CHAPTER 13: PROGRAMMING AWARDS
Residence Life
Each month several RAs win Program-of-the-Month
Awards (POTMs).
Residence Life Program of the Month Nominations are due by the 5th
of the month to the Assistant Director for Residence Education. Hall Directors
are responsible for submitting building’s nomination and are expected to nominate
one program per month from their building.
In order to nominate a program, all Hall Directors
should submit a copy of the program evaluation form to Kathleen Kerr with a
few sentences explaining why the program should be considered.
Program-of-the-Month Tips
If you would like to win a program-of-the-month award, consider the following
questions. If you answer yes to each of these questions, your program may be
worthy of nomination. Discuss this with your Hall Director.
- Was the program appropriate for its audience?
- Was the program timely?
- Were the target population’s needs met?
- Was the program evaluation completed?
- Was the program creative enough as a new
idea or presentation?
- Did the program meet the intended objectives?
- Was attendance what was anticipated?
- Were numbers in attendance appropriate for
presentation?
- Was the advertising creative?
- Was the advertising timely?
- Was the advertising effective?
National Residence Hall Honorary
NRHH recognizes leaders and programs with their Of-the-Month (OTM) Awards.
NRHH offers OTM awards in 12 different categories: Community Service Program,
Diversity Program, Educational Program, Social Program, Advisor, Student, NRHH
Chapter, NCC, Spotlight, Community, Executive Board Member, and Resident Assistant.
Forms can be found online at: http://udel.edu/stu-org/nrhh/
NRHH Of-the-Month Award Guidelines:
Adapted from the National OTM Manual
To assist you with your NRHH OTM nominations, the following
guidelines have been provided.
ADVISOR OF THE MONTH
- Is the nomination month specific?
- Did the individual recognize the students
they worked with in the month of nomination?
- Did the individual impact the students they
work with during the month of nomination?
- Is the individual being nominated for his/her
professional contributions or for work with students during the month of nomination?
- What outstanding accomplishments merit recognition
of this individual this month?
- Advisors need to create a supportive environment
for the leaders they work with. The focus of the Advisor OTM should be based
on the advisory role of the person rather then their professional role. Personal
examples are often the best way to express the intangible contributions of
an advisor. The nomination should display how the advisor was instrumental
in helping the leaders they work with grow, learn, and develop.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
MEMBER
- Is the nomination month specific?
- Is the individual from the central residence
hall governing body (i.e. Residence Hall Association) or NRHH Chapter, not
a specific hall government?
- Has the nominee used the services and resources
of NACURH and campus resources?
- What outstanding contributions did the individual
make during the month of nomination?
- Be sure the person you are nominating for
this award is eligible to receive it. The nominee needs to be from a campus
wide residence hall governing body, not a hall government. Bring out the nominees
special efforts, not just fulfilling the job requirements of the position.
NCC
- How many of his/her responsibilities in
terms of the NCC position were fulfilled during the month of nomination?
- Did the nominee use the resources available
to them through NACURH or any campus resources.
- What outstanding contributions did the individual
make during the month of nomination?
- The nominations in this category need to
display how the individuals had gone above and beyond in their job description.
Be sure to include how the NCC has enhanced your school's delegations to conferences,
served on regional committees, contributed to special school projects, and
used NACURH resources. Be sure to include any unique approaches to communication
or creativity in the traditional NCC responsibilities.
NRHH Chapter
- Did the chapter recognize or contribute
to student leadership on your campus during the month of nomination?
- Did the chapter impact the students they
worked with during the month of nomination?
- What activities set this month apart for
the chapter from other months?
- This category is to recognize an outstanding
NRHH chapter, not an outstanding member. Nominations should be group specific
and not concentrate on the efforts of a few individuals. Possibly reviewing
the purpose and goals of NRHH and your chapter before writing the nomination
may be helpful.
PROGRAM
- Does the nomination fall into one of the
following categories; community service, educational, or social program.
- What makes the program unique from what
is usually done?
- How can the program be adapted to other
campuses?
- Did the program have lasting effects on
residences?
- Did the program meet all the goals that
were set?
- What was the quality or evaluation of the
program?
- For both educational and social programs,
the judging committees look for creativity, originality, financial feasibility,
percent of attendance, and adaptability to other campuses. If the nomination
is in conjunction with a nationally recognized week or holiday, the nomination
needs to display how your campus has approached the program in a new or different
way. When writing a nomination for a educational program try to show the relevance
or reason the issue being programmed on is needed on your campus. These nominations
are not only giving recognition to a group of leaders who have done a super
program, but it becomes a resource and a guide for leaders on other campuses.
RESIDENT ASSISTANT
- How well does the nominee work with residents
and what impact has he/she had during the month of nomination?
- Has the nominee fulfilled and gone above
their job responsibility during the month of nomination?
- Are there any specific projects in support
of hall government or committees that they have participated in?
- What outstanding contributions has the individual
made for the hall they work in during the month of nomination?
- An important thing to keep in mind is that
there are different job/programming requirements on various campuses. Include
they requirements that have fulfilled and show what they have done beyond
that during the month of nomination. When writing the nomination be sure to
include any unique contributions to the position the individual makes.
SPOTLIGHT
- Does the nominee fit into only this category?
- What contributions did the individual/group
make to the residence halls during the month of nomination?
- This category is to recognize the efforts
of people who do not fall into any other categories. The nominee can not be
an advisor, exec board member, NCC, resident assistant, or student. Possible
nominees could be food service personnel, night security staff, or janitorial
staff. Please include how this person has helped out an individual or contributed
to the well being of the building.
STUDENT
- What organizations and activities was the
individual involved in during the month of nomination?
- What interaction did the nominee have with
their residence hall government or individual hall during the month of nomination?
- Does the student work well and motivate
others?
- What outstanding contributions did the individual
make during the month of nomination?