UTRGV Faculty Excellence Awards
We are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2022-2023 UTRGV Faculty Excellence Awards. The purpose of these awards is to recognize, celebrate, and honor the exceptional accomplishments of the faculty at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). This program, co-sponsored by units across the university, provides opportunities to share these accomplishments widely and promote a culture of recognizing excellence.
- Teaching (2 awards – tenure-track/tenured & non-tenure-track)
- Online Teaching
- Research/Scholarship/Creative Work
- Service
- Student Mentoring
- Community Engaged Scholarship
- Sustainability Education
- Distinguished Career Award
- Emerging Scholar
The deadline to submit nominations via online form is Wednesday, February 17, 2023 by 5:00 p.m. For more information, including an overview of the timeline, eligibility requirements, and individual award descriptions & criteria, please see the guidelines.
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Faculty Success & Diversity Office via email at facultysuccess@utrgv.edu.
A special thank you to our campus partners for assisting with the recognition of such wonderful faculty achievements:
Teaching: Recognizes, encourages, and rewards outstanding faculty’s contributions to the development and delivery of effective teaching and learning experiences. There will be two awards in this category: one for tenured/tenure-track faculty and one for non-tenure-track faculty. Each recipient will receive a $5,000 stipend.
Online Teaching: Recognizes, encourages, and rewards outstanding teachers’ contributions to the development and delivery of exceptional online teaching and learning. The recipient should be considered a model of excellence for fellow faculty. Their courses should use well-designed course materials and instructional strategies while demonstrating a rapport with students and effective achievement of desired learning outcomes using best practices. There will be one award in this category, and the recipient will receive a $5,000 stipend.
Research/Scholarship/Creative Work: Recognizes, encourages, and rewards scholarly contributions to the body of knowledge in their field. There will be one award presented with a $5,000 stipend.
Service: Recognizes, encourages, and rewards faculty’s service contributions to the university, community, and profession. There will be one award presented with a $5,000 stipend.
Student Mentoring: Recognizes and rewards faculty mentors for their contribution to student success and engagement. There will be one award presented with a $5,000 stipend.
Community Engaged Scholarship: Recognizes, encourages, and rewards faculty contributions to advancing community engagement through research/creative works and experiential learning opportunities. There will be one award presented with a $5,000 stipend.
Sustainability Education: Recognizes and rewards faculty who contribute to sustainability through their teaching, research/creative works, and service. There will be one award presented with a $5,000 stipend.
Distinguished Career: Recognizes and rewards a senior faculty member (tenured or non-tenure track) who has set themselves apart in teaching, service, and contributions to the scholarly community over a 20+ year career at UTRGV and its legacy institutions. Particularly, contributions to student and/or faculty success are of high regard. One Distinguished Career Award will be presented with a $5,000 stipend
Emerging Scholar: Recognizes and rewards tenure-track faculty for their contributions and demonstrated excellence in research or creative works. Early career faculty with an outstanding record of strong scholarly achievements will be considered. One Emerging Scholar Award will be presented with a $5,000 stipend.
- All full-time UTRGV faculty members who, at the time of nomination, have completed at least two consecutive years of full-time service at UTRGV. Part-time faculty and full-time administrators are not eligible for nomination.
- Nominated faculty should NOT have been a recipient of a UTRGV excellence award in the same category as current nomination within the last five years.
- Nominated faculty should NOT have been a recipient of any UTRGV excellence award within the last three years.
- Online Teaching Award Eligibility: Faculty nominees must have designed and taught one or more online course in the last three years.
- Distinguished Career Award Eligibility: Faculty nominees must have at least 20 years of full-time, faculty service to UTRGV and its legacy institutions. Intermittent administrative service will count toward the requirement.
Timeline for 2022-2023
| Dates | Activity |
|---|---|
| Friday, February 3, 2023 | Call for nominations for Faculty Excellence Awards. |
| Friday, February 17, 2023 by 5:00 pm | Deadline to submit nominations for Faculty Excellence Awards online. |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2023 | Nominees will be informed of their nomination by the Office of Faculty Success & Diversity. |
| Wednesday, March 1, 2023 | Deadline for nominees to accept or decline their nomination. |
| Friday, March 31, 2023 | Deadline for completed application packets to be submitted to the Office of Faculty Success & Diversity (OFSD) via email to facultysuccess@utrgv.edu. OFSD will forward the applications to the UTRGV External Awards Committee. |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2023 | Deadline for the External Awards Committee to complete its review. |
| Friday, April 28, 2023 |
Deadline for the notification of the winners. |