Awards

There are three types of awards for adjunct professors administered by PTFA and USF each year:

The Distinguished Adjunct Teaching Award

The Sr. Vicky Siu Award for Outstanding Contributions and Service to the University of San Francisco

The Innovations in Instruction Award

Up to five awards may be conferred from among the above categories in a given year. Fewer may be awarded if suitable applications are not submitted.

Eligibility

Eligibility for adjunct awards is open only to USF part-time faculty from the School of Management, the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Nursing and Health Professions, and the School of Education. Applicants must have taught at USF during the academic year in which the award is given.

Each recipient will be honored at the annual Part-time Faculty Promotion and Awards Reception held on the hilltop campus.

Deadline

The deadline for 2025 applications is March 9th. All materials must be submitted online through the Gnosis system. Late materials will not be accepted through other submission means, and it is your responsibility to make sure that you have submitted a complete application. Submit applications here:

https://gnosis.usfca.edu/awards/

All materials must be submitted online. No materials will be accepted via email or in hard copy.

 
 

Nominations

Nominations for awards may be made by:

  • Adjunct faculty may self-nominate

  • Nominations may be made by department chairs or program heads

  • Nominations may be made by colleagues such as fellow faculty, administrators, supervisors, etc.

  • Nominations may not be made by students

Nominators

If you are nominating an adjunct professor for any of the awards listed below, YOU must notify the nominee (the committee will not notify nominees). It is recommended that nominators inform nominees of your intent to nominate no later than February 15th, to provide them with enough time to compile their supporting materials for submission by the March 9th deadline.  Please compose a letter including the following information, and submit it in pdf to the nominee, so that she/he may include your letter with his/her supporting materials. Nominators may apply on behalf of a nominee, but will then need to submit all required materials for the award themselves. Only one person will be allowed to create an account and submit materials. If you would like to nominate someone, but do not intend to gather all of the supporting materials required for the application, we recommend that you email a pdf of your nomination to the nominee, including the following information:

  • the nominee’s name, email address, telephone number, department, and college

  • why the nominee is deserving in light of the specific award criteria

  • your name(s) and contact information, if you are nominating an adjunct professor

  • self-nominations are accepted