President’s Awards

Awards

President’s Awards

Student Excellence
These are awarded to student(s) who have excelled at AUD through academics and leadership, as well as participation in several university activities, emulating AUD’s values and philosophy.

Criteria for Nomination
- Academic excellence (GPA above 3.0).
- Evidence of leadership and participation in several AUD activities, events, sports.
- Service to the university and the community.
- Positioned for personal and professional success.
Teaching Excellence
Awarded to faculty member(s) who have excelled in teaching.

Criteria for Nomination
- Demonstrated pedagogical effectiveness.
- Maintenance of high academic standards.
- Outside the classroom mentorship.
Institutional Effectiveness
Awarded annually to a faculty or staff member for a superlative contribution to AUD’s institutional effectiveness initiatives.

Criteria for Nomination
- Outstanding IE-related achievement (e.g., assessment, continuous improvement, strategic planning, learning outcomes).
- Organizational impact.
- Serving to make IE user-friendly and an opportunity for collaboration (as opposed to conflict).
Distinguished Service
Awarded to a staff member who has made significant ongoing contributions to AUD above and beyond the
call of duty. The selected staff member is one whose impact on the institution is formidable and universally
recognized.

Criteria for Nomination
- Excellence as determined by job profile.
- Personification of AUD’s values.
- Impact by significantly furthering the institutional agenda.
- Enhancement of AUD’s image to its various constituencies (internal and external).
- Foreseen legacy.
Strategic Connectivity
Awarded annually to a faculty or staff member who has significantly advanced the university’s network of relationships with external stakeholders, strengthening AUD’s reputation, partnerships, and impact in the UAE and beyond.

Criteria for Nomination
- Demonstrated success in establishing or enhancing relationships with external entities
- Contributions that directly support the Strategic Connectivity imperative of the strategic plan
- A clear ability to bring colleagues and units together
- Initiatives that elevate AUD’s standing among external constituencies
- Actions that lay groundwork for enduring relationships