Outstanding Graduate Director Award
The Award for Outstanding Graduate Director recognizes the exemplary service of the University鈥檚 graduate directors. Selection criteria includes:
- oversight of recruitment, admissions, and student progress-to-degree in a manner that facilitates program goals
- smooth day-to-day operations (e.g. oversight of funding appointments such that students receive offers and funding on time)
- oversight of the graduate program鈥檚 written documents (e.g. graduate student files, Graduate School Manual)
- attention to 鈥渃ontinual improvement鈥 as documented by quantitative program indicators (e.g. increased retention; reduced time-to-degree; increased number of quality applicants or admitted or enrolled students; increased average GRE/GMAT of applicants or admitted students)
- innovations that are approved and sustained by the department or program (e.g. mentoring system, career and professional development focus, new certificates or tracks)
Eligibility
Nominees must have served as Graduate Director for at least two calendar years as of the nomination deadline. Nominations are restricted to Graduate Directors currently serving, or just having completed an appointment as Graduate Director. Normally nominations of faculty whose work as a Graduate Director substituted for other tasks expected as part of a normal faculty workload will not qualify for the award.
Nomination
The nomination dossier must contain:
- a letter of endorsement from the Chair of the department
- letters of endorsement from at least two other faculty members
- a summary of accomplishments as Graduate Director (1 inch margins, 12 pt. font; not to exceed 4 pages)
- a current curriculum vitae of the nominee
- a narrative paragraph (100-150 words) highlighting the nominee鈥檚 achievements in a manner suitable for distribution to Inside 91社区.
- OPTIONAL: a letter of endorsement from the president of the department鈥檚 graduate student organization. The letter should include a survey of graduate student opinion
Submit nominations to the Graduate School by the deadline listed in the awards calendar.