Excellence in Graduate Advising

Who is eligible for this award? 

To be eligible for this award, a nominee must: 

• Be a current MSU employees with a minimum of two years of employment at time of nomination.
• Be a current master advisor with ongoing academic advising responsibilities and currently assigned advisees, at least 75% of whom must be graduate students.
• Have not received the award in the previous three years.

A nominee must:

• Have university/program knowledge
  • Knowledge of campus information and resources and use of that knowledge in helping students.
  • Knowledge of program requirements and academic policies, as well as career-related information; use of that knowledge in assisting students.
• Have a commitment to advising
  • Demonstration of advising as a priority activity.
  • Support of training and development programs for advisors and efforts to improve advising services at Missouri State University.
• Use tools and innovation
  • Use of innovative advising techniques, materials or systems.
  • Effective documentation of advising sessions through Advising Notes.
• Have interpersonal/relational skills
  • Reasonable accessibility for advisees and effective use of available time with advisees.
  • Efforts to create positive relationships with advisees.
  • Support for the needs of a diverse student population and for initiatives devoted to accessibility and inclusion.

Requirements

• Any current MSU graduate student may submit a nomination form.

Nomination deadline

• Due by: Monday, December 2, 2024

Materials to submit

The following materials should be submitted from eligible nominees:

• Personal advising philosophy.
• Three (3) letters of recommendation (at least one should be from a current advisee, and one should be from a colleague or supervisor).
• Additional materials that reflect selection criteria above.

Selection process

• All eligible nominees will be contacted to request additional materials.
• Nominations and submission materials will be reviewed by a selection committee made up of the following:
  • Associate dean, Graduate College (or Graduate College staff designee)
  • Former Excellence in Graduate Advising award recipient
  • Graduate Council representative
  • Graduate student

For questions about this award or any of the information above, please email GradCollegeServices@MissouriState.edu.