Leadership Awards

• The application can be accessed via InfoReady.
• Applicants may apply individually or be nominated. The system is set up to accommodate both modalities, so long as all documents are uploaded into the system. Please read below for eligibility and required nomination materials, which must be uploaded to InfoReady.
• All questions can be directed to: leadershipfoundry@ung.edu.

• Open to full or part-time faculty, staff or administrative faculty with at least five years of continuous service.
• Award recipients are ineligible for the same award again for five-years post-award.
• Each individual may only apply once per award cycle.

• Nomination Form (on Infoready)
• Nominee’s CV or Resume
• Narrative (2–3 pages). The narrative should describe your (or your nominee’s) leadership contributions and impact. Please address each of the areas below with specific examples and, where possible, measurable outcomes. The most successful narratives will integrate leadership behaviors with outcomes and reflection, demonstrating both what was accomplished and why it mattered
  • Demonstrated Leadership: Please describe how you have exhibited leadership in advancing institutional priorities, departmental goals, academic initiatives, and/or programs supporting students or the community. The narrative should include evidence of UNG’s leadership competencies such as collaboration, problem solving, strong communication, and ethics/civility AND/OR USG Performance Factors such as innovation, initiative, etc. These competencies should demonstrate how leadership has contributed meaningfully to the department, the institution, or the broader public good.
  • Impact & Outcomes: Please provide concrete results from the applicant’s leadership that demonstrate impact our students, staff, and/or the local community. Examples may include:
    • Populations or stakeholders served
    • Programs implemented or improved
    • Efficiencies gained (e.g., time, cost, or resource savings)
    • Improvements in engagement, access, or outcomes *Where possible, quantify results to clearly illustrate scope and significance.
  • Leadership for Public Purpose Advancement: Please explain how the applicant’s work fosters leadership for public purpose among students, staff, or the broader community. Here, we follow the Carnegie Definition of Leadership for Public Purpose to mean activities that “enhance the development of ethical leadership capacity among all stakeholders in service of the collective public good.” 
    • Building the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for effective and ethical leadership
    • Designing or supporting programs that prepare individuals to navigate complex challenges in their professions and communities
    • Creating environments where leadership can flourish by mentoring, empowering, and supporting others
    • Advancing the scholarly understanding and professional practice of leadership for public purpose
  • Artifacts (up to 15 pages)
    • Please provide artifacts demonstrating your leadership approach, program developmental documents, products of your leadership, etc. You may also use this space to include external letters documenting your proven leadership.
    • Documents may be uploaded as a whole set or individually
  • Nomination/Support Letters:
    • 1 letter from supervisor/administrator that speaks to your leadership.
    • 1 letter from a colleague or other stakeholder (e.g., faculty, staff, or student) that reflects on your leadership.