Award Categories
Cross Cultural Programming Award: This award is presented to the individual and group who improved the campus climate by working together to present an initiative(s) that increases the campus community’s understanding of different cultures and provides opportunities for cross cultural exchanges.
Fraternity or Sorority Life Chapter of Excellence: Given to the organization that has shown a commitment to organizational values, and that has had a positive impact on the overall campus through their programming and initiatives
Global Engagement Award: This award is given to an individual and group who demonstrate leadership in achieving the international mission of the University of Michigan to maintain inclusive, intercultural excellence through promotion of international involvement and understanding.
Innovation or Research Award: Given to an individual and group whose work results in an invention or improvement to an existing product, service, process, or technology that creates new value for customers or that helps to address and/or analyze a societal problem.
Professional Organization of the Year Award: This award recognizes a group based around a profession who demonstrates significant success and development in following their mission and goals.
Quiet Influence Award: Recognizes an individual and group who put their heart and soul into everything they do, but their effort often goes unrecognized. They may work ”behind the scenes,” but often go above and beyond expectations.
Resilience Award: Recognizes an individual and group who has shown the ability to reflect and make adjustments through challenges and employ strategies to recover from setbacks.
Rosalie Ginsberg Dedicated Community Service Award: Recognizes an individual and group who made a positive, meaningful, and lasting impact in surrounding communities through social action and community engagement.
Social Change Award: Honors an individual and group who is responsible for the development and/or execution of a program or initiative that significantly enhanced the social, recreational, educational, and/or cultural life of students and the general community at this institution.
Social Justice Award: Given to an individual and group whose programs or efforts educate people on social justice issues on campus and/or abroad and have shown evidence of a significant impact on addressing power, privilege, and discrimination to foster inclusiveness and a socially just society.
Student Life Student Employee of the Year: This award recognizes a student, employed by a department within Student Life, who embodies the departmental values and drives the department forward towards its vision.
Equitable Partnership Award: Recognizes the collaboration between two or more student organizations that results in a meaningful, impactful initiative or event that embodies elements of teamwork, equitable partnership, and collaboration outside of the organization. Please note contact information for all involved organizations.
Student Organization of the Year: This award recognizes a student organization who has exemplified their overall mission and purpose through positive engagement while creating a lasting impact on the campus community during the year.
Sustainability Award: This award is given to an individual and group who has made an impact on the campus community and/or society by supporting a cultural change away from systems of extraction and environmental harm towards a culture of creativity, interdependence, regenerative resources, and care for one another and the planet.
Wellness Award: This award is given to an individual and group who have developed initiatives or programming that promotes or educates campus on one or more of the eight dimensions of wellness (physical, emotional/mental, environmental, financial, occupational, social, intellectual, and spiritual).
Undergraduate and Graduate Student of the Year Award: Awarded to a first year, sophomore, junior, senior and graduate student who have excelled in the areas of academic achievement, student leadership, and service.
