The five award categories are:
- Committment to Inclusion and Belonging
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This award recognizes a student organization that has demonstrated a commitment to building an inclusive campus community and creating a sense of belonging for all. This organization recognizes and appreciates the unique characteristics of individuals, as well as seeks to identify and address barriers that hinder inclusion.
Eligibility: The recipient of this award must be a student organization currently registered with the Center for Student Involvement.
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- Event of the Year
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This award honors student organizations for conceiving, planning, promoting, and executing an outstanding event that met or exceeded the intended goals and outcomes and made a significant impact on the participants and/or K-State community.
Eligibility: The recipient of this award must be a student organization currently registered with the Center for Student Involvement.
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- Advisor of the Year
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This award honors a student organization advisor who has positively contributed to the development, management, and success of a student organization which they advise. This individual challenges, educates and encourages organization members and, through their remarkable dedication, provides a level of support that exceeds expectations.
Eligibilty: The recipient of this award must currently be listed as an Advisor in OrgCentral. The person completing the nomination must be listed as member of the student organization which the nominee advises in OrgCentral. The student organization must currently be registered with the Center for Student Involvement.
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- Student Leader of the Year
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This award honors a member of a student organization who has positively contributed to the development, management, and success of their organization. This individual inspires, innovates, and leverages personal and team strengths to achieve organizational goals. This award will be given to a student who, through their remarkable dedication, provides a level of leadership that exceeds expectations.
Eligibility: The nominee must have been enrolled as a student at Kansas State University at some point since January 1, 2022. The nominee must be listed as a member or contact of a student organization in OrgCentral. The person completing the nomination must be listed as a member or advisor of the same student organization as the nominee in OrgCentral. The student organization must currently be registered with the Center for Student Involvement.
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- Student Organization of the Year
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This award honors a student organization that has demonstrated excellence in fulfilling their mission and purpose as an organization. The have made outstanding achievements in the areas of membership involvement, leadership development, organizational activity, and contribution to campus and community.
Eligibility: The recipient of this award must be a student organization currently registered with the Center for Student Involvement.
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Nominations will be accepted December 1, 2022 - February 5, 2023 via forms on OrgCentral. Nominations will close 11:59 pm on February 5, 2023.