• Program of the Month
• Resident Advisor of the Month
• Executive Board Member of the Month
• Advisor of the Month
• Graduate Assistant / Supervisor of the Month
• Commitment to Diversity Award
• Center Desk Staff of the Month
• Student of the Month

Program of the Month

Criteria Questions:

1. What makes your program unique to other schools?
2. What percent of your target group showed up?
3. Is the cost per person feasible in terms of adaptability to other schools?
4. Did the program have a lasting effect on the residents?
5. Did the program meet all the goals that were set?
6. What was the quality of the program (evaluation)?

Advice:

For both educational and social programs, the judging committees look for creativity, originality, financial feasibility, percent of attendance, and adaptability to other campuses. If the nomination is in conjunction with a nationally recognized week or holiday, the nomination needs to display how your campus has approached the program in a new or different way. When writing a nomination for a educational program try to show the relevance or reason the issue being programmed on is needed on your campus. These nominations are not only giving recognition to a group of leaders who have done a super program, but it becomes a resource and a guide for leaders on other campuses.

1. How well does the nominee work with residents and what impact has he or she had during the month of nomination?
2. Does the nominee support and advise (guide) the student leaders?
3. Does the nominee motivate others?
4. Has the nominee fulfilled and gone above his or her job responsibility during the month of nomination?
5. Are there any specific projects in support of hall government or committees?

1. How well does the nominee work with other executive board members?
2. Has the nominee fulfilled and gone above his or her officer responsibility during the month of nomination?
3. Is the nominee truly dedicated to the position and supportive of the organization?

1. Does the individual recognize the students they work with on task or initiatives that were done well during the month of nomination?
2. How did the individual impact the students they work with during the month of nomination?
3. Did the individual being nominated go above and beyond their professional contributions by the level of work with students during the month of nomination?
4. What outstanding accomplishments merit recognition of this individual this month?

1. How well does the nominee work with colleagues and residents?
2. In what way has the nominee's work ethic impact students, colleagues and the residence center as a whole during the month of nomination?
3. Did the Graduate staff member being nominated go above and beyond their professional contribution during the month of nomination, and if so to what extent?
4. What outstanding accomplishment(s) and/or specific project(s) merit recognition of the nominee?

• Staff (employees, colleagues, supervisor) support
• Programming initiatives
• Conflict/Crisis situations
• Professional development

1. Did the individual being nominated make a conscious effort toward promoting diversity in the residence hall?
2. Did the individual being nominated coordinate programs whose cultural content served to "bridge the gap" of diversity?
3. What outstanding actions, programs, or accomplishments merit recognition for such an award?

1. Does the individual make "overall" outstanding contributions to the desk staff?
2. Has the nominee fulfilled and gone above his or her job responsibility during the month of nomination?
3. Has he or she creatively helped the desk run more effectively (i.e. developed a form, come up with a good idea)?
4. Are the customer service skills (i.e. pleasant phone manners, always says thank you, good resource person) of the nominee above average?