ASCA Awards

ASCA AWARDS

This award is intended to recognize exceptional performance over time in service to the Association for Student Conduct Administration. Nominees must be nominated by a current member of ASCA and hold a current membership in ASCA.   The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 25 points):

·        Active membership in and significant contributions to the mission, vision, and goals of ASCA and other affiliated organizations.

·        Demonstrated leadership in ASCA.

·        Service to the Association.

·        Contributions to the field of student conduct administration through program presentations, leadership, new innovations or publications.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

ASCA Graduate Student of the Year Award

This award is presented to a full-time graduate student studying at either the Master's or PhD degree level who has greatly contributed to his or her institution. Nominations must include the submission of a current job description and resume as well as a letter of support from a faculty member that conveys academic success and the nominee's primary function and successes as a graduate student or graduate assistant. The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 30 points):

·        The nominee has gone above and beyond his or her job description by displaying initiative or creativity in his or her position.

·        Significant conduct administration related contributions to the nominee's institution and the profession.

·        Significant contributions to the nominee's area of academic study regardless of the program of study (i.e. internships, lab or practicum experience, papers or thesis, projects, publications, etc.).

·        Experience fostering inclusiveness and an appreciation of differences.

·        Significant contributions to the mission, vision, and goals of ASCA.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

ASCA Outstanding Conference Program Award

This award recognizes outstanding programs presented at the ASCA annual conference. Nominations must include an outline, the presentation (if applicable based on format), and all handouts. From the submissions, the Awards Committee will identify and notify the finalists for the awards. The finalists will be evaluated on-site during their presentation by the Awards Committee. The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 30 points):

·        Presentation shares new information and/or advances knowledge in the field of student conduct administration.

·        Overall quality of presentation and materials.

·        Presenters are knowledgeable in the content are on which they are presenting.

·        Material presented can be adapted to be used by other individuals/institutions.

·        Presenters actively engage their audience.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

ASCA Undergraduate Student of the Year Award

This award is presented to a full-time, enrolled undergraduate student who has greatly contributed to his or her institution. Nominations must include the submission of a current job description or description of leadership role related to student conduct administration/leadership (i.e. conduct board, peer review board, resident assistant, student worker, etc). The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 25 points):

·        The nominee has gone above and beyond his or her job description by displaying initiative or creativity in his or her position.

·        Related contributions to the nominee's institution and the profession.

·        Submission of a letter of support from a supervisor or advisor that conveys leadership success and potential.

·        Experience fostering inclusiveness and an appreciation of differences.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

Award of Excellence - Individual 

This award is one of the highest honors recognizing excellence within ASCA. It is presented to an individual in the field of conduct administration and has contributed significantly to the development of their campus, the field, and professional organizations. The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 30 points):

·        Significant contributions to the nominee's institution.

·        Active membership in and significant contributions to the mission, vision, and goals of ASCA and other affiliated organizations.

·        Contributions to the field of conduct administration through program presentations, leadership, new innovations, research or publications.

·        Support and promotion of conduct administration through mentoring and positive role modeling for other professionals.

·        Experiences in fostering inclusiveness and an appreciation of differences.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

Award of Excellence – Institution

This award is one of the highest honors recognizing excellence within ASCA. It is presented to an institution that is engaged at the highest level in the best practices of student conduct administration. The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 25 points):

·        Significant contributions to the nominee's institution.

·        Contributions to the field of conduct administration through program presentations, leadership, new innovations, research or publications.

·        Active membership in and significant contributions to the mission, vision, and goals of ASCA and other affiliated organizations.

·        Experiences in fostering inclusiveness and an appreciation of differences.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

Circuit of the Year Award

This award is presented to a Circuit in recognition of exceptional activities and communication within the Circuit over the course of a year. Nominees must be nominated by a current member of ASCA. The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 20 points):

·        Activities completed over the course of the past year.

·        Communication with membership during the past year.

·        Collaboration amongst circuit members during the past year.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

D. Parker Young Award

This award is to recognize the outstanding ongoing scholarly and research contributions of an individual in the area of higher education and student conduct administration. Nominees must be or have been a member in ASCA; have at least seven years of professional experience; and be nominated by a current member of ASCA. The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 20 points):

·        Contributions to the field of conduct administration through scholarly research, publication, and presentations.

·        Significant contributions to the mission, vision, and goals of ASCA and other affiliated organizations.

·        Support and promotion of scholarly research through mentoring and positive role modeling for other professionals and graduate students.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

Donald D. Gehring Award

This award recognizes exception individual contributions to the area of Student Conduct Administration. Nominees must be or have been a member in ASCA; must have been employed for at least ten years having been associated with Student Conduct; and be nominated by a current member of ASCA. The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 25 points):

·        Significant contributions to the mission, vision, and goals of ASCA and other affiliated organizations.

·        Contributions to the field of conduct administration through program presentations, leadership, new innovations, research or publications.

·        Support and promotion of conduct administration through mentoring and positive role modeling for other professionals.

·        Significant contributions to the nominee's institution.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

Innovation Award

This programmatic award is given to an institution that has implemented an innovative program related to conduct administration within the past year. The winner of this award will be asked to showcase their program at the annual conference during the Connections Carnival. Nominations must include a summary of the program being nominated (500 words max.). The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 35 points):

·        Service to the students of the institution or circuit.

·        Creative ideas, innovations in application.

·        Adaptability to other institutions.

·        Goals of the project or program and how they were met.

·        Cost effectiveness of the project.

·        Description of what was learned in the development/implementation of the program.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

New Professional of the Year

This award recognizes a new professional currently assigned primary responsibilities in student conduct administration. Nominees must hold current membership in ASCA; be currently assigned primary responsibilities in student conduct; have three or fewer years of professional experience with primary responsibilities in student judicial affairs; and be nominated by a current member of ASCA or an individual from where the nominee is employed.   Nominations must include the submission of a current job description and resume as well as a letter of support from someone who has worked with the nominee in a supervisory capacity within the last two years. The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 30 points):

·        Excellence in overall job performance.

·        Has gone above and beyond his or her job description by displaying initiative or creativity in his or her position.

·        Demonstration of special contributions to the field of conduct administration within his or her own university or other conduct administration or student development efforts.

·        Active membership in and significant contributions to the mission, vision, and goals of ASCA.

·        Experiences in fostering inclusiveness and an appreciation of differences.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

Student Conduct Professional of the Year 

This award is presented to an outstanding student conduct professional who has at least five (5) years of full time employment in the field of conduct administration. Nominations must include the submission of a current job description and resume as well as a letter of support from someone who has worked with the nominee in a supervisory capacity within the last two years. The following will be considered during the selection process (possible total of 30 points):

·        Excellence in overall job performance.

·        Has gone above and beyond his or her job description by displaying initiative or creativity in his or her position.

·        Demonstration of special contributions to the field of conduct administration within his or her own university or other conduct administration or student development efforts.

·        Active membership in and significant contributions to the mission, vision, and goals of ASCA.

·        Experiences in fostering inclusiveness and an appreciation of differences.

·        Overall strength of nomination.

SCORING GUIDELINES

In the awards listed above, each of the criteria is worth between one and five points. In scoring the nominations, the committee will use the following guidelines:

            1 – Little evidence of category

            2 – Occasional evidence of category

            3 – More frequent evidence of category

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