The Office of Student Leadership and Civic Engagement and the Office of Campus Life and Student Engagement are proud to introduce the winners of the 2017 Student Leadership Awards. This event held on the afternoon of April 20, 2017 at the North Court of the Rick Case Arena recognized student leadership within the NSU community as well as staff members who help students succeed at NSU. In addition to the award winners, the 2017 Student Leadership Awards also took time to recognize those students who had been involved with various SLCE and Campus Life co-curricular activities.
| Award | Winner |
| Overall Awards | |
| Freshman Student Leader of the Year | Nathaneal “Squeaky” Washington |
| Sophomore Student Leader of the Year | Alex Lopez |
| Junior Student Leader of the Year | Joshua Braverman |
| Senior Student Leader of the Year | Daesha Roberts |
| Most Improved Registered Student Organization of the Year | NSU Maasti Dance Team |
| Registered Student Organization of the Year | MEDLIFE |
| Student Organization President of the Year | Kadeem Hall, President of Black Student Union |
| Student Organization Advisor of the Year | Daniel McFadden, Advisor of Make a Meal and NSU Maasti Dance Team |
| Event of the Year | Cupcake Wars, Make a Meal |
| Service Project of the Year | Fall Room Renovation Project, Cozy Corners |
| Student Employee of the Year | Amanda Palmieri, Office of Campus Life and Student Engagement |
| Faculty or Staff Member of the Year | Amiee Haynes, Office of Undergraduate Student Success |
| Unsung Hero of the Year | Schae Maynard |
| Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards | |
| Philanthropy of the Year | Mr. Fintastic, Delta Phi Epsilon |
| Neophyte of the Year | Curtisha Demarco, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. |
| Sorority Woman of the Year | Kayla Wilkes, Theta Phi Alpha |
| Fraternity Man of the Year | Steven Winalis, Kappa Sigma |
In addition, we recognized those students who received a pin for being involved with the following co-curricular activities:
- Emerging Leaders Experience 1
- Emerging Leaders Experience 2
- LeaderShape
- Registered Student Organization Presidents
- Leadership Conference Committee
- SEABoard
- 25+ SERV Hours
- Sharks and Service Attendee
- Sharks and Service Site Leader
- Student Government Association
- Greek Council Leaders
- Rho Gamma
- Leadership Awards Committee