2. Dept. Civic Engagement 2008 Civic Engagement Award application/nomination

Please use this electronic format to submit your application or nomination for a 2008 Civic Engagement Award

You have selected category II:

Excellence in Departmental Civic Engagement

This $300 award will be given to a department or program that makes engagement with community a central aspect of their department’s aggregate approach to student learning and scholarship. Award is designated to a department or program.

Review Criteria: An engaged department is one that:

• Uses community-based learning to facilitate students’ integration of community work and reflection into their academic study
• Encourages and rewards the scholarship of engagement where community-based action, or applied research is pursued
• Provides support to key departmental / programmatic initiatives which engage the community in efforts to fulfill the University’s mission

Title/Department:

Mailing address:

City/State:

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Telephone number:

Format: (999) 999-9999

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Please provide a short essay (not to exceed 500 words) addressing the award criteria of Excellence in Departmental Civic Engagement

Review Criteria: An engaged department is one that

• Uses community-based learning to facilitate students’ integration of community work and reflection into their academic study
• Encourages and rewards the scholarship of engagement where community-based action, or applied research is pursued
• Provides support to key departmental / programmatic initiatives which engage the community in efforts to fulfill the University’s mission

Please paste your essay (500 words maximum) here:

Please paste a 75-word abstract of your essay below. This will be included in the printed program:

Award applicants/nominees must indicate agreement to the following by clicking on each item:

If selected as an award recipient, applicant/nominee agrees to attend the Civic Engagement Awards Celebration on Thursday, May 29, 2008 from 3:00-5:00 pm at PSU   If selected as an award recipient, applicant/nominee agrees to showcase their work with a poster presentation displayed at the May 29 event   If selected as an award recipient, applicant/nominee agrees to provide a 3-minute presentation at the May 29 event

Nomination/application submitted by:

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Format: (999) 999-9999