About The Faculty Mentorship Award
Goal:
To recognize and show appreciation for UCSF faculty members
from the Basic Sciences, Nursing, Social & Behavioral Sciences or Physical
Therapy who consistently provide exceptional support, both professionally
and personally, to graduate students at UCSF.
Criteria for Nomination:
UCSF Graduate students representing the Basic Sciences, Nursing,
Social & Behavioral
Sciences or Physical Therapy may nominate
one faculty member who has guided and contributed to a graduate student's
professional and personal development in one or more of the following ways:
- directed student's research
- helped student establish professional contacts in area of career interest
- offered valuable discussion regarding research ideas and career plans
- provided support and inspired trust, both professionally and personally
- willingly gave his/her time to the student to help the student progress
- offered friendship, provided a role model, or acted as an advocate during difficult situations.
Additional Criteria for Nomination:
- UCSF Graduate students representing the Basic Sciences, Nursing, Social & Behavioral Sciences or Physical Therapy must make the initial nomination before UCSF students and postdocs from other programs can provide additional nominations for the same faculty member.
- If other students support your nominee they can add their name to your letter of nomination or submit their own nomination letter. Additional letters will increase a nominee's chance of receiving the award only if they provide additional information.
Procedure for Nomination:
- Complete the 2009 Faculty Mentorship Award nomination form. Please note, nominations for 2009 are now closed.
- GSA will not disclose the names of students who nominated faculty. Students may, however, send the faculty they nominated a copy of their nomination letter if they wish.
Nomination Timeline:
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Nominations for the 2009 Faculty Mentorship award were accepted March 1-31, 2009.
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Award announcement will be made in the May 7 edition of Synapse, as well as this website and on various bulletin boards at Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses.
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Award will be presented during the May 15 Graduate Division commencement ceremony at the Mission Bay campus.
Winners: