Directions for completing and submitting the nomination:
Briefly respond (no more than 2 pages) to the following five award criteria by listing the candidate’s qualifications in each area. Involving the candidate in completing this nomination is encouraged in order to include as much relevant information as possible. The candidate’s curriculum vitae (beyond the maximum 2 pages of the nomination) may be attached and is very useful in considering the nomination.
Submit the nomination no later than Tuseday, October 24th by 3:00 p.m. to Anita Cole, Administrative Assistant, Academic Senate (email: cole@ sbcc.edu, or hard copy in the Academic Senate Admin. Mailbox or Senate Office, Room A 117).
Name of candidate for the award:
Date:
Name(s) of person(s) submitting the nomination:
Five criteria as enumerated by the State Academic Senate:
The candidate should be committed to serving students, either within the classroom as an instructor or outside the classroom as a librarian, counselor, or student services faculty member.
The candidate should be committed to the community college. There should be evidence of support for open access and for helping students succeed. The candidate’s papers should reflect a commitment to the college at which the candidate works, perhaps through suggestions of ways the candidate has helped to improve the educational environment.
The candidate should be committed to serving the institution through participation in professional and/or student activities. There should be evidence of participation with the academic senate, department, or student groups.
4. The candidate should be committed to education. There should be evidence that the candidate maintains currency in the discipline and communicates to students and colleagues an enthusiasm for the discipline and education in general.
The candidate should be committed to serving as a representative of the profession beyond the local institution through service in statewide and/or national activities. There should be evidence of activities that reveal a broader scope of interest, perhaps through publications, participation in community groups, or participation in state or national organizations.