Damen Student Award
Excellence Awards 2013
The Damen Award is named for Loyola University Chicago's founder, Arnold Damen, S.J. It seeks to honor undergraduate students who have committed themselves to Jesuit ideals by being a true source of inspiration and leadership to the Loyola community throughout the year. These students are people who have led other students in spirit, motivation and purpose.
Questions? Please contact ExcellenceAwards@luc.edu or 773-508-8840.
Damen Student Awards Criteria
- Any currently enrolled undergraduate eligible
- Nominated by faculty, staff, students, administrators
- Must have completed two semesters at Loyola University Chicago and completed a minimum of thirty credits hours by June 2013.
- Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5
- Limited to 10-12 recipients
- May not receive award in two consecutive years
Jesuit Ideals
- Commitment to excellence.
- Faith in God and the religious experience.
- Service that promotes justice.
- Values-based leadership.
- Global awareness.
For more information on Jesuit Ideals, please see The Value of a Jesuit Education.
Selection Process
- Office of Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution screens applications to determine “judicial standing” of each candidate; Students with serious judicial issues are screened out.
- Dr. Robert Kelly and the Division of Student Development Kelly vet the nominee list further, using the following rubrics, determining who will be finalists
- Loyola undergraduate students vote on finalists
Rubrics for Student Damen Awards
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How has your commitment to Jesuit ideals been a source of inspiration and leadership to the Loyola community? | Articulates examples of inspiration and leadership but does not directly refer to one of the Jesuit ideals. | Articulates limited application of how their commitment to Jesuit ideals has inspired and led others. | Connects more than one area of commitment to Jesuit ideals and directly illustrates how it has been a source of inspiration and leadership. | Connects more than one area of commitment to Jesuit ideals with descriptive detail and direct reference to their own development using examples and personal stories. | Connects more than one area of commitment to Jesuit ideals with descriptive detail and direct reference to their own development using examples and personal stories to highlight reflection and learning over time. |
| What is your definition of leadership? Provide an example of a time when you demonstrated leadership and explain why you chose to take on such responsibility. | Definition is limited and relates leadership to individual position. | Definition is limited to positional leadership and provides general reason for taking leadership position. | Definition is descriptive and emphasizes importance of group. Example includes detail and highlights taking initiative. | Definition is descriptive and emphasizes importance of group. Example includes specific detail and reference to definition, highlights taking initiative, seeks to improve self and community. | Definition is descriptive and emphasizes importance of group and community. Example includes specific detail and reference to definition, highlights taking initiative, seeks to improve self and community, and expresses passion for ethical leadership. |
| Illustration of how you have led other students in spirit, motivation and purpose. | Limited or no examples of leading others with spirit, motivation and purpose (i.e., one activity for one semester) | At least two examples of leading others with spirit, motivation, and purpose, but leadership was short-term (more than one semester) | At least three examples of leading others with spirit, motivation, and purpose and are long-term (more than two semesters) | Examples list have extensive involvement with leadership and are long-term (more than three semesters). | Candidate shows great amount of leadership and dedication demonstrating strong value for commitment to working with/for others (i.e. leadership roles) |
| Supplemental Document: One-page document (in resume format) that includes internships, volunteer work, activities, and relevant paid employment experiences that demonstrates your academic career and involvement to support recognition for this award. |
Does not provide any supplemental document that supports their application. | Provides one-page document that includes some non-relevant experiences and a limited amount of relevant experiences that supports their application. | Provides one-page document that includes a number of relevant experiences that supports their application. | Provides one-page document that highlights a variety of experiences that supports their application. | Provides one-page document that includes an in-depth view of a variety of many experiences that supports their application |