COMMISSION ANNUAL AWARDS

As we start another academic year, look around your institution, your campus, your office and your colleagues and consider nominating a person, a program or an area of research for our annual awards. These prestigious awards are recognized at the national convention and serve as means to apy honor to our colleagues, recognize ourstanding programs, and bring forth new areas of knowledge. Please review the various commission awards below and think about nominating yourself, a colleague, a publication, a new use of technology, or a piece of research. All awards are chosen by representatives within the commission and award winners are honored at our national convetion. These awards include:

Service to the Profession
This award is given to an individual who has a history of distinguished involvement to Student Affairs/Student Development in the two-year college movement.

Criteria:

Employment at a two-year college during the period for which they are being nominated
Seven years or more of continuous full-time employment at a two-year college in some area of Student Affairs/Student Development
A cover letter of application or nomination detailing the reasons for the nomination/application

New Professional at a Two-Year College Award
This award recognizes a new professional employed at a two-year college who has displayed outstanding professional potential and commitment to Student Affairs/Student Development in the two-year college. A new professional is an individual who has begun working at a two-year college within the past five years.

Criteria:

Employment at a two-year college during the period for which they are being nominated.
Five years or less of continuous full-or part-time employment in a two-year college.
A cover letter of application or nomination detailing the reasons for the application/nomination.

Outstanding Publication
This award is given to a program or organizational entity at a two-year college which produces a publication which is creative and effective in reaching out and communicating to the constituents it was designed to serve.

Criteria

A two-year college must have developed and created the publication.
A copy of the publication must be submitted.
A detailed letter of nomination or application must be submitted that identifies the outstanding qualities of the publication and its relationship to Student Affairs/Student Development at the two-year college.

Outstanding Use of Technology
This award is given to a program or organizational entity at a two-year college which produces a website or online tool which is creative and effective in working with students in a two-year college.

Criteria

A two-year college must have developed the tool or website.
Information on how to access the website or tool must be included.
A detailed letter of nomination or application must be submitted that identifies the outstanding qualities of the publication and its relationship to Student Affairs/Student Development at the two-year college.

Innovative New Program
This award is given to a person or institution at a two-year college that develops and implements a program that is new, creative and different and related to some aspect of Student Affairs/Student Development in the two-year college.

Criteria

This program must have been developed and implemented at a two-year college.
A copy of the program or a program description must be submitted.
A detailed letter of application or nomination must accompany the nomination/application stating why this program is innovative and its relationship to Student Affairs/Student Development at the two-year college.

Research Award
The Research Award is granted to a research project or research article that investigates or reviews a current community college issue and provides insight into factors that will improve or enhance student learning or development. Award recipients may be graduate students, practitioners, or college and university faculty members. The recipient must agree to submit his/her research results to the Commission for Student Development in the Two-Year College to be published in the commission newsletter.

Criteria

The application must contain the purpose of the study, the major objectives of the study and a timeline for completion
The proposal must focus on a current issue in community colleges and provide insight into factors to improve or enhance student learning.
The research project must conform to the award winner’s institutional human subject policies.
The applicant must be an ACPA member.

Application Process
If you would like to nominate yourself, a colleague, or a program for any of the awards listed above, please click on application to learn more.