Edward C. Marth Mentorship Award is given each year to a member of\u00a0University of Connecticut Graduate Faculty\u00a0in recognition of outstanding mentoring of graduate students over the past 10 years. \u00a0Established by\u00a0The UConn AAUP, the Marth Award was founded to recognize the leadership and dedication of Edward Marth, former Executive Director of the UConn AAUP Chapter, as well as to encourage and reward outstanding mentoring of graduate students by UConn Graduate Faculty members. \u00a0 This year a record number of nominations were received for the award.<\/p>\n
Faculty and staff colleagues, Graduate students, and\u00a0family members gathered in\u00a0the Great Hall of the Alumni Center at UConn for a reception and champagne toast as Kent Holsinger, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of The Graduate School presented the award.\u00a0 Provost Mun Choi opened the evening with words of congratulations making special mention that this award recognizes the importance of the successful relationship between an advisor and graduate student as the foundation for the intellectual and professional growth of graduate students and the advancement of knowledge.<\/p>\n
Dr. Holsinger remarked that \u201cRecipients of the Edward C. Marth Mentorship Award are UConn\u00a0<\/em>Graduate Faculty members who have extraordinary records of excellence<\/em> and effectiveness in activities such as facilitating smooth<\/em> transitions for both entering and exiting graduate students; showing<\/em> sensitivity to students\u2019 academic, personal, and professional goals<\/em> and needs; being accessible to students; playing an active role in<\/em> coaching graduate students through the graduate school experience and<\/em> connecting them to appropriate intellectual and professional networks;<\/em> and, guiding graduate students toward intellectual and professional<\/em> independence. The committee<\/em> considered a record number of nominations this year and faced a very<\/em> difficult task in selecting only one winner. All of the nominees<\/em> presented evidence of outstanding mentorship in many ways, but in the<\/em> end, Shereen’s nomination was the most compelling. Shereen exemplifies<\/u> the caring, thoughtful approach to<\/em> mentorship that the Marth Award is meant to honor, and it gives me<\/em> great pleasure to present her with this plaque to commemorate this<\/em> honor.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Hertel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Connecticut, jointly appointed with the Human Rights Institute at UConn. Her research focuses on changes in transnational human rights advocacy, with a focus on labor and economic rights issues. She has served as a consultant to foundations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and United Nations agencies in the United States, Latin America and South Asia and conducted fieldwork in factory zones along the US-Mexico border, in Bangladesh\u2019s garment manufacturing export sector, among NGO networks in India, and in the multilateral trade arena.<\/p>\n