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Academic Advising Awards

These awards recognize and encourage quality advising of LAS undergraduates. The award recipients are selected by the LAS Council, the student service organization of the College, and forwards recommendations to the Dean of the College. The LAS Council surveys students about their academic advisors. The Council then contacts Departments with highly rated advisors and asks that they send in a nomination package. The Department may, at its own discretion, nominate an advisor for this award as well.

One award in each of the two categories may be given each year: (1) Advisors of small departments who advise less than 100 students, and (2) Advisors of large departments who advise more than 100 students. Departments are encouraged to submit one nomination.

Award

Recipients receive a $1000 award, a $1000 salary increment and a commemorative plaque at the LAS Recognition of Teaching Excellence.

Eligibility

1. An advisor of LAS undergraduates.
2. A faculty member or academic professional in an academic unit for four (4) full semesters.
3. Graduate assistant advisors are not eligible.
4. Once a person has received the award he or she will not be eligible for nomination during the next five-year period. If selected for the award a second time, the advisor is eligible for the cash award without the salary increment.

Criteria

1. Impact on students
2. Consistent excellence in academic advising

Nominations

The nomination criteria and procedures for this award and the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising are one and the same. The criteria and procedures are included in the Provost's Guidelines on Awards for Excellence in Instruction, Advising, and Research

The original nomination  packet should be sent to the LAS AWARDS COMMITTEE, c/o Amy Elli, 152 Computer Applications Building MC-448. In addition, an electronic copy should be emailed to amyelli@illinois.edu.  The LAS Council will forward their selection for the LAS Award to the Dean .  The Awards Committee will rank all college advising award nominations for the Dean to approve forwarding for the campus award (Excellence in Undergraduate Advising). 

The deadlines for submission to the Department and to the College correspond to those for the Campus Awards:

Updated August 2010