The AGHE Rising Star Early Career Faculty Award recognizes new faculty whose teaching and/or leadership stands out as impactful and innovative. The AGHE Rising Star Early Career Faculty Awardee will provide a lecture at the GSA Annual Meeting.
Note: Those nominated must be willing and able to attend the GSA Annual Meeting and present a lecture during the meeting.
Submission Period: Spring 2025
Eligibility Criteria:
- GSA full-time faculty members at an affiliated institution with a maximum of five years (at the nomination submission due date) post degree-award teaching experience are eligible to be nominated for this award.
- AGHE membership status is not required although nominations from AGHE member institutions or who have selected AGHE as their primary membership group are encouraged.
- Those nominated must be willing to present a lecture during the GSA annual meeting.
Required Nomination Packet Materials:
Single letter of nomination signed by at least three (3) supporters that should include the following:
- The purpose and qualifications of the AGHE Rising Star Early Career Faculty Nominee
- Emphasize teaching and/or leadership, rather than research, professional activity, or public service (unless those activities bear directly on teaching excellence)
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A current Curriculum Vitae.
Nature of the Award
The recipient receives a framed certificate and delivers a lecture at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting.