{"id":38538,"date":"2025-01-31T11:40:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/?p=38538"},"modified":"2025-01-31T11:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:40:21","slug":"alumni-rising-star-award-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/2025\/01\/31\/alumni-rising-star-award-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Rising Star Award\u202f 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/750\/2025\/01\/AA-Rising-Star-logo-Purple-RGB.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38542\" style=\"width:159px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/alumni\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/750\/2025\/01\/AA-Rising-Star-logo-Purple-RGB.png 372w, 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class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is an inspiring role model, mentor, champion for change, who isn\u2019t afraid to make bold, courageous decisions.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Is making a positive contribution to an individual\/group of individuals, community, professional practice or impact on society through their work\/activities.\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must have graduated in the last 8 years (from 2017 onwards).\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 Rising Star credentials 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 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