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UCMPD Excellence Awards

Eligibility for Award Categories

  1. Open to individuals and organizations involved in public safety, including law enforcement, fire services, emergency medical services, staff, faculty, students, and community safety initiatives.
  2. Nominees must have demonstrated exceptional performance, innovative practices, or significant contributions to community safety.
  3. All Nominations must include a completed Nomination Form.
  4. The Nomination Form’s narrative section must be limited to 5,000 characters. The nomination should provide examples demonstrating how the nominee meets the criteria, including personal and observational examples.
  5. The nominees are not eligible for the same award if they received an award in that category within a three-year period.

Selection Process for Award Categories

Review and Screening

  • The Review Committee will ensure that all nominations meet the eligibility criteria.
  • The Review Committee will consist of impartial members from various departments selected by the Chief of Police.
  • Each nomination is reviewed for completeness and relevance to the criteria.

Evaluation and Shortlisting

  • The Review Committee evaluates each nomination using a standardized scoring system and creates a shortlist of top nominees for each category.

Interviews and Refences

  • The UC Merced Department of Public Safety will interview the top nominees and their nominators to gather more in-depth. information.
  • The UC Merced Department of Public Safety will check references provided by the nominators to validate the information in the nominations.

Final Selection

  • The Review Committee will review the final scores, interview insights, and reference checks to reach a consensus on the final award recipients.
  • Award recipients will be announced prior to the Public Safety Excellence Awards Ceremony.

Timeline

Announcement and call for Nominations

  • Date: November 4, 2024

Nomination Period

  • Start Date: November 4, 2024
  • End Date: January 15, 2025

Review Period

  • Start Date: January 20, 2025
  • End Date: February 14, 2025

Announcement of Finalists

  • Date February 21, 2025

Awards Ceremony

  • Spring 2025

We look forward to receiving your nominations and celebrating

the exceptional efforts that make our community safer!

Please submit nominations for the 2024-25 Public Safety Excellence Award cycle by January 15, 2025.

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