We are calling for nominations for our 2nd annual Arts and Humanities Faculty Mentor Award, honoring exemplary faculty mentors of undergraduate researchers in our fields. The award carries a $1,000 prize along with public recognition by CUR. The nomination process is being handled by the national office. In brief, here’s how it will work. All CUR members with at least five years of post-grad teaching in the arts or humanities are eligible.
- Phase I: A letter of nomination from an appropriate administrator (President, Provost, etc.) plus a 3 page CV for the candidate — No self nomination permitted and only one nominee per campus. The Phase I deadline is November 8, 2019. Finalists will be notified by December 20.
- Phase II: Finalists from Phase I will submit a five page personal narrative and two recommendation letters from current or former undergraduate student mentees. The Phase II deadline is February 21, 2020. The winner will hear by the end of March, 2020.
Materials should be submitted as a single PDF to Lindsey Currie (lcurrie@cur.org), with a copy to submit@cur.org. For a more extended description of the process, please consult the website for the award at the national office.
Please circulate this information among your colleagues to ensure this important award has a substantial pool of distinguished candidates!
