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OTM Award
Month and Year: April 2009
Nominees School: UNC Wilmington
Region: SAACURHCategory:
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Nominee: CLES Nominator: Scott Busiel
Address: 601 S. College Road Address: 601 S. College Road
Phone: (910) 962-3877 Phone: (910) 962-5821
E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail:
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On-Campus Population: 3,100
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Description of Contribution:
As the year ends down, there tends to be more apathy and
carelessness towards
programming and community building. While this may be the case
for many individualsand organizations, it is the least of everyones
worries for the Center for Leadership
Education and Service (CLES), a leadership and civic
engagement-based department at
the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Under the
leadership of Dr.
Donna Chapa Crowe, Jenn Smist, and Gail Guthrie, this department
has been everythingbut apathetic and has done an outstanding job
ending the year on a high note.
During the month of April, CLES has been swamped with leadership
and service-relatedactivities, making it one of the busiest
departments on-campus. The first large-scale event
that was put on has been an annual event for the past six years.
The Cornerstone Awards
Banquet honors student leaders at UNCW and student organizations
for their outstandingwork during the academic year. Teaming up with
our Campus Activities and Involvement
Center, CLES organized a professional banquet, with our
Chancellor and Vice Chancellor
of Student Affairs in attendance. And while the planning may not
sound difficult, thelogistics are what make this banquet
spectacular year after year.
Nominations for student awards went out early this year, as
students, faculty, and staff
were allowed to submit undergraduate and graduate student
nominations for our variousleadership, social justice, and
community-based awards. Interviews with staff and faculty
committees were then conducted for the finalists of various
awards. This was a tedious
process that involved a lot of administrative responsibilities.
The entire office helped outduring this process, making sure that
certificates and invitations went out to the
individuals they were supposed to go out to. Having the names
spelled correctly was
another task within itself!
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Prior to the banquet speakers were invited to prepare little
excerpts for the winners of the
various awards. More logistics occur on the day of the event, as
pamphlets and pins are
placed at each place setting. By the end of the day, this
program was incrediblysuccessful, recognizing nearly 200 student
leaders on-campus.
CLES has also been busy planning a first time program for the
office, National VolunteerWeek. Inspired by other universities and
our campus persistence in volunteerism and
recognition, the student workers planned a weeks worth of
programs. The kick-off was a
trip to our local food kitchen, helping this non-profit
organization cook healthy meals forthose less fortunate in our own
community. Throughout the week, CLES also collected
school supplies in an effort to help the organization, Friends
of Maiti Nepal. On Sunday,
April 19, a free showing ofThe Day My God Diedwas featured in
our on-campus movie
theater. Students came and were further educated about issues of
sexual slavery in thirdworld countries. The Friends of Maiti Nepal
organization was created based off of this
movie and those affected.
Later in the week, CLES invited its 900 volunteers throughout
the year to a VolunteerAppreciation Social with cookies, lemonade,
and a slideshow of pictures. Our department
also worked with the Sustainability Committee to put on a
Sustainability Fair for thecampus. The closing day of National
Volunteer Week had volunteers travel to Carolina
Beach and participate in a beach sweep with Surfrider. There was
plenty of music, free
food, and giveaways.
This department has been outstanding this entire year, and has
really shown the campus
community in April. They planned the largest student leader
recognition banquet on
campus and successfully planned a brand new program. With these
accomplishments, Ihighly recommend CLES for the Spotlight Of the
Month Awards.
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