CSI Awards and Celebration

Award Description: This award is given to the CSI registered student organization that displays outstanding effort in all areas, in relation to its purpose, based on the following criteria:

• Leadership of the organization in reaching its goals
• Contributions to the University and /or outside community
• Development of its members

Prize: $250 to your student organization account

Nomination Form: Student Org of the Year

2022-2023 winner:

California Society of Health System Pharmicists at UC San Diego (CSHP-UCSD)

2020-2021 winner:

ACM Cyber at UCSD

2019–2020 winner:

Camp KESEM

2018–2019 winner:

Sigma Kappa

2017–2018 winner:

Muir Musical

2016–2017 winner:

Virtual Realty Club

2015–2016 winner:

UCSD Student Foundation

2014–2015 winner:

Alternative Breaks@UCSD

Award Description: This award is given to a CSI student organization that registered after May 1, 2023, and that displays outstanding effort in all areas, based on the following three criteria:

• Maintained a strong membership base
• Made exceptional progress on accomplishing organization's goals
• Hosted or sponsored campus-wide program and events 

Prize: $50 to your student organization account

2022-2023 winner:

Maximalist Magazine

2021-2021 winner:

Nursing Hearts at UCSD

2019–2020 winner:

Association for Computing Machinery

2018–2019 winner:

Young Planners Society

2017–2018 winner:

Quality of Life Plus Club

2016–2017 winner:

Emergency Medical Services at UCSD

2015–2016 winner:

Virtual Reality Club

Award Description: This award is given to either a CSI-registered student organization for the most outstanding, and effective marketing plan for any type of event (philanthropic, social, fundraising, service, etc.)

Prize: $50 to your student organization account.

Nomination Form: Most Outstanding Marketing Plan

2022-2023 winner:

Keyboard Club

2020-2021 winner:

Chinese Union

2019–2020 winner:

Chinese Union

Chinese Union

Chinese Union

Student Health Advocates

SENDforC San Diego

Award Description: This award is given to teams of 2 or more CSI-registered student organizations for the most outstanding, jointly-sponsored program.

Prize: $200 will be divided between the orgs.

2022-2023 winner:

Multi-Asian Student Association (MASA)

2021-2021 winner:

CALPIRG & Students for Open Access

2019–2020 winner:

Civil Discourse Club & Open Dyalog

"Building a Safe Space for Recovery" - Triton Recovery Group, Triton Recovery Group Advisory Board, and Model United Nations

“HackXR 2018” - Virtual Reality Club at UCSD and Triton Engineering Student Council

"Triton Gaming Expo" - Triton Gaming, Triton Counter Strike, Triton Smash, Triton Melee, Triton Hearthstone, and League of Tritons

Student Health Advocates & the CAPS Wellness Peer Educators

"All You Need Is Love" - Student Health Advocates & Counseling and Psychological Services Peer Educator Program

Award Description: This award recognizes outstanding service and contributions to student organizations.

• Must be the official Faculty/Staff/Community Advisor of a UCSD registered student organization, as noted on the online Student Organization Registration website between March 1, 2023 and March 1, 2024 (Note: CSI Advisors are not eligible)
• Must be acting as a volunteer, and not within the scope of a paid position or receiving monetary compensation 

2022-2023 winner:

Dr. Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Pre-Dental Society/Free Dental Clinic at UCSD

2020-2021 winner:

Jaime Estepa, Biological Sciences Student Association

2019–2020 winner:

Kristi Mackenzie, Psi Chi/Psychology Club 

Dr. Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Pre-Dental Society/Free Dental Clinic at UCSD

Dr. Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Pre-Dental Society/Free Dental Clinic at UCSD

Dr. Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Pre-Dental Society/Free Dental Clinic at UCSD

Dr. Irwin Silverstein, Pre-Dental Society at UCSD

Leon Tejwani, Alternative Breaks: Inspire Success

Eligibility:

• Current UC San Diego undergraduate OR graduate student
• Earned or pending certificate of completion for any CSI-Communication and Leadership program during the 2023-24 academic year.

Criteria:

• Individual has shown improvement of communication and leadership skills as a result of participating in CSI-Communication and Leadership program(s)
• Individual articulates examples of how they utilize their leadership skills in everyday life
• Individual articulates skills gained from a C&L program and how it influences their personal leadership style. Individual must give insight to what type of leader they are.

Prize: $50 UCSD Bookstore certificate

Nomination Form: Communication & Leadership Outstanding Individual Leader

2022-2023 winner:

Kirstin Dukleth

2020-2021 winner:

Cheyenne Yiu

2019–2020 winner:

Rachel Chang

Qichen Huang

Sally Duong

Anh Tran

Milawen Ding

Madhura Som

Award Description: This award is open to students who have successfully completed at least one CSI-Communication and Leadership program during the 2023-24 academic year.

Eligibility:

• Current UC San Diego undergraduate OR graduate student
• Earned or pending certificate of completion for any CSI-Communication and Leadership program during the 2023-24 academic year.

