The Academic Senate is accepting nominations for its annual teaching and mentoring awards as well as for the 54th annual Faculty Research Lecturer. Concurrently, the Faculty Outreach Grant (FOG) Program is calling for proposals for the 2009-10 academic year.

The Distinguished Teaching Award acknowledges the efforts of Academic Senate faculty members who have successfully united teaching with creative and scholarly work. The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award recognizes the contributions of graduate students to the teaching and learning process. The nomination deadline for both awards is Friday, December 12.

The Senate’s Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award honors faculty members whose mentoring is considered exemplary. The nomination deadline is Thursday, February 5.

Guidelines and procedures for the teaching and mentoring awards are available at <http://senate.ucsb.edu/awards/2008.09/index.cfm>. Award recipients will be announced at the Faculty Legislature meeting on April 23.

The Faculty Research Lectureship, which is the highest honor the UCSB faculty can bestow on one of its members, is open to all members of the UCSB Academic Senate. Previous Faculty Research Lecturers include Evelyn Hu, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of materials; Howard Giles, professor of communication; Stephen K. Fisher, professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology; and David Awshalom, professor of electrical and computer engineering and of physics.

The nomination deadline is Friday, January 16, 2009. Nomination materials should be sent to the Committee on Faculty Research Lectureship, Academic Senate, Girvetz Hall 1233. The 2009 Faculty Research Lecturer will be announced at the Faculty Legislature meeting on March 12.

Questions regarding any of the Academic Senate awards may be directed to <awards@senate.ucsb.edu>.

The Faculty Outreach Grant Program, which is supported by the Chancellor’s Outreach Advisory Board, the Chancellor’s Office, the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor, and the Office of Academic Preparation, seeks to enrich the creativity and quality of K-12 and community college academic preparation programs in the Santa Barbara area. It also enhances the university’s commitment to and engagement with its K-12 partner schools, schools in Santa Barbara County that serve large populations of underrepresented students, and the community colleges in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties.

All UCSB faculty and staff are eligible to submit proposals, which must be received by the Office of Academic Preparation by 5 p.m. on Friday, February 13. Project awards will range from $2,000 to $20,000, although proposals of up to $40,000 will be considered. For more information, contact Claudia Martinez at <claudia.martinez@apo.ucsb.edu> or ext. 3105.