Program Description
In recognition of our faculty, the OSR has created the Faculty Research and Creative Activities (RCA) Mentor Award. The award will annually recognize the contributions, within the previous two years, of up to five faculty (one per college), whose mentoring is considered exemplary. Each Faculty RCA Mentor Award recipient will be recognized during the OSR Recognition Reception on April 17th, 2025. The application review committee will evaluate the faculty’s contributions to student success and evidence of their mentorship to students in research and creative activities within the previous two academic years.
Mentorship of both graduate and undergraduate students is a broad concept involving all stages of the student educational cycle. Facets of the Faculty RCA Mentor Award include contributions within the previous two years to students’ recruitment, retention, graduation, development of students’ research and creative activities, critical thinking, professional skills, career advice and placement, and contributions to a climate that supports a diverse student population.
Eligibility
- The nominee- must be a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member who has been a faculty member at CSUSB for at least two consecutive years.
- The nominee should not have won the award during the past five years.
- Nominations are due by February 28th, 2025
General Submission Guidelines
The following submission guidelines should be followed:
NOMINATIONS
Nominations are due by February 28th, 2025
- Nominations will only be accepted from College Deans and Department Chairs. Nominations must be submitted online through InfoReady, and must include a nomination letter on why faculty deserve the award.
- Once the nominations have been processed, faculty nominees will be contacted to provide the names of two students who have been mentored within the last three years. The OSR will contact these students to submit a support form.
- Once the nominations have been processed, the OSR Awards Committee will review the submitted documents and select the awardees. Nominees will be notified in March.
NOMINEE DOCUMENTATION
Once the nominations have been processed, faculty nominees will be contacted to provide the names of two students who have been mentored within the last three years. The OSR will contact these students to submit a support form.
Award Obligations
All awardee agrees to the following terms:
- Faculty selected are invited to attend the OSR Recognition Reception on April 17th, 2025.
- Awardees will be asked to encourage their students to attend and participate in the annual “Meeting of the Minds” and the OSR’s events and programs.
- Awardees will be asked to attend each year of the “Meeting of the Minds” opening ceremony, where they will be acknowledged for their continuous research and creative activities efforts.
Submit a Nomination
Nominations are due by February 28th, 2025, via InfoReady
Research & Creative Faculty Mentor Award Guidelines
Submit Research & Creative Faculty Mentor Award Nomination HERE
2024 Faculty Mentor Awardees
