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Shooting for the 'Gold Cup'
Organizations compete for excellence
Ashley Ottinger
Issue date: 10/20/08 Section: News
Shorter is launching its first annual President's Gold Cup accreditation program. This program is being introduced by the Student Activities department and is being financially backed by Shorter's president, Harold E. Newman.
Whitney Mosely, the program's creator and Student Life Coordinator, designed the program to bring purpose to the on-campus organizations. Her desire was that Shorter's organizations would aim to be well rounded.
Mosely said, "The purpose…was to bring some sort of order to the organizations on campus because we had a long list of organizations, but I didn't know what they were doing or if they were still present on campus. The whole idea was to bring organizations full circle."
In order to participate, organizations must fill out the program's 12-page application, which is divided into five sections, each focusing on a different aspect of a "well rounded" student organization: scholarship, public image, member education, philanthropy and community service, and administration.
Mosely said, "[Our hope is that groups] use their title and status of being an organization at Shorter to do something more than what their primary function is."
Emily Messer, director of Student Activities, said, "I'm hoping that organizations will participate. That's why the monetary awards are so large...We hope that the student organizations become more well rounded and are completing different aspects of these categories. For organizations that don't particularly do community service, we're hoping they participate in community service activities through this accreditation program."
Mosley originally tried to kick start this program two years ago upon her arrival at Shorter. At that point, the program was called "Shorter Aims," but it was not successful.
Mosely said, "It has been changed and redirected and more focused for Shorter organizations."
Three organizations will be recognized with awards, which serve as both incentive and reward for excellent organizational conduct.
Whitney Mosely, the program's creator and Student Life Coordinator, designed the program to bring purpose to the on-campus organizations. Her desire was that Shorter's organizations would aim to be well rounded.
Mosely said, "The purpose…was to bring some sort of order to the organizations on campus because we had a long list of organizations, but I didn't know what they were doing or if they were still present on campus. The whole idea was to bring organizations full circle."
In order to participate, organizations must fill out the program's 12-page application, which is divided into five sections, each focusing on a different aspect of a "well rounded" student organization: scholarship, public image, member education, philanthropy and community service, and administration.
Mosely said, "[Our hope is that groups] use their title and status of being an organization at Shorter to do something more than what their primary function is."
Emily Messer, director of Student Activities, said, "I'm hoping that organizations will participate. That's why the monetary awards are so large...We hope that the student organizations become more well rounded and are completing different aspects of these categories. For organizations that don't particularly do community service, we're hoping they participate in community service activities through this accreditation program."
Mosley originally tried to kick start this program two years ago upon her arrival at Shorter. At that point, the program was called "Shorter Aims," but it was not successful.
Mosely said, "It has been changed and redirected and more focused for Shorter organizations."
Three organizations will be recognized with awards, which serve as both incentive and reward for excellent organizational conduct.
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