Nominate outstanding students for Distinguished Student Awards
April 24, 2025
New Student and Transitional Programs is seeking nominations from USI faculty and staff for students deserving to receive the Distinguished Sophomore Award and the Distinguished Transfer Student Award at the Fall 2025 New Student Convocation.
These awards recognize this year’s students for their noteworthy accomplishments during their first year or semester at USI and provides inspiration to the next class of incoming students.
Students eligible for nomination must have started at USI as an undergraduate freshman or transfer student during Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 Semesters. We want to recognize students who excel in one or more of the following areas:
- Academics (strong interest in learning, setting and accomplishing academic goals)
- Leadership (providing mentorship to others, taking on roles of responsibility)
- Service (dedicating time to community betterment, advocating for a cause, displaying citizenship)
- Ethics (standing up against poor treatment of others, showing good judgement in troubling situations)
- Personal growth (overcoming obstacles and roadblocks, a moment of strong maturity)
- Notable selflessness (providing for others in a moment of need, assisting in a role that receives little to no recognition)
- Innovation/Creativity (shown in ideas generated, projects created approach to an issue)
If you know a current freshman or transfer student who would serve as a great role model for the incoming class, please take time to submit their name through this nomination form. Several students will be selected for a broad representation of our campus.
Students who have been nominated will be contacted and asked to provide additional information about what they have accomplished and been involved in at USI. The awards come with a $1,000 scholarship. Selections will largely be based on the nomination forms submitted by faculty and staff.
Click here to complete your nomination(s) online.
Nominations will be accepted through Friday, May 16.