The Outstanding Program/Event award recognizes an organization for following its mission and purpose through planning and implementing a program or event exceedingly well. The program must coincide with the organization’s mission and should have provided a positive reflection of the organization to the campus community beyond its own members. Here is a list of possible categories for RSOs within Outstanding Program/Event award umbrella: Community Service, Philanthropy, Cultural, Health & Wellness, Alumni Engagement, Community Engagement, Risk Management, Performing Arts, Large Scale, Global, Lecture, Educational, New, Annual, and Recreational.

*NOTE: All programs must have been held ON CAMPUS. For programs sponsored by two or more organizations, all groups are eligible for the award.

Eligible Organizations: Registered Student Organizations

The Outstanding Use of Website or StUDent Central award recognizes an organization’s outstanding use of social media to promote the group, an event or a product, thereby fulfilling the mission of the organization. Social media encompasses all forms of media that are delivered using the internet. Your submissions will be evaluated for creativity, organization, comprehensive content and impact on your organization’s community. Entries could include social networking campaigns including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, blogs, or YouTube. It should also be in compliance with University and University Student Centers policies and procedures. Any sites which include offensive, inappropriate or lewd material will be disqualified. Creativity is a plus.

Eligible Organizations: Registered Student Organizations

The Outstanding Overall Achievement 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: Registered Student Organizations.

The Rosin Rising Star Award was established in recognition and remembrance of Matthew Rosin. Matthew was a sophomore student leader who passed away in the spring of 2016. One Freshman or Sophomore undergraduate is honored with this award for demonstrating outstanding leadership potential in helping to produce campus-wide, co-curricular programs. The recipient must exhibit a high degree of student group involvement, organizational support, and leadership growth and development.

NOTE: The previous year’s award recipient is not eligible for this year.

Eligible Individuals: Freshman or Sophomore Undergraduate

Each year a junior or senior undergraduate is honored for outstanding contributions to campus-wide co-curricular programs, as well as a high quality of leadership and organizational ability in helping plan and present programs. The Grossman Memorial Award was established by the Class of 1963 in remembrance of their classmates, Judy and Bill Grossman.

NOTE: The previous year’s award recipient is not eligible for this year.

Eligible Individuals: Junior or Senior Undergraduate