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°Õ³ó±ðÌýVarsity Team Service AwardÌýrecognizes and celebrates those Varsity Teams who engaged in significant service activities in the community as a team. Each team is eligible to be recognized at the Gold, Silver, or Bronze level based on their team's engagement and commitment to being men and women with and for others.ÌýÌýCriteria for recognition include:

• Breadth of ServiceÌý- the extent to which each member on the team in involved in one or more service activities.
• Depth of ServiceÌý- the extent to which teams committed to cultivating relationships and addressingÌýthe needs of a particular organization, deepening the experience over time.
• Universality -Ìýthe extent to which all or most members of the team participate and actively engage.
• Longevity -Ìýthe extent to which the team culture embraces and sustains a commitment to communityÌýengagementÌý as a team over time, year after year.

Levels of Recognition: the recognition levels encourage teams to sustain and deepen their culture of service over time. Recognition levels consist of theÌýfollowing::

Gold Medal Teams: Varsity Teams who have a demonstrated record of engaging in community service as a team, who have established a deep and ongoing relationship with an organization and have committed over timeÌýto engagement with that group, who have been doing service as part of the team culture over an extended period of time, and can demonstrate coach buy-in and individual team member commitment.Ìý

Silver Medal Teams: Varsity Teams whoÌýhave participated in service as a team and may also have individual members who have participated in service apart from their team. They have shown significant commitment to building relationships with the people they serve and have incorporated meaningful reflection into their post-service experiences.

Bronze Medal Teams:ÌýVarsity Teams who can successfully demonstrateÌýthat most membersÌýhave participated in service as a team,Ìýand whoÌýalso have individual members who have participated in service apart from their team.

The Team Awardees are selected by an Award Committee consisting of the Director of Athletics, the Assistant Director of Athletics,Ìýthe Director of the Center for Service and Social Action, the team Chaplain, the Faculty Representative to OAC and NCAA, and the current president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The winning teams will be announced at the end of April and will receive a Team trophy and their name on two perpetual plaques – one to be displayed in the CSSA office and one in the Athletics hallway.

Applications open:ÌýÌýMarch 27

Applications close: April 15

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