Reminder: CIAE Dean’s Achievement Award Nominations due March 10, 2023

To: Departmental Executive Officers
From: Cornelia Lang, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Christine Getz, Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Outreach and Engagement
RE: Reminder: CIAE Dean’s Achievement Award Nominations due March 10, 2023

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The Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence (CIAE) is seeking nominations from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for the CIAE Dean’s Achievement Award. The college is allotted two awards for two eligible graduating students. Nominated undergraduate and graduate students must be eligible for services from the Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence (CIAE), formerly the Center for Diversity and Enrichment (CDE). The awards will be made at the Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence Graduation Reception on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 5:00-8:00pm.  

The College looks invites individual faculty who teach, advise, and often mentor students in the major department in particular to recommend students whom they consider deserving of special awards and recognition. These students should have made significant contributions to the university or surrounding communities through their vision and action. In addition, the students should demonstrate responsibility, inspiration, diligence, and good judgment. The selection committee is interested in the student’s academic accomplishments within and beyond the major, special honors or scholarships, and activities and volunteering (on and off campus).

CIAE-eligible students who graduated in December 2022 or who will graduate in May or August 2023 are eligible for nomination. Each department may nominate up to two students. Please note that nominees should have a minimum 3.30 University of Iowa and Cumulative Grade Point Average. Although all may have completed 120 semester hours by May or August 2023, we ask for your help in verifying with students whether they are planning to graduate at that time. 

Please solicit a resume and a brief biography (75-100 words) from your nominee. Email the following combined into one pdf in the following order to Gabriella McDermott (gabriella-mcdermott@uiowa.edu), by Friday, March 10, 2023:

  • Student resume
  • Student biography
  • Faculty letter of support.

Questions should also be directed to Gabriella McDermott. Thank you for your support in celebrating the achievements of our students.