Scholarship & Award Announcements

  • President's Award for Excellence in Dialogue

    President’s Award for Excellence in Dialogue and Civility (Individual)

    All Campuses

    All members of the UConn community: Students, Faculty, and Staff

     

    This award recognizes the role of respectful dialogue and discourse as an essential component of learning at our university, both in and outside the classroom. It is important to recognize the community members who are engaging in this important work, and to highlight their positive impacts on campus.

     

    Examples may include excellence in facilitating conversation and problem solving, facilitating educational or community development opportunities, providing training and resources, being an example to others, or developing innovative pedagogical approaches.

     

    Award recipients will be chosen based on successful demonstration of responsible utilization of dialogue as a means of welcoming divergent opinions and creating new knowledge.

     

     

    President’s Award for Excellence in Dialogue and Civility (Groups)

    All Campuses

    All UConn Groups: including student organizations, faculty/staff group, or any combination, formal or informal

     

    This award recognizes the role of respectful dialogue and discourse as an essential component of learning at our university, both in and outside the classroom. It is important to recognize the community members who are engaging in this important work, and to highlight their positive impacts on campus.

     

    Examples may include excellence in facilitating conversation and problem solving, facilitating educational or community development opportunities, providing training and resources, being an example to others, or developing innovative pedagogical approaches.

     

    Award recipients will be chosen based on successful demonstration of responsible utilization of dialogue as a means of welcoming divergent opinions and creating new knowledge.

     

    Deadline to submit a nomination: Friday, March 6th,  2020.

    Please visit https://sla.uconn.edu/nomination-information/ to submit a nomination, or contact Lauren Berberich at studentleadership@uconn.edu with any questions.

    For more information, contact: Leadership Programs at studentleadership@uconn.edu