Amy Dickens (right) recently received this year’s award for excellence in advising. Dickens has been an academic advisor in the University Advising and Career Center for more than five years and is also the advisor for the UNH Health Professions Program. Her letters of nomination for the award cite her “ability to educate students about the importance of taking personal responsibility for their own progress…” and her “calming effect on students; her persona exudes comfort and encourages any to talk about their issues.” Also pictured are Carol Swiech, last year’s winner, and Elliott Guner, director of the University Writing Program. Guner spoke on the topic of literacy and the age of computers at the award ceremony. (Carie Schelfhaudt/Media Relations)