Faculty Recognition

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Call for Nominations (Comes out in Septemeber)

The Senior Vice Chanellor for Academic and Student Affairs sends out the Call for Nominations for the awards to USM Presidents. This includes a brief description about the awards in additon to the deadline for the final packets. Once the Call comes out the Office of the Provost notifies Deans, Associate Deans and sends out an email to faculty. There will also be posts in the TU Today. Click here to view a copy of last years memo. Click here to view more details about each award category. 

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Step One of the Application Process: 

The USM BOR Faculty Awards consists of a 20-page application. The TU Faculty Nominating Commitee, comprised of previous winners from each college, reviews the first five pages of the application to determine who should move forward to represent TU. Faculty who are interested in applying need to consult with their college Dean before submitting application materials. Faculty need their Deans approval and are not able to self nominate. Faculty who are interested and have the approval from their Dean should send the first five pages of the application to the Office of the Provost by the end of business on the last Friday in Septemeber. Send the follwing materials to jnance AT_TOWSON

a. summary resume,

b. a one-page essay from the nominee describing how he or she has contributed to excellence in the category of the nomination,

c. a letter of recommendation from the department chairperson or dean,    

d. brief documentation of exemplary achievement summarizing the materials listed below for the category.

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Selection Process

The first Friday in October the TU Faculty Nominating Committee meets to review the applications and select the candidates to move forward in the process. Faculty selected to move forward are notifed via email of their nomination and next steps. Click here to view a checklist of all the materials needed to complete the application. 

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Department Chair and Deans

Department Chairs will be sent an email with a copy of the Certification Form to fill out on behalf of the faculty member. 

Deans will be sent an email asking them to draft a letter from the President on behalf of the faculty memeber. 

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Final 20 Pages

The final 20 pages of the application are due to jnance AT_TOWSON by the end of business on the first Friday of Novemeber. 

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Notification 

The Office of the Provost will forward the application packets to the USM. Winners will be announces in the follwing Spring. 
Click here to view a list of past winners from accorss all the USM Institutions.