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Leslie Machado

Leslie Machado

LSSU Chemistry Major

PhD in chemistry at Johns Hopkins University

Office of Advising and Retention

Excellence in Academic Advising Award at LSSU

Academic Year 2011-2012 Nomination

Purpose: The purpose of this award is to encourage and reward excellence in academic advising by faculty at Lake Superior State University.

Nomination Period: Nominations will be accepted for two weeks. Nomination period is Monday, January 30 – Friday, February 10, 2012.

Nominators: Current students and alumni can nominate faculty online during the nomination period.

Eligibility: Any faculty member serving as an academic advisor is eligible for nomination. Previous recipients are ineligible for a period of five years. Self nominations will not be accepted.

Selection Procedure: The Retention Committee will evaluate nominations on the evidence of qualities and practices that distinguish the nominee as an outstanding academic advisor. Such evidence may include:

Strong interpersonal skills
Caring, helpful attitude toward advisees, faculty and staff
Availability to advisees, faculty or staff
Frequency of contact with advisees
Participation in and support of intrusive advising to build strong relationships with advisees
Monitoring of student progress toward academic and career goals
Mastery of institutional regulations, policies and procedures
Availability for reference/recommendation letters

Instructions: Nominations must be submitted electronically using the online nomination form. Deadline for submission is Friday, February 10.

Nomination Form

An academic advisor's responsibility is to serve as a personal resource for individual students as they pursue the goal of succeeding in college. The best advising is therefore an active rather than a passive activity. A good advisor--especially during times of crisis and at turning points--can be the difference between student failure and student success, both in college and more generally.

The goals of academic advising are to help students:

identify and clarify their academic, career, and life goals;
assess the role that higher education can play in achieving these goals;
develop educational plans consistent with these goals and with their interests and abilities;
select appropriate courses and other educational experiences;
evaluate their progress toward earning a degree and reaching their goals;
adapt to the demands of college life and become active members of the university community;
identify and utilize university and community support services;
interpret institutional rules, policies, and procedures; and
develop the skills necessary for independent decision-making.

Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, February 10 to be considered for this year’s Excellence in Academic Advising Award. It is estimated to take 15-20 minutes to complete a nomination and text can not be saved for a later date/time, please plan accordingly.

* = Required Fields

*Nominee's first and last name:

*How long have you been an advisee of this advisor?

*How does your advisor rate in the criteria listed below?

Note: Your examples of how the advisor meets the criteria is very important to the selection process.

	Exceeded My Expectations	Met My Expectations	Fell Below My Expectations	Not Observed
My advisor’s interpersonal skills
Examples:
My advisor’s caring, helpful attitude toward advisees, faculty and staff
Examples:
My advisor’s availability to advisees, faculty or staff
Examples:
My advisor’s frequency of contact with advisees
Examples:
My advisor’s participation in and support of intrusive advising to build strong relationships with advisees
Examples:
My advisor’s monitoring of student progress toward academic and career goals
Examples:
My advisor’s mastery of institutional regulations, policies and procedures
Examples:
My advisor’s availability for reference/recommendation letters
Examples:

Is there additional information you want to provide on why your advisor should receive the Excellence in Academic Advising award? This is an opportunity to provide additional comments on the qualities that make this advisor genuinely outstanding.

*Submitted by:
(Anonymous submissions will not be considered)

*Your email address:

*Select one:

Student
Semester standing:
Major:

Alumni
Year of graduation:
Major:

Robotics...

Dereck Wonnacutt
Robotics and Computer Science

"Lake Superior State is the only robotics program of its kind in the country. I can work up any research or senior project idea with a professor or my advisor. I studied for a year in Japan through LSSU's connection with the Japan Center for Michigan Universities, and became fluent in Japanese. A Japanese company called Fanuc makes most of the robots in our lab. I'd like to roll my senior research project into a career with Fanuc that bridges the two countries and cultures."

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