The Award for Excellence in Service Learning

Due Date: April 3, 2009

Application Form

Purpose: The Award for Excellence in Service Learning will annually recognize a faculty or teaching academic staff member who has made distinguished contributions to student engagement through service learning. Nominees for this award must demonstrate that their contributions in the area of service learning, conform to the accepted definition of service learning experiences and are worthy of recognition as exceptional achievements in this field of endeavor. Please refer to the UWP Community University Partnership Program website at http://www.uwplatt.edu/cup/ for further information about service learning.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville acknowledges the importance of service learning and seeks to encourage participation in the development of innovative service learning opportunities for UWP students. These service learning experiences should combine community service with student learning in such a way that both the student and the community mutually benefit from the experience.
Sponsor: The Office of the Provost
Eligibility: Eligible individuals are university faculty or teaching academic staff who hold appointments of at least 0.5 FTE and who have already disseminated their service learning activities via the UWP on-line reporting system.
Selection Criteria: Nominees will be evaluated on the basis of an application documenting their outstanding achievements and contributions in their role of involving the university and students in service learning. Their application should provide specific evidence of outstanding achievement in service learning worthy of recognition.

Specific criteria for this award include the following:
 
1.
Recognition of the "academic fit" of service learning between the scholar's role and the mission of the department and/or university.
 
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Recognition of the dissemination of the scholarly work to appropriate academic and public audiences in a manner consistent with the mission of this institution.
 
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Recognition of intellectually compelling service learning outcomes. Demonstration of a link between the service learning outcomes and program learning outcomes is satisfactory, though other outcomes may be recognized.
 
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Recognition of substantial contributions to service learning involving any community.
Selection Committee
The selection committee will consist of three members of the Improvement of Learning Committee.
Recognition: The award consists of a $1,000.00 honorarium and a UWP recognition plaque. The recipient will be recognized a the Chancellor's Fall Convocation Ceremony.
Who May Nominate: Nominations may come from a college, department or school. Suggestions for nominees may come from any administrator, faculty, or staff. Self-nominations are also welcome. Nominations must be made to the Improvement of Learning Committee: The Award for Excellence in Service Learning.
Organization of the Application: The application must be composed of:
  1. UWP Internal Grants Cover Page
  2. Application form
  3. Nomination statement of not more than two pages, highlighting the contributions and achievements of the nominee.
  4. Three letters of support. One letter should be from a current or former student, and one letter should be from a community partner.
  5. A maximum of ten pages that document the service learning activity.
2009 Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence Cover Sheet
Submission Deadline: April 3, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.
Submit original with signatures to the Office of Sponsored Programs, 2108 Ullsvik Hall and email materials numbered 3-5 (as one pdf document) to Nicole Heiring, heiringn@uwplatt.edu.