The Making a Difference Award is a monthly award given by the Campus Activities & Involvement Center during the academic year. The purpose of this award is to recognize and honor student organizations that are making a difference on campus, in the Wilmington community, or those that have made an impact in the world at large. Winning organizations receive a certificate and have a duplicate certificate displayed in the Involvement Center of the Fisher Student Center.
How can your group be considered for this award?
Anyone may nominate a registered organization for this award - student organization leaders, advisors, community members... anyone. There is
no form to fill out. Nominators should simply send an email to activities@uncw.edu by 12:00 noon on the 1st business day of the following month (specific deadlines are noted below), detailing
what the organization did during the relative month to make a difference.
Nominations are reviewed by the Student Organizations Committee (SOC) and winners are announced via the student organization and advisor listserves.
2009/2010 Winners
August/September: Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for their efforts with Stop Hunger Now, Remember the Troops, and the CAA Blood Drive. Through these initiatives they were able to prepare 100,000 meals alongside 500 volunteers, collect 4 large boxes of supplies and additional $150 for a battalion at Camp Lejeune, and donate a total of 257 units of blood, respectively at these events.
October: Nominations due Monday, Nov 2nd by 12pm
2008/2009 Winners
August/September: Amnesty International for their effors in Co-sponsoring Naomi Wolf event – encouraging students to understand their human rights, and rights as a citizen;Tabling to educate students about the dangerous Bio lab that is scheduled to be placed in Butner, NC; Bringing Deborah Depuccio to campus to speak about the dangers of the bio lab and what we can do as students to stop it; Co-sponsoring Nobelity – spreading the word about this amazing film; Co-sponsoring the Great Debates – facilitating the 3rd presidential debate; and planning an nonpartisan election program based solely on human rights issues to hold in October.
March: Pre-Veterinary Medical Association for their hard work in helping the New Hanover County Health Department and its Animal Control Services in assisting with the most successful clinic to date in offering a rabies no-cost clinic. Another contribution to the community that this organization has made is the no-cost vaccines clinic that is offered to New Hanover County residents.
April: Up 'til Dawn for their hard work in raising $23,396 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital during this academic year.
2007/2008 Winners
August/September: NAACP & SGA for their collaborative efforts in coordinatng and facilitating the Jena 6 forum. An estimated 150 students, faculty, staff, and community members were in attendance at the program. It was covered on WECT channel 6 News (Live and later on that night) as well as the Seahawk Newspaper. The evening was a major success!
October: Chi Omega for hosting their 2nd annual Make-A-Wish Golf Tournament on Saturday October 13, 2007. They had over 50 sponsorships from the UNCW, Greek and Wilmington communities and were able to raise over $6,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation!
November: Men's and Women's Lacrosse Clubs for their collaborative hard work to make a positive youth development experience for New Hanover County Schools middle school.
February: National Residence Hall Honorary for their Vice Chancellor for a Day program and their efforts to make a positive contribution to the Wilmington community by donating over 200 canned goods.
March: NAACP for sharing their cultural traditions and celebrating another successful year at UNCW with their annual Heritage Ball. This program proved to be both educational and entertaining.
April: Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Inc for their philanthropic efforts on behalf of the Ronald MacDonald House of Greensboro, NC. This organization raised over $5,500 for this great cause.
2006/2007 Winners
August/September: Kappa Sigma Fraternity
October: ACE, SGA, and RHA
November: Chi Omega
December/January: Residence Hall Association (RHA)
February: Up 'til Dawn
March: Amnesty International
2005/2006 Winners
September: PRIDE
October: Political Science Club
November: UNCW GlobalSERVE
January: Sigma Alpha Omega
March: Phi Alpha Honor Society
2004/2005 Winners
October: Interested Ladies of Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.
November: Surf Club
January: Lumina Dance Club
February: Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity, Inc.
March: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
April: Association for Campus Entertainment (ACE)
2003/2004 Winners
August: Honors Scholars Association
October: Student Ambassadors
Honorary October Award: Circle K member, Jessica Cheek
Jessica served as the Community Service Chair of Circle K. She was
killed in a car accident October 17th, 2003.
November: Non-Traditional Student Organization
December: Student Government Association
January: Screamin Seahawks
February: Native American Student Organization
April: Psi Omega Psychology and Service
2002/2003 Winners
August/September: NAACP
October: Association of Nursing Students
November: Sigma Tau Delta, the English Honorary
December/January: Spanish Club
February: Lumina Dance Club
March: Baptist Student Union
April: UNCW PRIDE
