"YoUDee" Awards
LEADERSHIP AWARDS CATEGORIES AND CRITERIA
The Student Centers offers many awards for outstanding
leadership, scholarship and volunteerism to Individuals,
Registered Student Organizations, Fraternities and Sororities,
and Sport Clubs. This year's Awards will be presented
at the annual ceremony to be held on Thursday
May 15, 2008. Individuals may nominate themselves,
their organization, or another individual or organization
for an award. Please complete a nomination form by clicking
on the link for each award category and submit via email
or via mail to the Activities and Programs Office, 218
Trabant University Center by 4:30 pm on Friday 4/11/08.
ELIGIBILITY:
The eligibility period for nominations for the 2007 awards
is for the academic year of 4/12/07 through 4/10/08.
All programs must be held by midnight on 4/10/08.
Registered Student Organizations and Chartered Greek
Organizations on any form of judicial status or penalties
at the time of award selection (Spring semester) are not
eligible for consideration. Additionally, any Registered
Student Organizations or Chartered Greek Organizations
with past due monies owed to the University at the time
of selection are not eligible for consideration. Leaders
of student organizations that have such sanctions or debts
are not eligible for individual leadership awards.
PLEASE NOTE: Complete the application as thoroughly as
possible, including additional pages, attachments, photos
and flyers from events, etc. The more details and materials
the selection committee has to consider, the better chance
for the nominee to be selected as finalist or recipient.
ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE TYPED.
INDIVIDUALS
Outstanding Advisor (form: msword)
This award
recognizes outstanding support and guidance by the volunteer advisor of an
organization. The individual must demonstrate devotion, caring, and mentoring
to the organization. This is a person who exceeds expectations, attends
meetings/events on a regular basis, and has a positive impact on the success
of the organization and its leaders.
NOTE: Professional
Advisors and Advisors who received the award the previous year are not eligible.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority, Sport Clubs
Outstanding Leader (form: msword)
This is awarded
to a member of an organization who has demonstrated outstanding leadership
skills while involved in the organization. The member has been instrumental
in helping the organization work towards its mission as well as help plan and
conduct successful programming.
Eligible organizations: RSO,
Sport Clubs
Chapter
Leader of the Year: This is awarded to a member
of a recognized Greek organization who has demonstrated
outstanding leadership skills while involved within their
perspective organization. The member has been instrumental
in helping the chapter work towards its mission as well
as help plan and conduct successful programming.
Greek
Leader of the Year:This is awarded to a member of one of the four governing
councils (Greek Council, IFC, NPHC or Panhellenic Council) who has demonstrated
outstanding leadership. The member has been instrumental in helping Fraternity & Sorority
Life advance itself within the university, local and national communities.
The member has also played a vital role in helping the Greek community work
towards its mission through planning and conducting successful large scale
programming, diversity programming, career programming, risk management programming,
community service and recruitment.
NOTE: The individual does
NOT have to be an officer of the organization or chapter, but rather someone
who has provided leadership to the group, its members and the University Community.
Eligible
organizations: Fraternity/Sorority
Outstanding Treasurer
This award
recognizes the outstanding management of the group's treasury books, reconciliation
of ledgers and maintenance of the treasurer file. In addition this individual
should have made efforts to increase the organization' funds as well as obtain
necessary funding properly in order to implement planned events successful.
NOTE: Nominations
will NOT be accepted for this award, the recipient will be chosen
by the selection committee based on performance and treasurer records.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Sport Clubs
Outstanding Public Relations Individual (form:
msword)
This award recognizes a student leader who has worked
hard to improve his/her organization through advertising, public relations,
ambassadorship, and group spirit. Nominees for this award do not
necessarily have to have served as official advertising, public relations or
other related titles within the organization, but rather any student who has
promoted his/her group in creative and inspiring ways may be nominated.
Eligible organizations: RSO and Fraternity/Sorority
PROGRAMS
PLEASE NOTE: All programs must have been held ON CAMPUS.
- An individual can only nominate a single program
sponsored by an organization for only ONE of the following
five categories.
- For programs co-sponsored by two or more organizations,
all groups are eligible for the award.
Outstanding Program (form: msword)
This award
recognizes an organization for following its mission and purpose with planning
and implementing a program, activity or service exceedingly well. The program
should have had provided a positive reflection of the organization to the campus
community beyond its own members.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority
Outstanding Late Night/Alternative Program (form: msword)
This award
recognizes a program that provides a positive and creative alternative to alcohol,
specifically on Thursday-Saturday evenings. The program should be unique, non-traditional,
differ from the organization’s usual programming, marketed effectively,
and successful in terms of its impact to the campus community beyond the organization’s
own members.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority
Outstanding Diversity (form: msword)
This award
recognizes an event that takes a lead in educating the campus community on
issues related to diversity. This includes but is not limited to issues pertaining
to women, racial/cultural, religion, gender and sexuality, and more. The program
should be unique, creative, marketed effectively, and successful in terms of
its impact to the campus community beyond the organization’s own members.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority
Outstanding Co-Sponsored
Program (form: msword)
This
award recognizes an event that was sponsored by at least
two recognized Registered Student Organizations or Fraternities/Sororities.
