Call for Awards - 2019 AHEPPP National ConferenceIt is time to start nominating yourself, your colleagues, and your students for the 2019 AHEPPP Awards! You could WIN A FREE MEMBERSHIP or RENEWAL to AHEPPP: Family Engagement in Higher Education. The AHEPPP National Conference provides our association with the opportunity to recognize some of the shining stars and promising practices in the profession. The Awards Selection Committee invites nominations for our annual awards. Nominate your institution, a deserving colleague, and/or yourself! This is not the time to be humble. We know all AHEPPP members do outstanding work that is worth recognition. Feel free to nominate yourself! Award submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. EST, September 8, 2019. Nominations submitted by August 1, 2019, will be placed into a drawing to win a year's membership to AHEPPP for your institution, which includes access for up to four professionals on your campus. If you have already renewed your membership for 2019 by the deadline, the credit will apply for 2020. The drawing will take place on August 2, 2019, and the winner will be notified via email. Board of Director member institutions are not eligible for the drawing. Questions regarding the 2019 Awards criteria or evaluation process can be emailed to Lynanne Yndestad at [email protected] or Sarah Joslyn at [email protected]. AHEPPP Award Categories: Best Institutional Initiative – Small College/University (up to 5,000 students) Best Institutional Initiative – Mid-Sized College/University (5,001 to 15,000 students) Best Institutional Initiative – Large College/University (more than 15,001 students) Excellence in Publication Powerful Partnership Award Outstanding Graduate or Undergraduate Student Outstanding Contribution to Research and/or Literature Outstanding New Professional Outstanding Mid-Level Professional AHEPPP Founders’ Outstanding Professional Award
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BEST INSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE This award recognizes an institution of higher education and its professional(s) in the field of parent and family programs who have developed and implemented an innovative and creative initiative, resulting in improved activities, services and/or communication for/with parents and families of undergraduate students. Examples of these initiatives could include orientation formats, use of technology, population specific programming, etc. One award will be presented for each institutional size as indicated below. Best Institutional Initiative – Small College/University (up to 5,000 students) Best Institutional Initiative – Mid-Sized College/University (5,001 to 15,000 students) Best Institutional Initiative – Large College/University (more than 15,001 students) The Best Institutional Initiative award is selected based on the initiative’s ability to:
2018 Award Winners: Best Institutional Initiative, Large Appalachian State University – "Parent & Family Reception Center" Best Institutional Initiative, Medium Bryant University – "Partners for Success in Higher Education: Understanding Today’s Parents” Best Institutional Initiative, Small The Trinity Western University – "Parent Volunteer Program" To nominate an initiative please complete an online nomination form containing the following:
Nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST, September 8, 2019. Nominations submitted by August 1, 2019, will be placed into a drawing to win free registration to the 2019 AHEPPP Conference in Portland for the person who submitted the nomination or for the nominee. If you have already registered by that deadline, your registration will be reimbursed. The drawing will take place on August 2, 2019, and the winner will be notified via email. Board of Director member institutions are not eligible for the drawing. EXCELLENCE IN PUBLICATION AND RESOURCES These awards recognize institutions of higher education and professional(s) who have developed outstanding materials, both print and/or digital, that contribute to the field of parent and family engagement. Note: Institutions may not receive the award more than once for the same publication or resource. The AHEPPP awards review team maintain the right to select multiple winners for both categories. 2018 Award Winners: The University of Alabama for their Family Calendar (People’s Choice) Wake Forest University of their Parent and Family Calendar University of Wisconsin for their Parent and Family Program’s website Clemson University for their Family Handbook
To nominate a publication please complete an online nomination form containing the following:
Nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST, September 8, 2019. Nominations submitted by August 1, 2019, will be placed into a drawing to win free registration to the 2019 AHEPPP Conference in Portland for the person who submitted the nomination or for the nominee. If you have already registered by that deadline, your registration will be reimbursed. The drawing will take place on August 2, 2019, and the winner will be notified via email. Board of Director member institutions are not eligible for the drawing. OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO RESEARCH AND/OR LITERATURE This award recognizes a professional in the field of parent and family programs who has had an impact on the body of knowledge about, and practices of, engaging parents and families in an institution of higher learning, and whose achievements have advanced the profession. The recipient should have published articles, survey analyses, and/or books/book chapters. The work should address parent engagement at the the post-secondary education level as it relates to/impacts student development and/or retention. Note: Professionals may receive this award only once. 2018 Award Winner: Kelly Dunn, Director of New Student Orientation and Support Programs, Johnson & Wales University To nominate an individual, please submit the following:
Nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST, September 8, 2019. Nominations submitted by August 1, 2019, will be placed into a drawing to win free registration to the 2019 AHEPPP Conference in Portland for the person who submitted the nomination or for the nominee. If you have already registered by that deadline, your registration will be reimbursed. The drawing will take place on August 2, 2019, and the winner will be notified via email. Board of Director member institutions are not eligible for the drawing. POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP AWARD This award acknowledges and encourages successful collaborations where partnerships may not have previously existed or are not typically occurring as they relate to parent/family engagement. The purpose of this award is to recognize outstanding partnerships (internal and/or external) and to gather information about effective relationships that exist across institutional lines. The award also seeks to highlight how the program/initiative has positively impacted parents and family members. 2018 Award Winner: Auburn University for their Navigate Webinar Series To nominate a partnership, please submit the following:
Nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST, September 8, 2019. Nominations submitted by August 1, 2019, will be placed into a drawing to win free registration to the 2019 AHEPPP Conference in Portland for the person who submitted the nomination or for the nominee. If you have already registered by that deadline, your registration will be reimbursed. The drawing will take place on August 2, 2019, and the winner will be notified via email. Board of Director member institutions are not eligible for the drawing. OUTSTANDING STUDENT 2018 Award Winner: Purshotam Aruwani, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill To nominate an individual, please submit the following:
Nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST, September 8, 2019. Nominations submitted by August 1, 2019, will be placed into a drawing to win free registration to the 2019 AHEPPP Conference in Portland for the person who submitted the nomination or for the nominee. If you have already registered by that deadline, your registration will be reimbursed. The drawing will take place on August 2, 2019, and the winner will be notified via email. Board of Director member institutions are not eligible for the drawing. OUTSTANDING NEW PROFESSIONAL 2018 Award Winner: Skylar Pritchard, Coordinator of Communication and Engagement, University of South Carolina The Outstanding New Professional is selected based on their ability to demonstrate commitment to the field of parent and family engagement through two or more of the following criteria:
To nominate an individual, please submit the following:
Nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST, September 8, 2019. Nominations submitted by August 1, 2019, will be placed into a drawing to win free registration to the 2019 AHEPPP Conference in Portland for the person who submitted the nomination or for the nominee. If you have already registered by that deadline, your registration will be reimbursed. The drawing will take place on August 2, 2019, and the winner will be notified via email. Board of Director member institutions are not eligible for the drawing. OUTSTANDING MID-LEVEL PROFESSIONAL (4-6 Years of service) This award recognizes a professional who has demonstrated service to AHEPPP, and/or to the parent and family programming profession. Nominees must have between four and six years of professional experience in the field of parent and family programming. 2018 Award Winner: Lindsey Bray, Senior Coordinator, University of Memphis The Outstanding Mid-Level Professional is selected based on their ability to demonstrate commitment to the field of parent and family engagement through two or more of the following criteria:
To nominate an individual, please submit the following:
Nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST, September 8, 2019. Nominations submitted by August 1, 2019, will be placed into a drawing to win free registration to the 2019 AHEPPP Conference in Portland for the person who submitted the nomination or for the nominee. If you have already registered by that deadline, your registration will be reimbursed. The drawing will take place on August 2, 2019, and the winner will be notified via email. Board of Director member institutions are not eligible for the drawing. AHEPPP FOUNDERS’ OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONAL AWARD (6+ Years of service) The AHEPPP Founders’ Outstanding Professional is selected based on their ability to demonstrate commitment to the field of parent and family engagement through two or more of the following criteria:
Nominations are strengthened by meeting any of the following criteria:
The Founders’ Outstanding Professional Award recipient may receive this award only once. 2018 Award Winner: Branka Kristic, Director of Parent and Family Programs at Hofstra University To nominate an individual, please submit the following:
Nominations must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. EST, September 8, 2019. Nominations submitted by August 1, 2019, will be placed into a drawing to win free registration to the 2019 AHEPPP Conference in Portland for the person who submitted the nomination or for the nominee. If you have already registered by that deadline, your registration will be reimbursed. The drawing will take place on August 2, 2019, and the winner will be notified via email. Board of Director member institutions are not eligible for the drawing.
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