Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Speaker Series

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Spring 2017 Speaker:

Dr. Jonathan Naughton, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Wind Energy Research Center

Tuesday, April 25, 4:10 p.m., 310 Classroom Building

"Wind Energy - Benefit or Liability"

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Call for Nominations for 2017-18

The Faculty Senate Speaker Series is an award established by the Faculty Senate to be awarded to a fall and a spring semester recipient for of each academic year. Nominations are open to all faculty and academic professionals. The award carries an honorarium of $1000 and requires two lectures, one on the UW campus and one at the UW-Casper campus. Travel expenses to Casper are provided.

The following should be included in the nomination packet (to be sent electronically):

1. Nomination letter (self, peer, chair, or dean), stressing ability to address a general audience and topic of broad general interest
2. At least one supporting letter from a peer
3. At least one supporting letter from a student
4. Self statement describing the topic (an abstract of about 100 words)
5. Nominee's current CV
6. Cover letter from nominee

Faculty Speakers will be chosen on the basis of:

• An exemplary research record;
• A record of successfully engaging the three elements of the University's mission: teaching, research and/or creative activity, and service;
• A demonstrated ability to address a general audience in a stimulating and coherent manner;
• A topic of potentially broad general interest.

The selection committee comprises former award winners.

Deadline for receiving nominations for the 2017-18 awards is 5 p.m., March 31, 2017.

Send nomination packets electronically to:

Faculty Speaker Series Selection Committee
c/o Amy Kopp
Faculty Senate Office
facultys@uwyo.edu