From: Involvement Center
Date: February 24
Subject: Leadership Awards and Student Org Updates | The LOOP


The Loop | Keeping student org leaders in-the-know
the loop FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Leaderboard Rankings as of 2/24

Shoutout to the top 15 orgs on the CONNECT leaderboard as of 2/24. The leaderboard updates each day and you can find the most up to date list here: https://connect.uwstout.edu/involvement/points-badges/.

On the leaderboard, you can sort by category to see how you compete with similiar type and sized orgs. All orgs can reach gold status by earning 800 points.

  1. SSA
  2. BDP
  3. Service Club
  4. Cru
  5. Men's Volleyball
  6. Yeti Ultimate
  7. AIGA
  8. PONG
  9. Swim Club
  10. Dodgeball
  11. Antique Auto
  12. Boxing
  13. DND Club
  14. Phi Theta Chi
  15. Bowling Club

Leadership Awards Nominations Now Open

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Leadership Awards.

Nomination form and for more information: 
https://connect.uwstout.edu/involvement/leadershipawards/

Categories include:

  • Outstanding Student Leader of the Year
  • Student Employee of the Year
  • Student Staff Team of the Year
  • Student Org Event of the Year
  • Student Org of the Year
  • Bill Siedlecki Advisor of the Year
Nominations close March 23rd. The awards event will be Wednesday, May 7th. For questions contact involvement@uwstout.edu. 

Winter Gear Drive

Join the Involvement Center’s Civic Engagement Team with our Winter Gear Drive! We will be collecting new and gently used outer layer winter gear items like hats, gloves, jackets, etc. All donations will go directly to Helping Hands right here on campus, supporting folks on our campus, in our Stout community!

Drop off your donations anytime from 8:00am-7:00pm in the Involvement Center (MSC 106) Monday, February 24 – Friday, February 28! Student Organizations who participate in donating will get 5 points per item for their org! Make sure if you are donating for your org, you scan the QR code and fill out the survey listing how many items you dropped off! If you have any questions, feel free to email us at involvement@uwstout.edu!

Destination Weekend: April 11-13

The Fashion Without Fabric show and the theatre production are big shows of this big UW-Stout weekend. Did you know that student organizations can also contribute to the fun? In the past org leaders have hosted: drone exhibitions, art sales, paint classes, movies, and lots of other student organization fun to add to the weekend.  If this is something you are interested in, please work with your advisor or feel free to reach out with questions to Jennifer Lee – leejenn@uwstout.edu.

Check Your Officers Are Correct On CONNECT

Make sure all of your officers are on your CONNECT group, and have the correct position listed. This ensures the correct people have access to CONNECT, and that the correct people can be contacted for org related updates and questions. If someone is no longer an officer for your org, update them to be a past officer.

If you need help updating your officers, email Involvement: involvement@uwstout.edu. If you know you've added an officer and see that they were removed and are missing, please contact Involvement so we can try to find the issue.

Claim your bonus points for reading the LOOP here.

EVENT

SSA | Financial Affairs Committee (FAC)

Monday, March 3
6:00pm - 8:00pm
White Pine Room, MSC
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Join us for the Financial Affairs Committee meeting! Contingency hearings are available. We will make you aware if for any reason we have to cancel. See you there!
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EVENT

Career Savvy Summit: Essential Skills for a Global Career

Thursday, March 6
8:30am - 3:30pm
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This one-day conference aims to enhance students' global competencies, significantly boosting their career readiness in an evolving labor market. This initiative is designed to equip students with the skills necessary to understand and address complex global issues, ultimately enabling them to excel in a diverse workforce. The conference
will center around three key focus areas, each designed to guide the learning objectives and outcomes of the conference. These areas are intercultural competencies, metacognition skills, and global citizenship.
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Important Spring Dates

  • 2/24: Leadership Awards and Samuel E. Wood Nominations Open
  • 3/23: Leadership Awards and Samuel E. Wood Nominations Close
  • 4/11-4/13: Destination Weekend
  • 5/7: Leadership Awards