CACEE Excellence in Innovation Award

The new CACEE Excellence in Innovation Award recognizes:

Leadership Development

Recognizes programs to develop leadership experience and/or skills in post-secondary students or recent graduates.  Entries will be judged on: Program need/objectives, design and implementation, skills/competencies development, measured outcomes, ease of replication.

Student Engagement

Recognizes the best information, program, or resource directed to students.  Information must be offered to the students free of charge. Entries will be judged on:  Program need/objectives, design, creativity, innovation, measured outcomes, ease of replication.

Diversity

Recognizes exceptional diversity initiatives or programs that are targeted to engage diverse populations; best practice for outreach programs, develop a diverse candidate pool; or enhance retention level of diverse population. Entries will be judged on:  Program need/objectives, clean clear description, innovation, success of project meeting objectives, measured outcomes, ease of replication.

Technology

Recognizes web 2.0 or social networking, or other technology programs designed to engage various audiences in the use of technology in the career services or recruitment of college graduates. Entries will be judged on: Program need/objectives, relevance to target market, design and effective use of use of medium, creativity, access to information, measured outcomes, ease of replication.

Criteria:

*Must be a member of CACEE; however, may become a member at the same time as award submission is made.
*Self nominate requires:

  • Name of organization –Name of contact person and contact
  • Award category
  • Title of program
  • Description program or initiative

To submit a nomination for the Excellence in Innovation Award, please fill out a nomination form here.

Please feel free to contact the CACEE National office ( or 416-929-5156 x 223) if you have any questions.