Co-sponsorship should involve far more than just financial
support, and should show evidence of the organizations
working together successfully to develop the program as
well as share in responsibilities for implementing the
event. The event should be creative, original, marketed
effectively, and successful in drawing a large and varied
audience of the campus community.
NOTE: If the co-sponsorship
was with a department or outside organization, the program is only eligible
if at least one other recognized student organization or Greek
chapter served as co-sponsor.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority
Outstanding Lecture (form: msword)
This award
recognizes a lecture program that was successful in attendance, educating the
campus community on a topic related to the organization’s mission in
a creative and appealing way, and impacting the campus community beyond the
organization’s own members.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority
ORGANIZATIONS
Outstanding Community Service (form:
msword)
This award
recognizes an organization’s involvement in a community service activity
that positively impacts the targeted community. The specific program may be
held on or off campus and should relate to the organization’s mission.
It is preferred that the activity had a notable impact on the organization
and its members that continued throughout the year.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority
Outstanding Philanthropy (form: msword)
This award recognizes an organization’s
efforts in raising funds for charitable contributions. This can be from a single
event or an ongoing community service activity. The beneficiary of the contributions
should relate to the organization’s mission. Submissions MUST show
evidence of the contribution from the beneficiary.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority
Outstanding Web Site (form: msword)
This award
recognizes an organization’s web site for clarity, creativity, appeal,
uniqueness and including updated information about the organization. It should
also be in compliance with University and Activities and Programs policies
and procedures. Any sites which include offensive, inappropriate or lewd
material will be disqualified.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority, Sport Clubs
Outstanding Overall Achievement (form:
msword)
This award
recognizes an organization for following its mission, achieving its objectives
successfully and making an impact on campus throughout the academic year. The
organization has stayed active through effective marketing and publicity of
meetings and events, sponsoring a variety of successful programs, sustaining
an active membership, and maintaining positive relationships with other organizations
and departments. Actions of the organization and its members should exceed
expectations.
Eligible
organizations: RSO, Sport Clubs
Outstanding Overall Chapter
of Year
This award recognizes a chapter for following its mission and fulfilling
its purpose successfully while having a positive presence and impact on overall
Greek life and the campus community throughout the academic year. This can
be done through effective marketing and publicity of events, successfully
sponsoring a variety of programs as well as monitoring and regulating the
negative public actions of the organization and its members. Additional criteria
for this award include: Greek Games placement, CAP scores, GPA, National
Awards, National recognition, Local Awards, New Member Retention, Recruitment
#'s (increased? above the average? etc.), and Judicial Status (both within
the University and governing body systems).
NOTE: Nominations will not be accepted for this award,
the recipient will be chosen by the selection committee
Eligible
organizations: Fraternity/Sorority
Best New RSO (form:
msword)
This award
is only open to Registered Student Organizations who have been recognized for less
than two academic years (no earlier than September 2006), but have been
able to quickly build membership and become a known presence and have a positive
impact on campus through its successful marketing, activities and programs.
It recognizes success in both quality and quantity of activities, as well as
establishing relationships with other organizations and departments.
NOTE: The
previous year’s award recipient is not eligible for
this year.
Eligible
organizations: RSO
Innovation in Advertising Award (form:
msword)
Overall
Advertising: This award recognizes an organization
which best exemplifies outstanding achievement in advertising
and publicity. The organization must have demonstrated
excellence in publicity, advertising and marketing its
organization overall. Marketing materials should be tasteful,
creative, original, non-traditional, eye catching, and
have contributed to making the organization as a whole
highly successful. Materials must reflect the mission
and purpose of the organization as well as University
pride/spirit.
Outstanding
Event: This award recognizes advertising for a single
or series of on campus events which best exemplifies outstanding
achievement in advertising and publicity. The organization
must have demonstrated excellence in publicity, advertising
and marketing for the specific event. Marketing materials
should be tasteful, creative, original, non-traditional,
eye catching, and have contributed to making the event
highly successful. Materials must reflect the mission
and purpose of the organization as well as University
pride/spirit.
NOTE: All
material must be for the time period of 4/12/07 through
4/10/08. Samples of the specific advertising (t-shirts,
flyers, invites, photos etc) MUST be included with the
application.
Eligible organizations: RSO, Fraternity/Sorority
FRATERNITY AND SORORITY SPECIFIC
Outstanding Scholarship Program (form:
msword)
This award
recognizes a chapter who has promoted excellence in scholarship for its members.
It recognizes those who adhere to a scholarship mission statement, enforce
academic policies and regulations, provide information on academic resources
for its members, provide awards and incentives or performance, and arrange
programs which highlight academic excellence.
Outstanding Chapter GPA
This award
goes to the fraternity and sorority with the highest overall GPA for the academic
year. Nominations are NOT accepted for this award.
OTHER CATEGORIES
The following categories are recognized at the annual
banquet, but are not nominated through the activities
and programs office:
Leadership Program Certificates (series)
This recognizes
students who have successfully completed Student Center sponsored leadership
series by attending the required number of workshops.
Blood Drive Awards
This award
is determined by the Blood Bank of Delaware to all organizations that provided
outstanding support and sponsored blood drives this academic year.
The Grossman Memorial Award
This
award recognized a Junior or Senior individual for an outstanding
contribution to campus wide co-curricular programs. The
recipient must demonstrate high quality of
leadership and organizational ability.
Past YoUDee award winners.
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