Student Involvement Awards

Group Awards

See you next year!

Thank you for all those who applied to the awards and made the inaugural Student Involvement Awards a huge success. See all the winners below.

Group Award Descriptions

Large Group of the Year:  Award given to the recognized student organization/university program (with membership over 120 individuals) that is recognized as best exhibiting an overall commitment to serving the members within the organization, the University of Missouri and surrounding Columbia community. Awarded to Mizzou Pre-Physician Assistant Association in 2023.
Medium Group of the Year: Award given to the recognized student organization/university program (with membership between 50-119 individuals) that is recognized as best exhibiting an overall commitment to serving the members within the organization, the University of Missouri and surrounding Columbia community. Awarded to Alumni Association Student Board in 2023.
Small Group of the Year: Award given to the recognized student organization/university program (with membership less than 50 individuals) that is recognized as best exhibiting an overall commitment to serving the members within the organization, the University of Missouri and surrounding Columbia community. Awarded to National Association of Hispanic Journalists in 2023.
New Group of the Year: Award given to one new student organization/university program that has been established for less than two years and demonstrates fulfillment of its mission and campus and community involvement. Awarded to Helping Hands in 2023.
Most Improved Group of the Year: Award given to the recognized campus group which has made improvements over the past academic year specifically related to membership recruitment and involvement, campus programming and community service. Awarded to National Association of Hispanic Journalists in 2023.
Diversity Development Award: Award given to the recognized student organization/university program that has worked to continually promote diversity through programming and membership development. Awarded to Mizzou 2 in 2023.
Leadership Development Award: Award given to the recognized student organization/university program that best trains and prepares their members for leadership roles on the campus and in the community and/or awarded to the organization with the most outstanding membership development program (including recruitment and retention). Awarded to Alpha Kappa Psi in 2023.
MU Engage Award: Award given to the student organization/university program that best utilizes the new MU Engage platform’s resources and tools to advertise their events, manage their organization and improve the MU Engage platform overall.