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Innovative Advising Award

The Innovative Advising Award is given to recognize advising efforts that document innovative and/or exemplary practices resulting in improvement of academic advising services.

Eligibility:

  • Any advisor(s) or advising center involved in extensive undergraduate academic advising
  • Current members of TennACADA Executive Committee are not eligible for consideration for this award. See a list of the Executive Board at http://tennacada.utk.edu/officers/.

Criteria:

Evidence of advising innovation will include, but is not limited to, the qualities listed below.

  • Innovation in advising processes, assessment, programs, communications with students
  • Innovative Quality – Represents new approaches to effective academic advising. If it has been implemented elsewhere but is new to UTK, it is eligible
  • Creativity – Demonstrates creative use of resources (human, fiscal, and physical) in the delivery of academic advising services
  • Currency – Addresses current problems and issues in academic advising
  • Institutional Commitment – Demonstrates commitment to advising throughout the institution
  • Impact – Provides definitive evidence of positive student and/or institutional outcomes