University of Alaska President’s Adjunct Faculty Award

This award is to recognize adjunct faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching. The University, at its sole discretion, may confer upon a bargaining unit member the title of University of Alaska President’s Adjunct Faculty. Upon conferral of the title, the bargaining unit member will receive a lump-sum of $1,500.

Eligibility

All UAA adjunct faculty members are eligible as long as they have taught a minimum of one (1) credit in the semester they will receive the award. Adjunct faculty members who have received the award within the previous three (3) years are ineligible.

Nominations

An adjunct faculty may be nominated by any University faculty member, adjunct faculty, staff, or student. Nominations should include a letter of nomination and a bio/CV of the adjunct faculty. Additionally, it may include the following: 

• Letters of support from the dean, department chair, program lead, faculty, students, alumni and/or other stakeholders. 
• Supporting materials which may include a personal statement on teaching, sample course syllabi, student evaluations, other feedback from students.
• All nomination documents will be submitted as a single PDF attachment in the nomination submission form

Questions should be directed to the UAA Interim Vice Provost of Faculty Success, cmmcgill@alaska.edu. 

 

Adjunct Merit Bonus

The University may, at its sole discretion, award nonrecurring bonus payments to bargaining unit members for extraordinary performance, not to exceed $500 per bargaining unit member per fiscal year. 

The dean, director, or designee shall document the extraordinary performance in a written memorandum to include the name of the bargaining unit member, a description of the extraordinary performance and the amount of the merit bonus to be awarded. 

Recommendations and determinations of merit bonuses by the dean/director for exemplary performance shall consider pertinent factors regarding bargaining unit member effort, such as the following: 

• Formal or informal evaluations conducted by department heads/chairs 
• Quality of student evaluations 
• Quality of research and/or grant awards 
• Creativity in artistic works 
• High level of instructional effectiveness 
• Quality of service to the university community or to the profession 
• Quality of outreach efforts through distance education 
• Strong and mutually beneficial linkages with business, government, or community partners
• Other instructional activity performed at an exemplary level