Gulf-South Summit: Awards Nominations, RFP, and Registration Now Open

[Announcement from he-sl listserv]

Colleagues:

The 2015 Gulf-South Summit on Service-Learning & Civic Engagement through Higher Education will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas on March 11-13, 2015, hosted by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Clinton School of Public Service.

Three updates:

1.     The link for registration is now live on the Gulf-South Summit website: http://www.gulfsouthsummit.org/registration/.

2.     Proposals may be submitted for individual presentations, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and posters; deadline for submission is October 17. See details at http://www.gulfsouthsummit.org/rfp/.

3.     Awards Nominations: http://www.gulfsouthsummit.org/request-for-award-nominations/

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!

·        Outstanding Practitioner Contributions to Service-Learning in Higher Education

·        Outstanding Community Partner Contributions to Service-Learning in Higher Education

·        Outstanding Faculty Contributions to Service-Learning Instruction in Higher Education

·        Outstanding Student Contributions to Service-Learning in Higher Education

·        Outstanding Service-Learning Collaboration in Higher Education

Recipients of each award will receive a plaque in recognition of their accomplishments, and a $500 monetary award.

Nominations for awards are due November 5, 2014.  Award Nomination Form

Please share with other interested faculty, students, staff, and community partners—Thanks!

-Paul Matthews

Communications co-chair, Gulf-South Summit Executive Committee