[Nsac] Reminder: Non Senate Academics Council Call for Awards and Grants Nominations

[Iris Ruiz]

March 1, 2021

Re: UC Merced Non-Senate Academics Council 2021-22 Grants and Awards Announcement


Dear Non-Senate Academics,


On behalf of the Non-Senate Academics Council (NSAC), I am pleased to announce that the NSAC Executive Committee (NSAC-EC) has elected to continue with offering excellence awards and research innovation grants to non-senate academics<https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu/> in an effort to highlight the critical contributions of non-senate academics to UC Merced. We are pleased to announce 4 excellence awards for the 2021-2022 academic year. Each nominated award recipient will receive a gift of $250 at the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year to be used toward professional development. Eligible job titles for these awards include lecturer, librarian, professional researcher, project scientist, and specialist. The 4 awards are:



-Excellence in Teaching

-Excellence in Mentoring

-Excellence in Research

-Distinguished Service



Please see the linked Call for Nominations and the Nomination Form here:

https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu<https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu/>

All nominations are due by April 16, 2021


In addition to these excellence awards, we are also looking to develop and support research efforts and professional development for our Non-Senate Academics in innovative areas. We are pleased to offer 4 research innovation grants that are meant to provide necessary support for research equipment, professional development, and academic research publication. More details about this grant can be found here: https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu<https://nonsenatecouncil.ucmerced.edu/>.



*Note: If you are just hearing about NSAC, and would like to know about our mission and history, please see our introductory memo that is included in our UC Merced Box folder found here: https://ucmerced.box.com/s/whpfw18wey9njjulvec5soza4r3jap0e



As always, please let me know if you have any questions about this announcement. If you're interested in joining the council, please send me an email. You can also subscribe to our mailing list here: https://lists.ucmerced.edu/mailman/listinfo/nsac


If there are any questions about the process, please feel free to respond to this email with questions. Or directly email iruiz4 at ucmerced.edu<mailto:iruiz4 at ucmerced.edu>.


Sincerely,


Iris D. Ruiz

NSAC, Chair

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