Presidential Excellence Awards Nominations

Each year, New York Tech’s Presidential Excellence Awards recognize faculty and staff who have made major contributions to the university by increasing engagement with our students. The deadline for nominations for the 2025 Presidential Excellence Awards is Friday, March 28.

Make Your Nomination

Excellence in Teaching for Full-Time Faculty Members

Recognizes a full-time faculty member who has demonstrated a consistent dedication to teaching and to their students.

Eligibility: All full-time faculty members at New York Tech

Judging Criteria:

  • Quality of teaching
  • Impact on student success and student learning

Excellence in Teaching for Part-Time Faculty Members

Recognizes a part-time faculty member who has demonstrated a consistent dedication to teaching and to their students.

Eligibility: All part-time faculty members at New York Tech

Judging Criteria:

  • Quality of teaching
  • Impact on student success and student learning

Student Engagement in Research, Scholarship, or Creative Activities

Recognizes a faculty member who has actively engaged students in research, scholarship, and/or creative activities at New York Tech.

Eligibility: All full and part-time faculty members at New York Tech

Judging Criteria:

  • Quality of the research, scholarship or creative activities/proposals
  • Level of student engagement in the research/scholarship/creative activities
  • “Generalizability” and/or potential impact of the research

Innovator Award

Recognizes an employee who developed, implemented, or tried a new approach, system, or idea that substantially impacted student success

Eligibility: All full-time employees at New York Tech

Judging Criteria:

  • The significance or complexity of the problem that needed to be solved
  • The innovative nature of the approach/system/or idea
  • The level of impact on student success

 Campus Belonging & Engagement Award

Recognizes an employee who demonstrates an exceptional commitment to fostering a campus culture where all individuals feel valued, respected, and supported.

Eligibility: All full-time employees

Judging Criteria:

  • Clear evidence of efforts that cultivate belonging and community
  • Positive impact on the campus environment and interpersonal relationships at New York Tech

Staff Excellence Award

Recognizes a staff member whose contributions have positively impacted their division or department and the institution. The recipient demonstrates passion and dedication for his/her work and while making an impact on the institution.

Eligibility: All full-time staff members who have been at New York Tech for at least 18 months.

Judging Criteria:

  • Outstanding service to department, above and beyond daily responsibilities
  • Documentation of the impact on New York Tech as an institution
  • Actions taken to demonstrate passion and dedication to their work

Team Award

Recognizes a group of individuals comprising three or more employees (staff and/or faculty) that collaborate on an initiative that helps New York Tech be the best place to work, learn, and succeed.

Eligibility: A team (3 or more members) made up of faculty and/or staff from at least two different departments/units

Judging Criteria:

  • Clear description of the impetus for formation of the team
  • Description and outcomes of the initiative
  • Documentation of the impact of the team’s work on the New York Tech community

If you have any questions, please email presidentialexcellence@nyit.edu.

Previous Presidential Excellence Award winners are not eligible for a period of three years.