LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Student Leadership Trainings
The Office of Student Involvement hosts trainings for students interested in developing their leadership capacity and gaining leadership skills.
Student Leadershipalooza
The annual Student Leadershipalooza is required for all student organization presidents and highly encouraged for all new officers of student organizations to attend.
Each participant will talk with other organizations and their own membership about goal setting, team building, and ensuring organizational success. Content is curated around student organization leaders and elements that are critical to the success of student organizations and groups.
T-SPACE Training
T-SPACE training is required in order for student organizations to reserve campus spaces for events. Student organization leaders can complete the training anytime during the academic year, though it is best to complete it in June after officer transitions.
Only one representative of each organization may receive reservation privileges. After successfully passing the quiz, the representative will be issued a password that provides access to T-SPACE. Outgoing T-SPACE coordinators should continue to make reservations until new officers receive an updated login and password.
Risk Management Training
Following section 51.9361 of the Texas State Education Code, student organization officers must complete a Risk Management Training at the beginning of each academic year. The Office of Student Involvement will share training information with:
- Presidents
- Risk Management Chairs
- Orientation Chairs
- Recruitment and Membership Chairs
- Social Chairs responsible for planning events
If an organization’s designated student officers do not complete this required training, the organization will be placed on inactive status and will lose all privileges associated with recognition as an active organization.
FESTIVE AND FIERCE
The LeeRoys
Student Organization Excellence Awards
Save the Date: April 2021 - Final date to be announced soon!
The LeeRoys Student Group Excellence Awards is an annual awards program that highlights University-recognized student groups and advisers for their accomplishments on campus and in the community.
The LeeRoys provides an opportunity to nominate student groups and/or advisers that have made great strides in creating change in the community and have exemplified the University values.
Nominate a student group here! Deadline is Friday, March 19 at 5:00 PM.
LeeRoys Awards Categories
TU Values Award
This award recognizes a student group who embodies the Trinity University values of Enduring Excellence, Intentional Inclusion, and Perpetual Discovery. Recipient student groups will emulate these values through their actions, member retention, programs and initiatives, and overall success.
Eligibility: All active University-recognized student groups. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Diversity and Inclusion Award
This award recognizes a student group whose program facilitated educational opportunities to raise awareness, engage dialogue, and provide strategies and tools in efforts to foster greater representation, equity, belonging, and care in the Trinity and/or San Antonio community.
Eligibility: All active University-recognized student groups. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Promotion & Social Media Award
This award recognizes a student group with outstanding on-campus promotion and social media presence (event-specific or ongoing). Creativity, active and current updates, and student (not professional) development and maintenance are required components of this award.
Eligibility: All active University-recognized student groups. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Virtual Program of the Year
This award recognizes an exceptional program hosted virtually by a student group that had a significant impact on the organization’s membership or the campus community.
Eligibility: All active University-recognized student groups. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Innovation Award
This award recognizes a student group that has displayed innovation and creativity through their programs and events, in-person or virtually, related to recruitment, marketing, outreach, use of resources, event planning, or sustainability.
Eligibility: All active University-recognized student groups. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Persistence Award
This award recognizes a student group who has demonstrated resilience and persistence in the 2020-2021 academic year. Factors to consider include recruitment and retention of members, programming virtual events, and creating goals for success.
Eligibility: All active University-recognized student groups. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Tiger Pride Award
This award recognizes a student group with outstanding #TigerPride and Trinity University spirit. Recipient student groups will embody the Trinity University values of Enduring Excellence, Intentional Inclusion, and Perpetual Discovery.
Eligibility: All active University-recognized student groups. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Tigers on the Rise Award
This award recognizes an emerging student group that has demonstrated significant long-term potential for success in the Trinity community (factors to consider include increased membership, member development, organizational sustainability, and campus/community impact).
Eligibility: All active University-recognized student groups within 1-3 years of inception. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Fraternity President of the Year
This award recognizes a Fraternity President who delivered significant contributions to their organization and/or the Fraternity and Sorority Life community in the past academic year.
Eligibility: All Fraternity presidents within Fraternity and Sorority Life from the 2020-2021 academic year. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Sorority President of the Year
This award recognizes a Sorority President who delivered significant contributions to their organization and/or the Fraternity and Sorority Life community in the past academic year.
Eligibility: All Sorority presidents within Fraternity and Sorority Life from the 2020-2021 academic year. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Fraternity Chapter of the Year
This award recognizes a Fraternity organization that has gone above and beyond to continually convey a commitment to the four pillars of Fraternity and Sorority Life: service, scholarship, camaraderie, and leadership.
Eligibility: All active Fraternity organizations within Fraternity and Sorority Life. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Sorority Chapter of the Year
This award recognizes a Sorority organization that has gone above and beyond to continually convey a commitment to the four pillars of Fraternity and Sorority Life: service, scholarship, camaraderie, and leadership.
Eligibility: All active Sorority organizations within Fraternity and Sorority Life. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
University Sponsored Organization of the Year
This award recognizes a University Sponsored Organization (USO) that has demonstrated a high degree of overall success throughout the year (thriving membership, member development, organizational sustainability, and campus and community impact). The organization is dedicated to collaboration and mutually beneficial partnerships, innovative practices, inclusion, and the advancement of the Trinity University student body.
Recipient organizations will embody the Trinity University values of Enduring Excellence, Intentional Inclusion, and Perpetual Discovery.
Eligibility: All active University Sponsored Organizations only. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Registered Student Organization of the Year
This award recognizes a Registered Student Organization (RSO) that has significantly impacted and/or contributed to the community (Trinity University, San Antonio, and/or global) throughout the year. The organization will have contributed to the development, growth, and sustainability of its membership. The organization is dedicated to collaboration and mutually beneficial partnerships, innovative practices, inclusion, and the advancement of the Trinity University student body.
Recipient organizations will embody the Trinity University values of Enduring Excellence, Intentional Inclusion, and Perpetual Discovery.
Eligibility: All active registered student organizations under Student Involvement. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
Adviser of the Year
This award recognizes a faculty or staff adviser who has developed a strong and impactful relationship with the organization and its group members. Candidates have worked closely with the student group to encourage internal member development and overall organization success.
Eligibility: All active faculty or staff student organization adviser. Representatives of the group may self-nominate.
QUESTIONS? CONCERNS?
Contact the Coordinator for Student Organizations & Leadership
Harlena Munnings is the Coordinator of Student Programs at the Office of Student Involvement and works specifically with student organizations.
Please contact her for any questions or concerns regarding the governing, functioning, or event planning process of your organization. Shannon can provide helpful information about both leadership best practices and event management.