Do you know an outstanding adviser at The University of Toledo?
The deadline to nominate someone for the 2017 Outstanding Adviser Award is 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17
“The Outstanding Adviser Award is for academic advisers who have gone above and beyond to help empower their students,” said Dr. Hans Gottgens, UT professor and undergraduate academic adviser in the Department of Environmental Sciences and chair of the Outstanding Adviser Award Selection Committee. “We are looking for nominations from students because they are the ones who work directly with advisers and whose academic lives are affected the most by outstanding advisers. Alumni, faculty and staff also are encouraged to submit a nomination.”
The online nomination form can be found here.
Past recipients of the award are not eligible; a list of winners is online with the nomination form.
The Outstanding Adviser Award will be selected by the committee after those nominated submit their philosophy statements to show how they advise their students.
“There will be two recipients of the Outstanding Adviser Award, each receiving $1,500,” Gottgens, who won the award in 2015, said. “The philosophy statements are important; they demonstrate the objectives an adviser has when working with students and what academic advising means to them.”
The Outstanding Adviser Award was developed in 1986 for advisers who effectively demonstrate interpersonal skills; educate and empower students to make informed academic decisions; prioritize their commitments to maximize academic success; and who are knowledgeable of UT policies and resources.
The UT Outstanding Awards Reception will take place Monday, April 17, at 5:30 p.m. in the Thompson Student Union Ingman Room.
For further information, contact Gottgens at johan.gottgens@utoledo.edu or 419.530.8451.
