Recognizing and celebrating outstanding individuals is what makes Stony Brook so special! Our campus chapter of National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH) seeks to emphasize Seawolves who make significant contributions to the residential community through the Of the Month (OTM) awards. These awards are an excellent way to honor exceptional student leaders, dedicated staff members, and impactful programs. Crafting a compelling NRHH OTM nomination requires thoughtful consideration and attention to detail that align with our Core values of recognition, service, scholarship, and leadership. To submit an OTM, follow this link! Check out this link to assist in writing your OTMs!
It is so important to recognize each other, whether it is our hard work, an event that impacted your housing experience, or someone who deserves it! People feel special, validated, and acknowledged when provided with recognition for what they have done, their impact, or the general warmth they have helped spread across this campus. As the writer, you get an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction for doing something good for others (and the winner gets a cool certificate to display!)
Please submit your OTM nominations by the 3rd of each month! If you have questions about the OTM process and NRHH, please feel free to reach out to sb_nrhh@stonybrook.edu.
What does each section mean and require of you?
Nominator Name and Email: Record the name and email of the nominator (you!)
Your Organization (Residence Hall/Campus Organization): Nominator Community and Building
Your Institution: Stony Brook University
Are you submitting a general or program nomination?: General nominations include Executive Board Members, Advisors, Faculty/Staff, Student, First Year Student, Graduate Student, Organization, Residential Community, Residence Life Professional Staff, Resident Assistants (RAs), Student Staff Members, and Spotlight. Program nominations include the programming developmental domains (Social, Diversity & Inclusion, Civic Engagement, Academic & Career Success, and Wellness)
If you are submitting a General Nomination, be prepared to answer the following reflective questions:
- Nominee name and email
- Nominee’s Organization (Residence Hall/Campus Organization): Nominee Community and Building
- Please explain the outstanding contributions of the nominee during the month of nomination, i.e., how the nominee addressed recognition, motivation, and support for you or your organization (min. 300 words, max. 600 words)
If you are submitting a Program Nomination, be prepared to answer the following reflective questions:
- Program Title
- Program Lead (person in charge) and their email
- Target population: How many people were expected to attend
- Number of people in attendance: Actual number of attendees
- Number of people to organize: How many people
- The date of the program
- Cost of program: How much of the budget was used
- Goals and a brief description of the program (min. 100 words, max. 350 words)
- Reflection on the impact of the program (min. 100 words, max. 250 words)
- Recommendations for improvement and considerations for adaptability (min. 100 words, max. 200 words)
Of-the-Month (OTM) awards are nominations written by members of the campus community to recognize people for the amazing things they do. They can be written to honor Advisors, Residential Communities, Executive Board Members, Organizations, Resident Assistants (RAs), Students, Residence Life Professional Staff, Faculty, Programs, and more.
On the right hand side of this website, you can see the OTMs that won on the Stony Brook University campus-level during the most recent month. Awards denoted by [REGIONAL WINNER] have gone past the campus-level to win on the NEACURH-level, and those by [NATIONAL WINNER] have surpassed that to win on the NACURH-level. Congrats!