The SUNY New Paltz Student Association, along with the Office of Student Activities and Union Services, are pleased to announce that we are seeking nominations for outstanding achievement by our student clubs and student leaders for the 2009-2009 academic year. Our student clubs and student leaders do amazing work to enhance campus life and make SUNY New Paltz a campus full of energy and pride. Not only do our students gain positive experiences from being involved, their activity gains them valuable skills and abilities that complement the curricular experience and mission of the campus.
Nominations do not require Student Association recognition, as long as they carry recognition through RHSA, UGA, or a university department. Groups recognized through an academic department should provide a letter of support from the department providing recognition to the student group.
Following you will find descriptions of the various awards being given, the judging criteria and the actual nomination form. All nominations must be turned into the Office of Student Activities and Union Services (Student Union 209) by Wednesday, April 22, 2009. A panel of judges (faculty, staff and students) will review all nominations and rate the nominations based on the criteria below. Rating forms will be tallied and compiled by the Office of Student Activities and Union Services. Only the Office of Student Activities and Union Services will know the winners of the awards prior tot he awards ceremony. Top nominees and nominators from each category will be invited to the awards reception on May 6th, 2009 in the College Terrace at 1:00pm.
Click here to nominate a club or student today!-Student Club and Leadership Award Nomination Form
Annual Student Club & Leadership Awards Descriptions
| Outstanding Promotional Award | Open to all recognized student clubs, this award recognizes the group who placed a strong emphasis on promoting their organization and sponsored programs. Understanding the importance of promotion, inclusiveness of campaigns (not the art itself), and demonstrating your organization's appropriateness in this award should be displayed. This award will not necessarily be based on the quality of the work, however on the attempts to promote the organization. Please submit artwork and/or sample promotional items (photos of items accepted) for judges to review. |
| Outstanding Promotion of Diversity Award | This award honors the recognized student club that is devoted to bringing together the diverse elements of the SUNY New Paltz community through intellectual and personal discovery to celebrate differences. Criteria for this award includes the group's ability in creating, developing, demonstrating the organization's appropriateness for the award, promoting, and participating in events/programs that feature subject matter on diversity, and the group's participation in events/programs designed to increase one's awareness level of diversity. |
| Outstanding Community Service Award | The community service award was created to honor the recognized student club that has contributed to the quality of life outside of SUNY New Paltz and has striven to improve connections with the community at-large. This service may have been demonstrated through members volunteering time in the community through projects, improving communication with the New Paltz community at-large, exhibiting behavior representative of the University in their commitment to the community, demonstrating organization's appropriateness for the award, and their willingness to offer assistance to the community members free of charge. |
| Outstanding Scholarship Award | The key to any successful club/organization is the ability to balance co-curricular life with academics. This award will be given to the recognized student club that has shown they value the importance of scholarship and academic excellence from group members. The group must demonstrate ability to balance co-curricular life with academics. It will be judged on the methods used to promote scholarship through programs, incentives, and/or recognition. |
| Outstanding Recruitment Award | This award will be judged on promotion techniques, creativity, visibility at recruitment activities/events and steps taken to utilize members' skills and talents. This category is open to all recognized student clubs. |
| New Club of the Year | Eligible only to recognized student clubs that were founded between April 21st, 2008 and April 20th, 2009. This award was created to recognize the most outstanding club/organization- in terms of quality of programming, publicity, recruitment of new members, ability to fill a needed niche, the organization's appropriateness for the award, and overall establishment of its presence on campus. |
| Club of the Year | What makes your organization the best on campus this year? Maybe you hosted an outstanding program for the campus, maybe you increased your membership 100%, or maybe you set new goals for your group and achieved them. This is your chance to brag to us about what makes you the best! This category is open to recognized student clubs. Two separate awards will be decided by judges for this category, the most Small Club of the Year and the Large Club of the Year. |
| Club President of the Year | This award is presented to the student club president that showed outstanding leadership for their student club and represented their group with grace, pride, and advocacy of the group. The individual receiving this award will be judged on their leadership skills within the student group, not necessarily the success of the organization. Also, the individual should have demonstrated positive role modeling and made strides for their student club to be a strong group at SUNY New Paltz. A minimum GPA of 2.500 is required for award winners. The Office of Student Activities and Union Services will verify GPA requirements. |
| General Club Member of the Year | Do you have a general member who is always there for your organization, but is not a member of your executive board? Here is your chance to honor that person for their hard work and dedication to your group. Perhaps it is the person who always volunteers fora task and sees it through. Perhaps it is the person that always helps to clean up after an event. Candidate should demonstrate an impact on the organization, and a high level of involvement. Take this opportunity to show that person that you recognize their efforts. A minimum GPA of 2.500 is required for award winners. The Office of Student Activities and Union Services will verify GPA requirements. |
| Club Leader of the Year | This award is presented to the student(s) who has demonstrated exemplary leadership through his/her involvement in student clubs and within the SUNY New Paltz community. The individual receiving this award will be judged on the quality of leadership through the programs and services that they have been associated with, their persistence and dedication to their club, demonstration of an impact on the organization, and their ability to guide their organization members' in positive endeavors. A minimum GPA of 2.500 is required for award winners. The Office of Student Activities and Union Services will verify GPA requirements |
| Event/Program of the Year | This award is open to recognized student clubs that has hosted a program for the entire campus community between April 21st, 2008 and April 20th, 2009. It will be judged on attendance, use of budget, promotion, and overall effectiveness. The program had to meet and embrace the need, appeal, and culture of the SUNY New Paltz community. Two separate awards will be decided by the judges out of applications for this larger category, one for The Best Event (large-scale) and one for The Best Program (small-scale) of the Year. Please also submit a detailed budget overview of the event and a detailed description of the event from beginning to end. |
