Distinguished Faculty Achievements in Education Abroad Award

This award seeks to recognize UK faculty who demonstrate a commitment to global engagement and excellence in teaching through facilitating an education abroad program.

Criteria:

Open to full-time faculty (tenured, tenure-track, lecturer) and instructional staff who have been on the faculty for two or more years, with demonstrated records of excellence in the development of a for-credit faculty-directed education abroad program(s) that meets the Standards of Good Practice for Short-Term Education Abroad Programs:

• Student Learning and Development – Learning Outcomes and Student Development
• Academic Framework – Curricular Integration and Coursework
• Organizational and Program Resources
• Health, Safety and Security
• Ethics and Integrity

Nomination Process:

• Complete online UK-GIA Nomination Form (required documents may be uploaded in the form).
• Submit narrative describing the nominee’s qualities, achievements and work (describe how these reflect the award criteria – up to three pages).
• Upload nominee’s résumé/CV.
• Self-nominators, please submit one letter of support from an additional referee.

Notes:

• Self-nominations are accepted.
• Nominators must be affiliated with the University of Kentucky (faculty, staff, or students).
• Nominators cannot nominate a single candidate for multiple UKIC Awards in the same year.
• EAC committee members and past awardees are not eligible to be nominated. Current EAC committee members and UKIC staff are not eligible to be a nominator.