Staff Award for Student Advisement

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2017 Staff Award for Student Advisement

 Outstanding Staff Award for Student Advisement

This award is presented to individuals who have demonstrated qualities associated with outstanding academic advising or exceptional support to students. Nominees may provide academic advising through their work with pre-major or exploratory students, serve in roles directly associated with major/minor academic advising, or support students as staff within Housing & Residence Life, Student Activities, Office of Student Support Services, etc.

Eligibility:

1. Any individual serving as a primary academic advisor or whom provides support services to students.
2. Classified as professional/non-faculty staff.

Criteria:

The Selection Committee will evaluate nominations on the evidence of qualities and practices that distinguish the nominee as an outstanding academic advisor or outstanding student support provider. Such evidence may include:

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Availability to advisees, faculty, or staff
• Frequency of contact with advisees
• Appropriate referral activity
• Use and dissemination of appropriate information sources
• Evidence of student success rate, by advisor or department
• Caring, helpful attitude toward advisees, faculty, and staff
• Meeting advisees in informal settings
• Participation in and support of intrusive advising to build strong relationships with advisees
• Supports the missions/vision of the department/university through academic advising
• Monitoring of student progress toward academic and career goals
• Mastery of institutional regulations, policies, and procedures
• Ability to engage in, promote, and support developmental advising
• Evidence of working in an academic advising program that supports NACADA's Core Values.
• Evidence of working in an advising program that reflects the standards of good practice in the CAS Standards and Guidelines for Academic Advising.
• Participation in and support of advisor development programs
• Perception by colleagues of nominee's advising skills
• Institutional recognition of nominee for outstanding advising

Submission Guidelines

Complete the electronic nomination form below by May 26, 2017.