What was once known as the RSO Banquet has now evolved into the Student Leader Awards — a celebration recognizing the outstanding contributions of student leaders and organizations across HSC hosted by the Center for Student Life!
We need your help in nominating deserving student leaders and RSO’s for the awards listed below. You are welcome to nominate your own organization or an organization you feel deserves one of these awards.
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT LEADER AWARDS:
- Excellence in Service Award: Acknowledges a student who has shown a deep commitment to service, dedicating their time and effort to meaningful community engagement and social change.
- Legacy Award: Celebrates a graduating student who has left a lasting impact on their organization, program, or campus community through sustained leadership and dedication.
- Values Award: Honors a student leader who exemplifies the HSC core values of Courageous Integrity, Be Curious, We Care, Better Together, and Show Your Fire in their daily actions and leadership, creating a lasting, positive impact on the HSC campus community.
STUDENT ORGANIZATION AWARDS:
- Excellence in Service Award: Acknowledges a Student Organization that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to service, making a meaningful impact on the community through volunteerism, advocacy, and outreach initiatives. The organization exemplifies a dedication to civic engagement, social responsibility, and creating positive change, inspiring others to contribute to the greater good. Through its programs and events, this group has shown innovation, collaboration, and a sustained commitment to serving others.
- Student Organization of the Year: This award recognizes a student organization that has demonstrated exceptional leadership, innovation, and impact throughout the year. This organization has successfully advanced its mission while fostering a strong sense of community, collaboration, and student engagement.
Values Award: Honors a Student Organization that exemplifies the HSC core values of Courageous Integrity, Be Curious, We Care, Better Together, and Show Your Fire through its leadership, programming, and impact on the HSC community.
You can submit your nominations through the Student Leader Awards Nomination Form on Engage. Please fill out one form submission per award nomination (nominations are only a paragraph long). Nominations must be completed by Sunday, March 16 at 11:59 pm, so please do not pass up the opportunity to show gratitude to those around you!
All nominees are invited to the annual RSO Awards Ceremony held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm in the MET 109/111 conference room. Light refreshments will be provided to those in attendance. Additionally, the nominees in each category will be recognized at the reception and winners will be announced.
If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Student Life at centerforstudentlife@unthsc.edu