2008 Colours Nominations Open
Thursday 08 May 2008
What are Colours?
Colours are a type of award that Imperial College Union can give to anybody to recognise the service, contribution and dedication of someone to the Union.
There are five types of Colours that are broadly separated into two groups. The first three Colours, which are Half Colours, Full Colours and Outstanding Service Awards, are awarded in recognition of one year's service to the Union. The other two Colours, which are Fellowships and Distinguished Fellowships, are awarded in recognition of many year's service to the Union.
Who can be nominated for Colours?
Anybody can be nominated for these awards, except the Union Sabbatical Officers and the Felix Editor.
Who can nominate someone for Colours?
Any Imperial student can complete a nomination form, but it's best not to nominate yourself!
What happens if you are awarded a Colours
Being awarded a Colours is a great honour and privilege. Those who receive these awards are presented with an award certificate at a ceremony, a tie or pin, and in the case of the higher awards a gift like an engraved tankard or Honorary Life membership of the Union. The Union keeps a record of all the people awarded Colours.
What do you need to do to be awarded a Colour?
To be awarded Half Colours you need to have made a “positive contribution to the general life of the Union in an extraordinary fashion.”
To be awarded Full Colours you have to “repeatedly, through outstanding achievements, over the course of the year, have made a significant contribution to the life of the Union.”
For an Outstanding Service Award “you will have displayed continuous outstanding achievement across a broad spectrum of Union activities.” Few of these are given out, only five a year at most.
The Fellowship and Distinguished Fellowship awards are much harder to get as they are are based on the contribution the awardee has made over a length of time.
To receive a Union Fellowship award you need to "have continuously served the Union in an exceptional manner.” Very few of these are given out.
To receive a Distinguished Fellowship you need to have “served the Union in a selfless and dedicated manner which is both exceptional and beyond reproach.”
If you don’t know which award to nominate someone for then choose the one you feel is appropriate and the Colours Committee will change if necessary.
How can I nominate someone?
Nominations are open from Tuesday 6th May 2008 to midnight Tuesday 27th May 2008 at 12 noon. Nomination forms can be downloaded from here and can be emailed to colours@imperial.ac.uk.
Colours nomination form 07-08 (85 KB)
You’ll have to give the name of the nominee, the award you are nominating them for and tell us, in less than 200 words, why you think they should get it. Also include your name and CID.
What happens then?
Your nominations will be considered by the Union’s Colours Committee and then the results will be announced towards the end of the term in Felix and successful nominees will be given their awards at an Colours ceremony in June.