Outstanding Adult Learner Award

Award

• Framed Certificate
• Engraved plaque to be displayed on campus honoring winners
• Two awards will be given:  one for full-time students and one for part-time students

Eligibility

• Nominee must be starting or resuming an undergraduate degree and must be over the age of 24 or have experienced a gap in education of four or more years.
• Nominee must be enrolled at Penn State Mont Alto during the semester of nomination.
• Any student in a Penn State Mont Alto degree program.
  • Full-time: a student who has successfully completed 36 credits by the end of the semester of nomination.  At least 18 of these credits must have been completed at Penn State Mont Alto.
  • Part-time: a student who averages fewer than 12 credits per semester and has successfully completed at least 6 courses for a total of 18 credits. 

Criteria for Judging

• Difficult circumstances to overcome in order to pursue higher education
• Success in coping with numerous roles
• Innovative approaches to meeting personal education needs
• Supportive of others returning to school
• Contributions to campus and community
• Sensitizing the institution to the needs of adult students
• Cumulative grade point average

Procedure

• Nominations accepted from any Mont Alto student, faculty, or staff member.  Self-nominations also accepted.
• Nomination must include:
  • Student’s qualifications for the award as they relate to the "Criteria for Judging"
  • Completion of the nomination form by the nominator (online nomination form located at bottom of page). 

Selection Committee

• Student Affairs Representative
• Faculty Member

Nomination Deadline

Nomination deadline for the 2024-2025 award season is March 28, 2025.

Past Recipients

Nomination Form