Each year, the Student Leadership Project Team recognizes students and organizations for their contributions to the campus and community. Categories of awards vary by year and often reflect a variety of interests, including community service, most improved, student leaders, advisors, collaboration, and programming. Scholarships and other awards may also be presented at the ceremony that is held annually in the spring.

Any questions, please contact: Charlie Warner, cwarner@wcupa.edu, 610-436-2117.

Organizational Award Descriptions

Best Student Club Collaboration Award  

This award will be presented to those clubs & organizations that “pool” their resources, and co-sponsor a program or a series of programs that benefit the campus community. These programs could be educational, philanthropic, consciousness raising, entertaining, or feature cultural diversity understanding. Programs will be judged on the following: originality, creativity, popularity, value to the community, and degree to which the program has fulfilled its intended purpose. (Eligible program nominations will have occurred between March 1, 2012 and March 7, 2013

Most Improved Student Organization Award

This award will be presented to a club or organization that has made significant strides towards achieving their goals and mission. Please include the role of leadership in this change and how the organization has transformed itself since last March, 2012.

Organization of the Year Award

This award will be presented to a club or organization that has demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities. Such qualities may have been displayed through involvement in student activities, leadership development, organizational programming, and/or service. Please include information pertaining to how this particular organization has impacted the campus community. 

Organization Program of the Year

This award will be presented to a group or groups who have provided the most out-standing program to the West Chester University campus, with consideration to those who have focused on philanthropic, consciousness-raising, entertaining, social, cultural diversity, or educational topics. Programs held on or off campus will be judged on the following (as it applies): originality, creativity, popularity, values to the community, and degree to which the program has fulfilled the intended purpose. (Eligible program nominations will have occurred between March 1, 2012 and March 7, 2013) 

Community Service Leadership Award

Individual Award Descriptions

Citizen Leader Award

This recognition will be presented to those Students, faculty, or staff member who, in their daily life, understand and embody the virtues of honor, embracing diversity, empathy, team-work, and social responsibility.

Madeleine Wing Adler Emerging Leader Award

This award focuses on the first year or sophomore student leader (student with less than 60 credits) who has shown the most promise of leadership. The promise could be displayed through leadership roles or active participation in student organizations, academia, or service. 

Diane DeVestern Ethical Leadership Award

This award is given to a student leader who demonstrates strong ethical principles in service to others. Nominations should discuss how the nominee has exhibited ethics and integrity.  This award is given in tribute to Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, Diane DeVestern, a long-time employee of Student Affairs and friend of WCU.

Beverly A. Domenick Award for Leadership

This award is given to a student leader who displays the following characteristics: practical, resourceful, responsible decision-making, integrity, compassion for others, and the ability when leading to know when to “just do it”. This award is given in memory of Beverly Domenick, a long-time employee of Student Affairs and friend of WCU.

Organization Advisor of the Year

This award will be given to an advisor who has served a West Chester University group above and beyond expectations. This individual may be new to the position or may have been working with the group for several years.  (only nominations from students will be considered)

People's Choice Award 

This award will be presented to an individual at WCU (student or employee) who has a genuine concern for others, is committed to serve and has gone above and beyond the call of duty for the betterment of the campus community. Please include in your letter how this person has impacted you and/or the student body. 

Senior Leader Award

This award focuses upon the senior leader (student with 90 or more credits) who has shown the most capable leadership ability throughout his/her years at WCU. The individual's leadership ability may have been displayed through excellence in student organizations, academia, or service.

WCU Leader Award

This award will be presented to a West Chester University student who has held a variety of leadership positions and demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities. Please include information on how this nominated individual has impacted the campus community.

Golden Ram Award

This award is given to an undergraduate student who demonstrates high involvement, creates positive experiences through the campus community, impacts student life at WCU and enhances the Golden Ram spirit. This award recognizes a student who makes contributions to the University through participation in student orgranizations, WCU traditions and university events.

Outstanding Graduate Student Award

The Outstanding Graduate Student Award recognizes a graduate student leader who has made extraordinary contributions to his or her scholarly, campus, and/or wider communities. The recipient should demonstrate strong leadership skills through such activities as peer mentoring, teaching, research, publishing creative work, and service, employment and/or participation in professional association activities.

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