Nominations now are being accepted for the annual UNMC Office of Community Engagement Service Awards.
The awards honor student organizations who have provided health care service and/or programming within the community.
Faculty, staff and students are encouraged to submit nominations within ENGAGE. Each award has a unique nomination form. Nominations are due by March 27. See important information on the nomination process. The awards ceremony will be on April 15 from noon to 12:50 p.m. at a location to be determined.
The awards include:
- Community Impact Award: This award recognizes student organizations that extend UNMC core values through creation of health care initiatives that are impactful and sustainable in the community. Make a nomination.
- Community Health Education Award: This award recognizes student organizations that extend UNMC core values through demonstration of exemplary contribution to the development of educational health care services or programming to community agencies, schools or organizations. Make a nomination.
- Outside the Box Award: This award recognizes the student organization that extends UNMC core values through clearly demonstrated creativity and originality in “thinking outside the box” with membership recruitment and UNMC community health event(s)/workshops. Make a nomination.
- Student Organization of the Year: This award recognizes the student organization that extends UNMC core values and is seen as a role model for other UNMC organizations through their community health initiatives, leadership, programming, and inclusion at all levels of activity. Make a nomination.
Winners will receive an award certificate and a voucher for either a card swipe device for their organization to use in tracking event participation or an organization publicity package.
Questions? Please contact Anita Lee via email or at 402-559-1769.