On behalf of E. Carol Polifroni, Director of Engagement:
The University community is invited to participate in the nomination process for the 2014 Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship. Community Engaged Scholarship is integral to the academic endeavor and to the institution-wide mission of a land grant university. Community engaged scholarship involves the university member in the academically relevant work of discovery, creativity, integration, teaching, application and engagement in a context of collaboration and reciprocity with the community (local, regional/state, national, or global) to create conditions for the public good culminating in sustainable change and dissemination of the activities.
This event and the awards are a celebration and recognition of our faculty, staff and student work to successfully integrate community engaged scholarship into their academic, research and service programs thereby maximizing the University’s impact on the communities with whom it engages.
There will be six categories for the awards which include: Tenure-track faculty members, Non-Tenure track faculty members, undergraduate students, advanced degree students, and staff. In addition there will be an award dedicated to a person or team who has demonstrated throughout their career the importance and value of Community Engaged Scholarship to their professional development as well that of their students and partners.
For complete information about the nomination process go to: engagement.uconn.edu/awards2014
View information about the 2013 Awards winers at; engagement.uconn.edu/2013-award-winners
Selected awardees will receive recognition at the Excellence in Community Engaged Reception on Tuesday, October 28, 2014, in Martha’s Foyer, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Nominations are due to the Office of Public Engagement (engagement@uconn.edu) by Thursday September 25, 2014.
For more information, contact: Office of Public Engagement at engagement@uconn.edu