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It\u2019s that time of the year again. The SUNY Chancellor\u2019s Award Committee is seeking nominations for faculty and staff who have shown excellence in their respective area.<\/p>\n
If you know of a faculty or staff member who has performed beyond his or her responsibilities, whether it is making substantial contributions on committees or having a significant impact on students through teaching, here is an opportunity to nominate that person for this distinguished honor.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Chancellor\u2019s\u00a0Awards for Excellence are presented annually to faculty and staff in seven categories:<\/p>\n
Teaching<\/strong>: three (3) awards SUNY\u00a0allots\u00a0awards to each campus based on enrollment. Each category has its own criteria as to how candidates are measured.<\/p>\n DEADLINES<\/strong><\/p>\n CATEGORY DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n Teaching\u00a0Award Faculty Service\u00a0Award Scholarship and Creative Activities For scholarship (research in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities),\u00a0SUNY\u00a0seeks \u201can 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\u00a0awarded, grants secured, and citation of work by individuals or groups other than the nominee\u2019s collaborators.\u201d<\/p>\n For Creative Productivity (fine arts or performing arts, areas in which creative productivity constitutes scholarship such as culinary arts),\u00a0SUNY\u00a0is looking for \u201ca 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Librarianship Professional Service\u00a0Award Classified Service IMPORTANT NOTE This means committee members are prohibited to discuss the process or answer questions, such as who is nominated, names forwarded to SUNY, or other information about the nominees.<\/p>\n PROCESS:<\/strong><\/p>\n YOUR ROLE:<\/strong><\/p>\n You are committing to seeing your nomination through to fruition. That means you will:<\/p>\n It is critical that you are certain of your own knowledge of the requirements of your nominee\u2019s job and that your nominee is, indeed, exceeding requirements. If you are ready to nominate, please email\u00a0SUNY\u00a0Chancellor\u2019s\u00a0Award\u00a0Committee chair Tony Podlaski (a.podlaski@hvcc.edu) to request a\u00a0nomination\u00a0form.<\/p>\n UPCOMING STEPS<\/strong><\/p>\n Portfolio<\/strong><\/p>\n In general, each nominee will be required to provide:<\/p>\n The nominator and nominee will work together to create a complete portfolio that will be forwarded to the\u00a0Chancellor\u2019s\u00a0Award\u00a0Committee Chair by the deadline.\u00a0This packet needs to be submitted as electronic files, either Microsoft Word or PDF. Depending on the size of the file, nominees might use OneDrive or upload the file to a thumb drive, which will be returned.\u00a0No paper copies, binders, plastic covers, or other hard copy options can be accepted.<\/p>\n If you need help with scanning, there are Faculty Mentors in the Faculty Resource Room, as well as the Center for Professional Excellence. Portfolio files will be viewed by the committee through a OneDrive folder.<\/p>\n What happens next?<\/p>\n The files are reviewed at three levels: The file will be evaluated by the committee, and if evidence is substantial and meets\u00a0SUNY\u00a0guidelines, will be forwarded to the President\u2019s office and, if approved at that level, will be forwarded to\u00a0SUNY\u00a0for approval by the\u00a0Chancellor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n SUNY Information\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nFaculty Service<\/strong>: one (1) award
\nLibrarianship<\/strong>: one (1) award
\nScholarship and Creative Activities<\/strong>: one (1) award
\nProfessional Service<\/strong>: three (3) awards
\nClassified Service<\/strong>: one (1) award<\/p>\n\n
\nDeadline for submitting portfolio for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching portfolio: October 26<\/li>\n
\n<\/strong>For the teaching\u00a0award, let the committee know, especially in your own statement, about your effectiveness in teaching. A couple of sample lesson plans or descriptions of some of your greatest lessons will be helpful. Let the committee know how you are keeping up in your field and in pedagogical practices (e.g. professional development you are undertaking). Support letters should reflect how your lessons\/classes contribute to student success. Student letters are very important for this category, and again, should provide evidence of your impact on their learning. SUNY\u00a0now requires evidence from student evaluations.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>When you are not in the classroom, what are your service contributions to your department, your colleagues, the college, and the students? How have you \u201cmade your mark\u201d at Hudson Valley Community College? Support letters should focus on your impact in these areas.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>At Hudson Valley Community College, we have generally had nominees for creative activities such as art or publishing. For Creative Productivity (generally the fine or performing arts or those fields where creative productivity constitutes scholarship, e.g., culinary arts, etc.) SUNY requires 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.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>How do you demonstrate skill in librarianship that is creative and innovative? Describe to the committee your service to the College and to the profession. How are you nurturing your own scholarship and continuing professional growth that allows you to work at the \u201cover and above\u201d capacity that the\u00a0award\u00a0requires?<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Let the committee know how you go over and above in service to your department, your colleagues, the college, and the students. Support letters should reflect how impactful you are in these areas.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Similar to the professional service award, classified staff are recognized for going \u201cover and above\u201d the job description. Support letters should provide evidence that you really make a difference to the life of this college.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>The following is language from\u00a0SUNY:\u00a0The sensitivities inherent in such recognition programs and the nature of the supporting documentation involved make it imperative that all deliberations of the campus committee remain strictly confidential. Because of the confidentiality of these proceedings, the Office of the Provost will interact only with the campus President, campus chief academic officer, or the President\u2019s designee<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n
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