UCA College of Fine Arts and Communication
Outstanding Student Award 2015 Guidelines
To nominate students for the CFAC Outstanding College Student Award, faculty should send names of
nominees to the dean’s office by noon, Wednesday, January 14, 2015 by e-mail to jdmiller@uca.edu or
hand-delivered to Burdick Hall 210.
Minimum qualifications for this award are as follows (please confirm before nominating):
1.
The student nominee must have a declared major in the College of Fine Arts and
Communication.
2. Senior Status. In 2015, the student nominee must have 90 or more earned hours of course
work, 30 hours of which must have been earned at the University of Central Arkansas.
3. GPA of 3.25 or higher. The student nominee must have an overall grade point average of
3.25 or above through the fall semester of the current academic year.
4. Scholarly and/or Creative Achievements. The student nominee must have a strong record
of scholarly and/or creative achievements.
5. Leadership or Service. The student nominee must have demonstrated exceptional
leadership ability or rendered active service to the College of Fine Arts and Communication
or organizations and activities sponsored by departments within the College.
Nomination Process:
CFAC faculty should send the student’s name and student ID number to the dean’s office by noon,
Wednesday, January 14, 2015. The dean’s office will notify the student of their nomination and supply
each with an application. It is of vital importance that the nominating faculty member obtains a
current e-mail, mailing address, and phone number for the nominated student and provides that
information to the dean’s office, failure to do so may result in the student not receiving a nomination
notification letter from the dean.
Application Process:
Nominated students must complete an application consisting of the following documents:
1. Completed application form (found at uca.edu/cfac).
2. At least one letter of recommendation sent directly to the Dean of the College of Fine Arts
and Communication (Burdick Hall 210) from a faculty member in the applicant’s major
department. It is also advisable that the applicant ask other faculty members or chairs to
submit letters of recommendation (4 maximum). Letters must be received by the CFAC
Dean’s Office by February 11, 2015.
Self-nominated students should follow the same application process.
Nominated and self-nominated students should turn in their completed applications to the CFAC
Dean’s Office (Burdick 210) by Wednesday, February 11, 2015.
Thank you for your help in identifying the Outstanding Student in your department!
If you have any questions, please contact Joshua Miller by calling 450-3293, or e-mailing
jdmiller@uca.edu.
The University of Central Arkansas
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Outstanding Student Award 2015
Application Form, due February 11
(Please Print or Type)
Name (Last) _______________________________ (First) _____________________________
Local Address ________________________________________________________________
City _______________________________ State ________________ Zip _________________
UCA ID #: _________________ Major __________________ Minor _____________________
Credit Hours Earned to Date: ___________________________ GPA: ____________________
In addition to a résumé or CV, please provide the following
information on the form below or on additional pages:
1. Provide information concerning your scholarly and/or creative achievements that merit
consideration in the selection of the college’s Outstanding Student Award. Please append any
documentation to this application (i.e. recital programs, publicity work, and reviews).
2. Provide information concerning leadership roles or participation in and service to
organizations and activities sponsored by the College of Fine Arts and Communication or
departments within the College such as tutoring, assisting with labs, participating in
workshops, writing for or editing newsletters or newspapers, forensic team, Model U.N.,
departmental clubs, etc.
3. Provide information relating to any professional and honorary organizations within the
College of Fine Arts and Communication you have participated in; indicate any offices held and
dates, and length of membership.
4. Provide any additional information relating to community or other organizations outside the
College of Fine Arts and Communication such as the Student Government Association,
volunteer work, and/or community service.
Records Authorization
By signing below you hereby grant permission for the members of the CFAC Outstanding
Student Award Selection Committee to obtain and review your UCA academic transcript.
_____________________________________________
Student Name (Print)
_____________________________________________
Student Signature
Applications should be turned in to the CFAC Dean’s Office
(Harrin Hall Room 222) by Monday, February 24, 2014.
Additional copies of this form can be obtained at www.uca.edu/cfac.
Good Luck!