[Announcement from he-sl listserv]
The Gulf South Summit is proud to present five awards
recognizing the hard work and dedication of outstanding people and programs in
the field of service-learning and civic engagement in higher education. Please
take the time to think of those especially dedicated and competent colleagues
you have working around you and nominate one or more for a coveted Gulf-South
Summit Award!
Award recipients will receive a plaque in recognition of
their accomplishments in addition to a monetary award of $500.
Outstanding Practitioner Contributions The Gulf-South
Summit Award for Outstanding Practitioner Contributions to Service-Learning in
Higher Education will be given to a practitioner (faculty member, staff member,
or administrator with responsibility for administration and/or coordination of
service-learning activities) who has demonstrated excellence in creating,
providing, and sustaining opportunities for engaging college/university
students in service-learning. Evaluation criteria are as follows:
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Advancement of a culture of engagement within his or her institution
• Promotion of a scholarship of engagement
among his or her colleagues
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Demonstrated leadership in the field of civic engagement
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Advancement of the principles of effective practice
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Demonstration of program growth and sustainability over time
Outstanding Community Partner Contributions The
Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Community Partner Contributions to
Service-Learning will be given to an individual who has demonstrated excellence
in creating and sustaining opportunities for engaging college/university
students in service-learning. This individual should have collaborated with a
service-learning program for more than one year in order to be nominated.
Evaluation criteria are as follows:
• Evidence of having an active voice in the
planning and implementation of service-learning
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Evidence of benefits to students
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Demonstration of effort in sustaining the collaboration over time
Outstanding Faculty Contributions to Service-Learning
Instruction The Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Faculty Contributions
to Service-Learning Instruction will be given to a member of the teaching
faculty who has demonstrated excellence incorporating service-learning pedagogy
in the college/university classroom. Evaluation criteria are as follows:
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Demonstration of engaged teaching methodologies
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Evidence of benefits to students
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Evidence of collaboration with community partners and/or service
beneficiaries in course design
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Demonstration of sustained commitment by incorporating service-learning
consistently for at least three academic terms
Outstanding Student Contributions The Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding
Student Contributions to Service-Learning will be given to a full or part-time
undergraduate student who has demonstrated extraordinary public or community
service efforts while attending an institution of higher education.
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Evidence of the effects of his/her service-learning participation on the
community
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Evidence of the effects of service-learning participation on his or her academic learning, civic
commitment, community awareness, and personal development
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Evidence of how service-learning efforts have furthered the mission of
his/her institution
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Demonstrated innovative and sustained work to address an issue in the
community
Outstanding Service-Learning Collaboration The Gulf-South
Summit Award for Outstanding Service-Learning Collaboration will be given to a
team of practitioners, faculty, and community partners who have demonstrated
success in achieving a mutually beneficial collaboration that has successfully
addressed a genuine community need.
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Evidence of a formalized relationship between community organizations
and a college/university. This may include a copy of a Memorandum of
Understanding or a Letter of Partnership outlining the commitments of each
stakeholder.
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Evidence of beneficial effects of the collaboration on local concerns
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Indication of how the collaboration advanced objectives of engaged
scholarship in the college or university
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Evidence that the collaboration has been sustained for at least three
years
Please Address Questions to:
Amanda Buberger, Awards Chair
Gulf-South Summit Executive Committee
Assistant Director, Campus-Community Partnerships Center
for Public Service Tulane University
Office: 504-862-8058
Richard L. Conville, Chair
Executive Committee, Gulf-South Summit
Professor, Communication Studies
The University of Southern Mississippi
601-549-0015
