Advancing Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence is awarded to an individual or team who accomplished some or all of the following:

a) Showed leadership in promoting inclusive excellence at UBC by:

• encouraging professional development to build equity, inclusion and anti-racist competencies
• building respectful environments to enhance inclusion and in particular the experiences of systematically underrepresented and marginalized communities; and/or
• actively seeking opportunities for learning, development and implementation of equity and inclusion principles, in processes and practices

OR

b) Advancing equity and diversity at UBC by:

• removing barriers to meaningful and active participation in university life;
• enhancing the accessibility of physical and virtual environments;
• working to embed the processes and practices of equity and inclusion in their area of influence;
• leading by example to positively influence and engage others in equity and diversity initiatives and the creation of a positive, inclusive, respectful environment(s); and/or
• applying an equity lens to projects and initiatives within their area of influence

Enhancing the UBC Experience is awarded to an individual who has accomplished some or all of the following:

• Improved the value and efficiency of the services they provide
• Maintained a consistently high quality of service to UBC Okanagan customers including faculty, staff, students and alumni
• Anticipated clients’ needs and potential problems and acted to proactively resolve
• Created new, cost-effective and/or innovative methods for performing day-to-day activities
• Displayed exemplary problem-solving skills
• Served as role models to others through openness to new ways of doing things and consistently positive interactions

Global Citizenship is awarded to an individual who accomplished some or all of the following:

• Initiated and maintained sustainable, collaborative partnerships within UBC or with community, governmental, indigenous or other educational organizations
• Demonstrated systems thinking and encouraged collaboration, sense-making and integration across campuses
• Exemplified good citizenship through personal volunteerism or by helping to position UBC Okanagan as a good citizen in the wider world
• Served as a mentor and/or model citizen to students, faculty, staff, or community members outside of UBC Okanagan

Leadership is awarded to an individual who accomplished some or all of the following:

• Established and maintained exemplary and inclusive people practices
• Provided a sense of purpose, vision and mission for their co-workers and/or staff
• Positively influenced others to build consensus and action around departmental or organizational objectives
• Managed and led change initiatives effectively
• Achieved sustainable results
• Invested time and effort in coaching and/or mentoring

Okanagan Campus Spirit is awarded to department colleagues or interdisciplinary group or committee members of three or more people, that have demonstrated the following:

• Consistently demonstrates enthusiasm, dedication, perseverance and excellence in the face of challenge
• Works collaboratively encouraging participation and openness while sharing ideas, responsibilities, skills, resources and credit across UBC
• Promotes a positive work environment characterized by respect, support, trust and collegiality
• Understanding of its role within UBC and uses an agreed-upon approach to achieve its mission or project outcome, and
• Integrate effective meeting skills, problem solving tools, planning techniques and conflict resolution strategies to achieve directed results.

Sustainability is awarded to an individual that accomplished some or all of the following:

• Demonstrated the application of UBC sustainability policy or plans in their actions, daily operations or activities on campus
• Actively engaged their colleagues in demonstrated ways to support campus sustainability
• Initiated a sustainability-related initiative or practice within the unit or department that has benefited day-to-day operations or the overall campus’ environmental footprint
• Demonstrated involvement as a volunteer individual or team to help educate, create awareness or promote campus sustainability
• Activities can be related to, but are not limited to the following – energy conservation practices, recycling and waste diversion practices, water conservation practices, sustainable purchasing practices, sustainable food choices and service delivery, sustainable accommodation operations, green meetings and events, paperless office initiatives, energy conservation practices

Wellbeing is awarded to an individual or team who accomplished some or all of the following:

• Created opportunities for others to increase their knowledge, skills and awareness of individual, community or organizational wellbeing
• Led activities and initiatives that promote the social, physical, and/or mental health and wellbeing for those who study, work, and live at UBC
• Created or developed welcoming physical or virtual spaces to nurture an increased sense of community and collaboration
• Inspired community members to foster connections and create networks of care for themselves and each other
• Worked to embed wellbeing in projects and initiatives within their area of influence
• Promoted and enhanced the wellbeing of students, faculty and/or staff