CMSE Undergraduate Awards

At the end of every spring semester, undergraduate students in the CMSE department are eligible to receive one of the following awards for their contributions to research, academic achievement, and the learning assistant experience.

Outstanding ULA Award

Students nominated for this award should demonstrate all or some of the following: 

• Excellence in teaching or mentoring undergraduate students.  

• Positive feedback from students, faculty, or peers 

• Contributions to course curriculum development or improvement.  

• Commitment to promoting inclusive and equitable learning environments. 

Students nominated must also have a recommendation from the instructor that directly supervised the student's ULA experience.  This recommendation will be submitted in one of the following ways: 

• If the ULA supervisor is nominating a student, the ULA supervisor should provide their recommendation as part of their nomination. 
• If a student self-nominates, the ULA supervisor will receive an email notification with instructions on how to submit their recommendation. 

Undergraduate Research Award

Students nominated for this award should demonstrate: 

• Active participation in an MSU research lab for at least one year.  

• Contributions to research or projects.  Examples could include (but are not limited to) presenting a project at a conference, co-authoring a paper, a poster presentation, significant contributions to open-source research code, etc.  

Students nominated must also have a recommendation from their research advisor.  This recommendation will be submitted in one of the following ways: 

• If the research advisor is nominating a student, the research advisor should provide their recommendation as part of their nomination. 
• If a student self-nominates, the research advisor will receive an email notification with instructions on how to submit their recommendation. 

Academic Achievement Award

Students nominated for this award should demonstrate: 

• A GPA of at least 3.0 in CMSE courses  

• Active participation/contribution in classes

• Promotion of an inclusive and constructive learning environment

To be eligible for this award, the nominated student should be at or beyond the end of their second semester at MSU when they receive this award (which happens near the end of the spring semester).  

Finally, students nominated must also have a recommendation from a CMSE-affiliated faculty member.  This recommendation will be submitted in one of the following ways: 

• If the faculty member is nominating a student, the faculty member should provide their recommendation as part of their nomination. 
• If a student self-nominates, the faculty member will receive an email notification with instructions on how to submit their recommendation.

 

If you would like to nominate a CMSE student for one of these awards, or are a student yourself and would like to self-nominate, you may do so by completing this nomination form.  Nominations are due March 31, and winners will be announced on a future date to be determined.