The Grammy's: a Night to Shine
Resident Assistant Reception 2025-2026
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You're Invited to The GRAmmy's!
You're Invited to The GRAmmy's!
Join Housing & Residential Life at the Annual Resident Assistant Banquet on Sunday, April 19, 2025 at Health Science Innovation Building - First Floor Lobby
The Student Staff Recognition Committee is excited to host you at this one of a kind event. Below you can find the details of the event and what to expect.
The evening will have a theme of "A Night to Shine." This theme provides a pastel colored event that will elevate you above. We encourage you and your staff to dress in line with the theme or take a different spin on it and come in a dressed concept.
The evening will not provide a full-meal, Community Directors will be provide information for purchasing a meal prior to the event for staff. The event will have light refreshments, great photo-ops, and time to connect with your staff.
This event celebrates the dedication and hard work put on by Resident Assistants and staffs as a whole. You have the opportunity to submit Nominations for awards via the Nomination Portal. Please work as a staff to ensure everyone you want to nominate receives a nomination. At the bottom of this page, you can review an overview of the Nomination Process and you will find the link to the Nomination Portal.
Event Snapshot
Event Snapshot
Housing & Residential Life Annual Resident Assistant Banquet will be on Sunday, April 19, 2026
The Banquet will be themed "The GRAmmy's: A Night to Shine"
The Location of the Event: Health Science Innovation Building - First Floor Lobby
Doors Open At: 6:30 PM
Award Show Starts At: 7:00 PM (expected 120 minutes run time)
Staffs will have dinner planned by supervisor prior to the event. Contact Supervisor for details. At the event, we will have light refreshments and drinks as well as a photobooth.
Nomination Information
Nomination Information
Below you can find information about the Nomination Process and Timeline. Please note we are utilizing a Collapsible Text feature. Please click the text or arrow on each header to expand each section.
Nomination General Rules
Nomination General Rules
Nominations require either a Nomination Letter of 500-1000 Word Maximums or creation of a bid to showcase content that aligns with the specific award requirements. Once you enter the Nomination Portal, each Award will have the outlined requirements.
You may only submit one nomination per staff member. You may submit multiple different staff members for the same award. This means that Resident Assistant Joe can only receive one submission per award category. Multiple submissions for the same staff member per category will not be considered. It is critical to work as a staff to ensure nominations are not duplicated.
All due dates are final and will not be extended. Please review the Important Dates Table below and plan accordingly.
Award recipients are split into various categories. The specific category will be listed on the Nomination Portal under each Award.
All nominations must be submitted via the Nomination Portal linked below.
What is a Nomination Letter?
What is a Nomination Letter?
A Nomination Letter is a document written to recommend someone for an award recognition. The Nomination Letter serves as a formal endorsement and recommendation for an award. For submissions, nominators will need to copy and paste their letter into a text box, please do not save your letter as a PDF. You will not be able to upload the letter. Nomination Letters will have a word count requirement ranging from 200 to 500 words depending on the award type. Requirements for the letter will be listed under each award.
What is a bid?
What is a bid?
A Bid is a nomination that reflects accomplishments or the required content that includes images, storytelling, data, and other important details to showcase the impact of the effort from staff. The purpose of the Bid is to tell a story that relates and meets the requirements of the Award you are bidding for.
Previous Bids included a PowerPoint, Cavna Poster, and even a short video. There is no platform requirement for a bid, you will be able to upload any file type when submitting a bid.
For the purpose of the Resident Assistant Banquet, there is no minimum bid requirement, rather a maximum of 20 pages. If a video is submitted, the video may not exceed 7 minutes. We encourage all bids submissions to follow the accessibility guidelines listed here.
Important Dates
Important Dates
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM: Nomination Portal Opens
Friday, March 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM: Nomination Portal Closes.
Sunday, April 19, 2026: The GRAmmy's: A Night to Shine
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