Nominees for this award must be sponsored by a recognized organization registered with the Department of Student Engagement & Activities OR supported by a campus department.

Social Program Award
Honors an event that promoted a sense of community and engagement across a broad subset of the campus population, and had a significant impact on the campus community.

Service Program Award
Honors an event whose outcomes promoted the tenets of selfless acts of service and civic engagement.

Educational Program Award
Honors a creative program that promotes greater awareness of an existing academic, political, or social issue through educational efforts that enhance student learning and provide a meaningful exchange of ideas.

Diversity & Inclusion Program Award
Honors a program that promoted cross-cultural learning and interaction, appealed to a broad audience, and provided a meaningful exchange of ideas

Collaborative Program Award
Honors a program hosted with at least one other recognized organization or campus department that demonstrates effective teamwork and collaboration amongst sponsoring organizations

Program of the Year
Honors a program that has had a significant impact on the overall Stony Brook community that stands out above others, and embodied the SBU spirit of promoting inclusiveness, pride, and community.

Student Leader Awards

Nominees for this award must be sponsored by a recognized organization registered with the Department of Student Engagement & Activities OR supported by a campus department.

Advocacy Leadership Award
 Honors a student who has demonstrated strong leadership in generating campus wide awareness about existing social issues and advocated for change in the community.

Peter Baigent Recreational & Leisure Activities Leadership Award
Honors a student for their outstanding leadership in creating a unique community space on campus for students to express themselves focusing on a particular hobby, passion or interest, while allowing students to find community they may not be able to find elsewhere on campus.

Emerging Leadership Award
Honors a freshman or sophomore student who has taken on leadership roles and has demonstrated significant progress towards achieving their leadership potential through campus and community involvement.

Community Service Leadership Award
Honors a student for their unwavering dedication to principle and values of servant leadership, while generating awareness and providing service to community. 

Civic Engagement Leadership Award
Honors a student for their dedication to, and participation in government and democratic ideasl, principles, education and/or civic related avtivities, while generating awareness of civic- and civility-based issues. 

Organizational Leadership Award
Honors non-executive board members of recognized organizations who go above and beyond the call of duty in an effort to enhance the purpose of their organization

Executive Member of the Year
Honors a member of an executive board of a recognized organization who has gone beyond the call of duty to enhance the purpose of their organization be it through acquiring new skills, membership engagement, leadership development, cross-campus collaboration, and relationship building.

Theresa Montenaro 200% Student Leadership Award
Throughout her 20 years as a custodian in the Stony Brook Union, Theresa Montenaro was committed to providing a caring and safe environment for all students, faculty, and staff. This award h onors a junior or senior student leader who goes beyond the call of duty, regularly gives 200%, and exemplifies Theresa Montenaro’s unique qualities, which include the ability to listen with understanding, guide without boundaries, give and take with love, and grow with each passing day.

Elizabeth D. Couey Award
This award was established in 1974 in memory of the first Director of the Stony Brook Union and is awarded for outstanding contributions towards the improvement and growth of student life at Stony Brook. Nominees for this award must be undergraduate student leaders of senior standing (expected graduation date of May, August, or December 2022), with a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.75 or higher, in good standing with the University.

Faculty / Staff Awards

Advisor of the Year Award
Honors a faculty or staff member who has served as an advisor to a student club or organization. This advisor is involved with the student leaders offers knowledge and experience to the organization, and provides assistance and support on an ongoing basis.

Nominees for this award must be sponsored by a recognized organization registered with the Department of Student Engagement & Activities OR supported by a campus department.

Best New Organization Award
Honors a student organization that newly registered within the past 12 months and is dedicated to student life. This organization takes the initiative to make the organization visible on campus, has grown in membership since its recognition, and shows potential for continued growth and success on our campus.

Most Improved Organization Award
Honors an organization that has shown significant, meaningful and lasting growth and development in areas such as programming, leadership and organizational management.

Campus Community Impact Award
Honors an organization that is committed to engaging the student population in programming and initiatives that are impactful, lasting and generate a sense of community, pride, inclusivity and engagement.

Social Media Engagement Award 
Honors an organization that has successfully utilized one or more social media platforms, and whose social media content promotes engagement through a variety of innovative methods.  

Organization of the Year Award
Honors an organization that has made a significant effort to further its purpose through its contribution to Stony Brook and/or the community at large. This award recognizes the student organization that has demonstrated consistent flexibility, initiative, creativity and perseverance through their activities and programs, and has contributed significantly toward the growth of its members.