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Sponsored
by the New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) and the
Center for Engaged Democracy (CED) at Merrimack College
Community engagement describes the collaboration between
faculty and their larger communities (local, regional/state, national,
global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources
in a context of partnership and reciprocity.
-Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
The Lynton Award emphasizes
community-engaged scholarly work across faculty roles. The scholarship of
engagement (also known as outreach scholarship, public scholarship,
scholarship for the common good, community-based scholarship, and
community-engaged scholarship) represents an integrated view of faculty
roles in which teaching, research/creative activity, and service overlap
and are mutually reinforcing, is characterized by scholarly work tied to
a faculty member's expertise, is of benefit to the external community, is
visible and shared with community stakeholders, and reflects the mission
of the institution. In addition, NERCHE and CED conceptualize scholarly
engagement in terms of social justice in a diverse democracy.
This year's award will be
presented at the 21st Annual Conference of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan
Universities (CUMU), "A Love of Place: The Metropolitan
Advantage", which will be held from October 11-13, 2015, in Omaha,
Nebraska. CUMU is a co-sponsor of the Award.
- Only
full-time faculty from U.S. public and private not-for-profit
colleges and universities are eligible for the Award.
- A faculty
member who submits tenure materials for review prior to the Lynton
Award application deadline is not eligible to apply for the Award.
2015 Lynton Award Nominations:
- Nominations
can be made by academic colleagues, administrators, students, and
community partners. Each nominator should aim to present a
comprehensive account of the nominee's publicly engaged teaching,
research, and service. To this end, the application provides for the
inclusion of the names and affiliations of additional nominators.
Further, endorsements from individuals familiar with one or more
aspects of the nominee's work can be included in the supporting
documentation of the application.
- In cases
in which multiple individuals submit a single application for the
nomination of a faculty member, one person should be designated as
the primary nominator responsible for completing and submitting the
application. Additional nominators can be noted in the appropriate
section of the application.
- More than
one faculty member from a single college or university may be
nominated. Please complete separate applications for each nominee.
Nominators will submit nominations via an online application. To
submit an application, please see the Application Instructions.
Application Deadline: Friday, May 15, 2015, at 5:00 PM Eastern
Daylight Time (EDT)
Questions regarding this framework should be addressed to the Lynton
Award Coordinator, Dr. Elaine Ward, at Merrimack College's School of
Education and Social Policy, by email at lyntonaward@merrimack.edu
(subject line: "Lynton Award Help") or by phone at (978)
837-4676.
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