The Office of Undergraduate Education is now accepting letters of nomination for the first annual Jakubik Family Endowment. The family of current and former members of the UMBC community has created an endowment to recognize outstanding UMBC staff. Stan Jakubik, his wife, Jan, and daughter, Stephanie, hope the award will recognize staff who play a critical role in supporting student success. The awardee will receive $500 in recognition of his or her service.
The Office of Undergraduate Education is now accepting letters of nomination for the first annual Jakubik Family Endowment. The family of current and former members of the UMBC community has created an endowment to recognize outstanding UMBC staff. Stan Jakubik, his wife, Jan, and daughter, Stephanie, hope the award will recognize staff who play a critical role in supporting student success. The awardee will receive $500 in recognition of his or her service.
“We have traditionally created rewards for excellence in teaching and in research, awards generally geared toward our exceptional faculty. As an institution, we also benefit tremendously by a staff equally committed to student success and the advancement of student learning” said Stan Jakubik. “All associate or classified staff position on campus have an impact on student success. Some are obvious, such as staff advisors, coaches, learning resources personnel and librarians. Some are less obvious players, but of equal importance in the overall mission of the campus; for example, registrars who facilitate enrollment, financial aid workers who make it possible for students to afford tuition and IT staff who support our computer services.”
Stan joined UMBC as registrar in 1980 and was assistant provost for academic services when he left in 1997. He is currently the assistant vice chancellor for the University System of Maryland. Stephanie Jakubik Day ’96 first served UMBC as recruitment director for the Shriver Center’s Police Corp program and later as associate director of alumni relations.
If you would like to honor an exceptional staff person who has contributed to student academic success, all you need to do is write a letter of nomination describing the staff person’s activities and impact in any or all of the following areas:
1. through innovative advisement or student academic services
2. excellence in teaching
3. providing mentoring to undergraduate students
4. the development of new programs to further the learning environment
5. and/or through the creative application of technology to the student learning process.
All staff members who have worked at UMBC for at least five years and made a positive contribution to student success in any or all of the areas listed above are eligible. Do speak to their specific contributions as listed above, and feel free to mention any others that have made a difference for our students.
Letters of nomination are due May 30, 2008 and will be vetted by a committee comprised of staff. The first annual Jakubik Family Staff Award will be announced June 9, 2008.
For more information and to submit nominations, follow these steps:
1. Login to Blackboard via myUMBC or directly at http://blackboard.umbc.edu
2. Click the Community Tab
3. Search for “UMBC Scholarships & Awards” and “enroll” in this Bb site
4. Follow links to the “Jakubik Staff Award for Student Success”
5. Submit a Letter of Nomination
To view a short video “show & tell” of this process, visit http://screencast.com/t/GrB52YhcYw0
If you have any questions, contact Diane Lee in the Office of Undergraduate Education at dlee@umbc.edu or 410-455-2859.
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