Distinguished Faculty Awards

Guidelines 

Awards Categories:

• Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching
• Distinguished Faculty Award for Research
• Distinguished Faculty Award for Service 

Eligibility: 

All regular, full-time faculty members of Cleveland State University (including department chairpersons) with at least six years of service are eligible for nomination for the the awards.  Those who are serving on the Distinguished Faculty Selection Committee are ineligible.  

Criteria for Nomination:  

The distinguished teaching awards are intended to honor those whose teaching at Cleveland State is recognized as exceptionally strong.  

The distinguished research awards are intended to honor those whose research, scholarship, or creative work has been recognized in the scholarly or creative community as exceptional.  

The distinguished service awards are intended to honor those whose service within and/or outside the University has been exceptional.  

In all cases, the candidate should have made an acceptable overall contribution to Cleveland State University as well as an exceptional one in teaching or research, or service. 

Selection Committee:

Distinguished Faculty Selection Committee:  The Selection Committee for the Distinguished Faculty Teaching, Research, and Service Awards shall consist of seven faculty members appointed by the Academic Steering Committee of Faculty Senate and two students appointed by the Student Appointment Board. 

The Chair of the Selection Committee shall be appointed from among the faculty members by the Academic Steering Committee. 

The Selection Committee should include representatives of various disciplines and research traditions. 

Nomination Procedures: 

Any member of the regular full-time faculty of Cleveland State University who is not currently serving on the Distinguished Faculty Selection Committee, including Department Chairs/School Directors, and College Deans, may nominate a candidate for a Distinguished Teaching, Research, or Service Award.  Self-nomination is not permitted. 

Once a nomination made, a case will be created in the eDossier/Interfolio system for the nominator to upload the nomination packet.  A nomination packet must consist of a Nomination Form, Supporting Testimonial and a current Curriculum Vitae of the candidate.  

The University Faculty Affairs Committee points out that an effective nomination package should contain documentation to demonstrate distinguished research, teaching, and/or service (such as documentation of teaching effectiveness, reviews of published materials in significant journals, additional testimonials from students, other faculty colleagues, the Department Chair, etc.).  For the Distinguished Teaching Award, teaching effectiveness and teaching contributions must be thoroughly documented in the nomination packet. 

All CSU faculty members are invited to nominate one candidate. A faculty member may, however, contribute a supporting testimonial to any number of candidates as long as he or she is not the principal nominator.