ICLCA President's Outstanding Learning Center Award for Specialized Populations

The ICLCA Executive Board identified a number of ICLCA members were leading Learning Centers providing services to specialized populations, such as Athletes, TRiO students, Veterans, as well as others.  Prior to 2019 these excellent learning centers were being nominated for the ICLCA Frank Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award and were frequently receiving high marks from reviewers however falling behind those centers who served an entire campuses population. The 2017-2018 Board created the ICLCA President’s Outstanding Learning Center Award for Specialized Populations to be awarded based on similar qualifications as the Frank Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award with the exception of their limited specialized population.

Complete a cover sheet with name, address, e-mail, fax number and title of center

Complete nomination/application letter that summarizes the center strengths and achievements (2 pages maximum)

Submit letter of endorsement from the institution's President, Vice-President, Dean, or senior administrator

Submit a detailed description of the center following this numbering sequence (10-12 pages max). We are not able to accept materials beyond the 10-12 page limit. However, items for the responses to #8 and #9 are to be included at the end and do not count in the 10-12 page limit.

Submit the following application materials (formatted in MS Word) in the order below:

• A one-page proposal title sheet with the following information for each collaborator: name, address, institution, e-mail, phone number

1. General

• Institutional Organizational Chart indicating learning center position
• Mission Statement with goals and current objectives
• List center components
• Staff: List total number and include name, title, rank or campus designation, program responsibility, and whether full or part-time, volunteer, student worker

2. Clientele

Number of students your center serves annually and overall size of the institution (i.e. students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni)

3. Programs and Services

• List a detailed description of the programs and services of the Center
• List any program achievements

4. Technology

Talk about ways technology is used in the center (i.e. to capture and report data, to enhance individual student learning, to deliver programs and services, to engage students in social media)

5. Partnering

Partnerships with other campus departments or area institutions (i.e. orientation, new faculty programs, online students, ESL students, classroom presentations). Relationship to any other learning centers on campus.

6. Staff Training

List ways professional development of your staff occurs including any part-time, volunteer or student workers

7. Certification and Recognition

List of publications by staff (books, articles, selective conference presentations) with relevant publication information

8. Program Evaluation

Submit an annual report (qualitative, quantitative)

9. Publicity and Public Relations

Bookmarks, brochures and/or other promotional materials