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Student Group Awards
The Centre for Student Engagement offers 8 of awards for SOP-recognized student groups on the UTM campus. To learn more about the descriptions, eligibility, and selection criteria for this years awards, please click the title of each award below. These awards recognize the outstanding work that UTM student leaders are doing as a part of their roles in student groups on campus as well as their impact to the UTM Community.
2024-2025 UTM Student Group Leadership Awards
OUR APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
Principal's Award of Excellence
The Principal's Award of Excellence annually recognizes student groups that have demonstrated a sustained commitment to positive change within the UTM community. This award is presented in recognition of high-impact contributions that are consistent with at least two of the following UTM values over the course of the academic year: Collaboration, Leadership Development, Equity & Inclusion, Innovation, Advancing Justice for Indigenous Communities, Wellness, Sustainability, and Global and Intercultural Engagement.
Advancing Black Excellence & Belonging
The UTM Student Group Award in Advancing Black Excellence & Belonging recognizes an outstanding student group who has demonstrated a commitment to building relationships with Black-identifying students through their campus involvement. This award will be presented to a Student Organization Portal recognized Student Group who has championed the work of creating a more inclusive and welcoming campus for Black-identifying students. All SOP recognized student groups are eligible.
Collaboration
The UTM Student Group Award in Collaboration recognizes an outstanding student group that has demonstrated a commitment to collaboration through their campus engagement. This award will be presented to a Student Organization Portal recognized Student Group that has contributed to making UTM a more collaborative campus through the delivery of programming, community outreach, and/or activism.
Equity & Inclusion
The UTM Student Group Award in Equity and Inclusion recognizes an outstanding student group who has demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through their campus involvement. This award will be presented to a Student Organization Portal recognized Student Group who has contributed to making UTM a more intentionally inclusive campus through the delivery of programming, community collaboration and outreach, and/or social justice initiatives.
Global & Intercultural Engagement
The UTM Student Group Award in Global and Intercultural Engagement recognizes an outstanding student group who has demonstrated a commitment to global interconnectedness and engagement through their campus involvement. This award will be presented to a Student Organization Portal recognized Student Group who has contributed to making UTM a more global and interculturally fluent campus while inspiring the student body to raise awareness and take action on globally relevant themes.
Innovation
The UTM Student Group Award in Innovation recognizes an outstanding student group that has demonstrated a commitment to innovation through their campus involvement. This award will be presented to a Student Organization Portal recognized Student Group that has contributed to making UTM a more innovative campus through the delivery of programming, community outreach, and/or activism.
Sustainability
The UTM Student Group Award in Sustainability recognizes an outstanding student group who has demonstrated commitment to the principles of sustainability through their campus involvement. This award will be presented to a Student Organization Portal recognized Student Group who has led initiatives that make positive contributions to climate change and/or sustainability that impact both UTM and our planet.
Wellness
The UTM Student Group Award in Wellness recognizes an outstanding student group who has demonstrated a commitment to wellness through their campus involvement. This award will be presented to a Student Organization Portal recognized Student Group who has contributed to making UTM a healthier campus through the delivery of programming, community outreach, and/or activism
Submission Process
An award submissions package includes a Completed nomination form:
- Section A: Nominee Information, completed by the nominee
- Section B: Nominator Information, completed by the nominator
- Section C: Award Designation, completed by the nominee
- Section D: Application Questions, completed by the nominee
- Section E: Summary Citation, completed by the nominee
- Section F: Evaluation of Nominee, completed by the nominator
Please upload your nomination form with the appropriate naming conventions (LastName_Award_2025)
Please upload your nomination form to THIS MICROSOFT FORM by 11:59 pm on Sunday February 23, 2025
Inquiries
For all questions regarding Student Groups Awards at UTM, please contact:
- Student Services HUB, Room 2210, William G. Davis Building (Find us on a map here!)
- Email: studentawards.utm@utoronto.ca