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Recognizing Excellence and Innovation in Student Affairs Programs and Initiatives
NASPA recognizes the contributions of members who are transforming higher education through outstanding programs, innovative services, and effective administration. All NASPA members are encouraged to enter recently developed and/or longstanding programs and initiatives for consideration for the NASPA Excellence Awards.
Programs selected for recognition in each category will receive one of three designations: Gold, Silver, or Bronze. The gold recipients from each category will be further judged for the designations of Grand Gold, Grand Silver, and Grand Bronze.
All submissions must be received by October 23, 2009. Award recipients will be recognized at the 2010 NASPA Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
If the submission relates to a program that relies on substantive use of multimedia technology, a link to those materials should be embedded in the award submission. The materials must be accessible to committee members without the need for user identification or password.
Categories for Excellence Entries
NASPA Excellence Award entries will be submitted and judged within one of the following ten categories:
- Housing, Residence Life, Contracted Services, Judicial, and related
- Student Union, Student Activities, Greek Life, Leadership, and related
- Enrollment Management, Orientation, Parents, First Year, Other Year, and related
- Student Health, Wellness, Counseling, and related
- International, Multicultural, Cultural, Gender, LGBTQ, Spirituality, Disability, and related
- Careers, Academic Support, Service-Learning, Community Service, and related
- Off-Campus, Commuter, Non-traditional, Graduate, Professional, and related
- Athletic, Recreation, Physical Fitness, Non-Varsity Sports, and related
- Administrative, Assessment, Information Technology, Fundraising, Professional Development, and related
- Violence Education and Prevention, Crisis Management, Campus Security, and related
Criteria for Excellence Awards Judging
Entries within each category will be reviewed by a cross-section of experienced NASPA members. Three to five judges will independently review submissions using the following criteria:
- Positive impact on student learning, transitions, retention, and/or success
- Relevance to institutional mission
- Demonstration of success in addressing student needs and/or critical campus issues
- Importance to one or more program areas included in this category
- Collaboration with academic affairs and other departments
- Originality and creativity
- Effective use of technology and other resources
- Innovative practical use of research and/or assessment and linking to learning outcomes
- Evidence of sustainability
- Quality of program description and submission
Winner recognition
Gold Award winners will:
- Be placed in consideration for the NASPA Grand Gold Medal, NASPA Grand Silver Medal and NASPA Grand Bronze Medal designating the top three programs or initiatives.
- Receive NASPA Excellence Awards Certificates of Gold.
- Be prominently displayed at the NASPA Annual Conference.
- Be invited to participate in a poster session recognizing all Gold Award winners during the NASPA Annual Conference.
- Receive recognition through the NASPA Forum.
- Be showcased in a collection of Gold Award winners on the NASPA Excellence Awards web resource center.
- Receive letters of commendation sent by NASPA to the institution's president, senior student affairs officer, campus newspaper, and selected local media to announce the achievement.
Silver and Bronze Award winners will:
- Receive NASPA Excellence Awards Certificates of Silver or Bronze.
- Receive recognition through the NASPA Forum.
- Be included for two years in a collection of winning entries on the NASPA Excellence Awards web resource center.
- Receive letters of commendation from NASPA to the institution's president and senior student affairs officer.
Grand Medal winners:
- The Gold Award winner in each category will be further considered for the highest awards for program excellence -- the NASPA Grand Gold Medal, the NASPA Grand Silver Medal and the NASPA Grand Bronze Medal. The winners of these three grand awards will be recognized during the NASPA Annual Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, March 9, 2010.