REQUEST FOR NOMINATIONS

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NOMINATIONS DUE: Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 

The 5th annual Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Conference "Community-Based Learning: Paving the Way for Change" is happy to recognize and honor faculty members, students, and community partners for their contribution to service-learning and civic engagement in the state of Maryland.

Award recipients will be notified on Tuesday, March 6th, 2012. All awardees must attend the conference on Saturday March 31st, 2012, when awards will be presented.
1) Faculty Award for Outstanding Service-Learning: This award recognizes the outstanding impact of one faculty member's contribution to service-learning. The award winner will receive recognition at the conference and an award certificate.

Selection Criteria: Faculty and staff, community partners and students may nominate faculty for the award. Self-nominations are accepted.
• Extensive experience in developing and teaching a service-learning course or a course with a service-learning component. Evidence of innovative ways of employing a reflective teaching methodology to connect community service-learning with academic study.
• Evidence of efforts to reach out to other faculty to encourage and help them integrate service-learning into their courses.
• Demonstrated leadership that promotes community service-learning within one's discipline or the college.
• Evidence of engaged scholarship, such as research, published materials, presentations on service-learning or community-based research.

2) Undergraduate Student Award for Civic Engagement: This award recognizes the outstanding contribution and impact of undergraduate students working in a service-learning or civic engagement opportunity. Award winners will receive recognition at the conference and an award certificate.
3) Graduate Student Award for Civic Engagement: This award recognizes the outstanding contribution and impact of graduate students working in a service-learning or civic engagement opportunity. Award winners will receive recognition at the conference and an award certificate.
Selection Criteria for both undergraduate and graduate students: Faculty, administrators, staff and community members may nominate students for the award. Self nomination is also acceptable.
•Nominees may be individuals or groups.
• All nominees must have been enrolled as at least part time undergraduate or graduate students in the fall of 2010.
• Student nominees have gone above and beyond in their service to their community in collaboration with a service-learning or civic engagement initiative.
• Student nominees have demonstrated leadership that engages students in meaningful service and seeks to meet community needs.

4) Community Partner Recognition Award: This award recognizes the outstanding contribution and impact of community partners on student learning outcomes and course content of faculty partners. The award winner will receive recognition at the conference and an award certificate.

Selection Criteria: Students and faculty may nominate a community partner for the award. Self nominations and nominations from agency staff will also be accepted.
• Demonstrated evidence of efforts to reach out to faculty and students to encourage and assist them in the integration of service-learning into University curricula. Demonstrated leadership that promotes and embraces service-learning within their organizations.
• Demonstrated excellence in the supervision and mentoring of service-learning students in meaningful service opportunities, and the development of reflection opportunities for students that connects real community needs with academic study.


Nomination letters should be no more than two pages in length and must specifically address the selection criteria. Please email your Nomination Letter and the required Nomination Form
by Wednesday February 29th, 2012 to slcenominations@gmail.com. Materials will only be accepted electronically.

For questions regarding the award, please contact us at slcenominations@gmail.com.