Criteria:

• Individual has shown improvement of communication and leadership skills as a result of participating in CSI-Communication and Leadership program(s)
• Individual articulates examples of how they utilize their leadership skills in everyday life
• Individual shows understanding of inclusivity in relation to being a group leader

Prize: $50 UCSD Bookstore certificate

Nomination Form: Communication & Leadership Outstanding Group Leader

2022-2023 winner:

Kirstin Dukleth

2020-2021 winner:

N/A

2019–2020 winner:

Pei-Chi Yang

Marcos Antonio Duran

Oana Curcanu

Monica Varela

N/A

Evelyn Nash

Award Description: This award is open to students who have successfully completed at least one CSI-Communication and Leadership program during the 2023-24 academic year.

Eligibility:

• Current UC San Diego undergraduate OR graduate student
• Earned or pending certificate of completion for any CSI-Communication and Leadership program during the 2023-2024 academic year.

Criteria:

• Individual has shown improvement of communication and leadership skills as a result of participating in CSI-Communication and Leadership program(s)
• Individual demonstrates awareness and understanding of what community is and the importance of building community
• Individual articulates skills gained from a C&L program and how it influences how they go forth as a leader in the community

Prize: $50 UCSD Bookstore certificate

Nomination Form:  Communication & Leadership Outstanding Community Leader

2022-2023 winner:

Jenny Kezios

2020-2021 winner:

Kimberly Jimenez

2019–2020 winner:

Eveet Gabriel

Prasadini Gross 

Eveet Gabriel

Purpose: To recognize a student involved in a CSI registered organization or program, who has emerged as a leader in creating change on a specific social justice issue. They are engaged not only with the issue, but the community impacted. This award values innovation, collaboration, leadership, and passion for changemaking. For this award students may self-nominate or be nominated by someone else.  For self-nominations, endorsement must be obtained by someone other than the nominee, who is familiar with the content of the nomination.

Eligibility: Community Advisors, community members, faculty, staff, and students may submit nominations. Students may nominate themselves or their peers.

Selection Criteria: This award is given to a student involved in a CSI registered organization or program, who demonstrates, with concrete examples, the following criteria:

• Individual has worked to create positive change on an issue using an innovative approach.
• Individual is committed to developing and empowering other changemakers among their peers and community partners
• Individual has engaged with the impacted community to identify challenges and implement strategies to address those challenges.

Prize: $50 UCSD Bookstore certificate

Nomination Form: CSI Individual Changemaker of the Year

2022-2023 winner:

Emma Dobson

2020-2021 winner:

Aicha Rose Mabene

2019–2020 winner:

Pamela Elguezabal

Shaheryar Ajmal

Emily Zhang

Selena López

Charlotte Chiu

Nicole Chhea

Purpose: To recognize CSI registered student organizations who have gone out of their way to develop a service project or initiative through sustained collaboration with community partners. This award values collaborative partnerships and approaches to addressing pressing social justice issues on a long term basis, i.e. through relationship building and over more than one or two service events. 

Eligibility: Community Advisors, community members, faculty, staff, and students may nominate student organizations that demonstrate the criteria identified below. Members may nominate their own organization, or their peers’ organization(s).

Selection Criteria: This award is given to a CSI registered student organization of UC San Diego, with concrete examples of the following criteria: 

• Service initiative addresses a pressing social justice issue through long-term collaboration with impacted community to identify challenges, and strategies to address those challenges.
• Based on collaborative approach, this organization provides participants with the opportunity to engage in education, training, and reflection around identified community issue(s).
• Service is meaningful and impacts both participants and the community, creating lasting relationships/connections between campus and community. 

Prize: $200 to student organization account

Nomination Form: Sustained Community Service Initiative of the Year

2022-2023 winner:

California Society of Health System Pharmicists at UC San Diego (CSHP-UCSD)

2020-2021 winner:

Triton Software Engineering

2019–2020 winner:

Fronteras Saludables

2018–2019 winner:

Pre-Dental Society at UC San Diego

2017–2018 winner:

Fronteras Saludables

2016–2017 winner:

Alternative Breaks @ UCSD

2015–2016 winner:

Alternative Breaks @ UCSD

2014–2015 winner:

Alternative Breaks @ UCSD

Award Description: This award is given to a CSI-registered student organization for the most outstanding and effective virtual program aimed to support student engagement (social, fundraising, service, etc.)

Please submit any flyer and/or digital material used in nominated marketing plan to getinvolved@ucsd.edu with the Subject "CSI Award Nominations - Award Name"

NOTE: Additional collaborators of this outstanding marketing plan may be UC San Diego college/department organizations, individual students, or community members.

Prize: $50 to your student organization account

Nomination Form:  Outstanding Program / Community Event

2022-2023 winner:

Anime & Manga Enthusiasts at UC San Diego

2020-2021 winner:

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

2019–2020 winner:

Chinese Union