Procedure

1. Nomination

Nominees will be sourced from the current College databases and records, public information and searches, contacts and recommendations by any past or present member of the College community College publications and websites and social media will be used to encourage nominations and greater networking within alumni circles to identify potential nominees. Women in Time – Inspiring Alumni nominees must be of good standing and reputation, be exemplars of the Loreto Mission and be consistent with the Catholic ethos of the College. Each annual list of nominees will be sent a nomination form to accept or decline the nomination and provide further detailed information to assist the Selection Committee

2. Selection

A Selection Committee will consider the nominees against the Women in Time – Inspiring Alumni award criteria The Selection Committee will be organised via the College Board's Engagement Committee and the Marketing & Development Office and will comprise at least five members, including the Principal or Principal’s representative, at least one member of the Past Pupils Association, one member of staff, one member from the Loreto College community and a current Student Senate member

The subcommittee will select a short list of qualified candidates and submit these to the Engagement Committee for ratification. The Engagement Committee will select from the shortlist between one and four Women in Time – Inspiring Alumni inductees each year. The final selection must be approved by the College Board

The Women in Time – Inspiring Alumni induction function is determined by inductees’ ability to attend a formal function at the College or annual event at the earliest opportunity following approval of their nomination.

All decisions are final and not subject to review or appeal No correspondence will be entered into by the Selection Committee or any member of the College.

3. Induction

It is the intention to conduct an annual Women in Time – Inspiring Alumni induction function or connection to an existing Loreto function in Ballarat (such as International Women's Day Breakfast) that will consist of:

Introduction, citation, presentation and formal induction by a member of the College, Engagement Committee or relevant Women in Time representative; Short acceptance speech by each inductee, and an interview The interview, induction and speeches will be recorded via photographs and video and archived

4. Recognition

Each Women in Time – Inspiring Alumni inductee will be presented with a memento. Inductees will feature in a visual Women in Time – Inspiring Alumni honour wall publicly displayed at the College Inductees may be invited to attend special events hosted by the College and will be featured in the various College communications platforms, including print and online.