The Unsung Hero Award recognizes a student for work they do behind the scenes. The individual may not hold an executive leadership position within an organization, but consistently works to improve his or her organization or cause. This award will recognize someone who goes above and beyond their responsibilities as a general member and does so to enhance the overall outcome of the student organization, a program or an initiative.
Eligibility and Criteria for Unsung Hero Award
Eligibility: Undergraduate students from all academic years
Winners of this award will have demonstrated the following:
- Ethics and Integrity
- Individual understands their actions, both public and private, are reflective of their values.
- When faced with ethical issues, individual challenges themselves and others to act in ways congruent with their personal and shared values.
- Individual demonstrates the highest level of integrity in all aspects of their lives.
- Connection and Collaboration
- Individual seeks out meaningful relationships to foster positive change.
- Individual understands these relationships not simply as a means to an end but as an integral component of creating an effective community.
- Individual finds ways to motivate, utilize, and incorporate others to move their vision forward.
- Individual creates a safe, open and trustworthy environment.
- Individual understands and values the process as well as the final outcome.