Published February 5, 2014
by hdrdla
The York University President's Sustainability Leadership Awards recognize students, faculty and staff who are contributing to making York a leading university on sustainability in Canada. The purpose of the awards are to raise awareness on the important work that sustainability champions are doing at York, to provide much deserved recognition of their work, and to encourage others to get involved in sustainability initiatives on our campuses. Up to five (5) awards will be given out each year.
Eligibility Criteria: Anyone from the York University community can nominate any other individual or group for consideration. For the purposes of the award, the York U community is defined as students, faculty, and staff members.
Nomination Process: The nomination period opens on January 20, 2014 and all nominations must be received by February 21, 2014.
To submit a nomination, please fill out the online form here. (best viewed in Firefox, Chrome or Safari)
Review Period: Applications will be reviewed during the latter half of February and early March, with final decisions on awards to be made by mid-March.
Review Committee: Applications will be reviewed by a committee of 5, including 2 students, 1 faculty member and 2 staff members.
Evaluation Criteria: Nominees will be considered for the President's Sustainability Leadership Awards based on their demonstrated leadership in sustainability, specifically through the following criteria:
- The overall impact of the nominee's contributions to sustainability, including the depth (how significant the contribution is) and breadth (how widespread, collaborative and/or replicable the contribution is).
- Degree of innovation and originality and/or degree of enhancement (to existing initiatives)
- How the individual or group went "over and above the call of duty" (additional time and resources committed that were not part of their job description or academic program).
Announcement of Awards: Award winners will be announced during Earth Week, March 24-28, 2014.
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