Service-Learning Faculty Award Nomination Form
Each year, this award recognizes one faculty and/or teaching staff member who have demonstrated exemplary integration of academic service-learning in their courses. With purposeful use of critical reflection, these faculty and/or staff members and their students meet an identified community needs through an academically relevant service-learning experience to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility.
The award winner will be honored at the Honor the Best ceremony in May with a plaque and award check of $500, less applicable taxes.
Qualifications
- Must be an academic or administrative faculty, LOA, or contingent faculty on appointment with the University of Nevada, Reno.
- Has taught a designated service-learning course.
- A nominee must demonstrate:
- Demonstrated exemplary, and often innovative, integration of academic service-learning in their courses.
- Demonstrated reciprocity with community partners.
- Using critical reflection, nominees and their students met community-identified needs through an academically relevant service-learning experience to:
- gain further understanding of course content,
- a broader appreciation of the discipline, and
- an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility.
Selection Criteria
The assessment and selection of nominees will involve consideration of meeting the qualifications.
For additional information please contact
Matthew Little
matthewlittle@unr.edu
