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Leadership Awards

Each spring the Dean of the College Office and the WSA 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  ceremony planned as a joint effort between SALD and the WSA on Thursday, April 30, 2009, 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 Noon on Friday, April 10, 2009.

Leadership Award Nomination Form

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
Leader in Residential Life
Wesleyan Worker Award
Spiritual Commitment Award
The Most Note-able Award
The Dancing Cardinal Award
Wesleyan Wordsmith Award
The Cardinal Connection Award
Wesleyan Sport-Support Award
Wesleyan Greek Life 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. 

• 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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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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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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• 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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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 it's 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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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

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

• 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

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

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.

Leader in Residential Life
To recognize an outstanding Residential Life student staff member - Resident Advisor, House Manager, or Head Resident - for hir work this year 2008-2009 in planning effective community programs, building community in hir residence, serving as a positive role model for hir residents, and actively promoting the mission of hir program house or the Office of Residential Life.

Wesleyan Worker Award
To recognize a student who has exceeded the expectations of hir non-academic on-campus job. A non-academic on-campus job can include, but is not limited to, dining/catering services, library office workers, Freeman Athletic Center workers, technology and media support services, event ushers, etc.

Spiritual Commitment Award
To recognize a student or group of students who have demonstrated a commitment to actively engaging in spirituality services and/or activities at Wesleyan.

 The Most Note-able Award
To recognize a student or group of students/band who have contributed to the musical entertainment and life in hir/their extracurricular time at Wesleyan. This includes, but is not limited to, individual performances at cultural shows, concerts, a cappella groups, etc.

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The Dancing Cardinal Award
To recognize a student or group of students who have contributed to the extra-curricular dance culture at Wesleyan. This includes, but is not limited to, persons who perform choreographed pieces at registered parties, at cultural/dance shows, etc.

Wesleyan Wordsmith Award
To recognize a student or group of students who have contributed to extra-curricular oral performances/presentations at Wesleyan. This includes, but is not limited to, debate competitions, open mic/spoken word events, poetry readings, etc.

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The Cardinal Connection Award
To recognize a student or group of students who have been involved with the work, activities, programs, and events of the Office of Admission and/or University Relations. Nominees should have contributed in some way in efforts to promote Wesleyan, which includes fundraising as well as acting as an ambassador beyond the campus community. This includes student workers (tour guides, Senior Interviewers, etc.) at the Office of Admission, persons involved with WesFest planning and events, Red and Black Callers, etc.

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Wesleyan Sport-Support Award
To recognize a student who has demonstrated a genuine commitment and excitement for hir sport and who has served as a positive force in building team unity and morale. This includes, but is not limited to, intercollegiate, club, and intramural teams.

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Wesleyan Greek Life Award
To recognize a student or Greek organization that has demonstrated a clear commitment to fulfilling the mission of the organization and has sponsored community-wide social and educational events, and has helped the Wesleyan/Middletown communities through service efforts/programs. Nominees do not have to own a house on campus to be eligible for this award, but the organization must be recognized as a Wesleyan chapter of the organization.

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Leadership Award Nomination Form
For more information about these awards, contact Elisa Del Valle.