Congratulations to the 2009 Recipients! 

List of recipients can be found here.

Link to the ceremony pictures can be found here.

TYPES OF AWARDS***:

Chancellor's Student Service Award - Volunteer Service

Award Description:  The Chancellor’s Student Service Award (CSSA)  honors students who have made an outstanding contribution to the University through campus and community service. Student nominees must contribute a significant amount of time, effort and creativity to one or more campus and/or community service project(s). Undergraduate, graduate and professional students must be enrolled during the academic year in which the award is received, be in good academic standing, must have volunteered in a campus and/or community service organization, and must have made a significant contribution to this organization. Nominators should list specifics about the student’s contribution to the campus and/or community and organizational office held. Approximately 300 UIC students receive this award each year.

Who should be nominated for this award?

• Student leaders who hold executive board positions, or
• Student members who have gone above and beyond in service to a student organization, or
• Students who have made significant unpaid contributions to a university department, or
• Students who have provided signifcant service to community organizations

Eugertha Bates Memorial Award - Selfless Commitment

Award Description: The Eugertha Bates Memorial Award is given in recognition of the student whose volunteer activities in a campus and/or community setting demonstrates an outstanding level of caring, dedication and selfless commitment to others. Nominees for the Eugertha Bates Memorial Award must have made an exceptional contribution to the humanitarian needs of others. There are two nomination categories for this award: Graduate Student and Undergraduate Student. One winner in each category will be chosen from the nominations received. Complete nominations for the Eugertha Bates Memorial Award must include a letter that describes the significance of the services performed and the nominee’s impact on the UIC community/constituency for whom the service was performed.

Who should be nominated for this award?

• Students who have made a significant contribution to the humanitarian needs of others.  *** The service must be prolonged or on-going service.

Jefferson Award for Public Service

Award Description: Students who are nominated for the Eugertha Bates Memorial Award are also eligible for the Jefferson Awards for Public Service. The Jefferson Awards will be granted to six UIC students who have made  exemplary contributions to public and community service. One winner will be selected to attend the June Jefferson Awards National Ceremony in Washington, D.C. and be featured in a Chicago Sun-Times advertisement. For more information about the Jefferson Awards or American Institute for Public Service, visit www.jeffersonawards.org

Who should be nominated for this award?

• Students who initiated, created, or developed impactful programs that serve a public/community need.
• Students who are also nominated for the Eugertha Bates Memorial Award may also be considered for this award.

INFORMATION ON NOMINATIONS:

Nominations can be submitted by fellow students, staff, faculty, or volunteer coordinators.  Nominations must include:

• student's first and last names
• UIN
• mailing address**
• e-mail address

**Invitations are mailed to award recipients, so providing an accurate mailing address is key to the student receiving his/her ceremony invitation.

Nomination form for 2010 ceremony will be available late fall 2009.

All nominations are due by TBD.

2010 CSSLA CEREMONY INFORMATION:

 Date TBD

Student Center East - Illinois Rooms

750 S. Halsted Street

Hors D'oveurs Reception: 5:00pm

Ceremony: 6:00pm

 ***In addition to the awards administered through this office, several other awards from our co-sponsoring offices are recognized or presented at the CSSLA Ceremony.  For information on the nomination process for these awards, please visit the Alumni Association and Campus Programs websites.

CSSLA IS CO-SPONSORED BY:

Student Leadership Development
and Volunteer Services

Student Development Services

University of Illinois Alumni Association at Chicago

Campus Programs

For more information, please contact the Student Leadership Development and Volunteer Services Office at 312-996-4500.