Dean's SharED Purpose Awards
ANNUAL DEAN'S SHARED PURPOSE AWARDS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF 2019-2021
Please note: Nominations are now closed! The below is for information only. Nominees will be contacted in due course and the virtual awards event will take place on 6 July, 1-2pm.
During 2020, the Deans SharED Purpose awards were suspended due to the workload demands of the pandemic, which saw staff across all areas of the Faculty continuing to support students in extremely challenging circumstances.
As we are released from lockdown it is my belief that it is VERY important that we mark and recognise all those who have made an exceptional contribution to supporting and promoting positive ways of working in line with our Vision and SharED Purpose. This is embodied within our strapline – ‘Encouraging, Enlightening, Enriching’ and has been important in all of our activities. This has enabled each of us to challenge each other so we move and aspire to improve our interactions between;
- FMHSC staff and students
- FMHSC students as individuals and as groups
- FMHSC staff as individuals or groups
- FMHSC staff working with internal and external stakeholders
In order to celebrate where this is working, and continue to promote cultural change, the Deans Annual Awards were created in 2016. This formal mechanism helps surface the exceptional quality and achievements of our students, our staff and our external stakeholders. Five awards will be available;
- Student to student
- Student
- Staff
- Stakeholder (external)
- Stakeholder (internal)
The award winners, nominees, and the individuals who made the nominations will be invited to a virtual Award event on CCCU Teams. Winners will receive £100 gift vouchers in recognition of their achievement and all student awards will feature within the University Graduation Programmes.
As this will be the last award of my tenure, I hope that the response will truly capture the breadth and depth of the contributions that have been made – and I am looking forward to reading the nominations with the panel.
In light of the cancellation of awards last year, the activities time period has been extended from Sept 2019 until the present day in 2021. The awards event will be held virtually on 6th July, 1-2pm. If you are making nominations, we ask that you hold the date in your diaries.
Professor Debra Towse
PVC and Dean of Faculty of Medicine Health and Social Care
Award criteria
This is a student-focused award where any FMHSC student can chose to nominate any other FMHSC student who has consistently and exceptionally demonstrated the ‘Encouraging, Enlightening, Enriching’ in their approach to others, during their student experience. It is an important acknowledgement of the peer support that is embedded informally within our programmes.
In nominating an individual, the information provided must demonstrate the positive impact of encouraging, enlightening, and enriching on the experience of other students during the academic year 19-21.
This award will be offered twice; for the Medway Campus and for the Canterbury Campus.
To receive the award the student must be currently registered as a FMHSC student at the point of nomination, studying either full or part time.
This is a student-focused award, where any member of staff/staff team from the Faculty or from our external stakeholders can nominate any FMHSC student who has consistently and exceptionally demonstrated the ‘Encouraging, Enlightening, Enriching’ in their approach to others, during their student experience.
In nominating an individual, the information provided must demonstrate the positive impact of encouraging, enlightening, and enriching on the experience of the wider community during the academic year 19- 21.
To receive the award students must be currently registered as a FMHSC student at the point of nomination, either full or part time.
This is a staff-focused award, where a FMHSC member of staff/ staff team, or an external stakeholder can chose to nominate a member of CCCU academic or professional service staff employed directly within the FMHSC who has either consistently or exceptionally demonstrated the ‘Encouraging, Enlightening, Enriching’ way of working within their interactions with other staff.
In nominating an individual, the information provided must demonstrate the positive impact of encouraging, enlightening, and enriching on the experience of other staff during the academic year 19-21.
This is open to all currently and directly employed FMHSC staff, both full and part time, except Faculty Leadership Team members, who are excluded from the nomination or award process.
This is an award for any individual/ team employed by any of our external stakeholder partners who are engaged in promoting/delivering Health and Wellbeing services, who have provided an exemplary student experience. An individual/team can be nominated by a current FMHSC student (or student group) or academic staff member/team.
In nominating an individual/team, the information provided must demonstrate the positive impact of encouraging, enlightening, and enriching on the student experience during the academic year 19-21.
This is an award for any internal stakeholder(s) employed within CCCU but outside of the FMHSC who have directly contributed to an exemplary student experience. An individual will be nominated by a current FMHSC student or academic staff member.
In nominating an individual, the information provided must demonstrate the positive impact of encouraging, enlightening, and enriching on the student experience during the academic year 19-21.
- All applications must be submitted online between 7th and 27th June 2021
- Applications will cover activity in the last two academic years (2019-21)
- A panel will review applications for the awards. The Panel comprises of the PVC Dean (Chair), one HoS/DoC, one CCCU staff member outside the Faculty/ a student union/student representative
- Each nominee will be considered according to an agreed criteria.
Submit your nomination
Nominations for the Dean's SharED Awards are now closed. Nominees will be contacted shortly, and the virtual awards ceremony will take place on July 6 between 1 and 2pm.