It’s time to nominate colleagues for the annual President’s Awards for Excellence, which recognize outstanding achievements of University faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond to serve Wilkes. I encourage you to reflect upon the last academic year and consider recognizing a colleague, or colleagues, who exemplify the core values of Wilkes University.
You may nominate full or part-time faculty and staff members in each of following categories:
- Exceptional Mentorship – This award recognizes a member of the community who has exemplified mentorship. Mentorship may include academic advising, mentoring, coaching, and all other manner of support for students.
- Outstanding Scholarship – This award recognizes a member of the community who has contributed significantly to their field. Scholarship may include traditional research, scholarship, and contributions to fields and professions outside of academic areas.
- Exceptional Contributions to Diversity – This award recognizes a member of the community who has contributed significantly to advancing the inclusivity of the Wilkes community. Diversity is defined broadly and there can be myriad ways in which a member of the community exemplifies this core value.
- Outstanding Innovation – This award recognizes a member of the community who has demonstrated creative problem-solving or seized an opportunity that has resulted in enriched experiences for students, faculty, and staff, as well as positive improvements for the future of Wilkes.
- Community Building – This award recognizes a member of the community who has made a lasting impact on the campus through team-building, collaboration and/or role-modeling.
Please submit nominations using this online form. All nominations must be received by close of business on Wednesday, July 31, for review by the President’s Cabinet. Award recipients and their nominators will be notified in early August.
The award presentation will take place at Fall Convocation at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 21. Please mark your calendars for this occasion and look for more details about Convocation later this summer. If you have any questions about the nomination process, please contact bridget.giunta@wilkes.edu.