Hallam Award

What is the Hallam Award?

The Hallam Award has been developed by Hallam Union with support from Sheffield Hallam University to recognise all the hard work that you put into volunteering in Hallam Union activities. The Hallam Award is designed to help you reflect on and develop transferable skills that will help you in your University career and beyond.

Employers are increasingly keen to see evidence of skills development from graduate job applicants.  The Hallam Award demonstrates that you are able to reflect on and articulate what you have to offer and the commitment to get involved.  Make sure you attend course-based or centrally organised careers sessions (on shuspace type ‘careers’ in the search box and click the events button on the homepage) to see how to make the most of what you have achieved.

Who can take part?

The Hallam Award is open to any Hallam University student who is involved in Students’ Union activities including…
Course and faculty reps
Sports club committees
Volunteering projects and placements
Societies committees
Entertainments committee
Stage services
Union Council
SHU-Media
Campaigns
Part time reps
Advice Centre volunteers
Community reps
SOAP (Student Opinion and Action Panel)

Students volunteering through their SHU department or faculty can also register for the Hallam Award:
SBS – peer mentoring, Social Responsibility Award
HWB – Faculty Placement Steering Group, Nursing Placement Partnership Management Group
ACES (Computing) – mentoring, Venture Matrix projects, IBM challenge, schools’ days
ACES (Media Arts & Communications) – industry shadowing opportunities, exhibition committee
Department of Sport - internship programmes

To register for the Hallam Award, please visit the how to sign up page and complete the Registration Form.

Any student registering one of the above activities for the Hallam Award is also eligible to register voluntary activity outside of SHU for the Hallam Award as well.  Please complete a registration of additional activity form and submit it to staff in the Activities Pod.

How does it work?

There are four levels of the Hallam Award – Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum.

The level of award we give you will be dependant upon how much involvement you show that you have had in your area of activity. It is a measure of the ‘depth’ of your involvement not necessarily the number of hours you put in. This could include how you participate, how you are able to contribute, influence, make decisions or lead on a project.

This award is also about how you reflect on your experience, giving a critical and detailed account of the development of your transferable skills.  You will not necessarily get bronze in your first year, silver in your second or gold in your third.  For information about the criteria used to mark the awards, please visit the resources page.

What is involved?

The scheme has been designed not to take up too much time because we appreciate that you put in a lot of hard work already.

So you will need to…
Complete regular Log Sheets
Reflect upon bigger events in a Key Activity Record form
Summarise and evaluate your involvement and your skills in a Final Report

Why do the Hallam Award?

It is a great way to get the recognition for all the extra curricular activities you can do outside of your studying whilst at Hallam University.

And if that’s not reason enough, here are other reasons to get involved…
It is recognition for all the hard work you put into your activities.
It is a record of what you have achieved and the skills you have developed.
It enhances your CV.
Your award is announced at graduation and printed in the graduation booklet.
You will receive a certificate signed by the Union President and University Pro Vice Chancellor.
You can apply to be a life member of Hallam Union for free.

Submission dates for 2011/2012

13th January 2012 - log sheets and key activity forms (semester 1)
15th June 2012 - log sheets, key activity forms (semester 2) and final report