Save-the-date
Community Collaboration Celebration
Apr 30, 2013, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PMMulti-Purpose Room, UC
Celebration of our Community Partnerships
Join Pacific University's Center for Civic Engagement and Office of Diversity as we appreciate the partnerships between students, faculty and community members, and recognize accomplishments during the 2012-2013 academic year.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
4 to 6 p.m.
Multi-Purpose Room of the
University Center / Washburne Hall
Please RSVP by April 19 to cce@pacificu.edu or 503-352-1571 with your name and the number of attendees.
Nominations are now being accepted for the following awards:
Student Impact Awards
Student Impact Awards celebrate the civic engagement accomplishments of students, and provide community partners and faculty with a way to publicly acknowledge the contributions of particular students. Community partners may nominate students who have had a significant impact on their organization, and faculty may nominate students who have had a significant impact on campus through civic engagement. Neither faculty nor community partners should feel obligated to nominate anyone. Faculty should note that this recognition is not the same as the Center for Civic Engagement Award given to a senior in May. Students nominated for Impact Awards may be in any program at Pacific and at any level (e.g. sophomores, graduate students). While as an institution we value all of the civic engagement work students do, these awards are intended to recognize particular contributions on an annual basis.
All students who are nominated will receive a certificate recognizing their nomination. The Center for Civic Engagement Advisory Board will choose among those who are nominated to recognize 3-5 students at the Community Collaboration Celebration with a Student Impact Award.
Criteria for judging include:
- Degree of impact the student has had on a problem or issue (as articulated by the nominator)
- Student commitment to civic engagement, demonstrated through such indicators as passion for a cause, attendance, duration of service, follow-through, or “going above and beyond the call of duty.”
- Indication that the student practiced, honored, and celebrated diversity among clients, staff, and/or other students
- Student service to the common good by contributing to social justice and/or environmental sustainability
The nomination form includes information about the student and their civic engagement work, as well as a short narrative (approximately 200 words/1500 characters max) describing the student’s civic engagement work and impact. Nomination forms are available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013StudentImpactAwardNomination and must be submitted by April 12, 2013.
Community Partner Awards
Community Partner Awards celebrate the important role that schools, non-profit organizations, and government agencies play in providing Pacific students with meaningful opportunities for experiential learning and civic engagement and publicly acknowledge their investment of time and resources in our collaboration.
Students, faculty, or staff may nominate partners for awards in one of the following categories:
- Outstanding supervisor
- Program excellence
- Organizational commitment
While as an institution we value all of the many ongoing partnerships that we have, these awards are intended to recognize particular contributions on an annual basis. Any given organization, supervisor, or program is not likely to receive the award more than one time in a five year period.
All partners who are nominated will receive a certificate recognizing their nomination. The Center for Civic Engagement Advisory Board will choose among those who are nominated to recognize 3-4 partners at the Community Collaboration Celebration with a Community Partner Award.
Criteria for judging include:
- Provision of meaningful opportunities for civic engagement that allow students to serve the common good in an authentic way, contributing to social justice and/or environmental sustainability
- Commitment to collaboration, demonstrated through such indicators as a welcoming environment, duration of partnership, open communication, accessibility of student supervisor(s), ongoing connection with the University
- Commitment to support Pacific students’ learning, demonstrated through such indicators as appropriate orientation and training, accessible staff support, and interest in facilitating students’ learning from experience
- Indication that the partner practices, honors, and celebrates diversity among clients, staff, and/or students
The nomination form includes information about the supervisor, program, and/or organization, as well as a short narrative (approximately 200 words/1500 characters max) describing the partner’s work and how it supports community collaboration at Pacific University. Nomination forms are available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2013CommunityPartnerAwardNomination and must be submitted by April 12, 2013.
Engaged Faculty Awards
Engaged Faculty Awards celebrate the faculty who facilitate civic engagement experiences and publicly acknowledge their investment of time and energy in this kind of teaching. Students, staff, partners, or other faculty may nominate someone for an Engaged Faculty Award. While as an institution we value all of the work faculty do for civic engagement, these awards are intended to recognize particular contributions on an annual basis. Any given faculty member is not likely to receive an award more than one time in a five year period.
All faculty who are nominated will receive a certificate recognizing their nomination. The Center for Civic Engagement Advisory Board will choose among those who are nominated to recognize 1-2 faculty members at the Community Collaboration Celebration with an Engaged Faculty Award.
Criteria for judging include:
- Facilitation of meaningful opportunities for civic engagement that allow students to serve the common good in an authentic way, contributing to social justice and/or environmental sustainability
- Commitment to partnership development or campus-based engagement, demonstrated through such indicators as outreach in the community, a spirit of collaboration, open communication with internal or external stakeholders, creation of space for engagement, and/or personal contributions to a cause
- Commitment to civic education, demonstrated through integration of civic engagement into courses, inclusion of appropriate preparation and opportunities for reflection, and ability to facilitate students’ learning from experience
- Indication that the faculty member practices, honors, and celebrates diversity among partners, clients, staff, and students
Nomination forms are available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EngagedFacultyAwardNomination and must be submitted by April 12, 2013.
Posted by Stephanie Stokamer (stok@pacificu.edu) on Feb 21, 2013 at 4:59 PM
Edited by Jenni Luckett (jluckett@pacificu.edu) on Apr 23, 2013 at 11:49 AM
