The Distinguished Faculty Awards are the highest awards attainable at the university and must represent the highest level of performance. The awards are overseen by the Senate (Appendix B is incorporated by reference). There are no honorable mention awards. A. Annual Distinguished Faculty Awards The Senate confers four unique awards annually to recognize outstanding distinguished faculty in the following areas: 1. Distinguished Teaching Award (there are two (2) awards, 1 for tenure-track/tenured (TT/T) and one (1) for non-tenure-track faculty (NTT)). Teaching excellence shall be defined as: a. a demonstrated breadth and depth of knowledge; b. clarity in methodology and organization of materials, and effective methods of presentation; c. continued scholarship and integration of scholarship into course work; d. assistance to students in understanding the value and relevance of the subject matter and course materials, both within the discipline and in a broader context. 2. Distinguished Service Award Service shall be defined as endeavors contributing to the welfare of individuals, professional organizations, university groups, the community at large, or the university. 3. Distinguished Faculty of Scholarship/Artistic Accomplishment Award a. Scholarship shall be defined as scholarly or scientific investigation or inquiry, conducted to advance the state of knowledge of the discipline. b. Artistic accomplishment shall be defined as the composition, creation, production or other significant and/or innovative contribution to an artistic event. Artistic accomplishment may include, but is not limited to, innovation in music, drama, film, art, dance, poetry or fiction that is a significant contribution to our understanding of the range of human experience and capabilities. B. Board of Trustees Distinguished Faculty Award The Board of Trustees Distinguished Faculty Award is bestowed on a faculty member who has demonstrated a long-term combined record of excellence in teaching, scholarship or artistic activities, and service (as defined in Sections III.A.1, III.A.2, and III.A.3) at CWU. The Board of Trustees awards one recipient every other year.
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Section IV. Faculty Senate
There shall be a Senate, which is a representative body of the university’s faculty as defined in the CBA. The Senate is the primary instrument for shard governance and consultation at CWU. The Senate shall have the responsibility of acting for and on behalf of the faculty in matters that are not mandatory subjects of collective bargaining or that are not in conflict with state, and federal law. The Senate shall conduct business, craft bylaws, and adopt motions under Robert’s Rules of Order. A. Powers
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