At the annual Montclair State University Professing Excellence Awards held in the Student Center Ballroom on May 3, two School of Communication and Media leaders were recognized for the impact they have had on their students.\u00a0 WMSC Radio General Manager Anabella Poland was the recipient of the Meaningful Impact Award, while Associate Professor Tara George was honored with the Excellence Through Mentoring Award for her work as adviser to the Montclarion newspaper.<\/p>\n
The Meaningful Impact award is given to those faculty or staff who have demonstrated outstanding service to a Montclair State University student that has impacted their life. This could have been through a conversation after a class, in a meeting, or while in class. Nominees may or may not know of this impact they had on the student nominating them.\u00a0 Poland shared this year\u2019s honor with Dr. Carrie Hamilton of the Art History Department.<\/p>\n
According to Poland, \u201cI was nominated by two students in my class and students at the radio station. I had no idea they were doing this, and it was such a nice surprise.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Poland shouldn\u2019t have been surprised by the recognition by her students.\u00a0 Under her aegis, the radio station has become a much more professional and powerful voice for the university.\u00a0 And, its recent deal with iheartRadio provided WMSC the potential to reach an additional 80 million listeners.<\/p>\n
George\u2019s honor, Excellence Through Mentoring, is emblematic of a staff person or professor who has demonstrated care and investment in students\u2019 lives when mentoring students. They mentor by making time to meet with students, take a dedicated approach to ensure students are lead in a positive direction and serve as leaders in education.\u00a0 George shared the 2016 award with the Psychology Department\u2019s Dr. Laura Lakusta.<\/p>\n
George reflects on her honor. \u201cThey all say I am much more \u2018hands on\u2019 than my predecessors.\u00a0 But in the last year that I have been an adviser, the students have overhauled the website, created a social media team, improved photography, added video, broken a news story about sexual abuse that was picked up by state-wide press, and won three awards in the state-wide awards for collegiate press.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was really touched and honored to receive the award. Teaching is reward in itself, but it never hurts to get a little outside recognition\u201d<\/p>\n
Professing Excellence Awards are given in five categories \u2013 Outstanding Dedication to Student Evaluation, Excellence Through Advising, Meaningful Impact, Outstanding Education Practices, and Lifelong Impact on Alumni.<\/p>\n
The Awards are open to any Montclair State University professor, both adjunct and full time. The purpose of the Professing Excellence Awards is to highlight and acknowledge those educators who make meaningful contributions to our students\u2019 lives both inside and outside the classroom.<\/p>\n
Professors who receive awards will gain recognition on the Leadership Development and Campus Connections website, receive a plaque for their award, have an opportunity to serve as a keynote at the Leadership Institute or Leadership Cross Training, be highlighted in the graduation edition in The Montclarion, and gain recognition from their academic department as they will be notified of the awards.<\/p>\n
The ceremony also included the Carpe Diem, Distinguished Student Leader, Professing Excellence, and Deans Awards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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