Please consider nominating yourself or a colleague for the Mid-American Conference Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success. The MAC’s values around student success and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion are very much in line with NIU’s own mission, vision, and values. Please see the award description and required nomination materials below. Nomination materials are due electronically via e-mail attachment on Monday, November 22 to provost@niu.edu.

Overview of the MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success
The 2021-22 academic year represents the third year of the Mid-American Conference Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success. This first of its kind award will recognize one full-time faculty member nominee from each MAC institution that has demonstrated a dedication to student success and will honor one nominee that has gone above and beyond in their dedication to student success as the winner of the Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success.

On an annual basis, the selection committee will review the nominees. Each year, the winner will be announced during the MAC Basketball Championship and will be invited to attend the MAC Honors Dinner, along with one guest.

Nomination Eligibility / Criteria

1. Each MAC full member university will have the opportunity to submit one (1) nominee for this award on an annual basis.

2. Nominations from each university must be signed by the school’s Provost (or his/her selected designee).

3. Each nominee must be a full-time faculty member engaged with undergraduate and/or graduate students and demonstrate commitment to the following criteria:

Student Success

• Demonstration of commitment to student success and lifelong learning.
• Demonstration of predominantly outward focus on student success, rather than inward focus on personal teaching/research success.
• Demonstration of a commitment to student support and development.
• Demonstration of enhancements to the student experience (curricular and co-curricular).
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and research, scholarship, and creative activities.

Inclusion

• Development or support of an inclusive environment/culture.
• Demonstration of a commitment to inclusion.
• Active participation in the promotion and educational awareness of inclusion.

Appreciation for the MAC Core Values including:

• Academic Achievement.
• Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity.
• Fiscal Responsibility.
• Integrity.
• Sportsmanship.
• Student-Athlete Well-Being.

4. Nominations should include the following:

• 500-word statement from nominee addressing the criteria.
• A current vita – limit 3 pages including the most relevant information/experience related to the award criteria.
• Three letters of support (at least one letter must be from a student; at least one letter must be from a Dean or Chair/Director).

Nominations are due Monday, November 22 electronically to provost@niu.edu. Please contact Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Chad McEvoy at provost@niu.edu with any questions.