SEAS Faculty & Staff Award Descriptions and Criteria

2016 faculty awards reception.

The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences recognizes faculty and staff excellence through an awards program. Recipients are nominated by fellow faculty/staff and vetted by the SEAS Faculty Awards Committee or the SEAS Staff Awards Committee. 

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Faculty Awards

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SEAS for JEDI Faculty Award

Description

This award recognizes faculty and staff members who are outstanding advocates for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) in SEAS. A maximum of two awards will be made each year.

NOMINATION

Each Chair may nominate up to two persons from his/her department for this award. A cover letter from the Chair (maximum 1 page) and recent CV (maximum 3 pages) must accompany the nomination, together with a citation paragraph which states succinctly why the individual being nominated is worthy of the award. The nominee's name (with nomination materials) will be forwarded to the Dean for final approval.  

Criteria

Efforts may include the following:

  • Collaboration with colleagues in SEAS, across campus or beyond
  • Leadership in identifying and dismantling barriers to JEDI for students, faculty, or staff in SEAS
  • Innovations that advance JEDI in SEAS
  • Modeling a culture of inclusion and belonging through one’s own professional interactions and relationships
  • The creation of a project, initiative or program that supports and uplifts marginalized SEAS students, faculty, or staff

Note: Colleagues who do diversity work as part of their professional responsibility are eligible to be nominated. However, nominators must detail how nominees have exceeded expectations in relation to the award criteria as well as how they have gone over and above their professional responsibility to advance JEDI in SEAS.

Deadline: February 15

Staff Awards

Nominations

Nominees (individuals or teams) should demonstrate one or more of the attributes described in the award criteria at the highest levels of contribution, impact, and excellence in relation to SEAS Strategic Goals and UB Top 25 Goals. With supportive examples, describe why and how the nominee(s) merits special recognition. Please submit a document that addresses the following:

  1. Nominee Name, Department, Job Title, Supervisor Name
  2. Nominator (can be staff or faculty) Name(s), Department(s), Title(s)
  3. Duration of time you have worked with nominee(s) (minimum of 1 year)
  4. Describe how the nominee(s) demonstrates the attributes and impacted contributions in relation to SEAS and UB Top 25 Goals with supportive examples, based on criteria. (maximum 2 pages)
  5. Nominee may not have any formal disciplinary action within 12 months prior to nomination date.
  6. Nominee, may be full or part time (minimum .5 FTE), from any classification, and any paid entity.
  7. No re-nomination for a minimum of 3 years for any award category for all prior awardees.
  8. No re-nomination for the same award, for prior awardees.
  9. Please send all nominations to your Department Chair, Associate Dean, or Dean, who will pass it on to the appropriate Departmental Committee member.

Deadline for all
Staff Awards:
February 18th

Submit a Staff Nomination
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Outstanding Customer Service Award

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Description

Staff who provides exemplary service to SEAS faculty, staff, students, and other constituents within/outside of their department. Providing top quality service to internal and external customers while treating them respectfully, cordially, effectively and efficiently. (at least one award)

Criteria

2 years or more years of service

  • Builds strong relationships with faculty, staff and/or students; proactively reaches out to be aware of faculty, staff and/or students’ needs, concerns, and satisfaction
  • Resolve faculty, staff and/or students concerns in a calm, positive, and sensitive manner; make faculty, staff and/or students feel valued and appreciated
  • Acts as an advocate for faculty, staff and/or students during internal conversations within the department