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Leadership : Excellence in Leadership Award

The SCSU Award for Excellence in Leadership

The University Award for Excellence in Leadership identifies and honors students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership while at St. Cloud State University. The program recognizes students who, through their leadership efforts, have made significant contributions to St. Cloud State University and their communities based on an evaluation of their academic commitment and their leadership experiences.

The 2009-10 Excellence in Leadership Award Winners will be recognized at the 21st Annual Excellence in Leadership Awards Banquet on Sunday, April 18, 2010.

 

2009-2010 Information Will Be Available in December 2009
Application Eligibility Requirements How Applications Are Scored Tips for Completing the Application Letter of Reference Writer Instructions

2008-2009 Information- 2009-10 Information will be available in December 2009

Excellence in Leadership Application - Click Below to Download

Excellence in Leadership Application Available in December 2009

 

Eligibility Requirements

  • Have student status during the current academic year. You can graduate in fall 2008 and still be eligible
  • Undergraduate Student minimum cumulative GPA- 3.0 and at least 90 credits earned at the end of Fall 2008
  • Graduate Student minimum cumulative GPA- 3.5 and at least 18 graduate semester credits by end of fall semester 2008 (a minimum of 18 semester credits earned at SCSU

    ITEMS TO SUBMIT FOR A COMPLETE APPLICATION

Application

Complete, signed application in the official format

Reflective Statements

Respond to three reflective statements on a separate piece of paper.  Each question will be underlined and your response will be limited to 350 words for each question.

Letters of Recommendation

Two letters, preferably on letterhead

(attached or sent directly to CSOLD, Atwood Memorial Center 139)

  • One from a faculty/staff member, adviser or officer of an organization
  • One from a supervisor of community projects or activities

Co-Curricular Transcript

Found at www.stcloudstate.edu/cocurricular

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Double-check your application to ensure that it is complete.  (If your application is missing required items, it will not be considered for an award.)  Submit your complete application to CSOLD, AMC 139, by Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, at 4:30 p.m.  (This will include all of the above items.) Late or incomplete packets will not be considered.

 

How Excellence in Leadership Applications are Scored

The Excellence in Leadership Committee encourages students to submit the best application possible. Here are two ways to learn more about the evaluation of the process:

Excellence in Leadership Scoring Rubrics

Download the tool that the award committee uses to evaluate the quality of the application. The goal is to help applicants understand what a well-developed application looks like and to help the them reflect on their experiences in submitting the application.

Undergraduate Student Scoring Rubric
Graduate Student Scoring Rubric

 

Tips on Completing the Application Process

Please demonstrate evidence of leadership as an SCSU student (on-campus and/or in the community). The application process allows you to reflect on your growth and development as a leader, primarily while at St. Cloud State University.   An application will be considered complete for review if it has the following:

Item

How this is evaluated:

Two letters of recommendation (request at least one month prior to application deadline):

  • One from a faculty/staff member, adviser or officer of an organization
  • One from a supervisor of community projects or activities

Find references that can speak to your leadership abilities.  It is likely that a reference knows about you and your abilities in ways that go beyond the formal application. The reference letter is a chance for your reference to share how you have impacted people, organizations and communities through your leadership efforts at St. Cloud State University. 

Complete application form

Answer all of the questions.

  • Response to three reflective statements listed on the application.
  • Each question will be underlined and your response will be limited to 350 words for each question.

  • Depth of response to the questions asked
  • Quality of written response.  Remember, this is your best work! A well-written response will be free of spelling errors,  will be grammatically correct, well-organized, easy to read and understand.
  • Completed Co-Curricular Transcript (CCT), available on-line at www.stcloudstate.edu/cocurricular
  • For the awards committee to fully appreciate your involvement, spell out all acronyms and briefly describe your experiences/involvement.  Do not assume the readers are familiar with your organization, involvement, awards, and recognition.
  • CSOLD will print out your Co-Curricular Transcript and put it in your application file when you complete your application.
  • List only achievements undertaken while at SCSU.  Asterisk (*) any activities for which you were paid, received a stipend or honorarium.
  • For each activity, please complete the reflective statement.  It is important to use this section to list skills gained, the impact your involvement had on the organization, and key lessons learned from this involvement.  This information helps process your experience and also helps the Excellence in Leadership Committee evaluate your experiences more completely.  (If you need help updating your transcript, visit the CSOLD Resource Desk.)

 

Instructions for Writer of the Letter of Recommendation

Thank you for agreeing to write a letter of recommendation for an applicant of the St. Cloud State University Excellence in Leadership Award.  Students are being evaluated on the following:

  • A listing of their involvement in organizations, service and volunteer opportunities, development activities, and other leadership activities in the SCSU/greater community during their time as a student.
  • Demonstrated focus on academics, meeting the minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 for undergraduate students and 3.5 for graduate students. 
  • Reflective statements discussing how they have developed as a leader, their impact on others in their organizations, and how they will use their leadership skills in the future
  • Two letters of recommendation

The context of the application process above should help you frame your reference letter.  It is likely that you know about this person and his/her abilities in ways that go beyond the formal application. Your reference letter is a chance to share how you have seen the applicant impact people, organizations and communities, primarily through their leadership efforts here at St. Cloud State University. 

Thank you for taking the time to be a part of this student’s efforts to celebrate his/her leadership experiences here at St. Cloud State University!  Letters of recommendation are due by Friday, January 30, 2009 at 4:30 p.m.  They may be submitted via the following:   1) with the application (in a sealed envelope, if preferred, with a signature across the flap);    2) sent directly to the CSOLD Office;    3) by e-mail or   4) by fax:

ADDRESS

E-MAIL

FAX

Center for Student Organizations and Leadership Development
St. Cloud State University
720 Fourth Avenue South, Atwood Memorial Center 139
St. Cloud, MN  56301-4498

csold@stcloudstate.edu

320-308-2283