First Year Impact Awards Nomination Form

BUTLER UNIVERSITY FIRST-YEAR IMPACT AWARDS NOMINATION FORM

The Butler University First-Year Impact Award recognizes faculty excellence in support of students’ first-year experience. The ideal candidate(s) will have positively impacted the experience of first-year students in a multi-level approach through high impact teaching, exceptional advising or mentoring, and/or initiating or advancing collaborative initiatives, scholarship, etc. Given the importance of the first-year experience for the success of Butler students’ educational paths, this award looks for faculty who have shown sustained commitment to positively impacting Butler students’ early educational experiences.

Nomination packets must be submitted by the nomination deadline posted on the faculty awards website. Late nominations will not be considered.

Please visit the faculty awards website see the details the First Year Impact Award.

Nominations are invited from any full-time Butler University faculty regardless of rank. Nominators may nominate another full-time Butler faculty member regardless of rank. Deans and department heads are especially encouraged to submit nominations. Self-nominations are NOT permitted.

1. Nominator information *This question is required.

Nominator's first and last name

Nominator's email address (if more than one person is included in this nomination, please list a single email address here of who will serve as the point person regarding this nomination.

2. Nominee's first and last name:

3. College and department of nominee:

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Nomination packets must be formatted as a single, comprehensive electronic file (.doc or .pdf) that includes all required elements listed below.

Nomination packets must include a nomination statement with a minimum of 200 words (no maximum) describing how the nominee best exemplifies the stated award criteria as related to first-year student impact. The most persuasive nominations are those that cite specific examples to support general statements. The most successful nominations will speak to the nominee’s contributions to the first-year experience in a variety of capacities (i.e., not just in the classroom or outside the classroom).

Criteria:

Faculty considered for this award will have shown achievement in the criteria below over the course of several years, not simply in a single academic year.

Demonstrates high quality performance in a variety of capacities positively impacting the experience of first-year students.
Contributes and/or participates in innovative, sustainable high impact teaching and/or other supportive activities.
Collaborates within and/or outside department or college to support first-year student success.
Prioritizes activities and behaviors that support the whole student.
Shares expertise and findings related to first-year student success with other colleagues.

Examples of characteristics or accomplishments are provided on the faculty awards website.

Please upload the nomination packet as a single collated Word or pdf document here. *This question is required.

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Please click the "submit" button below to finalize your nominiation.