MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success Open for Nominations

This award provides an important opportunity to recognize a full-time faculty member who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to undergraduate student success, inclusion, and the broader educational mission of the University at Buffalo. 

Each nominee must be a full-time faculty member engaged with undergraduate students and demonstrate commitment to the following criteria:

Student Success

• Demonstration of commitment to student success and lifelong learning
• Demonstration of predominantly outward focus on student success, rather than inward focus on personal teaching/research success
• Demonstration of a commitment to student support and development
• Demonstration of enhancements to the student experience (curricular and co-curricular)
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and research, scholarship, and creative activities

Inclusion

• Development or support of an inclusive environment/culture
• Demonstration of a commitment to inclusion
• Active participation in the promotion and educational awareness of inclusion

Appreciation for the MAC Core Values including:

• Academic Achievement
• Community
• Fiscal Responsibility
• Integrity
• Sportsmanship
• Student-Athlete Well-Being

All nominations must be submitted by January 7, 2026 to receive full consideration.

Additional nomination materials will be requested from the selected nominee.