The purpose of the Outstanding First Year Advocate Award is to recognize faculty (professors), university staff members (full-time employees), and student staff leaders (mentors, tutors, peer leaders, RAs, orientation leaders, etc) who excel in supporting first-year students and the goals of the First Year Experience program.

Nominees for the Outstanding First Year Advocate Award may have:
• Assisted in the successful acclimation of first-year students to the university
• Provided tools and/or support to assist first-year students
• Helped first-year students to achieve academic and/or personal success
• Promoted a welcoming campus environment among first-year students
• Exhibited a positive attitude that fostered a positive first year experience
• Demonstrated outstanding commitment to first-year student success in and/or outside of the classroom
• Encouraged student involvement on campus and/or within the community among first-year students

*1.First & Last Name of the Person You are Nominating(Required.)

*2.Nominee's Job Title/Position at Salem State University(Required.)

*3.Category that nominee falls into(Required.)

Faculty (one of the professors who teaches a class I'm in or is my faculty advisor)Staff/Administrator (a full-time staff employee or administrator working in an office)Student Leader (an upper-class student in a mentor, peer leader, tutor, RA, orientation leader, etc. role)

4.Nominee's Department/Office

*5.Your Name(Required.)

*6.Your Email - in case we need to clarify any information regarding your nomination(Required.)

7.Are you a

first-year student (freshman)

new transfer student

upper-class student

faculty/staff member

other

*8.Do you want your nomination to remain anonymous?(Required.)

Yes

No

Providing concrete examples or sharing personal experiences will help the selection committee in their decision:

*9.Please provide a detailed statement about why the person you are nominating should be recognized as an Outstanding First Year Advocate.(Required.)

*10.Please provide an example or description of how the nominee provides outstanding contributions to and support for first-year students - since the selection committee will be using this to make selections, the more detail and examples you provide, the better!(Required.)

*11.Please share how the nominee has had a positive impact on you and/or others in or out of the classroom - since the selection committee will be using this to make selections, the more detail and examples you provide, the better!(Required.)

12.Please provide any other information that demonstrates this nominee’s exemplary qualities.