36 Faculty Handbook – August 2022 • Nominees must have a strong record of teaching and advising, begun contributing to the research and creative activity in their discipline, and will have demonstrated a commitment to service in the department, college/school, or university. • In addition to the monetary award ($1,000), the recipient receives two Wolves Club tickets to NSU athletic events for the next academic year (Wolves Club tickets cannot be resold and are not transferrable). Selection Process: A committee of 9, including: four (4) deans (or their designees), the three (3) most recent NSU Foundation Faculty Excellence Award winners (or Outstanding Faculty Member award winners) who are still actively teaching at Northern State University, the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, will review all nominations and select the recipients of both awards as a committee. Winners of both awards will be recognized at the Northern State University spring commencement. By tradition, the winner of the NSU Foundation Faculty Excellence Award will deliver the commencement address at the Northern State University winter commencement. The winner of the NSU Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award will deliver the Wolf Talk during new student orientation in August. If either recipient is not available to deliver said address, the other recipient will be invited to do so. Faculty Awards by Application 1) Sanford Faculty Development Award The Sanford Faculty Development Award supports faculty professional development in the two following categories: Publications, Research, and/or Scholarly-Creative Activity; and External Grants, Funding, and/or Resource Procurement. All tenured/tenure-track faculty at Northern are eligible to apply. The maximum award amount is $1,000. Award Guidelines and Application form are available at MyNSU>Faculty Resources>Faculty Development. 2) Nora Staael Research Stipend One summer stipend of up to $3,000 is available from the Nora Staael Evert Fund to support faculty engaged in scholarly research projects. Eligible projects may include any professional scholarly work requiring substantial effort that will lead to publication and public presentation of the project and results. All tenured/tenure-track faculty at Northern are eligible to apply, except those who have received the award in the past five years. Award Guidelines and Application form are available at MyNSU>Faculty Resources>Faculty Development. 3) Pedagogy Grants Pedagogy Grants are available for up to $1,000 from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. These grants are awarded to faculty and staff working on projects that focus on active learning, high-impact teaching practices, and community-oriented pedagogies. 4) OLC Online Teaching Certificate Programs These $3,000 grants are awarded to faculty who wish to participate in one of two OLC Online Teaching Certificate programs in which faculty create or revise a Northern online course. Faculty
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