Faculty Service Excellence Award

• UFV Type B faculty
• Sessional faculty with the equivalent of two years of teaching (accumulation of 14 sections)
• Students
• Alumni
• Staff
• University officers

For definitions of positions, please refer to the Senate Bylaws (p.11).

Eligible nominees must currently hold one of the following positions:

• All UFV Type B faculty, including lab instructors, who have completed their probational period
• Sessional faculty after the equivalent of two years of teaching (accumulation of 14 sections)

The Faculty Service Excellence award recognizes and celebrates faculty excellence in service, while at UFV. As outlined in the recommendations on University-wide principles for the establishment of criteria for faculty standards, service includes productive contributions in meeting the needs of one’s department, faculty, and institution, and academic and regional communities. Faculty members may serve the university, their departments or programs, and their disciplines in a variety of ways, guided by the overall aim of directing, organizing, and/or enhancing the life and work of the university, their field of study and practice, and/or the communities of the Fraser Valley.

The following are descriptive attributes of the main criteria:

Collaboration across boundaries

• Community engagement and partnerships
• Initiatives bring multiple partners / stakeholders together from across UFV and/or local/global communities, with a focus on Indigenization, Internationalization, and principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion 
• Evidence of an inclusive approach to collaboration, including cooperation, mutual respect, mutual benefit, clear communication, and teamwork

Contributes to mission of engaging learners, transforming lives, and building community

• Service models positive civic engagement and responsibility
• Service provides opportunities for individual and/or collective transformation
• Service creates opportunities for student engagement in service

Impact

• Service positively affects UFV and its stakeholders in a variety of ways, such as improved reputation, individual transformation, establishment of further initiatives or partnerships, and increased opportunities for student service
• Emphasis is on long-term impact

The nomination package must consist of all of the following:

• A letter of nomination outlining how the nominee meets the criteria for the Faculty Service Excellence award (maximum 1,000 words) which details the nominee’s service over the previous 5 years, emphasizing service which goes above and beyond the basic service requirements expected of employees, and providing evidence of the ways in which the nominee’s service demonstrates excellence in meeting the criteria as set out for the Faculty Service Excellence award.
• A nominator form, signed by the nominator, indicating their eligibility type.
• Exactly five letters of support that provide specific information supporting the criteria of the Faculty Service Excellence Award (500 words maximum):
  • At least two letters from individuals within UFV, which could include admin, faculty, staff, or students, who have significant knowledge of the individual’s service;
  • At least two letters from external partners who have direct, significant knowledge of the individual’s service;
  • A letter provided by a student or group of students.         
  • A letter of support cannot come from the nominator.
• A current curriculum vitae of the nominee, clearly outlining all areas of service.
• A consent form signed by the nominee, agreeing to be nominated.
• Documents that provide evidence of service, such as newsletters, media clippings, awards or honours for service, website references, annual reports, links to committee reports, etc.

The Faculty Service Excellence Award (FSEA) selection committee, a subcommittee of the Faculty Standards Committee of Senate, is responsible for receiving nominations and recommending a recipient for the award. The Senate Awards and Honours Committee reviews the documentation to ensure procedural requirements have been met, before recommending the recipient to Senate for approval.