FRC Faculty Excellence Awards

The Faculty Excellence Award in Community-Based Outcomes and Poverty Research

This award has been developed by the Faculty Research Consortium (FRC) in an effort to annually identify an exemplar from the full-time faculty at St. John’s who best exhibits excellence in community-based outcomes and poverty research. Nominations are solicited from the deans and chairs of various schools/colleges of the University. The FRC reviews all nominations from the University community and selects one award.  The recipient is recognized at the annual Office of University Mission's Reception and Research Forum.  The award recipient also receives a plaque commemorating this award.

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Faculty Excellence Award in Vincentian Social Justice

This award was newly developed in 2024 by the Faculty Research Consortium (FRC) to annually identify an exemplar from the full-time faculty at St. John’s University who best exhibits excellence in social justice and qualitative research and creative domains. The FRC will review all nominations from the University community and select one award recipient, who will be recognized at the annual FRC Faculty Research Luncheon, which is scheduled for September 30, 2024. Nominations are solicited from the deans and chairs of the schools/colleges of the University and self-nominations are also welcomed. The award recipient will receive a $1,000 monetary prize and a commemorative plaque.

This award recognizes faculty members who demonstrate a profound commitment to social justice issues, particularly within the realm of qualitative research and creative domains. It celebrates scholarly interventions that challenge oppressive structures, promote human dignity, and empower marginalized communities. Key characteristics include:

1. Creative Solutions: Celebrates innovative approaches and creative solutions to social justice challenges, fostering new theories or frameworks for addressing systemic injustices.
    

2. Qualitative Research Emphasis: Emphasizes contributions from qualitative research methodologies and the creative disciplines, recognizing the unique role of arts, literature, and cultural studies in promoting social change and justice.
    

3. Community Empowerment: Prioritizes empowering marginalized communities to actively participate in project design, implementation, and evaluation processes, amplifying their voices and agency.
    

4. Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Encourages collaboration across disciplines and sectors to address complex social justice issues, fostering partnerships that leverage diverse perspectives and expertise.
    

5. Vincentian Ethos: Upholds the Vincentian commitment to systemic change to address issues of social justice, with a particular focus on the economically impoverished. 

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