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Leadership Awards
Each spring the Dean of the College Office offers Leadership Awards to
students and student organizations for exceptional work and dedication to campus
and community involvement throughout the academic year. Below you will find
descriptions and criteria of each of these awards. All awards will be
recognized at a new ceremony planned as a joint effort between SALD and the WSA
on Thursday, May 1, 2008, as well as at the Academic
Scholarships, Fellowships, and Prizes reception at the close of the spring
semester.
If you are interested in nominating a student or a student organization, please
read the information below and then continue to the Nomination Form. All
nominations are due no later than 5pm on Wednesday, April 2, 2008.
Bridge-Builder Award
(Individual)
Bridge -Builder Award (Organization)
Cardinal
Crest Award
Exceptional
Program of the Year Award
First-Year Student Leadership Award
Graduate Student of the Year Award
Mosaic Award
Outstanding Collaboration Award
Senior
Legacy Award
Social
Activist Award
Student Organization of the Year Award
Leadership
Award Nomination Form
The Bridge Builder Award
(Individual)
This service award recognizes a student who has succeeded in
strengthening the relationship between Wesleyan and the greater Middletown
community.
Criteria:
Initiative taken to creatively address a community issue or concern that
pertains to the relationship between Wesleyan and Middletown.
Consistent and sustained efforts in the arena of community service.
Implementation of a sustainable framework to address a community issue or
concern.
Recruitment and retention of volunteers.
Engagement of members of both the Wesleyan and Middletown communities.
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The Bridge Builder Award (Organization)
This service award recognizes a student group that has succeeded in
strengthening the relationship between Wesleyan and the greater Middletown
community.
Criteria:
Initiative taken to creatively address a community issue or concern that
pertains to the relationship between Wesleyan and Middletown.
Consistent and sustained efforts in the arena of community service by the group
as a whole.
Implementation of a sustainable framework to address a community issue or
concern.
Truly collaborative effort among the members of the student group, with a clear
distribution and sharing of responsibilities.
Engagement of members of both the Wesleyan and Middletown communities.
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Cardinal Crest
Award
The Cardinal Crest Award is presented to a member of the Wesleyan Student
Assembly who has demonstrated sustained commitment to leadership in the WSA and
to representing the interests of the student body.
Criteria:
Demonstrated commitment to the WSA position: exhibiting individual
leadership while maintaining a cooperative group mentality
Demonstrated outreach to subsections of the campus community and to soliciting
feedback from their constituents
Demonstrated commitment to the Wesleyan student community, student interests,
and campus issues
Demonstrated commitment to working with the Wesleyan faculty and/or
administration to address campus issues
Reliability as a WSA member (i.e. consistent attendance and participation in
assembly meetings)
Nomination should include a letter of recommendation from a
WSA member
who has first-hand knowledge of the nominee's contribution. Details of
involvement in the WSA, any project(s) he/ she/ ze has been involved in and its
impact and any reflective insights
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Exceptional Program of the Year Award
This award recognizes an exceptional program, cultural event, or
production that has succeeded in translating the collaborative efforts of a
group of students to have a campus-wide impact.
Criteria
Represents a truly collaborative effort by a student group or groups, with
clearly distributed responsibilities.
Outreach by a student group or groups to recruit a diverse range of
collaborators and sponsors.
The program is either original or creatively re-designs a past or recurring
program/event/production.
Demonstrated success in identifying and focusing on the intersection of common
concerns/issues/causes/identities on campus, and thereby appealing to and
impacting a wide range of people.
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First
Year Student Leadership Award
The First-Year Student Leadership Award is presented to a student who has
demonstrated outstanding leadership or involvement in the Wesleyan community
Criteria:
Demonstrated active involvement in extra-curricular activities during their
first year on campus
Made concerted efforts to network with, and learn about, various faculty, staff,
and administrative offices at Wesleyan
Demonstrated leadership abilities and/or actively engaged with the Wesleyan or
greater Middletown communities
Demonstrated ability to maintain balance between extra-curricular activities and
academics
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Graduate Student of the Year Award
This award recognizes a graduate student who has proven to be a vital
and dynamic member of the Wesleyan community through taking on an active
leadership role in campus life.
Criteria:
Consistent and sustained dedication to community building.
Measurable impact of efforts (i.e. initiating and/or leading a campus event or
program).
Engagement of other members of the Wesleyan community in his/her/hir efforts
Serving as a model of, as well as inspiring, energy and enthusiasm in others.
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Mosaic Award
This award recognizes the contribution(s) of a student organization that has
raised campus awareness through educational initiatives on issues of identity,
culture and social justice.
Criteria:
The organization has planned programs or educational initiatives that
enhance sensitivity to issues of race, ethnicity, culture, ability/disability,
faith, sex, gender identity or expression and/or sexual orientation or another
aspect of identity
The organization has planned programs that have been open to the entire campus
community
The organization has sought to include in its membership, members of differing
identity groups and/or to collaborate with other groups on campus
The organization has demonstrated the longer term sustainability or impact of
their initiatives
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Outstanding Collaboration Award
The Collaboration award is presented for a program which was
successfully planned in the spirit of partnership and teamwork.
Criteria:
Sponsored by two or more student organizations
Demonstrated outreach to a diverse group of collaborators
Demonstrated balance of planning responsibility by all of the sponsors
Multiple funding sources were used for the program
Demonstrated impact on the larger campus community
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Senior Legacy Award
The Senior Legacy Award is presented to a graduating senior who has
consistently demonstrated outstanding leadership throughout their entire career
at Wesleyan University
Criteria:
Demonstrated sustained leadership or active involvement throughout their
enrollment at Wesleyan
Demonstrated dedication to organizing community building events and activities
on campus
Proactively worked to create change in the Wesleyan and/or greater Middletown communities
Demonstrated ability to recruit and motivate others
Demonstrated ability to build relationships with and show respect for other
community members
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The Social Activist
Award
This award recognizes an individual that best exemplifies the spirit of
social activism and social change through programmatic and community building
efforts in either the Wesleyan or Middletown communities.
Criteria:
Demonstrated creativity and innovation in program planning
Demonstrated effort to collaborate with a diverse range of organizations,
departments, and individuals
Measurable impact of social change within the Wesleyan or
Middletown community
Demonstrated sustainability of program or initiative
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Student Organization of the Year Award
This award recognizes a student organization that has excelled in
sustaining leadership, an active membership and programmatic efforts that
contribute to the larger Wesleyan Community.
Criteria:
Demonstrated active membership over the course of the academic year.
Demonstrated growth of membership and/or presence on campus
Preference is given to organizations who can also demonstrate collaboration with
other organizations and/or departments.
Demonstrated efforts to sustain the organization over time.
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Leadership
Award Nomination Form
For more information about these
awards, contact
Nicole
Chabot.
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