The Thunderbird Gazette

Hello Saud­er­ites!

The Awards Night and Recog­ni­tion Com­mit­tee serve to recog­nize indi­vidu­als with sig­ni­fic­ant con­tri­bu­tions to the Com­merce Under­gradu­ate Soci­ety. Do you want to go to CUS club events for free as an eval­u­ator? Want to have a say in determ­in­ing the Top Club Award and the Teach­ing Excel­lence Award? Have you dreamed of organ­iz­ing a gala event to recog­nize all the fel­low stu­dents who have con­trib­uted to make Sauder such a great place to be?

If you answered yes to the above ques­tions, then you should def­in­itely con­sider apply­ing for the Awards Night and Recog­ni­tions Committee.

Pos­i­tions Available

Recog­ni­tions Coordin­ator
–Man­age the eval­u­ation of Top Club Award and the Teach­ing Excel­lence Award (joint duties)
–Respons­ible for aid­ing the ANRC in determ­in­ing how the Top Club and Teach­ing Excel­lence awards will be eval­u­ated and selected.

VP Mar­ket­ing
–Work with ANRC/Entertainment Coordin­ator to over­see pro­duc­tion of visual media, AV, pro­mo­tional mater­ial and invit­a­tions for Awards Night

Gen­eral Respons­ib­il­it­ies for all com­mit­tee members:

–Going to club events and eval­u­at­ing their per­form­ance, the degree of stu­dent attend­ance and sat­is­fac­tion.
–Develop clear guidelines on how the Top Club and Teach­ing Excel­lence Awards will be eval­u­ated.
–Con­duct­ing sur­veys and issu­ing eval­u­ations for stu­dents to com­plete as research in mak­ing recom­mend­a­tions for who the win­ners are.
–Determ­ine a venue, event sched­ule, event theme and dec­or­a­tions
–Decide upon the ser­vice award levels, the appear­ance of awards and how many are dis­trib­uted
–Order and ensure the punc­tual pre­par­a­tion of awards
–Facil­it­ate in the over­all exe­cu­tion of the Awards Night, take on mis­cel­laneous tasks to ensure event success

What skills/attributes do I need?

–Ded­ic­a­tion, enthu­si­asm, time com­mit­ment and dili­gence
–Solid decision-making skills and organ­iz­a­tional skills
–cre­ativ­ity and team-oriented
–Web­site design, AV, design (Adobe Pho­toshop, InDes­ign), or video pro­duc­tion skills a def­in­ite asset
–Pre­vi­ous involve­ment with Awards Night or event coordin­a­tion can be an asset as well

What will I get out of it?

–The chance to get involved in the CUS by attend­ing club events for free and eval­u­at­ing their per­form­ance
–A voice in determ­in­ing how the top two awards are eval­u­ated
–The chance to get involved in the CUS by assess­ing pro­fessor per­form­ance and reflect­ing stu­dent body opin­ion
–An oppor­tun­ity to meet new people by par­ti­cip­at­ing in an inter­act­ive com­mit­tee
–Exper­i­ence in decision mak­ing and event coordin­a­tion
–An oppor­tun­ity to be a part of cre­at­ing one of the most unfor­get­table nights of 2011
–Mak­ing amaz­ing memor­ies with an amaz­ing team!!

Require­ments

1. Cover Page
a. Name, Year
b. Major / Inten­ded Major
c. Rank your top two choices for positions

2. Cover Let­ter:
(Guidelines)
a. Why do you want to be a part of the Awards Night and Recog­ni­tions Com­mit­tee?
b. What is your vis­ion for your pos­i­tion in the upcom­ing year?
c. Where do you want to see Awards Night held next year?

3. Up-to-date Resume

Please send your applic­a­tion to awards@cus.sauder.ubc.ca. Thank you!

Awards Night and Recog­ni­tion Committee