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MCC Emerging Excellence Award Nominations Due Nov 6 @ 12pm. Last Call!

The Professional Development Committee of the Faculty Senate is currently accepting nominations for the MCC Emerging Excellence Award (MEEA).

The MCC Emerging Excellence Award is intended for full-time teaching faculty or professional staff with 3-6 years of service at MCC, with no previous years of service elsewhere in the same or related capacity. These nominees are new to their discipline and have gone above and beyond their job responsibilities in a relatively short period of time.

Nomination packets should be electronically submitted to Dana Voldan-Curry (dvoldancurry@monroecc.edu) by November 6, 2023 @ 12PM.

Below is more information on eligibility, nominations, and nomination packets. The required cover letter for nomination packets can be found on the Faculty Senate Brightspace Page, Awards, Professional Development Events, Professional Leaves section. Login is required.

Eligibility

The MCC Emerging Excellence Award is intended for individuals with 3-6 years of service at MCC who have no previous years of service elsewhere in the same or related capacity. Both teaching faculty and non-teaching faculty are eligible to win this award.

• Full-time staff, administration, and faculty are eligible
• Candidates with more than 6 years of service at MCC (as a full-time member of the college) are not eligible.
• Previous recipients, VPs, and the president of the college are not eligible.

Nominations

It is the responsibility of the nominator to compile the nomination packet, with all required materials, and submit the nomination packet to the Faculty Senate Professional Development Committee Chairperson before the deadline. 

As you write and assemble the nomination packages, please choose those materials and supporting data that demonstrate how job responsibilities have been exceeded in such a way as to make MCC a better place to learn and work.

As a nominator, you may wish to consider if the nominee has demonstrated superior performance in any one of the areas listed below:

1. How the candidate excels in job responsibilities by actively participating in work of the department or college.
2. How job responsibilities have been exceeded in such a way as to make MCC a better place to learn and work:
   • Motivating and inspiring learners
   • Assisting diverse learners in reaching academic goals
   • Collaborating with other faculty/staff in innovative ways
   • Encouraging students to participate in research or other creative endeavors, and mentoring them in the process
   • Providing leadership in professional organizations
   • Providing leadership on campus
   • Writing in scholarly or professional journals or publications
   • Presenting, publishing, or performing at state or national level
   • Other?
3. Make sure the packet indicates how the candidate demonstrates a pattern of consistent performance and commitment over time (based on activity reports).
4. Also ensure the packet illustrates that the candidate's activity over the past few years has contributed to student success.

Nomination packets should not exceed 13 pages and must include all required materials to be considered:

• Cover page with name, rank/title, and years of service at Monroe Community College of the individual being nominated.
• 2-page nomination letter.
• 1-2 page current CV/resume.
• 1-2 page Executive Summary of last three Annual Faculty Development Reports.
• Three support letters. These letters should indicate, as specifically as possible, how the individual has gone above and beyond their job responsibilities and enhanced the overall environment at MCC. It is the responsibility of the nominator to gather these letters.

The Professional Development Committee of the Faculty Senate is accepting nominations for the League Excellence Award. (Formerly known as the John & Suanne Roueche Excellence Award)

The League Excellence Award is for full-time staff, administration or tenured faculty with 7 or more years of service at MCC. Nominees are those who have demonstrated superb leadership through innovation, professionalism, service to students, and the college and beyond.

Nomination packets should be electronically submitted to Dana Voldan-Curry (dvoldancurry@monroecc.edu) by November 6, 2023 @ 12PM.

Below is more information on eligibility, nominations, and nomination packets. The required cover letter for nomination packets can be found on the Faculty Senate Brightspace page in the "Awards, Professional Leaves, and Professional Development Events" section. Login is required.

The League Excellence Award is designed to honor those who have, in some way, demonstrated superb leadership and innovation in higher education in such a way as to permanently affect the college's operation in a substantive, measurable manner.

Eligibility

All full-time staff, administration, or tenured faculty are eligible. Either individuals or groups may be nominated, but each individual, or individual group member, must have 7 or more years of service at MCC.

Candidates with less than 7 years of service at MCC (as a full-time member of the college), previous recipients, and the president of the college are not eligible.

Nominations

It is the responsibility of the nominator to compile the nomination packet, with all required materials, and submit the nomination packet to the Faculty Senate Professional Development Committee Chairperson before the deadline. Note: A formal call for nominations will be made during the academic year.

As you write and assemble the nomination packages, please choose those materials and supporting data that demonstrate outstanding accomplishments in leadership through:

• innovation
• professionalism
• service to students
• service to the college
• and service to the larger Rochester community

Make sure the packet indicates how the candidate demonstrates a pattern of consistent performance and commitment over time (based on activity reports).

Also, ensure the packet illustrates that the candidate's activity has contributed to student success.

Nomination packets should not exceed 18 pages and must include all required materials to be considered:

• Cover page with name, rank/title, and years of service at Monroe Community College of the individual being nominated.
• 2-page nomination letter.
• 1- to 2-page current CV/resume.
• 2-page summary of last three years of job-related activities. Examples of job-related activities might include teaching effectiveness, professional activity and growth, service to students, department/area, or College, and relevant work in the community
• No less than two, and no more than three support letters. These support letters can be from department chairs, deans, colleagues, and/or students. They may also be from individuals outside the MCC community. These letters should indicate, as specifically as possible, how the individual has gone above and beyond their job responsibilities. It is the responsibility of the nominator to gather these letters.
• Documentation of innovation, service, and leadership (news articles, programs, press releases, web pages, etc.)

Dana Voldan-Curry
Faculty Senate Professional Development Committee
10/23/2023