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Award Description:

Excellence in faculty leadership and service is defined as all of those professional activities other than teaching and research that are performed by faculty members as part of their University responsibilities or as community outreach (internal, external, or both kinds of service).

Award Selection Guidelines:

Nomination packets should clearly outline the impact of leadership and service activities the nominee has had on the unit, school/college, campus and/or national communities. Significant weight will be given to service that is outside a paid appointment. This may include such activities as:

• Committee work (department, division/unit, campus, and system-level)
• Leading campus-wide or university-wide-events
• Shared faculty governance participation in  college/school faculty council bodies; the BFA, and/or in system Faculty Council
• Student advising above and beyond what is normally considered part of “teaching” and is normally acknowledged by the candidate’s department
• Activities related to course instruction that are considered “service” and not considered “teaching”
• Service in state, professional, or national organization
• Outreach to communities and partners beyond the university, including non-profits, under-represented groups, etc., that draws upon the instructor’s expertise
• Contributions to local or national workshops or conferences
• Nominations which clearly exemplify C.U. �鶹ӰԺ's commitment to Inclusive Excellence and/or sustainability

Nomination Packet Requirements – 20 page maximum

• Packets must be submitted as a single pdf document and named “first name.last name"
• Packets must be submitted in the following order:
  • Nomination Letter – 2-page max
  • Nominee Personal Statement – 2-page max
  • Abbreviated CV – 4-page max focused on research, scholarly & creative work
  • 4-6 Letters of Support – each letter has a 2-page maximum
    • Internal – 2 letters minimum; 3 max.
    • External- 2 letters minimum; 3 max.
• Letters, Statements, and CVs may not exceed the page maximums*
• Packets that exceed 20 pages will not be accepted

*Partial pages will be counted as a full page

Requirements for letters of support:

• Internal letters must come from CU �鶹ӰԺ campus faculty. The faculty member may be from the nominee’s home department/unit or from another department/unit on campus.
• External letters cannot be from faculty rostered in the nominee’s home unit. External letters should come from the extended community and may include:
  • CU faculty who are not rostered in the nominee’s rostered department.
  • Faculty outside of CU �鶹ӰԺ
  • University Administrators, CU alumni, and/or current students
  • Official or representatives from a related service organization
• All letters must be addressed to the nominator, not the nominee
• Letters may be from an individual or can be prepared and jointly signed by more than one person 

Recommendations for letters of support:

• Review the selection guidelines above for the areas of leadership & service that will be emphasized by the selection committee.
• Whenever possible, to provide letters that address different facets of the nominee’s service and leadership.
• Solicit internal and external letters from the individuals best qualified to comment on those areas.
• When requesting faculty letters of support, let letter-writers know there is a 2-page maximum.

Packet Submission Instructions:

• Materials must be saved as one nomination packet in a single PDF file titled: NomineeFirstName.NomineeLastName.pdf
• Submit the packet to via email to: bfa@colorado.edu prior to or by midnight on the submission deadline of Friday, January 31, 2024.
• Nominators/Nomination Committees are strongly advised to check with the BFA office early as they assemble their packets to ensure packet requirements are met.
• Nominators/Nomination Committees are advised to turn in their packet at least 2-3 days prior to the deadline for requirements review. 
  • Packets submitted a day or more in advance of the deadline will be allowed to fix issues with their packets.
  • Packets turned in the day of the submission deadline will not be allowed to fix any issues with their packets.

Please note:

• Nominees must be members of the �鶹ӰԺ Faculty Senate as defined by CU Regent Law and the CU Faculty Senate Constitution.
• The selection process gives preference to nominees who have been with the University of Colorado for at least five years.
• Nominated faculty must be in good standing with the University in order to be considered.
• Although faculty may receive the award for a given category only once, they are eligible to receive awards in either of the other two categories in different years.
• If your nominee is selected for the award, every person who contributed a letter of support will be invited to the Excellence Awards ceremony. Please include email addresses on the letters of support.
• Nominees who are not selected in a given year may choose to be considered one additional time the following academic year.

Please read through the FAQ's below. If you have any questions about the nomination process contact the BFA office at bfa@colorado.edu, or call at 303-492-6271

FAQs