Our faculty awards recognize outstanding experienced and new faculty at the graduate and undergraduate levels who demonstrate teaching excellence, as well as leadership and scholarship in their discipline.
- Provides scholarly contributions
- Articulates a research philosophy and agenda
- Demonstrates a commitment to research and contributing to the knowledge pool in their field
- Applicant must demonstrate how their research supports their teaching
- Completed nomination form
- A copy of the nominee's current CV, to include scholarly publications
- Evidence of:
- PDF of the scholarly work (book chapter, paper, conference program, presentation), including the review criteria
- Documentation addressing the following three areas in regard to your scholarly contribution: your research philosophy and agenda, how your current activities are significant to the field, how your research supports your teaching at APUS. You may choose to submit a narrative of no more than 250 words or a video of no longer than two minutes for each area. You may also choose to submit a combined submission of no more than 750 words or six minutes in length.
- Statement of support from the nominee's Department Chair, Associate Dean, or Dean
- Nominations may be made by faculty, staff, students, alumni, and those familiar with the nominee’s work
- Nominees will be notified and asked to provide documentation on research philosophy, current activities, and how their research supports their teaching at APUS
- Top candidates are presented to the Academic Awards Committee for review
- The University Provost grants final approval
- The award may, but will not necessarily, be awarded annually to one faculty member
- Open to part-time and full-time faculty members
- Award recipients will be honored during Commencement weekend, and should we have an in-person celebration, one-night accommodations and individual travel expenses to attend Commencement will be paid for by the University
- Award recipients receive a crystal trophy
- Award recipients are not required to travel to Commencement to accept the award