Dear Rossier Community:
The Rossier Faculty Awards Committee and the Rossier Research Office are pleased to announce the call for nominations for four annual Rossier Faculty Awards:(1) Teaching, (2) Leadership, (3) Research, and (4) Mentoring. All full-time (tenure track/tenured and RTPC) faculty are eligible. These awards will honor individual faculty members whose contributions to the academic and professional success of Rossier programs, students, and scholarship deserve special recognition.
Rossier Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
The Rossier Teaching Award recognizes a faculty member for outstanding teaching within the Rossier School of Education. Nominations or self-nominations may recognize innovative learning pedagogies, a commitment to anti-racist and culturally relevant teaching practices, and demonstrating a positive, inspiring, and long-lasting effect on students.
Rossier Faculty Excellence in Leadership Award
The Rossier Faculty Leadership Award recognizes a faculty member who has provided extraordinary leadership in service to the Rossier School of Education. Nominations or self-nominations recognize a faculty member whose professional service has advanced progress towards Rossier’s mission. .
Rossier Faculty Excellence in Research Award
The Rossier Excellence in Research Award recognizes, and honors outstanding research contributions based on the quality, originality, and impact of the nominee’s scholarly work. Nominations or self-nominations may recognize either a recent publication or the receipt of significant grant funding.
Rossier Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award
The Rossier Mentoring Award recognizes outstanding mentoring contributions within the Rossier School of Education. Nominations may recognize a faculty member who demonstrates exceptional mentoring to colleagues, students (graduate and undergraduate), postdoctoral scholars, and/or staff.
For each award, please refer to the full description of each award’s call for nominations (attached), which include the criteria for each award and the award nomination instructions, in order to submit your nomination for one or more of the awards. Please submit nomination materials as a single PDF to Julie Singh, Research Development Coordinator at njsingh@rossier.usc.edu by Friday June 18th, 2021. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted.
Sincerely,
Lawrence O. Picus
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs
Richard T. Cooper and Mary Catherine Cooper Chair in Public School Administration
Professor of Education Finance and Policy