ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS

NWU Staff

NWU Students

NUMBER OF AWARDS AVAILABLE

1 x staff award

1 x student award

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Minimum requirements

Relationship with the NWU:

1. A staff recipient must be a permanent staff member, or a temporary staff member with a contract appointment duration of at least 24-months.
2. A student recipient must be a full-time student, registered for a programme leading to a qualification.

Recognised social media platforms:

The following social media platforms are recognised for these awards:

1. Facebook.
2. Instagram.
3. LinkedIn.
4. Tik-Tok.
5. Twitter.

Portfolio of evidence:

The following minimum requirements must be met by a nominee to be eligible for consideration:

1. The social media coverage must have occurred during the period: 01 January – 31 December 2022.
2. A minimum total audience of 5000 persons must have been reached, with this being inclusive of the cumulative audience of all the social media platforms used by the nominee.
3. The demographical composition of the audience must be representative of the wider university community, including both internal and external stakeholders.
4. The nominee must provide proof of social media engagement and statistics on their posts and interactions that confirm the social media coverage and exposure, including:
   1. Copies of the original post.
   2. Copies of the comments and interactions on social media related to the posts.
   3. Statistical overview of the number social media users who engaged with the post(s).

Discretionary considerations of the adjudication panel:

1. Comment must have been well crafted and responsible.
2. Comment must have been accurate, balanced, and fair.
3. Extent to which it supports the University’s strategy and values.
4. Fosters meaningful conversations.
5. Social media profile should consistently be irreproachable.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS

NWU Staff

NWU Students

NUMBER OF AWARDS AVAILABLE

1 x staff award

1 x student award

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Minimum requirements

Relationship with the NWU:

1. A staff recipient must be a permanent staff member, or a temporary staff member with a contract appointment duration of at least 24-months.
2. A student recipient must be a full-time student, registered for a programme leading to a qualification.

Recognised traditional media platforms:

The following traditional media platforms are recognised for these awards:

1. Print and digital media including newspapers, magazines, and online news platforms.
2. Broadcasting media including, radio, television, podcasts, broadcasting interviews, etc.

Portfolio of evidence:

The following minimum requirements must be met by a nominee to be eligible for consideration:

1. The traditional media coverage must have occurred during the period: 01 January – 31 December 2022.
2. A minimum total of 200 media mentions across print, digital and broadcasting media must have occurred.
3. The nominee must provide proof of traditional media coverage and exposure, including:
   1. Copies of the original articles, posts, interviews, etc.
   2. Statistical overview of the number readers, listeners or viewers who were reached through each traditional media engagement.

Discretionary considerations of the adjudication panel:

1. Comment must have been well crafted and responsible.
2. Comment must have been accurate, balanced, and fair.
3. Extent to which it supports the University’s strategy and values.
4. Fosters meaningful conversations.
5. Public media profile should consistently be irreproachable.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS

NWU Staff

NWU Students

NUMBER OF AWARDS AVAILABLE

1 x staff award

1 x student award

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Minimum requirements

Relationship with the NWU:

1. A staff recipient must be a permanent staff member, or a temporary staff member with a contract appointment duration of at least 24-months.
2. A student recipient must be a full-time student, registered for a programme leading to a qualification.

Recognised media exposure:

The following media platforms are recognised for these awards:

1. Print and digital media including newspapers, magazine, and online news platforms.
2. Broadcasting media including, radio, television, podcasts, broadcasting interviews, etc.

Portfolio of evidence:

The following minimum requirements must be met by a nominee to be eligible for consideration:

1. The media coverage, and subsequent upsurge, must have occurred during a period of 07-14 days, falling within the period of 01 January – 31 December 2022.
2. A minimum of 10 media coverage instances must have occurred.
3. The media upsurge must be related to the staff and/or student member’s work and/or contribution to the university, including research breakthroughs, impactful projects, initiatives, events, value-driven projects linked to university functions, etc.
4. Level of exposure in media including university, local, regional, national, and international level.
5. The nominee must provide proof of media coverage and exposure, including:
   1. Copies of the original articles, posts, interviews, etc.
   2. Statistical overview of the number of readers, listeners, viewers, who were reached through each media coverage.

Discretionary considerations of the adjudication panel:

1. Comment must have been well crafted and responsible.
2. Comment must have been accurate, balanced, and fair.
3. Extent to which it supports the University’s strategy and values.
4. Fosters meaningful conversations.
5. Public media profile should consistently be irreproachable.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS

NWU Staff

NWU Students

NUMBER OF AWARDS AVAILABLE

1 x staff award

1 x student award

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Minimum requirements

Relationship with the NWU:

1. A staff recipient must be a permanent staff member, or a temporary staff member with a contract appointment duration of at least 24-months.
2. A student recipient must be a full-time student, registered for a programme leading to a qualification.

Recognised disciplines and themes:

The following social rights responsibility and awareness disciplines and themes are recognised for this award:

1. Gender-based violence.
2. Social engagement and social welfare.
3. Psycho-social support and awareness.
4. Disability rights.
5. Primary healthcare.

Portfolio of evidence:

The following minimum requirements must be met by a nominee to be eligible for consideration:

1. The social rights responsibility and awareness initiative must have occurred or continued occurring during the period of 01 January – 31 December 2022.
2. A project plan and report describing the social rights responsibility and awareness must be provided with the nomination. 
3. A clearly defined target audience and/or recipient group must be provided.
4. Proof of the operational nature and/or execution of the initiative must be provided, including photos, videos, reports, survey data, media coverage, etc.
5. The impact value and linkage with the university strategy and values must be clearly described.

