Thursday 08-04-2021 - 12:17

All shortlisted Candidates have now been announced for this year’s STAR Awards!

The STAR Awards is an annual celebration event held by the Students’ Association to recognise and celebrate the hard work our volunteers and student groups carry out.  The event will take place online on 15th April 2021 from 5pm, hosted by Adil Rahoo and special guests. The ceremony will close with a special DJ Set. 

A full list of all the award categories and shortlisted candidates can be found below: 

 

Student of the Year & Lindsay Leadership                                            

GCU Student of the Year Shortlisted Candidates:

• Katie Lynn Moffat
• Lucy MacKay
• Kelsie Jayne Greggain
• Milka Geracaris
• Sarina Vlaytchev

Lindsay Leadership Award Shortlisted Candidates:

• Amanda Kerr 
• Elizabeth Anne Shaw
• Jennie Webster
• Sarah Forrester
• Simona I Gesheva

 Representation Awards:

Academic Rep of the Year Shortlisted Candidates:

• Mary Welsh
• Kelsie Greggain
• Michaela O'Hara

Liberation or Representation Group of the Year Shortlisted Candidates:

• International Students' Group
• GCU LGBT+ Liberation Group
• Disabled Students' Group

 

Ethical & Enivironmental Award Shortlisted Candidates:

• Extinction Rebellion Society 
• Monica Allen and Elisabeth Dumortier
• GCU Dietetics Society 

Mental Health & Wellbeing Champion:

• GCU Law Clinic
• Occupational Therapy Society 
•  Vincent Waters

We also give out the Nightline Volunteer Of The Year Award, however the nightline volunteers must remain anonymous. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate them nonetheless.

Societies Awards:

Society of the Year Shortlisted Candidates:

• CISA
• Nursing Society
• Occupational Therapy Society
• Emergency Care Society

 Best New Society Shortlisted Candidates:

• Events Society 
• Mindfulness Society
• Minecraft Society
• SDGs Society

 Best Society Event Shortlisted Candidates:

• CISA- Charity Week 
• Fashion Society Quiz
• Remote and Expeditions Medicine- Emergency Care Society
• OTogether- Occupational Therapy Society 

Best Overall Contribution from a Committee Member Shortlisted Candidates:

• Debbie Keenan- Occupational Therapy
• Nora Dempsey- Occupational Therapy
• Marcus McDonagh- Emergency Care Society
• Tessa Feeney- Fashion Society

 The EDIT Awards:

 The EDIT – Best Article Shortlisted Candidates:

• Abbie Meehan- Can Scotland do the unthinkable?
• Siobhan McDonald- The Climate App
• Bethany Watt- Hitchcock Walked So Spielberg Could Run
• Tsvetelina Peneva-Genderless Expression

   

The EDIT – Best Overall Contribution Shortlisted Candidates:

• Afia Kazmi
• Hannah Temple
• Abbie Meehan 
• Georgia Brown
• Rachel Gibson

London Awards:         

Society Event Of The Year Shortlisted Candidates 

• Fashion Society- Google Meets
• Fashion Society-Induction Week Events

Class Rep Of the Year Shortlisted Candidates 

• Ngeche Mah Ndi
• Maria Victoria Antheck
• Talent Senamile Mthiyane 

Best Overall Contribution from a Student Shortlisted Candidates 

• Samreen Ali Khan 
• Josiane Spinola Pereira
• Mewburn Prudence

Congratulations to all shortlisted.

Make sure you tune in to see the winners, on Thursday 15th April 2021 from 5pm on our Facebook and YouTube pages.