The Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award

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This award recognizes one faculty or staff member who has served as a valuable mentor and trusted advisor to undergraduate students in and out of the classroom.

The recipient must have demonstrated a sustained commitment to the intellectual and holistic development of students; provided information or opportunities to help students reach their academic or career goals; monitored student progress toward those goals and offered advice when needed; encouraged students to pursue meaningful academic internships, fellowships, and post-graduate opportunities; and advised student programs, projects, clubs, or organizations.

Nominations should be submitted to the Office of the Provost by April 1^st .

Nominations must include one letter that addresses the award criteria and is no longer than three pages, as well as two testimonials from students who can provide evidence of outstanding mentoring by the nominee. Student testimonials must be no longer than three pages each.

The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs appoints a committee composed from the faculty, staff, and administrators to review all nominations. A committee member may not be nominated for the award. To be eligible for this award, an individual cannot have received the award previously and must have been a full-time employee at Elon University for at least five years.

The committee recommends the top candidate for the award to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The recipient will be honored at the annual faculty-staff awards luncheon with a plaque and a cash award. In addition, the Ward Family Excellence in Mentoring Award provides $3,500, available for three years, to support faculty-student mentoring activities.