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Leadership

The Office of Student Engagement strives to provide every student with the opportunity to grow, challenge themselves, and develop as a leader. Throughout the year, the OSE offers resources and leadership programs to foster and promote the success of our future leaders.

Leadership

Leadership is more than taking on a role. It’s about students finding their unique place on campus and laying the foundation for personal development.

 

The Office of Student Engagement holds the annual Leadership Awards Ceremony in Decker Theater each April

Please check back for information on how to submit a nomination. 

 

Award Criteria

This award is presented to a student who best exemplifies strong leadership qualities. This award recognizes a student as being especially dedicated to both academic and extracurricular activities. This student has made outstanding contributions to campus-wide programs, and displayed positive leadership in and out of the classroom. The nominee for this award may be a student that is compensated for their work.

 This award recognizes the student organization that continues to demonstrate overall, well-rounded success through multiple avenues, such as a diversity of programs, increased member participation, leadership development, and other notable achievements that contribute to the campus community over the academic year. Fraternity and Sorority organizations are not eligible for this award as they have a separate Greek category.

This award is presented to as many as four seniors who have demonstrated active involvement both on the Washington College campus, and in the Chestertown community. All nominees must be seniors (as defined by the College with regards to credits).

This award honors a student who has demonstrated superior service to the campus during his or her first year of college. He or she should be a student who shows promise as a future leader on campus. All nominees must have completed at least one semester as a full time student by the time the nomination is received.

This award is presented to a President of a Student-run organization on campus. This award recognizes a President who has helped advance the organization internally and increased their presence on campus. This President has displayed a passion for organizational development and the personal growth of his/her members. The nominee for this award may be a student that is compensated for their work. Nominees must have been president of their organization for at least a semester in the 2019-2020 academic year.

This award recognizes an individual who has made specific contributions to the campus community by promoting intercultural understanding through programming or personal involvement. This person has done a significant amount of work on social justice issues, and fostering an equitable community in which members feel more safe and secure.

This award is presented to an organizational advisor who has contributed outstanding service and has helped their organization grow exponentially. The service provided by the nominee must be voluntary, non-compensated activities at Washington College.

This award honors a student who has contributed outstanding service to the campus. The service provided by the nominee should be voluntary, non-compensated activities at the college, or in the Chestertown community. This award is presented to a student who makes service a priority, and has made an impact on the campus community through service.

This award is presented to an organization that promotes dedication to serving others and/or fundraising. This award recognizes an outstanding service project or fundraising event that was held this year to benefit a philanthropic organization.

This award honors a varsity student-athlete who has made a positive impact on the Washington College community through his or her participation in athletics, in addition to maintaining a leadership role in a student club or organization.

This award honors an individual or recognized organization that attempted to create a new campus program. The award winner is recognized for their successful use of innovative ideas that have made a noticeable impact on the Washington College campus.  Please make sure to include a statement about how this new program  made a noticeable impact on the college.

This award recognizes a group of students or organizations that have contributed in a meaningful way to furthering the quality of the student experience through a series of efforts or activities or one notable event. This award celebrates the contribution to the community as well as the collaborative spirit of the partnering organizations.

This award recognizes a Greek organization(s) that best demonstrates a commitment to academics, service, sister/brotherhood, and community. Governing bodies (Panhellenic/IFC) are also eligible for this award.

This award honors an individual sorority member that has demonstrated leadership and commitment to panhellenic values over the course of the year. Any student that has been a member of a sorority for one full semester is eligible for this recognition.

This award honors an individual fraternity member that has demonstrated leadership and commitment to fraternal values of the course over the year. Any student that has been a member of a fraternity for one full semester is eligible for this recognition.

 

The National Society of Leadership and Success

How do I become an inducted member?

Once you have paid your registration fee, you are considered a member (also known as pre-inducted member) with access to certain benefits. In order to become an inducted member, you must complete the following steps: 

  1. Orientation: the first meeting that occurs each semester and will give you access to all the information you need about the program in order to successfully complete the steps for induction as a member.
  2. Leadership Training Day: a 3-hour interactive video training session with a workbook designed to help you identify and overcome any obstacles that may interfere with obtaining your goals. This introspective seminar helps you to recognize your strengths and weaknesses, in order to shift your focus toward your real passions. 
  3. Three speaker broadcast events: you will watch some of the world’s most successful motivational speakers discussing topics related to leadership, identifying goals, facing challenges, personal growth, and successfully transitioning from college to career.
  4. Three Success Networking Team meetings: bring together groups of students that work together and provide peer coaching on achieving goals. You can discuss goals, desires and expectations, set timelines and hold each other accountable for achieving what you want. The Success Networking Team provides members with a support network of like-minded goal-oriented students on campus.

 

Once you complete these steps, you will be invited to an induction ceremony where you will receive your membership kit.

Should you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact Elaine Grant at egrant2FREEwashcoll.