01/27/2021
By Joseph Hartman

The UMass Lowell Faculty Honors Committee announces the annual competition for faculty awards to recognize outstanding contributions to teaching, advising, mentoring, and campus engagement.

This year, there are four awards:

Award for Excellence in Faculty Advising
Honors individual faculty members who exemplify a deep commitment to improving student success and building a supportive academic environment through a close faculty-to-student interactive partnership.

Award for Excellence in Innovative Teaching
Honors individual early career faculty members who exemplify a deep commitment to excellence in teaching. UMass Lowell prides itself on outstanding teaching and recognizes the efforts made by professors to make their classes engaging and to enhance learning outcomes

Award for Faculty Mentoring Graduate Students
Honors individual faculty members who exemplify a deep commitment to fostering professional and personal development of students and for helping to build a supportive academic environment through faculty-to-student mentoring.

Award for Outstanding Campus Engagement
Honors distinguished faculty participation in service and engagement activities at the university.

Additional award and application information may be found at University Awards for Faculty webpage. Nominations for all awards are due by March 1, 2021.