination
letters shall be due at the Academic Senate Office.
Evaluation Criteria: A record of excellent and extraordinary achievements, including the significance
of the nominee's contributions to the field and the University, demonstrated in
all three (3) areas of professional responsibility: Instruction and
Instructionally-Related Activities, Scholarly and Creative Activities, and
Professional Engagement and Service.
Submission: Nominees for this award shall be notified of their nomination and provided with
guidelines by the Chair of the Academic Senate. Candidates who accept their
nomination shall submit an application and the required documentation to the
Dean of the College.
Nominees should
submit:
• A
completed Application
Form;
• A 3-5
page summary statement highlighting the major contribution that make the nominee
eligible for this award as well as other accomplishments in all three (3)
categories: teaching, scholarship, and service;
• A current
curriculum
vitae;
• Up to
five (5) examples of achievements. At least one (1) example of achievement
should be included from each of the three (3) areas of professional
responsibility.
Review and Ranking by the College Awards Committee: All applications received by the Dean shall be sent to the College Awards
Committee. The College Awards Committee shall review and rank the submissions.
The College Awards Committee shall then forward the nominees’ submitted
materials, along with the Committee’s evaluation, recommendation, and ranking,
to the Academic Senate.
College Award Committee: See 5.7 for information concerning the College Awards Committee.
Review by the University Awards Committee: The University Awards Committee shall make the final selection of the award
recipient(s) from the ranked nominees forwarded by the College Awards
Committees. The name(s) of the award recipient(s) shall be forwarded to the
Chair of the Academic Senate and shall be announced.
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