Awards

• at least 60 credit hours taken at IUPUI;
• a grade point average of at least 3.5;
• a graduation date of December or May/August of the current academic year;
• broad academic talent, i.e., excellence in multiple disciplines; and meritorious participation in extracurricular activities (broadly conceived)

The recipient of this award will be honored at the Celebration of Scholarship in April. Submit letters of nomination and any supporting materials to: Dean's Office, libarqst@iu.edu. All nominations and materials must be received by March 30. In the event that no strong nominations are received, the committee reserves the right to make no award.

Awarded to JUNIOR OR SENIOR TENURE-LINE FACULTY who have distinguished themselves in TEACHING, RESEARCH, and/or SERVICE.

Each nomination must include a supporting statement for the nomination, and a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae. It is also helpful to include student and peer evaluations; supporting letters (no more than two) from colleagues and/or students; and a copy of the nominee’s most recent annual report.

Nominators have complete responsibility for supporting their recommendations with clear, concrete, succinct documentation. They may choose to address any of the following elements of the nominee’s performance at IUPUI: Service to students; classroom teaching; scholarship and research; visibility (i.e., collegiality, participation, cooperation); maturity (i.e., quality of judgment, performance, attitude); service to chosen discipline (any level, including interdisciplinary contributions); innovation (e.g. of programs, courses, or events, both academic and nonacademic); university citizenship (including the cumulative effect of contributions over many years).

The recipients of these awards will be honored at the School of Liberal Arts final Faculty Assembly each year. Submit nominations and supporting materials to: Dean's Office, libarqst@iu.edu. All nominations and materials must be received by March 30.

If no strong nominations are received, the committee reserves the right to make no award.

Award amount $750

Awarded to NON-TENURE LINE LECTURERS or SENIOR LECTURERS who have distinguished themselves in TEACHING and SERVICE.

Each nomination must include a supporting statement for the nomination, and a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae. It is also helpful to include student and peer evaluations; supporting letters (no more than two) from colleagues and/or students; and a copy of the nominee’s most recent annual report.

Nominators have complete responsibility for supporting their recommendations with clear, concrete, succinct documentation. They may choose to address any of the following elements of the nominee’s performance at IUPUI: Service to students; classroom teaching; visibility (i.e., collegiality, participation, cooperation); maturity (i.e., quality of judgment, performance, attitude); service to chosen discipline (any level, including interdisciplinary contributions); innovation (e.g. of programs, courses, or events, both academic and nonacademic); university citizenship (including the cumulative effect of contributions over many years).

The recipients of these awards will be honored at the School of Liberal Arts final Faculty Assembly each year. Submit nominations and supporting materials to: Dean's Office, libarqst@iu.edu. All nominations and materials must be received by March 30.

If no strong nominations are received, the committee reserves the right to make no award.

Award amount $750

Awarded to PART-TIME LECTURERS who have distinguished themselves in TEACHING.

Each nomination must include a supporting statement for the nomination, and a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae. It is also helpful to include student and peer evaluations; supporting letters (no more than two) from colleagues and/or students.

Nominators have complete responsibility for supporting their recommendations with clear, concrete, succinct documentation. They may choose to address any of the following elements of the nominee’s performance at IUPUI: Service to students; classroom teaching; visibility (i.e., collegiality, participation, cooperation); maturity (i.e., quality of judgment, performance, attitude); service to chosen discipline (any level, including interdisciplinary contributions); innovation (e.g. of programs, courses, or events, both academic and nonacademic); university citizenship (including the cumulative effect of contributions over many years).

The recipients of these awards will be honored at the School of Liberal Arts final Faculty Assembly each year. Submit nominations and supporting materials to: Dean's Office, libarqst@iu.edu. All nominations and materials must be received by March 30.

If no strong nominations are received, the committee reserves the right to make no award.

Award amount $750

The E. F. Byrne Peace and Global Justice Award is awarded to one or more faculty from the School of Liberal Arts who submit a paper that best describes and/or advises what needs to be done to diminish conflictual situations in the world and enhance arrangements conducive to peace. This topic is understood very expansively; the work of every department within SLA potentially touches on this topic in one way or another. Example topics that are illustrative (but by no means exhaustive) that are in keeping with the intent of this award include:

• the intellectual, cultural, social, environmental, or political issues of people living in a world impacted by inequality, injustice, instability, rapid change, and war (e.g., inequality of healthcare access, the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, or the impact of climate change).
• causes of, responses to, or reflections on historical moments related to war, peace, ethics, reconciliation, or justice.

Total award amount to be distributed will be announced at the time of call for applications.

The number, amount(s), and recipient(s) of this award will be selected by the School Faculty Affairs & Research Committee. It is expected that multiple awards will be given.

Criteria:

Papers for this competition should be a minimum of 2,500 words in length. The methodology and content of the submissions can reflect those of any discipline. The key criterion is the paper addresses broadly the topic of peace and/or global justice, as described above. Papers should be academic in nature and may be published or not; published papers must have been published no more than 24 months prior to submission.

Eligibility:

The award is primarily intended for full-time faculty members of the School of Liberal Arts at IU Indy. Students and part-time faculty in the School or an IU Indy faculty member outside of the School may compete for this award if endorsed by a letter of support from a full-time faculty member from Liberal Arts. A previous awardee is not eligible to apply again for three years. Co-authored papers are acceptable but the distinctive contributions of the authors must be indicated in the cover email.

Application: 

Unpublished papers should be anonymized; a PDF of published papers can be submitted as published. Submissions from those who are not full-time faculty in the School must also include a letter of support from a full-time faculty member. Application process and deadline will be announced at the time of call for applications.