Office of the Provost

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite nominations for spring awards from the Office of the Provost. We are now seeking nominations for the Provost’s Outstanding Service Award, Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship, and Alumni Faculty Excellence Award.

Nominations for each of these awards are due to provost@uconn.edu by new deadline, 5 p.m. March 23, 2022 5 p.m., March 11, 2022. Please review information about each of the awards below for more detail on nomination eligibility and materials. Awardees will be announced in late spring 2022.

Provost’s Outstanding Service Award

This award honors faculty whose volunteer service (i.e., not that assigned as part of one’s job description or expectations in teaching, research or assigned service) is exemplary in enhancing the University’s mission in teaching, research, service, or engagement.

Nomination eligibility and materials: https://provost.uconn.edu/events-and-recognition/awards/provosts-outstanding-service-award/

Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engagement Scholarship

Public engagement is integral to the academic endeavor and the institution-wide mission of a land-grant university. This award honors faculty, staff, students, and community partners who work collaboratively to address important community issues.

Nomination eligibility and materials: https://provost.uconn.edu/events-and-recognition/awards/provosts-awards-for-excellence-in-community-engaged-scholarship/

Alumni Faculty Excellence Award

This award is given in partnership with the UConn Foundation. It honors faculty for excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Graduate Teaching, and Research and Creativity in the Sciences, and the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Nomination eligibility and materials: https://www.foundation.uconn.edu/about-the-foundation/history/faculty-excellence-awards/

We look forward to receiving nominations for these awards. Please reach out to provost@uconn.edu if you have questions.

Sincerely,
Carl

Carl Lejuez
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs