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Award Criteria for Chapter of the Year

Purpose:
The Chapter of the Year Award is the highest honor bestowed upon active alumni chapters within the Alumni Association. This award is presented to alumni chapters for their outstanding service to the University, the Alumni Association, and their local communities during the prior calendar year. Chapters are judged on a variety of alumni-related activities, such as student/alumni recruitment, fund-raising, scholarship, community involvement, membership promotion and retention, and volunteer leadership. Chapters are divided into three divisions (small, medium, and large) to equalize competition.

Criteria:
To be considered for the Chapter of the Year Award, an active chapter must meet the following criteria:

Nomination is required. All nominations are confidential and must be forwarded to the Alumni Association’s Awards Committee for consideration.
The nominated chapter must be in good standing with the Virginia State University Alumni Association.
The nominated chapter must have provided significant services to or have contributed financially to the support and mission of both Virginia State University and the Virginia State University Alumni Association.
The nominated chapter must have a record of membership promotion and retention, community involvement, fundraising, and student/alumni recruitment.
The nominated chapter must have a record of having representation at various alumni-related activities, such as Homecoming, VSU Founder's Day, Alumni Weekend, and National Conventions when held.
The nominated chapter must have a record of their Board Members' attendance (or provided proxy) at National Board of Director meetings. The nominated chapter must also have a record of attending the Annual Meeting held during Commencement Weekend.
The nominated chapter must have a record of submitting its Annual Preliminary Report for Chapter Programs to the Alumni Association office.
Only nomination forms that have been distributed or posted online by the Association are acceptable for submission. In addition to the nomination form, supporting documentation such as newspaper and/or magazine clippings, photos, letters, or other appropriate material supporting the chapter’s nomination must also be submitted. If available, a chapter photograph, 300 dpi or higher, should be included with the application.
Nominations must be based on accomplishments made during the previous calendar year to the present.

Calendar:
Nomination forms and any supporting materials should be received by the Alumni Association Awards Committee no later than the third week in March of the year in which the person is being nominated. Nomination forms are due March 21, 2025.

Selection Methodology:
The Alumni Association Awards Committee will review the nominations and determine the recipient. The decision of the awards committee is final. The award recipient will be officially announced during the Alumni Association’s annual meeting held during the University’s Alumni Weekend & Commencement celebration.

Annual Awards

News From The VSUAA Chaplain

15 February 2025

Thank you for Joining Our First VSUAA Prayer Call of the Year!

Dear VSU Alumni,

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you who joined us for the first Virginia State University Alumni Association Prayer Call of 2025. Your presence, prayers, and unity in faith created a powerful and uplifting experience for all.

Because of your engagement and the positive feedback we received, we are excited to announce that the prayer call will continue once a month! Beginning in March, we will gather in prayer at 9 AM on the first Saturday of each month through December. We look forward to strengthening our spiritual connection and support for one another as we lift up our alma mater and our communities in prayer.

As we embark on this journey together, we are reminded of the words in 1 Corinthians 12:12-14:

“Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. Even so, the body is not made up of one part but of many.”

Our collective strengths as alumni across the country make us a force for good, and through this prayer call, we continue to unite in purpose, faith, and service. With gratitude and excitement, we invite you to mark your calendars and join us in prayer each month. A flyer with login details will be sent out soon.

Together, we are Building a Bridge to Greater!

Blessings,

Rev. Kenyana Dawson
VSUAA Chaplain

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