Advising Awards

Excellence in Advising Awards Program 

The Excellence in Advising Awards Program has been initiated to recognize exceptional performance and innovation in advising. A limited number of awards will be made to individuals and teams that are making a significant positive impact on the students and programs they support.

Advising plays a critical role in performance, progress, and engagement and because advising matters at Berkeley we believe exceptional performance deserves campus-wide recognition. Nominations can be made by anyone in the campus community including students. Award recipients will be recognized at an annual ceremony on December 18th at the Alumni House from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Questions regarding our awards program can be directed to Elizabeth Wilcox at ewilcox@berkeley.edu.

 

Award Categories:

  • Outstanding New Advisor (3 years or less advising)
  • Outstanding Advisor
  • Outstanding Advising Team
  • Outstanding Peer Advisor 
  • Outstanding Advising Administrator, Director, Manager, Faculty Advisor or Dean

Award for Special Performance and Contributions:

  • The Mary Slakey Howell Excellence in Advising Award - Our Highest Honor - For Exceptional Contributions to Students and the Advising Community 

Criteria: Awards recognize advising excellence and creativity consistent with the Berkeley vision for advising in that they promote student learning, performance, achievement, progress and success, expand opportunities, support engagement, growth and discovery, wellness and connectedness.The selection committee, comprised of past award recipients, is interested in nominations that effectively:

  • demonstrate positive impact (e.g., learning, progress, performance, engagement) to individuals or student populations
  • represent an authentically student-centered, learning-centered, caring, and connected approach to advising (e.g., students report feeling seen, heard, and understood as unique individuals)
  • are innovative (e.g., methods, approaches, tools, programs, resources, etc.)

Submission process: Please write the nominees name clearly at the top of any documents you submit.

1) Complete form linked below. In the form, nominators will be asked to tell us in about 250 words (1 page) why the individual or team deserves special recognition. Please include available evidence of positive impact and/or describe in detail how this person promotes the Berkeley vision for advising and is especially student-centered or innovative (don’t just tell, show if possible).

2) At least one letter of support (preferably from a student, supervisor or workgroup leader, faculty member, Chair or Dean.) Letters of support should be sent to advising_awards@berkeley.edu with the nominee's name in the email subject line.

Note: Past recipients of these awards frequently had multiple nominators and letters of support. If you are considering nominating an advisor, check with others to see if you might coordinate your efforts to create a nomination "portfolio". 

Submissions will only be considered complete if the form and the letter(s) of support are received.

Award recipients will be recognized at a public ceremony in December. A letter from Central HR will also be sent to the recipient’s manager/Director/or relevant Dean recommending follow up with a SPOT or achievement award.

Submit a Nomination

Submit a Letter of Support to advising_awards@berkeley.edu (include nominee's name in the subject line)

Nomination Cycle

  • Deadline to submit nominations--  November 3
  • Nominations Reviewed-- November 1-30
  • Awards Ceremony -- December 18, 2017 Toll Room, Alumni House 4:00-6:00 p.m.