Conference USA Faculty Achievement

Each college is responsible for creating the process by which their nominees are chosen. College deans or their designees submit nominations. There are no limits on the number of nominees each college can submit. The selection committee can reactivate nominations submitted for 2 years after the original submission.

Nominations packets should include:

• A completed Cover Sheet with signatures
• A 3-page, single-spaced impact statement by the nominee using 12-point Times New Roman font with one-inch margins. The statement can address the following (in the order indicated) but are intentionally broad to ensure all faculty, regardless of discipline, have a framework to articulate their merits for selection
  • Area(s) of expertise
  • Significance of work in the field
  • Teaching
  • Mentoring of students or other faculty
  • Service and engagement
  • Professional recognition, awards, and honors
  • Other (e.g. community engagement, relevant personal accomplishments)
• A curriculum vitae limited to five pages; highlighting recent scholarly publications
• A support letter from the nominee’s academic home chair; jointly appointed faculty may submit a joint letter from both chairs or two separate letters
• Any other appendix materials useful to build the case
• All materials must be compiled into a single pdf file

Evaluation Criteria and Procedures

The selection committee will look for an outstanding body of professional activity that has gained national and/or international recognition. 

Nominations will be evaluated by a university committee, including one member from each of the degree granting colleges, the Faculty Athletics Representative, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President, and the Executive Director for Faculty Development and Recognition. Since members serving on this committee may not be experts in the nominee's field, it is important that nominations be submitted in language understandable to faculty in other disciplines.

To submit a nomination, the college dean or their representative should:

1. Prepare each nomination application as a separate file, ensuring the correct cover page for the award is attached as the first page of the file
2. Click on the name of your college below to access the OneDrive folder where you will upload the nomination packet(s) for your college
   (If access is denied, please contact CETL at cetl@kennesaw.edu or 470-578-6410)
3. Click on the Upload button at the top of the page in OneDrive to upload each nomination file

Only the college dean or their designee will submit on this webpage. Individuals should reach out to their supervisor or the dean's office to determine your college's nomination process​.

The college dean and each nominee will receive a confirmation email for their nomination within the next business day following the deadline for submissions.

• Bagwell College of Education
• Coles College of Business
• College of Architecture and Construction Management
• College of Computing and Software Engineering
• College of Science and Mathematics
• College of the Arts
• Graduate College
• KSU Journey Honors College
• KSU Library System
• Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
• WellStar College of Health and Human Services

The candidate must demonstrate an outstanding record of scholarly contributions in teaching, scholarship and creative activity, and professional service and/or scholarly activity within their academic discipline. Please refer to individual teaching, professional service and scholarship and creative activity awards for examples of accomplishments that might be included as evidence.

The candidate must also indicate their regional, national, or international recognition for contributions or achievements within the discipline.