We will be accepting applications until 5pm on Thursday March 19th.
Recognizing Excellence in Student Life
2008-2009
Each year the SSMU awards students and student groups who have shown themselves as outstanding in a variety of ways. It is time for YOUR hard work and dedication to be recognized!
With this form you will find the list of awards that are available. Please use the questionnaire (below) to produce an application for one or more of these SSMU Awards. You may nominate yourself or nominate another person (or group). Applicants must answer the following questions in a separate document, and include the NAME, PHONE NUMBER and CONTACT EMAIL of the individual responsible for the nomination on the front page of their submission. Please limit your responses to each question to a maximum of 350 words.
Each application should supply the following information:
1. Brief description of reason for nomination.
2. Most important/significant achievements of nominee. Be specific.
[i.e. what the nominee has accomplished with its work (ex: money raised, interest aroused, good teamwork and solid membership, etc.)]
3. Briefly describe how the nominee has contributed to life on campus, the broader community or society as a whole.
4. What is unique about the nominee? i.e. what sets them apart from others in this category?
5. Please include any other information you find relevant to your application.
Feel free to include videos, CD ROMs, pictures, press releases etc. The more information the selection committee has the more information they have to base their decision. The quality of the presentation is a consideration in the selection process.
Completed applications should be submitted to the SSMU Office in the William and Mary Brown Student Services Building suite 1200 NO LATER THAN Wednesday MARCH 18TH,. 2009 at 5 pm.
NO LATE/INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
For any questions, don’t hesitate to contact Julia Webster, SSMU Vice-President Internal by calling 398-6799, or email at internal@ssmu.mcgill.ca
Good luck and remember, the success of your participation at McGill and SSMU is not based on winning awards but rather you should take pride in your initiatives and contributions!
Sincerely,
Julia Webster & The SSMU Awards Committee
2009 SSMU AWARDS:
The following is a list and description of each award that can be applied for:
1. Volunteer of the Year award will be presented to an individual who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to an SSMU activity, event, club, or campus group. This person need not have been the coordinator of an undertaking, but should have played a consistently supportive role in its development.
2. Councilor of the Year will recognize a SSMU Councilor who has made outstanding contributions as a student representative throughout the year. (To be voted on among peers).
3. Fred Sagel Memorial Award (Senator of the Year) will recognize a SSMU student Senator who has made outstanding contributions as a student representative throughout the year. (To be voted on among peers).
4. SSMU Service of the Year award will be presented to the SSMU service that has shown itself to be constantly active, continually self-improving, and persistently serving the needs of students within SSMU, the McGill community at large, and Montreal.
5. Club of the Year award will be presented to a club which has fostered a solid membership, which has demonstrated its organization to be capable of growth, and which has sought to have an impact on the McGill community and broader society.
6. New Club of the Year award will be presented to a new club that has filled a significant void in campus life and has demonstrated their organization to be capable of growth and innovation.
7. Social-Political Event of the Year award will recognize social-political events sponsored by campus groups that benefit McGill and its students. Events are nominated are successful, either because of the cooperation they fostered, the interest they aroused, or the money they earned.
8. Social Event of the Year award will recognize activities sponsored by campus groups that benefit McGill and its students and were successful, either because of the cooperation they fostered, the interest they aroused, or the money they earned.
9. Charitable event of the year award will recognize activities run by on-campus groups that are charitable in nature. The charity in question can be local or international, but must be (or be sponsored by) a SSMU recognized or internationally recognized club or group. Winner will be determined not only by funds raised, but with such factors as scope, interest and creativity.
10. The Faculty of the Year award will honor the faculty association that has worked to support teamwork among its constituents while striving to maintain a link with the larger McGill campus. It will have demonstrated an ability to work within tough circumstances and to develop initiatives designed to inform, serve, and involve the students it represents
10. Campus Group of the Year award will recognize an athletic team, residence hall, departmental association, or other non-SSMU-sponsored groups which has worked to enhance the quality of student life for its constituents in particular and McGill students in general.
11. A Publication of the Year award will be presented to a campus publication demonstrating an outstanding quality of editorial content and presentation.
12. President of the Year award will be presented to a Club, Service, Faculty Association, or Departmental Association President who has demonstrated leadership and innovation.
13. SSMU Campus Life Fund Project of the Year award will be presented to a project sponsored by the SSMU through the Campus Life Fund that has shown itself to be a significant addition to campus life and of exceptional benefit to students.
14. Committee of the Year will recognize an SSMU committee which has made outstanding contributions throughout the year.
15. Coordinator of the Year award will be presented to an SSMU coordinator or SSMU club / service / campus life project coordinator, for example a Mini-Course or SALSA Political Coordinator, who has demonstrated leadership and organizational skills, as well as innovation and creativity to ensure the success of their program.
16. Web Site of the Year award will recognize the student group web site that exhibits excellence in content, usability and design.
17. Young Alumni award will recognize a student in their final (graduating) year who has exhibited a consistent desire to promote student life during their time at McGill, such that the impact of their involvement has contributed to make a positive imprint on the fabric of the McGill community, and who has done so without credit or salaried pay.
All awards will be presented to recipients at the 2009 SSMU awards banquet, the date TBD. All finalists will be invited to the banquet. Finalists will be contacted via email about the status of their application.
Thank you for your application and we will be in touch soon!
