OTMs
Submission
Click here to go to the NRHH OTM database and submit an OTM.OTM submissions are due on the first Sunday of the month by midnight Central Time.
Winners for this month
| Category | Nominee | Nominator | Award |
| Advisor | Megan Moritz | Cassie Baird | Campus |
| Bulletin Board | Teryn Heckers | Teryn Heckers | Campus |
| Community | TU Physics Department | Matt Behlmann | REGIONAL |
| Community Service Program | Service Day | Charlotte Hale | REGIONAL |
| Educational Program | SEX | Meagan Abner | REGIONAL |
| Executive Board Member | Charlotte Hale | Jordann Lucero | Campus |
| First Year Student | Timothy McDonald | Ronnie Farhat | REGIONAL |
| Organization | LaFortune Activities Council | Micki Van | Campus |
| Resident Assistant | Jordann Lucero | Charlotte Hale | Campus |
| Social Program | ABC Fashion Show | Matt Winkeler | Campus |
| Spotlight | Dave Moncrief | Teryn Heckers | REGIONAL |
| Student | Dan Hrdlicka | Jordann Lucero | REGIONAL |
Winners from previous months
| Month OTM written for: | Campus Due Date | Regional Due Date |
| August | September 9, 11:59 PM | September 10, 11:59 PM |
| September | October 7, 11:59 PM | October 10, 11:59 PM |
| October | November 4, 11:59 PM | November 10, 11:59 PM |
| November | December 2, 11:59 PM | December 10, 11:59 PM |
| December | January 6, 11:59 PM | January 10, 11:59 PM |
| January | February 3, 11:59 PM | February 10, 11:59 PM |
| February | March 2, 11:59 PM | March 10, 11:59 PM |
| March | April 6, 11:59 PM | April 10, 11:59 PM |
| April | May 4, 11:59 PM | May 10, 11:59 PM |
| May | June 9, 11:59 PM | June 10, 11:59 PM |
How to write OTMs
An OTM or Of The Month is a way to recognize outstanding programs and individuals within residence life. Not only do OTMs recognize an amazing person or program at your school, it also lets other schools across the nation read how wonderful they are and even create similar outstanding programs at their schools!Recognition is an important part of making people feel appreciated for what they do. Writing an OTM for someone who has gone above-and-beyond their job is a great way to make them feel important and to congratulate them on their great service. Plus, writing an OTM does not take much time and can easily be done!
There are two types of OTMs, Program and General Of the Months! A Program OTM recognizes an amazing program or event. There are four categories of Program OTMs: Educational, Social, Diversity, and Community Service.
A General OTM recognizes a specific person or group of people. There are ten categories of General OTMs: Advisor, Community, Executive Board Member, Organization, First Year Student, Resident Assistant, Spotlight, Student, Bulletin Board, Custodial/Maintenance. Bulletin Board and Custodial/Maintenance are campus only OTMs and do not move on to the Regional and National levels.
When writing an OTM, make sure you stay month specific. Your Resident Assistant Matt has done a really good job over the past couple of months, but make sure you only talk about what he did during September when writing an OTM that is submitted for September. And make sure you use all the words you can. General OTMs have a 600 word limit, so make sure you use as many of those 600 words as you can! (When writing about Bulletin Board, please submit a picture to otms@utulsa.edu)
OTMs are due on the first Sunday of the month following the month they are written for. That means that an OTM written for that amazing Welcome Week program in August is due by September 9th at 11:59 PM. For all the due dates, and to see OTMs written for previous months, see the table below and click on the past months for OTMs!
Still not so sure on what an OTM is? Email us at otms@utulsa.edu.