The recipient will be announced on June 11, 2010 on the Campus Compact website and honored at the AAC&U conference that will be held January 26-29, 2011, in San Francisco, California. The recipient will receive a $2,000 award, free conference registration to attend AAC&U, lodging, and airfare to the conference. Nominations will be accepted via colleagues, community partners, college presidents, provosts or self-nominations.
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
Application Requirements
STEP ONE: Go to http://www.compact.org/initiatives/campus-compact-awards-programs/the-thomas-ehrlich-civically-engaged-faculty-award/ to learn more about the award.
STEP TWO: Fill out the nomination cover sheet.
STEP THREE: Provide supportive documents for your candidacy.
- A letter of nomination from a colleague or self (limit 3 pages)
- A curriculum vita (limit 8 pages)
- A letter of support from a community partner (limit 3 pages)
- An essay from the nominee that specifically addresses the three selection criteria
- Evidence of deeply engaged, high-quality academic work
- Evidence of community collaboration and change
- Evidence of institutional impact (limit 5 pages)
- A service-learning course syllabus
These documents can be uploaded as a plain Word Documents (.doc), Rich Text Format (.rtf), or Portable Document Format (.pdf).
Please note that all materials MUST be submitted via email. Items will not be accepted via fax or mail so all supporting documents can be reviewed by the national review committee.
For questions regarding the award, please contact us at Ehrlichaward {at} compact(.)org or at (617) 357-1881 ext 205
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