Order Description
need to write a Letter of Support for UW-Green Bay library’s nomination for the UW Regents Academic Staff Excellence Program Award. I will attach the guidelines for the award that include the criteria. The letter should touch on these if possible. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please let me know.

PS: This assignment should be a letter format, so the Title Page and References Page is not needed.

2016 Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards
Program Award Nomination Guidelines

On behalf of the Board of Regents, the UW System Administration Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs invites each institution to submit one nomination for the 2016 Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards. The nomination should be for a non-instructional Academic Staff program. The program should provide essential services to the university while demonstrating excellence of performance, initiative and creativity, and outstanding achievement.

One $5,000 award will be made to a non-instructional academic staff program in recognition of its exceptional service to the university. The funds for this award will be designated to support program enhancements such as professional development, program-related supplies and expenses, or other activities that enhance the university program or function. The recipients will be honored at the April 2016 Board of Regents meeting at UW-Green Bay.

Nomination Deadline: January 15, 2016
A complete set of nomination materials should be submitted electronically as one PDF document to afgp@uwsa.edu by January 15, 2016. Check with your campus administration office for institutional deadlines that precede the posted UW System due date. Please refer all questions to Sal Carranza, Senior Academic Planner, 608.265.9177 or scarranza@uwsa.edu.

Selection Committee
The Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards Committee will select the recipients.

Eligibility
Programs staffed primarily by UW System non-instructional academic staff members are eligible for the award.

Criteria
Nomination materials should address the following criteria, because they will be considered by the Regents Committee in the review of all nominations. All references to “institution” are intended to include UW System Administration.

 Excellence of Performance: performance that has set superior standards of excellence and efficiency in relation to the mission of the university, and has resulted in important and significant contributions to the university;
 Initiative and Creativity: performance that consistently and substantially demonstrates an innovative approach, thereby improving productivity and the performance of program services; and
 Outstanding Achievement: performance that consistently and substantially has resulted in important and significant contributions of the program and that has furthered the mission of the university; performance that has resulted in distinction – campus-wide, systemwide, statewide, nationally, or internationally.

Nomination Materials
Nomination procedures shall be determined by each individual institution. Supporting materials are limited to:

 A nomination Cover Sheet (attached);
 A letter of nomination from the Provost or Chancellor addressing the three criteria listed above;
 A one- or two-page statement by program staff on the program’s contributions and service to the university; and
 One to four letters of support from colleagues qualified to comment on the nominated program. Where possible, the three nomination criteria should be addressed.

All nomination materials are considered confidential.

The Award
 A $5,000 award designated to support program enhancements such as professional development, program-related supplies and expenses, or other activities that enhance the program or function;
 Public recognition at the April 2016 Board of Regents meeting at UW-Green Bay; and
 News releases sent to state and local media.

Order Description
need to write a Letter of Support for UW-Green Bay library’s nomination for the UW Regents Academic Staff Excellence Program Award. I will attach the guidelines for the award that include the criteria. The letter should touch on these if possible. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please let me know.

PS: This assignment should be a letter format, so the Title Page and References Page is not needed.

2016 Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards
Program Award Nomination Guidelines

On behalf of the Board of Regents, the UW System Administration Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs invites each institution to submit one nomination for the 2016 Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards. The nomination should be for a non-instructional Academic Staff program. The program should provide essential services to the university while demonstrating excellence of performance, initiative and creativity, and outstanding achievement.

One $5,000 award will be made to a non-instructional academic staff program in recognition of its exceptional service to the university. The funds for this award will be designated to support program enhancements such as professional development, program-related supplies and expenses, or other activities that enhance the university program or function. The recipients will be honored at the April 2016 Board of Regents meeting at UW-Green Bay.

Nomination Deadline: January 15, 2016
A complete set of nomination materials should be submitted electronically as one PDF document to afgp@uwsa.edu by January 15, 2016. Check with your campus administration office for institutional deadlines that precede the posted UW System due date. Please refer all questions to Sal Carranza, Senior Academic Planner, 608.265.9177 or scarranza@uwsa.edu.

Selection Committee
The Regents Academic Staff Excellence Awards Committee will select the recipients.

Eligibility
Programs staffed primarily by UW System non-instructional academic staff members are eligible for the award.

Criteria
Nomination materials should address the following criteria, because they will be considered by the Regents Committee in the review of all nominations. All references to “institution” are intended to include UW System Administration.

 Excellence of Performance: performance that has set superior standards of excellence and efficiency in relation to the mission of the university, and has resulted in important and significant contributions to the university;
 Initiative and Creativity: performance that consistently and substantially demonstrates an innovative approach, thereby improving productivity and the performance of program services; and
 Outstanding Achievement: performance that consistently and substantially has resulted in important and significant contributions of the program and that has furthered the mission of the university; performance that has resulted in distinction – campus-wide, systemwide, statewide, nationally, or internationally.

Nomination Materials
Nomination procedures shall be determined by each individual institution. Supporting materials are limited to:

 A nomination Cover Sheet (attached);
 A letter of nomination from the Provost or Chancellor addressing the three criteria listed above;
 A one- or two-page statement by program staff on the program’s contributions and service to the university; and
 One to four letters of support from colleagues qualified to comment on the nominated program. Where possible, the three nomination criteria should be addressed.

All nomination materials are considered confidential.

The Award
 A $5,000 award designated to support program enhancements such as professional development, program-related supplies and expenses, or other activities that enhance the program or function;
 Public recognition at the April 2016 Board of Regents meeting at UW-Green Bay; and
 News releases sent to state and local media.