Nominations for the President’s Awards for Excellence are due this Friday, June 30th. These awards recognize outstanding achievements of University faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond to serve Wilkes.
You may nominate full- or part-time faculty or staff members in each of the 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 Friday, June 30, 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 23.