Awards

CU GOLD's (Gaining Opportunities through Leadership Development) Annual Leadership Awards

We are now accepting nominations for next year's Leadership Awards Recognition Reception. The reception will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 in UMC 235.

Congratulations to all the winners of this year's 2009 Leadership Awards! 

Winners are announced at the Leadership Recognition Reception. This event is free and open to the CU campus. Please read the following descriptions of the awards to find out how to nominate someone for next year. 

Award Descriptions

Student Organization of the Year
This award will be presented to a student organization who has demonstrated outstanding leadership, involvement and positive change. Please tell us how the organization has made a difference on campus and promoted leadership from within.

Rising Star
This award will be presented to a student who is an emerging leader on campus and has shown potential to greatly impact the campus community. This leader need not be a recognizable leader, simply one who has worked hard and made a difference.

Outstanding Student Voice
This award will be given to a student who has shown his or her leadership by working to make positive change for this campus through activism. They have made the voices of other students heard and are working to improve the conditions on campus for all students.

Lasting Legacy
This award will honor a graduating senior who has left their mark at CU during their time here. We are looking for someone who has demonstrated outstanding leadership on campus and whose impact will be seen for years to come.  Senior Class Council will chose the recipient of this award.

Supportive Staff Member of the Year
This award is for a staff member who works with student organizations on campus and puts in a great effort to help and support the different groups he or she works with in an outstanding way. We are looking for a staff member who has helped make the success of student groups possible.

Integrity Award

This award will be presented to one student and one faculty member who have demonstrated high levels of integrity, whether it is in the classroom or in extracurricular activities. Please tell us how your nominee represents the ideals and values expressed in the CU Honor Code and how they have demonstrated their consistent dedication to teaching or living the virtues of academic integrity. Nominees should hold high moral character and are constantly working to enhance the culture of integrity at CU. The Honor Code will choose the recipients of this award.