12th Annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Ceremony

Every year, the Center for Disability Resources formally recognizes individual faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond for students. Although working with students is always a collaborative effort, there are individuals who have exceeded our expectations and embrace our culture of empowering students, inclusion, and celebrating disability as diversity.

  • CDR looks to students to submit their nominations for Faculty and Staff who have gone above and beyond to support them and/or their peers.
  • We ask all nominees and nominators to attend the event. If a student’s nomination is selected, they will be contacted via email and offered the chance to personally present their nominee with the award.
  • While we appreciate the recognition of CDR staff members, they are ineligible to receive this award. 

This Year’s Event Details:

  • Location: Schine 304ABC
  • Date & Time: Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 from 3:00pm to 5:00 pm
  • Deadline for nominations: Thursday, April 9th, 2026
  • Official RSVPs will be emailed to nominated guests. Please RSVP to the event if you receive an RSVP invite.

Accessibility: American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation and Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) will be provided. If attendees require other accommodations, or have dietary needs, please email:  disabilityresources@syr.edu or call:  315-443-4498.

Please use the following form to submit your nomination for a faculty or staff member who has gone above and beyond for you and/or your peers:

We have received reports about difficulties seeing the form. Please either use Microsoft Edge or use the following link to submit your response: 2026 CDR Faculty and Staff Nomination Form – Fill out form