Eligibility

Applicants should hold one or both of the following:

• A full-time faculty appointment, contract, tenured, or tenure-track
• A full- or part-time, permanent or temporary administrative position directing civic and community engagement activities as a primary appointment that has emerged out of and is still associated with a faculty appointment

Selection Criteria

• Evidence of deeply engaged, high-quality academic work: demonstrated integration of civic and community engagement in one’s teaching, research, and/or service as appropriate to one’s context and roles (this might include, but is not limited to, teaching undergraduate or graduate service-learning courses, conducting community-based participatory research, developing departmental or institutional engagement programs and curricula, and/or studying the impact of public engagement)
• Evidence of community collaboration and change: demonstrated commitment and capacity to develop and sustain reciprocal community partnerships and to contribute to positive change on issues of public concern (examples include ongoing work with community members to design, implement, and improve engagement initiatives, recognition of partners as co-educators, evaluation results that show benefits for communities as well as students, support for multi-faceted partnerships focused on particular public issues)
• Evidence of institutional impact: demonstrated leadership in developing cultures, programs, and/or policies that promote meaningful engagement on one’s campus, within higher education, or in one’s discipline (through, for example, efforts aimed at redesigning curriculum, enhancing faculty development, recognizing engagement in faculty hiring, tenure, and promotion, or fostering common vision and collaboration across units or institutions)

Applying for the Ehrlich Award

Applications will be available January 2010.

Application Requirements

• A completed online application form, which includes a stated commitment to attend the award ceremony if selected (travel expenses related to the ceremony are covered by Campus Compact)
• An essay/personal statement that describes one’s path to engaged scholarship and addresses the three selection criteria (no more than 4 pages)
• A CV (no more than 10 pages)
• Supporting documents, which might include service-learning syllabi, descriptions of civic engagement initiatives or community-based research projects, evaluation results, or publications (no more than 15 pages)
• A letter of support that specifically addresses the three selection criteria; this can come from the campus president/chancellor, another faculty member, a student, a community partner, an administrator, or a group of stakeholders (no more than 3 pages)

With questions regarding the award, please contact us at awards [a] compact.org and include “Ehrlich Award” in the subject line or call (617) 357-1881.

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