{"id":3480,"date":"2019-03-19T09:35:19","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T17:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/?page_id=3480"},"modified":"2026-04-28T07:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:42:07","slug":"awardsgala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/awardsgala\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly ECC Annual Awards Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-img aligncenter wp-image-7622 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Horizontal-Web-Gala-Awards-1.png\" alt=\"A flyer for the 23rd annual Kelly ECC Gala Awards celebrating student excellence. It takes place on Thursday, May 14, 2026 at 5pm to 7pm in the ECC Unity Suite\" width=\"872\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Horizontal-Web-Gala-Awards-1.png 872w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Horizontal-Web-Gala-Awards-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Horizontal-Web-Gala-Awards-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Horizontal-Web-Gala-Awards-1-375x211.png 375w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>The Annual Awards Gala is an opportunity for the extended ECC family to recognize our affiliated student organizations and student leaders who are active members of our Kelly ECC community and the broader UW community through activism, leadership, philanthropy, community service, and outreach. We also celebrate members of our community who are graduating and toast to the completion of a successful academic year.<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><center>\u2728 A magical evening awaits \u2728Join us for the 23rd Annual Kelly ECC Gala Awards! \ud83d\udc38\ud83d\udc51<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center>Inspired by the magic of The Princess and the Frog, this special evening will bring the spirit of the bayou to the Kelly ECC as we recognize the amazing accomplishments of our students and student organizations over the past academic year. All UW students are invited to come celebrate the leaders, dreamers, and changemakers who help make our campus community vibrant and welcoming with music and food.<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center>\ud83d\udcc5 Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026<br \/>\n\u23f0 Time: 5:00 PM &#8211; 7:00 PM<br \/>\n\ud83d\udccd Location: ECC Unity Suite<\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/P9tLSAsce1CuQJYL7\">RSVP Here!<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"su-row\">\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-img aligncenter wp-image-7625 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Frogs-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"two animated frogs dancing with one dipping the other on a lilypad\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Frogs-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Frogs-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Frogs-375x379.jpg 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Frogs.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>2025-2026 Award Nominees<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The form for the 2025-2026 awards will begin accepting nominations on <\/span><b>Tuesday, April 14th<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uw-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/awardsgala\/gala-nominee-descriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nominee Descriptions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-img aligncenter wp-image-7626\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Pencil-300x288.png\" alt=\"an animated firefly with pigtails holding a pencil\" width=\"313\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Pencil-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Pencil-1024x982.png 1024w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Pencil-768x737.png 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Pencil-1536x1473.png 1536w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Pencil-375x360.png 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Pencil-1200x1151.png 1200w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Pencil.png 2027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Awards Criteria<\/h3>\n<p>Group Awards<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Commitment to Community and Service<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Collaboration &amp; Participation<\/li>\n<li>Most Impactful Programming<\/li>\n<li>Breakout Organization<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rising Star*<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Organization of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Beginning 2025-2026, we are introducing an additional recognition category: the Rising Star Award!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Individual Student Leader Awards<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leadership Award<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Branching Out Award<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Activism Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--<a class=\"uw-btn\" href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/galacriteria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Awards Criteria<\/a>--><br \/>\n<a class=\"uw-btn\" href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/awardsgala\/galacriteria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Awards Criteria<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-img aligncenter wp-image-7627 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Question-Mark-300x288.png\" alt=\"an animated firefly looking confused with question marks around it\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Question-Mark-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Question-Mark-1024x983.png 1024w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Question-Mark-768x737.png 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Question-Mark-1536x1475.png 1536w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Question-Mark-375x360.png 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Question-Mark-1200x1152.png 1200w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Question-Mark.png 1754w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p>The Annual Gala Awards will be hosted in-person at the ECC Unity Suite. Nominations and voting will happen online and winners will be announced on Gala day. Check out the FAQ for more information!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uw-btn\" href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/awardsgala\/gala-frequently-asked-questions\/\">GALA FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-4\">\n<div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-img aligncenter wp-image-7624 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Trophy-295x300.png\" alt=\"an animated firefly holding a trophy looking at the stars\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Trophy-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Trophy-1007x1024.png 1007w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Trophy-768x781.png 768w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Trophy-1510x1536.png 1510w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Trophy-2013x2048.png 2013w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Trophy-375x381.png 375w, https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Firefly-with-Trophy-1200x1221.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Past Award Recipients<\/h3>\n<p>These are the recent recipients of the Kelly ECC Awards in the past few years.\u00a0These Organizations and Individual leaders have made exceptional efforts toward supporting the mission of the Kelly ECC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"uw-btn\" href=\"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/galarecipients\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Past Recipients<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Annual Awards Gala is an opportunity for the extended ECC family to recognize our affiliated student organizations and student leaders who are active members of our Kelly ECC community and the broader UW community through activism, leadership, philanthropy, community service, and outreach. We also celebrate members of our community who are graduating and toast to the completion of a successful academic year. \u2728 A magical evening awaits \u2728Join us for the 23rd Annual Kelly ECC Gala Awards! \ud83d\udc38\ud83d\udc51&nbsp; Inspired&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4221,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3480","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3480"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3480"}],"version-history":[{"count":98,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6487,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3480\/revisions\/6487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/ecc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}