Dean’s Community Award for Students
The Dean’s Community Awards encourage and recognise citizenship amongst Business School students who excel in extra-curricular activities.
Nominations are accepted from students, faculty members and professional staff. Nominations can be for an individual student or a team of students. Self-nominations or anonymous nominations will not be considered.
When judging this award, consideration will be given to students who have made a significant contribution to the Business School community or wider society. Contributions should be current; the Panel will give greater weight to initiatives that have taken place in the current academic session. As these awards celebrate extra-curricular activities, nominations relating to academic/ assessed work such as projects will not normally be considered.
There are six categories:
- Improving Society – someone who has made a positive contribution to raising social awareness e.g. raising awareness of social causes with the cohort, volunteering, organising a fundraising or community engagement activity
- The Power of Innovative Thinking – someone who thinks outside of the box, demonstrating creative thinking e.g. innovative contributions or leadership that takes a project, event or solution to the next level
- Inspiring Brilliant Minds – someone who has broadened the minds of others e.g. organising an event or activity that provoked inspiring discussion or innovation and enhanced your learning and development
- Pioneering Practical Solutions – someone who identified an opportunity to benefit their cohort or the School and takes action e.g. someone who has developed a new initiative to improve the student experience.
- Sustainable Business Thinking – someone who raises awareness of business practices that are economically sustainable, socially responsible and actively promotes an environmentally friendly culture both in the university and the wider community.
- Inclusive Business - someone who consistently promotes (or has shown by a specific action) practices and behaviours that enhance equity, diversity and inclusion in our community of students, staff, or wider society.
Nominations open after Easter and close at the end of May.
Dean’s Community Award for Alumni
This is an opportunity to recognise an alumnus who has gone above and beyond to contribute to the Business School community with a preference for those that have supported fellow alumni.
Students, faculty members, professional staff and alumni are invited to nominate an alumnus from any of the School programmes.
Nominations open after Easter and close at the end of May.
