Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award 2022-23

Guidelines for submitting a nomination:

The Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award recognizes a faculty member who has had a positive influence on students through academic advising. The award recipient will receive a $2,000 cash stipend and will be recognized by the President at Fall Conference. Questions can be directed to Shelly Wolf (scwolf@calpoly.edu).

***All nominations are due by Monday, March 6, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.***

Previous recipients will not be allowed to win again. A faculty member is someone formally engaged in classroom and/or laboratory instruction. For your nomination to be considered, a brief narrative (300 words or less) about your nominee's qualifications will be required at the end of this survey. At least one submission for each nominee must come from a current student.

The selection committee is looking for a faculty member whose academic advising efforts rise to a level that deserves distinction. Your nomination may be based on areas listed below, but this list is not a comprehensive one. Please read the following information carefully.
Nomination is to be based upon the faculty’s academic advising efforts related to areas such as:

Change of Major advising
Study Abroad advising
Senior project (planning, process, completion)
Internship selection or supervision
Career/graduate school planning and selection
Major and support coursework selection, minor advising
Concentration and elective coursework selection
Navigating campus climate/issues related to diversity, inclusion and social justice, along with referral to appropriate support services
Mentorship and guidance with academic challenges such as AP (academic probation), time management, course load, etc.

**Things that won't be taken into consideration for this award:

Teaching styles and classroom experiences
Club advising responsibilities
Research mentorship

**You are encouraged to nominate this person for the Distinguished Teaching Award or for available college-specific or campus wide awards recognizing teaching excellence, club advising, or research. To learn more about other awards available across campus, please search Cal Poly's main website for more details.

To nominate a faculty member, please complete the following:

1. Nominee's First Name *This question is required.

2. Nominee's Last Name: *This question is required.

4. Nominee's department: *This question is required.

5. Nominator's name (If your candidate is chosen, you may be contacted by the President's office for a voluntary interview): *This question is required.

6. Nominator's Cal Poly email address. (Only Cal Poly email addresses will be accepted. Alumni - student email accounts expire six months after graduation, or not attending classes for three quarters). *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

8. Please indicate your relationship to the nominee (examples: undergrad advisee, graduate advisee, etc)

9. For your nomination to be considered, please use the space below to write a brief narrative describing the nominee's academic advising services and activities as they relate to the following areas. Keep in mind, the questions listed here are simply prompts to get you started.

How has your nominee assisted you through advising?
How did they play a role in supporting you? (ex. senior project advising, coordinates mandatory advising for all students, change of major support, help with a minor, etc.)
How and why did the nominee's advising make a difference?
Level of commitment to thorough and accurate advising.
What is your relationship to the nominee?

The most effective statements cite specific and thorough examples. Your response may be no more than 300 words.

We thank you for your participation!

*This question is required.