Faculty & Staff: Recognition

Outstanding Advisor Award

The University College Outstanding Advisor must have been employed by the University College Academic and Career Development Center for at least one calendar year prior to receiving the award. Advisors are eligible to receive the award more than once if at least two years has passed since being named University College Outstanding Advisor.

Finalists for the University College Outstanding Advisor Award will be judged on the following criteria using evidence from student nominations, comments from advising colleagues and advisor provided materials:

• Exhibiting a caring and helpful attitude toward students including strong listening skills, availability to students and treating students with fairness and respect.
• Assisting students in setting academic and career goals, creating plans for achieving those goals and monitoring student progress toward those goals.
• Knowledge of degree requirements, academic policies and procedures, and campus resources.
• Creativity and supportiveness in helping students overcome obstacles to academic success.
• Going above and beyond the normal expectations of advisors as exhibited by activities such as mentoring in out-of-class settings and active participation in University College/IUPUI events and programs.

Barbara D. Jackson Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award

This award celebrates the efforts of IUPUI faculty, staff and administrators who provide leadership in creating a positive learning environment for first-year students.  The purpose is to recognize significant contributions of IUPUI faculty, staff and administrators to the academic development and/or personal lives of first-year students through innovative programs and curricular change.

Nominations must be submitted electronically by March 2, 2009 to Sarah Baker, ssbaker2@iupui.edu