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Nominations are open for 2024 Faculty Excellence Awards

Academics, Announcements, Faculty & Staff
Nov 15, 2023
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The nomination period for Cincinnati State’s 2024 faculty excellence awards has started, effective today, November 15.

Nominations for the House/Bruckmann Faculty Excellence Award and the Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award can be submitted any time prior to the deadline, February 1, 2024, using the online nomination forms. (Note: the deadline was previously published with an incorrect date of Feb. 15.)

Awards will be presented in Spring Semester 2024.

Nomination process for House/Bruckmann Award:

  • Two House/Bruckmann awards are presented annually. Any member of the full-time faculty who currently is tenured may be nominated. However, award recipients from the past 5 years are not eligible, and self-nominations are not accepted.
  • The nomination form asks respondents to describe the nominee’s excellence in up to 3 of the following 7 categories:
    • Excellence in Instruction
    • Commitment to Student Success
    • Collaborative Spirit
    • Contributions to the College
    • Contributions to the Community
    • Professional Achievements
    • Other
  • Submitting your nomination form: You may revise or add to a submitted nomination until February 1, 2024, but you must use the same computer and browser to do so.
    • To nominate a different faculty member, you will need to clear your browser’s history OR use another computer or browser when you complete the form.
    • You’ll type the support for your nomination into a textbox with a 300-word limit. It is easier to draft your nomination language in a Word or text document and then copy and paste it into the form.
  • The Faculty Senate will establish an Award Screening Subcommittee comprised of past House/Bruckmann recipients. The subcommittee will examine all nominations and designate up to 5 final nominees.
  • All faculty and academic administrators will have the opportunity to vote for the House/Bruckmann Award recipients.

Nomination process for Adjunct Faculty Award:

  • Up to 5 Adjunct Faculty Excellence Awards are presented annually, with no more than one recipient per division (BTD, EIT, HPS, H&S, and adjunct faculty not assigned to one of the other divisions).
  • Adjunct faculty eligible to be nominated for the award include those who work in a part-time capacity at Cincinnati State in assignments that involve instruction, cooperative education coordination, clinical coordination, academic advising, or another faculty role.
  • College full-time staff members who also serve part-time in adjunct faculty roles may be nominated for this award, but their nomination must be based entirely on their work as an adjunct.
  • Nominations can be made by full-time and part-time faculty, academic administrators, staff members, and students. Self-nominations are not permitted.
  • The nomination form asks respondents to describe the nominee’s excellence in up to 3 of the following 7 categories:
    • Excellence in Instruction
    • Commitment to Student Success
    • Collaborative Spirit
    • Contributions to the College
    • Contributions to the Community
    • Professional Achievements
    • Other
  • Submitting your nomination form: You may revise or add to a submitted nomination until February 1, 2024, but you must use the same computer and browser to do so.
    • To nominate a different adjunct faculty member, you will need to clear your browser’s history OR use another computer or browser when you complete the form.
    • You’ll type the support for your nomination into a textbox with a 300-word limit. It is easier to draft your nomination language in a Word or text document and then copy and paste it into the form.

Nominations for the Adjunct Excellence undergo a multi-step review process:

  • The Faculty Senate’s Faculty Excellence Committee will send eligible nominations to each nominee’s program or department chair for review.
  •  All nominations supported by program or department chairs will be sent to the applicable administrator (dean or director) for review.
  •  All nominations supported by both the program/department chair and the applicable administrator will be reviewed by the Faculty Excellence Committee.
  •  Program/department chairs and administrators may choose to not forward any nominations from their division to the Faculty Excellence Committee.
  •  If multiple nominees from a division are supported by the program/department chair and the administrator, the Faculty Excellence Committee will review the nomination documentation and seek additional feedback from the program/department chair and administrator to select a recipient for that division. 

Background:

The House/Bruckmann Faculty Excellence Awards were established in 1985 to recognize excellence in instruction and co-op/clinical coordination at the College.

  • The awards are named for Clifford R. House, the first president of Cincinnati Technical College, and Alice P. Bruckmann, a member of the College’s first Board of Trustees.
  • Award criteria and selection processes have been revised several times, including changes made to facilitate recognition of varied faculty responsibilities, not limited to classroom instruction and co-op/clinical coordination. 

The Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award was established by the Faculty Senate in 2020 and presented for the first time in 2021.

If you have questions about the awards processes, contact a member of the Faculty Excellence Committee:

  • Karen Groh, HPS (Chair)
  • Pam Ecker, EIT
  • Mary Hughett, HPS
  • Betsy LaSorella, BTD
  • Jeaneen Mullins, H&S
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