[Src_execcmte] [Fwd: Award Program Review]

[Morgan R. Landers]

Hey All-
Thanks for the input Lindsey, those were all valid points. We will be sure
to talk about all of those on the conference call. I am expecting that that
call will be dominated by the awards program and general questions about the
Fall leadership meetings. I will also send out an email prior to the
leadership meetings to help you figure out the large amount of paper that
you will receive in the mail a couple weeks before hand.

Everyone else...please send your comments asap regarding the awards. We want
to be able to address everyone's questions.

Thanks a ton!!
Morgan


On 8/8/07, Lindsey Morse <lmorse at gsd.harvard.edu> wrote:
>
> fyi, I sent this with an attachment but got a bounce-back waiting for
> moderator approval, so here's my email at least (my revisions to the
> document were fairly minimal and mainly captured below).
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: Award Program Review
> From:    "Lindsey Morse" <lmorse at gsd.harvard.edu>
> Date:    Wed, August 8, 2007 11:26 pm
> To:      src_execcmte at list.planning.org
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Hi everyone -
>
> The Award Program draft looks great.  I'm very willing to work more on the
> actual text (attached are some revisions), but below are my main
> comments/suggestions.  Sorry to be a little long-winded, but hope these
> are helpful/interesting.  My biggest 2 points are: 1) I definitely think
> we should and need to confirm the award categories, come up with a
> deadline and initial guidelines, and get the info out! if this means
> starting off with just 3 awards and expanding in future years, I think
> it's worth it and 2) I would like to recommend that the 2008 winners
> provide jury reps (and thus are ineligible) for the 2009 awards.
>
> Best. - Lindsey
>
>
> - What do we need to do to get the announcement/categories at least done
> for the special Student Interact?
>
> - Award Ceremony: What happens if the PSO(s) to be recognized are not
> present at the National Conference?  I just want to make sure that
> attendance at the Conference is not mandatory to receive the award.
>
> - I think these awards could serve another purpose beyond recognizing and
> supporting PSOs: helping prospective students become aware of the APA
> activity at potential schools (and thus encouraging schools/programs to
> support their PSOs because it's part of what can attract students).  This
> can be advanced in part by having PAB put some type of recognition by each
> school listed (unless it is against their policy to do so).
>
> - Ideas for award category(s).  Related to the point above, about
> prospective students, it would be really helpful, I think, for prospective
> students to get a sense of which schools excel in which areas.  This might
> be too work-intensive and too controversial (as it would border on
> ranking).  But each division involved could present a short list of PSOs
> that are best taking action on that division's focus and/or which PSOs
> have the most student members of each division.  This could be a
> non-monetary, recognition-only component of this program that would help
> divisions buy in.
>
> - The Jury (Committee): did the committee get appointed this spring? I'm
> confused how we will know who is not eligible (i.e. reps from schools who
> are submitting an entry) before we receive the submittals or at least
> until we get the categories and criteria out there.  Also, I'm not sure
> the best people to judge are reps from PSOs that wouldn't receive awards .
> . . (see below for a suggestion - that winners from one year become part
> of the jury (and thus ineligible) for the next year)
>
> - Multiple-year eligibility: are we going to put any limits on the same
> PSOs winning year after year?  It could make sense that all the PSOs that
> win become members of the judging committee for the next year (and thus
> ineligible to apply).  This is good because these are the PSOs that would
> have the highest standards and though it does limit that PSO's
> opportunities, it does so only every other year.
>
> - When do we need to outreach to the divisions to confirm/establish
> sponsorships?
>
> - Other possibilities for awards: free division membership for officers,
> for all students, for x number of students
>
> - Membership.  I'm confused about how this works.  What do I need to do to
> make sure once my free student membership is up, I stay a member?  Will I
> get an email asking me to continue my membership?
>
> - Award categories.  I think we need more specific examples.  Also, I
> think we need to set up additional criteria or some type of guidance for
> each award for what we are looking for (this could be for internal jury
> use only).  Number AND variety of events held?  Attendance?  Number of
> students involved and/or intensity of student involvement? (All the
> students are involved somewhat, a few students are involved intensely,
> etc.)
>
> - What will the verification process be (if there will be any) for
> evaluating the entries?  I.e., calling PSO's academic department, state's
> Chapter President, etc.
>
>
> --
> Lindsey Morse
> MUP '08
> lmorse at gsd.harvard.edu
> 617-680-2827
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Lindsey Morse
> MUP '08
> lmorse at gsd.harvard.edu
> 617-680-2827
>
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Morgan R. Landers
American Planning Association
Student Representative Council- Chair
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