{"id":38518,"date":"2025-01-31T11:41:08","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=38518"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:41:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:41:10","slug":"alumni-community-hero-award-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/2025\/01\/31\/alumni-community-hero-award-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Community Hero Award\u202f2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/750\/2025\/01\/AA-Community-Hero-logo-Purple-RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38522\" style=\"width:163px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/750\/2025\/01\/AA-Community-Hero-logo-Purple-RGB.png 373w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/750\/2025\/01\/AA-Community-Hero-logo-Purple-RGB-288x300.png 288w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This award recognises and celebrates our alumni who have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact in the local community and\u202fwho have contributed their time and talents for the enrichment of others, and the betterment of society.\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Criteria<\/strong>\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An alumnus* who:\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is a champion for social change, social good or social mobility, making a positive contribution to their community or an impact on society through their professional, voluntary or charitable activities, unlocking and nurturing opportunity for others.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Has demonstrated determination and motivation while enriching the lives of others and has shown genuine passion and enthusiasm for making a difference through their chosen cause.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can demonstrate the tangible, transformative impact of their work.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Has received external recognition\/praise for their work.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is an inspiring role model, mentor or committed to supporting the next generation by being inclusive, supportive, ethical, innovative or compassionate.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canterbury.ac.uk%2Fasset-library%2Falumni%2FAlumni-Award-Nomination-Form-2025.docx&amp;wd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>Nominate an alumnus for their\u202fachievements as a Community Hero here!<\/strong>\u202f\u00a0<\/a> Or via <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/e\/y30xUWnuqj\" title=\"\">our online form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/asset-library\/alumni\/Alumni-Awards-2025-Criteria-and-terms-and-conditions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Read a full version of the Alumni Awards 2025 terms and conditions<\/a>.\u202f\u00a0Completed nomination forms<em>\u00a0<\/em>must be received by the\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:alumni@canterbury.ac.uk?subject=CCCU%20Alumni%20Awards%202025%20Nomination\"><strong>Alumni Relations Team<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0no later than midnight on\u00a0<strong>Monday 3 March 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at our alumni stories and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/2024\/07\/20\/alumni-awards-2024\/\"><strong>be inspired by last year\u2019s winners and shortlisted nominees!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can read more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/alumni-awards\" title=\"\">Alumni Awards and the other categories on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*In these awards criteria \u2018alumnus\u2019 refers to former CCCU students of all genders\/gender identity.&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This award recognises and celebrates our alumni who have gone above and beyond to make a positive impact in the local community and\u202fwho have contributed their time and talents for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":352486,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,22,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni-updates","category-announcements","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"authorName":"Celia 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