School of Arts and Sciences

Faculty Service Award

The School of Arts and Sciences Faculty Service Award recognizes outstanding service contributions to departments, programs and the university by members of the School of Arts & Sciences faculty. An awardee is chosen annually to recognize and celebrate exceptional uncompensated service that has benefited the university.

Any member of the School of Arts & Sciences faculty or staff may submit a nomination. Nominees should possess a substantial and continuing record of university service. Please detail specific accomplishments and briefly describe how recent contributions have had a positive impact on the university. 

Nominations are due March 1 of each year. The award includes a cash prize of $2,500 to be presented at the April faculty meeting. If you have questions about the School of Arts & Sciences Faculty Service Award, please email Kayla Whitehurst.

Eligibility

All tenure-line and renewable contract faculty in the Divisions of Creative Arts, Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences are eligible to be nominated for the School of Arts & Sciences Faculty Service Award.

Award Committee

The Award committee consists of the Dean of Arts & Sciences and the Division Heads for Creative Arts, Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences.

Submit Nomination

2023 Recipient

Irina Dubinina

Professor of Russian and Director of the Russian Language Program

Nominator Comments

• "Nearly single-handedly, she has elevated the teaching of all languages at Brandeis by encouraging and facilitating professional development in language pedagogy for Brandeis language instructors; by organizing on-campus activities to encourage students to enroll in language courses, and by building a kind of online "infrastructure" for language teaching at Brandeis that has brought recognition for the work that students and teachers do in Brandeis language classes."
• "It's wonderful that many more faculty can now benefit more fully from Irina's commitment to improving teaching and learning at Brandeis, and it's a perfect time to say thank you to Irina for all the wonderful ways in which she has improved foreign language teaching since her arrival on campus in 2008."
• "She is an admirable colleague, role model and human being who brings not only a wealth of professional skill and knowledge but also immense compassion, cheer and great collegiality to every single meeting with students, colleagues, and mentees. A true Brandeisian!"

Past Recipients