Academic Affairs Spot Awards
Faculty and staff members play an integral role in the success of Cal State San Bernardino. Through their dedication, expertise, and commitment to excellence, they contribute to all aspects of university life, including teaching, scholarship, student support, administration, operations, and community engagement. Their efforts are essential to creating a supportive, inclusive, and enriching environment that advances student success and the university's mission.
Academic Affairs’ Spot Awards provide a way for division members to immediately recognize a faculty or staff member for exceptional performance on a specific project or task, outstanding service, meaningful contributions to student success, innovative practices, collaborative efforts, or for exemplifying Cal State San Bernardino’s core values.
Eligibility
All Division of Academic Affairs faculty and staff members are eligible to receive a Spot Award.
Notes of appreciation are encouraged to be sent to staff members in other divisions. However, they should be sent via your personal email account since this is an Academic Affairs-specific program.
Supervisors (MPPs) are not eligible to receive a Spot Award.
Submission Process
Divisional college/unit leaders, faculty and staff are invited to submit a Spot Award through a specifically created automated program.
All sections of the submission form must be complete. It includes:
- The recipient’s first and last name. (The sender’s first and last name will be captured automatically.)
- The recipient’s email address.
- Select if recipient is Faculty or Staff.
- Message: A text box is provided for senders to write their message. It must include why the staff member is being recognized.
- A note card: Three pre-selected note cards are available for senders to choose from. They will be interchanged periodically.
Monthly Awards
All submissions are captured in an automated monthly report. The monthly faculty and staff winners will be randomly selected by the program.
The awardees will be notified via an email from the Office of the Provost.
The monthly winners will receive a special a recognition badge, $50 dollars in CSUSB’s Advantage Club Platform and will be spotlighted in the Academic Affairs newsletter and yearbook.
Accessing the Advantage Club
To access the Advantage Club Platform there are three ways to access:
📌Desk Top: CSUSB AdvantageClub
📌Mobile App: Android App Download | iOS App Download (Apple)
📌Microsoft Teams: User Guide
The platform is set up for you to sign in via SSO (your MyCoyote login). When directed to the website, choose Sign In Via SSO and click CSUSB from the drop-down menu.