The Graduate School
Outstanding Graduate Adviser Award
Suggested Criteria for Nomination
One award is given annually to recognize a Graduate Adviser who has demonstrated outstanding service to his/her graduate program. Nominations may be submitted by Deans, Department Chairs, and Program Directors.
To assist in identifying award nominees, the following list of criteria is suggested:
- The nominee's role in recruiting and retaining high quality graduate students
- The nominee's availability/accessibility to graduate students and sensitivity to their needs
- The nominee's record of preventing as well as resolving problems
- The nominee's contribution to the professional and academic development of graduate students
- The nominee's effectiveness in administering the graduate program
- The nominee's contribution to governance of graduate programs (e.g., serving on university committees concerning graduate education or the Graduate Assembly) and his/her ability to work effectively with faculty and other administrators on issues pertaining to graduate education
- The nominee's length of service as Graduate Adviser
Evidence of outstanding service may be presented in a variety of ways, including but not limited to the following:
- Relevant graduate program documents and materials developed by the nominee (for example, brochures, handouts, letters, procedure guides, etc.)
- Implementation of activities and special projects that benefit the graduate program and graduate students
- Letters from current or former students in the program
- Letters from members of the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC), other faculty, or administrators familiar with the nominee's administrative record