Outstanding Adviser Award Nominations Begin

The time is near — the annual Outstanding Adviser Awards is accepting nominations now until Feb. 19 at 5 p.m.

Developed in 1986, the award is meant to recognize advisers who have well-developed interpersonal skills, ensure students get the information and encouragement they need to make informed academic decisions and know a great deal about UT’s policies and resources.

Kristen Keith — associate professor, undergraduate adviser in the Department of Economics and Outstanding Adviser Award winner in 2013 — is chair of the selection committee for this year’s awards.

“The Outstanding Adviser Award is for those advisers who have gone above and beyond to help empower their students,” Keith said in a press release. “We are looking for nominations from students because they are the ones who work with advisers most and whose academic lives are affected the most by outstanding advisers. Alumni, faculty and staff are also encouraged to submit a nomination.”

Once an adviser is nominated for the Outstanding Adviser Award, they will submit a philosophy statement explaining how they advise their students.

Two nominees will be selected based on those statements, and each will receive $1,500, according to Keith.

“The philosophy statements are important,” Keith said. “They demonstrate the objectives an adviser has when working with students and what academic advising means to them.”

The Outstanding Awards Reception will be at 5:30 p.m. April 11 in the Radisson Grand Ballroom on UT’s Health Science Campus.

To nominate an adviser, fill out the form online at http://utole.do/adviseraward.

For further information, contact Kristen Keith by phone at 419-530-2801 or via email at [email protected]