The College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Awards Program recognizes and rewards excellence in the work of faculty. Each year, up to 32 recipients will be awarded in ten different categories.
Download detailed information about each award
CAS Outstanding Career Award
2 awards - each $5000
CAS Faculty Excellence Award
3 categories - 6 awards - each $4000
CAS Research Impact Award
3 categories - 9 awards - each $4000
CAS Early Career Teaching Award
2 categories - 4 awards - each $2500
CAS Undergraduate Mentoring Award
3 awards - each $2500
CAS Graduate Mentoring Award
2 awards - each $2500
CAS Inclusive Excellence Award
2 awards - each $2500
CAS Service Award
2 awards - each $2500
CAS Public Engagement and Outreach Award
1 award - $2500
CAS Administration Award
1 award - $2500
In summary, there are 32 awards totaling $107,500
Each award has its own eligibility requirements which include:
The deadline for nominations is January 30, 2023.
Each department is encouraged to create an equitable process for identifying and nominating faculty for these awards. Nominations may be submitted by department heads, associate heads, or awards committee chairs.
As college-level awards, CAS awards are intended to strengthen nominations for university awards and external awards, and thus serve as a pathway for future awards.
Each department may submit multiple nominations, as long as they do not exceed the number of nominations designated for each award category.
Departments may choose to nominate the same faculty member for awards in more than one category. An individual faculty member may receive up to two awards in a given cycle. All nominations require a one-page nomination form and a CV. The nomination form should clearly articulate the nominee's achievements that are relevant to the award. The CV should be no more than five (5) pages and focus on information that is relevant to the award. No support letters are required.
Given the diversity of scholarship with the college, nominations should be written in clear and intelligible language that communicates the impact and significance of a nominee's achievements to members of a selection committee comprised of scholars from multiple disciplines. Nominations should also include contextual information about the department, discipline, and nominee's position description that might be relevant in the review of this nomination.
Nominations for each award will be reviewed by a designated college committee comprised of faculty within the college. Each committee member will be asked to rate nominations using the evaluation criteria in these guidelines as primary considerations for these awards.
Committee members will not rate nominations that involve a conflict of interest (including nominations from their home department). In such cases, an average score from other committee members will be used. After ratings have been submitted, committee members will meet to review nominations and make recommendations to the dean.
If a faculty member serves on a college-level committee and they are nominated for an award that their committee is scheduled to review, they will need to recuse themselves from the college-level review process for that award.
The College of Arts and Sciences will host an awards ceremony annually in April to recognize faculty, who have received these awards along with staff and students who have received college awards. Each recipient will receive a framed certificate and a monetary award (paid as supplemental pay).