Student Organization Leadership Awards

The Outstanding Organization of the Year Award honors one organization that demonstrated exemplary performance during the current academic year. This award recognizes an organization that works to fulfill their mission, offer opportunities and support to Virginia Tech students, and makes a significant on campus and/or in the lives of Hokies.

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Integration of organization mission and/or purpose
• High quality offerings, such as regular meetings, programs and events
• Demonstration of achievement based on mission and goals
• Significant impact on-campus and/or in the lives of Hokies

Nomination Requirements:

1. Organization Name
2. Organization Mission
3. What types of high-quality offerings or impactful initiatives has this organization offered?
4. What has this organization achieved in the last academic year in line with organization goals?

The Award for Excellence in Member Engagement and Development recognizes an organization that has implemented initiatives or practices that promote the growth, engagement and retention of their membership. The winning organization should demonstrate an effort to support the growth and development of their members that connects to the mission of the organization and the needs of their membership in an on-going way.

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Connection to the organization(s) mission and purpose
• Demonstration of on-going member development programming, including but not limited to leadership development, team building, and educational sessions
• Use of structures that promote member engagement such as committees, mentorship programs and regular communication
• Awareness of the needs of members of the organization

Nomination Requirements:

1. Organization Name
2. Organization Mission
3. Please describe the ways the organization supports the growth and development of members.
4. How is the development of members connected to the mission of the organization?
5. How are the needs of members determined?

The Commitment to Service Award recognizes an individual student or student organization who have demonstrated a commitment to serving others on campus, in the New River Valley or in the global community through volunteerism, philanthropy, advocacy and civic engagement in the spirit of Ut Prosim.

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Individuals must be a current member of a student organization and student organizations must be a currently recognized student organization (UCSO, USLP, RSO)
• Articulate a personal or group values-based commitment to service
• Demonstrate a commitment to service through student organization activities and actions that impact the VT community and beyond

Nomination Requirements:

1. Individual or organization’s name being nominated.
2. How does this group or individual’s values connect to a commitment to service?
3. Please describe a project, initiative or structure that was implemented by the individual or organization to promote service and Ut Prosim?
4. How has this person or organization impacted the way service is viewed and integrated in their community?

The Commitment to Well-Being Award recognizes an individual student or student organization who have demonstrated a commitment to ensuring the well-being of themselves and others through the promotion of holistic wellness, including promotion of physical, social, mental, environmental and occupational well-being, and integration of structures that support a culture of care.

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Individuals must be a current member of a student organization and student organizations must be a currently recognized student organization (UCSO, USLP, RSO)
• Articulate a personal or group values-based commitment to wellness
• Demonstrate a commitment to well-being through student organization activities and actions that impact the VT community

Nomination Requirements:

1. Individual or organization’s name being nominated.
2. How does this group or individual’s values connect to a commitment to wellness?
3. Please describe a project, initiative or structure that was implemented by the individual or organization to promote holistic well-being?
4. How has this person or organization impacted the way well-being is viewed and integrated in their community?

The Outstanding Graduate Student Leader of the Year Award celebrates a graduate student who is committed to their role as a leader and contributes to the success of their organization(s); makes a true effort to mentor and support their peers, and approaches the student involvement experience with innovation and creativity.

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Student must currently be a graduate student and hold a leadership position in a recognized student organization
• Demonstrates a commitment to invest in members of the organization through mentorship and support
• Contributes to the organization’s ability to meet goals and work toward their mission by using their personal Strengths and talents

Nomination Requirements:

1. Student Name
2. Leadership Position Title
3. Organization Name
4. Please describe the ways this person has demonstrated a commitment to leadership.
5. How does this person’s Strengths and talents contribute to the success of their organization?

The Outstanding Undergraduate Student Leader of the Year Award celebrates an undergraduate student who is committed to their role as a leader and contributes to the success of their organization(s); makes a true effort to mentor and support their peers, and approaches the student involvement experience with innovation and creativity.

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Student must currently be an undergraduate student and hold a leadership position in a recognized student organization
• Demonstrates a commitment to invest in members of the organization through mentorship and support
• Contributes to the organization’s ability to meet goals and work toward their mission by using their personal Strengths and talents

Nomination Requirements:

1. Student Name
2. Leadership Position Title
3. Organization Name
4. Please describe the ways this person has demonstrated a commitment to leadership.
5. How does this person’s Strengths and talents contribute to the success of their organization?

The Rising Star Award recognizes a non-graduating student who demonstrates great potential as a future leader. This student has taken initiative within the organization, their membership has made a positive impact on the organization, and they are recognized as someone with the capacity to become a leader in the organization.

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Student must currently be a non-graduating student and not currently hold a leadership position in a recognized student organization
• Demonstrates an active contribution to the success of the organization
• Exhibits Strengths and talents that will make them successful as a leader in the future
• Nomination Requirements:

1. Student Name
2. Organization Name
3. In what ways has this person demonstrated a commitment to the organization and/or made a positive impact on the organization?
4. What Strengths or talents does this person have that exemplify their potential as a leader?

The Advisor of the Year award was created to recognize the adviser of a student organization who has made outstanding contributions through support, energy, and resources.

This advisor dedicates time and talents to support the efforts of the student organization, provides resources and advice that contribute to the success of students and/or the organization, and challenges students to think critically and develop leadership skills

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Advisors cannot be a current student, but may be a community member, staff or faculty member, or an alumni of the organization
• Demonstrates an active contribution to the success of the organization, including knowledge of resources and advice that assist the organization
• Challenges the student leaders and members of the organization to grow and develop through their experience in the organization

Nomination Requirements:

1. Advisor Name
2. Organization Name
3. In what ways has this person demonstrated a commitment to the organization and/or made a positive impact on the organization?
4. How has this person challenged members of the organization to grow and develop?

The Commitment to Service Award recognizes an individual student or student organization who have demonstrated a commitment to serving others on campus, in the New River Valley or in the global community through volunteerism, philanthropy, advocacy and civic engagement in the spirit of Ut Prosim.

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Individuals must be a current member of a student organization and student organizations must be a currently recognized student organization (UCSO, USLP, RSO)
• Articulate a personal or group values-based commitment to service
• Demonstrate a commitment to service through student organization activities and actions that impact the VT community and beyond

Nomination Requirements:

1. Individual or organization’s name being nominated.
2. How does this group or individual’s values connect to a commitment to service?
3. Please describe a project, initiative or structure that was implemented by the individual or organization to promote service and Ut Prosim?
4. How has this person or organization impacted the way service is viewed and integrated in their community?

The Commitment to Well-Being Award recognizes an individual student or student organization who have demonstrated a commitment to ensuring the well-being of themselves and others through the promotion of holistic wellness, including promotion of physical, social, mental, environmental and occupational well-being, and integration of structures that support a culture of care.

Qualifications to be considered include:

• Individuals must be a current member of a student organization and student organizations must be a currently recognized student organization (UCSO, USLP, RSO)
• Articulate a personal or group values-based commitment to wellness
• Demonstrate a commitment to well-being through student organization activities and actions that impact the VT community

Nomination Requirements:

1. Individual or organization’s name being nominated.
2. How does this group or individual’s values connect to a commitment to wellness?
3. Please describe a project, initiative or structure that was implemented by the individual or organization to promote holistic well-being?
4. How has this person or organization impacted the way well-being is viewed and integrated in their community?