September 14, 2026 – Academic Staff Awards Committee (ASAC) – Agenda

Time: Monday at 11:00 p.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams

  1. Call to order
  2. Auto consent
    1. Approval of the Agenda
    2. Approval of Minutes – May 18, 2026
  3. Introduction of Committee Members
    1. Welcome new and returning members
    2. Committee charge and brief overview of responsibilities
  4. Chair’s Report – Sara Luelloff
    1. 2025-2026 Report recap
  5. New Business
    1. Review of Committee Bylaws
      1. Review current bylaws
      2. Discuss any needed revisions or updates
    2. 2026-27 Meeting schedule
      1. Determine meeting frequency
      2. Establish meeting dates/times for the academic year
    3. 2027-27 Awards & Committee Priorities
      1. Outstanding Teaching Award
      2. Outstanding Performance and Service Award
      3. Review anticipated timeline and key dates
      4. Nominee recognition and communications
    4. Panther Praise Recognition Program
      1. Brief update and review of process
      2. Spring/Summer nominations and recognition
      3. Assign committee member to coordinate monthly Panther Praise processing
        1. Monitor nominations and update master tracking spreadsheet
        2. Create certificates
        3. Save completed certificates in shared folder for distribution
        4. Notify chair when nominees are ready to be notified
        5. Ongoing promotion and nominee recognition
  6. Other Business
  7. Adjournment