The Barbara D. Jackson Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate Award recognizes and celebrates the efforts of IUPUI faculty, staff, and administrators who provide leadership in creating a positive learning environment for first-year students.

Purpose

The purpose is to recognize significant contributions of IUPUI faculty, staff, and administrators to the academic development and/or personal lives of first-year students through innovative programs and curricular change.

Eligibility

The award is open to any full-time or part-time IUPUI faculty, staff, or administrator with a requirement of at least three years of service at the IUPUI campus.

Award Criteria

• Evidence of leadership at either the departmental, unit, or campus level in contributing to positive learning environments for first-year students.
• Evidence that contributions are sustainable over time.
• Evidence that contributions are innovative and demonstrate best practice.
• Evidence of dissemination of information about program, technique, or curricular innovation (e.g., presentations, publications, products).
• Documented assessment of impact on student learning, student satisfaction, or student persistence and retention.

Process

• Primary nominator—normally a supervisor or peer who has worked closely with nominee.
• Nominator completes nomination form and writes a letter supporting the nomination.
• Nominee completes nomination dossier that includes:
  1. Personal narrative (up to four pages) that describes and documents how each of the five award criteria are met
  2. Candidate's CV or professional resume
  3. Three letters supporting the nomination (this includes letter by nominator)

  
  

Nominations must be submitted electronically by March 1, 2013, to Sarah Baker at ssbaker2@iupui.edu.