The nominees for IB Excellence Awards for Spring 2021
Award Rationale
In the Integrated Business (IB) program, students work closely with each other in all 8 courses required in the major which gives them firsthand knowledge of their IB colleagues’ skills. The Integrated Business Excellence Awards provide IB students the opportunity to recognize their colleagues who are exceptional in the application of skills and knowledge integral to the mission of the Integrated Business program.
Award Categories
Excellence Award in LEADERSHIP (PM, MSBF): This award recognizes IB students who demonstrate exceptional skill and ability in applying leadership principles such as effectively espousing the vision of the IB program, motivating other students to excel, and providing encouragement and support to their classmates.
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Excellence Award in PROFESSIONALISM & ETHICS (IBF, HR): This award recognizes IB students who unwaveringly exhibit professional demeanor across a variety of situations, are consulted for their advice regarding professional behavior, and consistently uphold community, university, and program ethical standards.
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Excellence Award in TEAMWORK (PM, IBF): This award recognizes IB students who exhibit exceptional collaborative skills both in an out of the classroom. Such students are able to facilitate effective teamwork in highly diverse groups across a wide variety of classroom and university settings and are able to effectively perform in a variety of roles in teams as needed.
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Excellence Award in CRITICAL THINKING (BCA, DDDM): This award recognizes IB students who are able to effectively comprehend, interpret, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information from various sources to recognize relationships within and gain greater understanding of that information.
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Excellence Award in COMMUNICATION (ABT, IMS): This award recognizes IB students who effectively express themselves both verbally and in writing through application of accepted communication conventions, accurate analysis of audiences, use of effective listening skills, and proficient translation of complex ideas.
Nominees:
| Amelia Russell |
| Michael Bishop |
| Christopher Robinson |
| Adrian Guerra |
Excellence Award in CREATIVITY (BCA, IMS): This award recognizes IB students who are able to generate and recognize alternatives and/or possibilities that are unique in their inclusion of material and ideas from a wide variety of perspectives, especially non-business perspectives.
Nominees:
| Maria Pacheco |
| Matthew Coelho |
| Amelia Russell |
| Michael Bradley |
Excellence Award in PROBLEM SOLVING (HR, MSBF): This award recognizes IB students who effectively use a systematic approach to problem solving that includes defining the problem, identifying problem causes, generating and prioritizing solution alternatives, and implementing solutions; all while appropriately considering financial and other practical limitations.
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Excellence Award in TECHNOLOGY LITERACY (ABT, DDDM): This award recognizes IB students who understand the uses and limitations of a wide variety of technological problem solutions and can appropriately recommend and implement such solutions. These students have also developed a high level of skill in the use of technological tools such as MicroSoft Office products, Prezi, Webcourses and other technological tools.
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Good luck to all, and like always, Go IB!!!
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