Community Service Award

This award is issued to the active Rockcliffe Community Member who has distinguished him or herself within the past 2 years, through service to Rockcliffe’s Community exemplifying the spirit of cooperation, compassion, ethics, and who has demonstrated continuous significant contribution to improving our educational community and outreach. 

To qualify the nominee must have distinguished themselves through a dedication to the following ideas and principles.

Service to the Community

  • Active participation in general service opportunities to the benefit of the Rockcliffe community;
  • Demonstrate a willingness to mentor volunteers and other members of the public; and
  • Promotion of educational best practices related to Rockcliffe activities and events through social media and other information sharing opportunities.

Exemplification of Principles and Ethics

  • Is passionate about Rockcliffe’s causes as integral to their own personal meaning.
  • Exemplifies consistency of thoughts and actions based on values and personal integrity.
  • Is compassionate towards others in their pursuit of service and the promotion of a positive learning environment.

Inclusion Criteria

Those wishing to apply to this award may do so if they meet the following inclusion criteria:

  • Nominees can self-apply or may be nominated by someone else
  • Nominees should be a full Community Member of Rockcliffe for at least 12 consecutive months prior to applying or being nominated for the award
  • Nominee will have made significant contributions towards Rockcliffe’s General Service Opportunities, of at least 100 hours (4 hrs/month on average) over two years
  • Nominee will have demonstrated commitment to the community through sharing of their experiences at Rockcliffe through forums, or social media
  • Nominee will have exemplified the principles and ethics of Rockcliffe’s causes through thoughts, actions, and service

Exclusions

Individuals are ineligible for nomination if they fit any of the criteria below:

  • The individual is not a Rockcliffe Professional or Community Member in good standing;
  • The individual has been previously awarded the Community Service Award within the past 5 years;
  • The individual has not been engaged with the Rockcliffe community for more than 6 months;
  • The individual is unable to attend the Rockcliffe Annual Conference, in person;
  • The individual is a member of the Rockcliffe Management Team
  • The individual is a member of the Award Review Committee

Nomination Process

The award is given out each year at the Rockcliffe Annual Conference (RUCC).

Nominations open August 1, 2018 for the period of September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2018. Nominations close August 31, 2018.

What follows is a breakdown of the criteria and the supporting evidence that needs to be submitted with each nomination.

Evaluation Criteria

General Service

Nominee will have made significant contributions towards Rockcliffe’s General Service Opportunities, of at least 40 hours (2 hrs/month on average) over two years, including:

  • Volunteering at Conferences or on Service Committees
  • Content Contributor
    • Best Practices
    • Game Design (Mesh, Graphics)
    • In-World Mentoring
  • Peer Reviewers
  • Program Code
  • Social Media Moderator (Forums),  and/or
  • Video Editing

Supporting Evidence

Personal description of activities and an approximation of hours spent on each, including time on task for meetings, development, planning, enacting and other related general service activities for any of the given primary goals.

Shared Rockcliffe Experiences

  • Nominee will have demonstrated commitment to the community through sharing of their experiences at Rockcliffe through forums, or social media

Supporting Evidence

Links to social media posts and personal description of activities shared in social media.

Exemplification of Principles and Ethics

  • Is passionate about Rockcliffe’s causes as integral to their own personal meaning.
  • Exemplifies consistency of thoughts and actions based on values and personal integrity.
  • Is compassionate towards others in their pursuit of service and the promotion of a positive learning environment.

Supporting Evidence

Two letters of recommendation from others who have worked with you in Rockcliffe activities, and who can speak to your passion, values, personal integrity, compassion, the promotion of positive learning environments.