Awards

Hall Council Awards

2007-2008

Hall councils across campus will have worked hard all year to provide programs and services to residence hall students. RHA would like to reward the organizations for their efforts. The judges will consist of RHA Officers and Committee Members. The RHA Advisor will vote in the event of a tie. Each judge will review each notebook and/or essay and score it independently based on the descriptions above.

All award nominations are to be submitted to the RHA box in JCK 320 by 4pm on

Friday April 18, 2008.

Awards will be presented at the annual RHA EOY Banquet and Awards Ceremony

May 5, 2008

7:00-8:30pm

LBJ Multipurpose Room

There will be two awards for the overall effectiveness of the organization:

Hall Council of the Year

$150—petty cash to purchase something for the Hall Council to use in the Hall or to use for future Hall Council functions.
Plate on Perpetual Plaque displayed at Residence Life, JCK 320
Bragging rights

Hall Council Excellence Award

· $75 —petty cash to purchase something for the Hall Council to use in the Hall or to use for future Hall Council functions.

Framed certificate for the hall

To be considered for recognition, each hall council must put together a notebook highlighting their programs, theme activities, community service projects, collaboration with or promotion of academics, socials, leadership training activities, fund-raising efforts, and evaluation processes.

Notebooks should be no more than one binder, creative, and original. Notebooks must be submitted to the RHA box in JCK 320 by 4pm on Friday April 18, 2008 to be considered for an award. Notebooks will be judged and given points on a five point-scale (1=poor to 5=excellent) on the following:

Overall Programs
Community Service Projects
Collaboration with or Promotion of Academics
Theme Activities (i.e. diversity, international)
Leadership Training Activities (i.e. attending conferences, retreats)
Socials
Fund-Raising Efforts
Evaluation Processes
Notebook Creativity and Originality

There will also be four awards for individual or small group accomplishments.

To be considered for recognition in one of the five categories below, each hall council must compose an essay explaining why they think the individual or group being nominated is deserving of that award. There is no length or formatting requirement. Essays must be submitted to the RHA box in JCK 320 by 4pm on Friday April 18, 2008.

Outstanding Leader Award: for the leader of an organization who has exhibited dedication, consistency, follow-through, good judgment, wise financial decisions, and all-around outstanding leadership skills.

Outstanding Community Service Award: for the hall that most strengthened the relationship with the surrounding community through service learning.

Hall Council Program of the Year: for the hall that planned and implemented

the most creative and well attended program.

Advisor of the Year Award:Now is your chance to recognize your advisor for a job well done! (Submit only one essay. This can be, and should be, a group effort. Please type! Everyone should sign the essay.) Thoughts to Get You Started: How did they motivate the group this year? Were they supportive? Describe their leadership style. Describe their positive attitude. Did they regularly attend events and meetings? Describe their availability and visibility in the hall. How did they facilitate the development of the organization? Did you feel informed about campus events? In what ways did they exceed your expectations? What did you learn from them that you will utilize in the future? Were they accepting of your ideas? How did their experience benefit the group? If there was a problem in the group, how was it handled? How did they help you learn from mistakes? How did they help you learn from successes? Did they help you set goals and stick to them? How? Why were they effective?

Good Luck.