Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence

Honoring transformative teaching, learning, and academic program advancement. 

Purpose: Recognizes faculty or teams who advance student learning, academic quality, and innovation in instructional design, delivery, or program development. 
 
Criteria:

• Demonstrates measurable impact on student learning, retention, completion, or transfer 
• Implements innovative teaching, curriculum design, or delivery models 
• Aligns programs with workforce, transfer, or community needs 
• Uses data or assessment to improve academic outcomes 
• Creates scalable or replicable academic practices 
• Advances access and success in learning 

Celebrates exceptional service that strengthens the student experience. 

Purpose: Recognizes faculty, staff, or teams who significantly enhance student supports, services, and the student experience.  
 
Criteria:

•  Improves access to, or effectiveness of, student services and supports 
• Demonstrates measurable improvements in persistence, completion, or satisfaction 
• Creates or enhances programs that remove barriers to student success 
• Builds a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment 
• Demonstrates collaboration across departments 
• Uses student feedback or data to inform improvements 

Honoring partnerships and programs that extend the college’s impact

Purpose: Recognizes outstanding work that strengthens community partnerships, expands access to learning, and advances the college’s role as a lifelong learning hub. 
 
Possible Criteria:

• Builds meaningful partnerships with community, business, or education partners 
• Expands access to continuing education, workforce training, or community learning 
• Demonstrates measurable community impact or engagement 
• Enhances the college’s visibility and role as a community leader 
• Creates pathways from community engagement to enrollment or employment 
• Supports regional workforce or economic development needs 

Recognizes innovation in efficiency, effectiveness, and resource alignment

Purpose: Honors individuals or teams who improve operational processes, steward resources effectively, and strengthen institutional performance.

Criteria

• Improves efficiency, accuracy, quality, or timeliness of processes 
• Demonstrates strong stewardship of institutional resources 
• Implements improvements that reduce risk or strengthen compliance 
• Enhances data use, reporting, or decision-making 
• Creates sustainable cost savings or productivity gains 
• Leads cross-functional improvements with measurable impact