Award Description
The Student Success Innovation Award recognizes an individual, team, program, or initiative that has introduced an innovative approach to improving student success at LSU.
This award celebrates creative solutions that address student needs, remove barriers, improve processes, expand access to resources, or enhance the student experience.
Innovation may include a new initiative, a significant redesign of an existing practice, or the creative adaptation of a proven approach to meet the needs of LSU students.
Applications for the Student Success Innovation Award are due December 1, 2026 by 11:59 PM.
Eligibility
- Open to current LSU faculty, staff, teams, programs, and initiatives.
- Nominated innovations must have been implemented or substantially redesigned within the past three academic years.
- The innovation must have been implemented at LSU, with at least preliminary evidence of effectiveness or promising results.
- Innovations do not need to be entirely original or involve new technology.
- Initiatives in pilot phases are eligible if they have been implemented and have preliminary results.
- Self-nominations and nominations by colleagues are welcome.
Nominations will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
1. Creativity and Innovation
The extent to which the initiative introduces a new approach, significantly improves an existing practice, or creatively addresses a student-success challenge.
2. Impact or Demonstrated Promise
Evidence that the innovation has improved student experiences, processes, access to support, engagement, or student-success outcomes, or shows meaningful promise of doing so.
3. Responsiveness to Student Needs
How effectively the innovation addresses an identified challenge, barrier, or opportunity related to student success.
4. Sustainability and Potential for Broader Application
The feasibility of continuing, expanding, or adapting the innovation to benefit additional students, departments, or programs.