Discretionary considerations of the adjudication panel:

The contribution of the nominee related to social rights responsibility and awareness should:

1. Have made a clear impact on the student and staff community, and/or the local communities of the NWU.
2. Be focussed on creating awareness and/or education on related matters.
3. Have a clearly defined impact group and/or recipients.
4. Support the strategic objectives of the university, with a focus on enabling an ethic of care.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS

NWU Staff

NWU Students

NUMBER OF AWARDS AVAILABLE

3 x staff award (Mahikeng, Vanderbijlpark and Potchefstroom Campuses)

3 x contact student award (Mahikeng, Vanderbijlpark and Potchefstroom Campuses)

Six awards are issued for this category, with one staff and one contact student award issued per campus.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Minimum requirements

Relationship with the NWU:

1. A staff recipient must be a permanent staff member, or a temporary staff member with a contract appointment duration of at least 24-months.
2. A student recipient must be a full-time contact student, registered for a programme leading to a qualification.

Period under consideration

01 January – 31 December 2022

Limitations on nominees

This award may NOT be awarded to:

1. A member of the University Management Committee.
2. A member of senior management, including appointments ranging from peromnes levels 01-05.
3. Members who formed part of the Students’ Representative Council or the Students’ Campus Council during the period under consideration.

Discretionary considerations of the adjudication panel:

The nominee must have a proven track record related to:

1. Pursuing the interests and values of the NWU.
2. Embodying the values and objectives of the university.
3. Demonstrating the nominee’s contribution towards advancing and promoting the NWU brand, the values, and the underpinning behaviours.
4. Creating and inspiring others to demonstrate and promote the NWU brand and values.

Decision-making process

1. The adjudication panel must review the nominations received and put forward a maximum of 05 nominees per campus, per staff and student category.
2. Based on the nominees identified by the panel, the staff and student communities of the respective campuses vote electronically (via the mechanisms provided by the coordinating team) for the nominees of their specific campus, to determine the recipients of the award.
3. Student and staff who are eligible for nomination are eligible to vote as part of this process and must be identified by means of their staff/student number.
4. The nominee who receives the most votes for their particular category and campus is regarded as the award recipient.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS

NWU Staff recipient(s) of an NWU Media and OCB Recognition Award

NWU Students recipient(s) of an NWU Media and OCB Recognition Award

NUMBER OF AWARDS AVAILABLE

1 x staff award

1 x student award

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Minimum requirements

Relationship with the NWU:

1. A staff recipient must be a permanent staff member, or a temporary staff member with a contract appointment duration of at least 24-months.
2. A student recipient must be a full-time student, registered for a programme leading to a qualification.

Period under consideration

01 January – 31 December 2022

Minimum requirements of the award

The recipient of the NWU Ambassador of the recipient(s) of an NWU Media and OCB Recognition Award must have been a recipient of an award contemplated in paragraph 3.1-3.5 of the recipient(s) of an NWU Media and OCB Recognition Awards, in the period of time under consideration.

Discretionary considerations of the adjudication panel:

The contribution made by the recipient, must on a balance have:

1. Made an extraordinary contribution to university, its staff, students, and community; and
2. Advanced the strategic objectives and values of the University.

In addition, the panel must consider:

3. The existing and continuous track record of the nominee in continuously contributing to the university, its staff, students, and community.
4. The continued commitment to consistently deliver quality service and experiences to staff and/or students.
5. The ability of the nominee to inspire others and act as change a change agent towards the achievement of the NWU’s objectives, goals, and values-driven behaviour.
6. Promotion of the specific initiative(s) and the values within the NWU to both internal and external stakeholders.

ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS

NWU Staff forming part of the senior management cohort appointed on a peromnes level 01-05.

NUMBER OF AWARDS AVAILABLE

1 x staff award

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Minimum requirements

Relationship with the NWU:

1. A staff recipient must be a permanent staff member, or a temporary staff member with a contract appointment duration of at least 24-months, appointed on a peromnes level 01-5.

Period under consideration

01 January – 31 December 2022

Specific nomination and selection process for this award

1. Nominations for this category are put forward by members of the senior management staff appointed on a peromnes level 01-05.
2. The Adjudication panel reviews all nominations received and provides a recommendation to the Vice-Chancellor on the top three recipient candidates for the award.
3. Based on the advice of the adjudication panel, the Vice-Chancellor makes a final decision of the award recipient.

Minimum requirements of the award

The work and involvement of the recipient whether still ongoing or concluded must:

1. Have occurred during the period of time under consideration.
2. Be related to the purpose of their appointment with the university.
3. Have made a considerable impact towards the achievement of the university strategy, strategic objectives, and/or values.

Discretionary considerations of the adjudication panel:

In addition to the minimum requirements, the panel must consider:

1. The existing and continuous track record of the nominee in continuously contributing to the university, its staff, students, and community.
2. The continued commitment to consistently deliver quality service and experiences to staff and/or students.
3. The ability of the nominee to inspire others and act as change a change agent towards the achievement of the NWU’s objectives, goals, and values-driven behaviour.
4. Promotion of the specific initiative(s) and the values within the NWU to both internal and external stakeholders.