The ACS Award recognises and rewards university African Caribbean Societies that have performed above and beyond what is expected of a university society. The Awards are presented to winners by a high profile political, business or corporate leader in the presence of African Caribbean Society presidents and members during the Annual ACS Leadership Summit.
Application Deadline:
Midnight Tuesday, 31st July 2012
Qualities Demonstrated by Past Award Winners
- Professionalism
- Pro-activeness
- Diversity of events
- Team work
- Community spirit
- External partnerships
Whether you’ve been running an active newsletter campaign, set up a five-aside football competition or raised money for charity through an active campaign. The ACS Project of the Year might be for you.
We are looking for a project that had been designed to develop ACS members either by giving them access to information, assisting them with their studies, enabling them be more employable or providing them with an opportunity to develop their skills.
Who Can Nominate?
- ACS committee members (current or outgoing)
- ACS members or non members
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We are looking for an event that brings together the best of everything the African Caribbean Society should be about. This can be a cultural show, ball, variety show, party etc.
The winner of ACS Event of the Year will be evaluated based on the theme of the event, marketing & promotion (including event flyers, promo videos, websites etc), number of attendees, event presentation (including venue location & capacity), the quality of the performances (including guest speakers or panellists), event sponsors/partners, the professionalism of the event team, post event feedback (including photos, videos etc)
Who Can Nominate?
- ACS committee members (current or outgoing)
- ACS members or non members
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This award goes to an ACS member, non member or committee member who has excelled academically, but also differentiated themselves from the rest through their non academic activities. This can be through business, charity, sports, entertainment etc. constant strive at excellence. This may be a current student or recent graduate. The ACS Student of the Year will be awarded to an individual whose academic achievement, community initiative, personal determination at excellence has seen them achieve what many only dream about.
Who Can Nominate?
- ACS committee members
- ACS members or non members
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Did your ACS take a giant leap forward? Have you increased membership, events, and partners by a significant amount? Then the most improved ACS of the Year award is for you. We are looking for the society that has gone above and beyond expectations, achieved remarkable improvements on previous years and positioned itself to be one of the best in the country in coming years.
The winner of this category will be selected on their strategic approach, ambition, and measurable improvement in events, membership and partnerships.
Who Can Nominate?
- ACS committee members (current or outgoing)
- ACS members or non members
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Have you been creating some really innovative videos for your ACS this year? Has your video been a hit on YouTube? Do you think deserve to be rewarded for your creative talent? Well, this award category might be for you. We are looking for the ACS that has created a super innovative way to promote an event or drive a new campaign using a video platform. This can be a professional or homemade video. The video much have been created in the 2011/12 academic year and would have been linked to an ACS event or activity. This can be a trailer, promo or summary of an event.
Who Can Nominate?
- ACS committee members (current or outgoing)
- ACS members or non members
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