Thanks for your interest in Campus Compact's Excellence in Civic and Community Engagement Programming Award.

Campus Compact’s Excellence in Civic & Community Engagement Programming Award recognizes the many forms that effective on-campus civic and community engagement can take to address areas of need and make deep and long-lasting positive change. Whether it be through signature events, outreach or awareness campaigns, curricula or workshops, storytelling, or fellowship programs, the programs that receive this award demonstrate a breadth and depth of impact in critical areas—such as civic learning, democratic engagement, leadership and faculty development, assessment, or dialogue, deliberation, and bridge-building.

Eligibility

Programs can be curricular or co-curricular in nature and can be led by a team or an individual. The applicant must be affiliated with a Campus Compact member institution, complete the full application, and provide materials that demonstrate a substantive impact

Selection criteria

1. Evidence that the program addresses a meaningful area of need
2. Evidence of scale
3. Evidence of depth of impact
4. Evidence of that the program centers accessibility and inclusion
5. Sustainability of the program to make an impact over a substantial period of time

Application requirements

1. Program title
2. Program abstract
3. Primary contact (name, email, institution)
4. Additional team members (name, email, institution)
5. Program description, including program goals, team member roles, program timeline, the outcomes and impact of the program, and its sustainability plan
6. Campus administrator letter of support
7. Up to three additional supporting materials (publicity materials, recognitions, photos, scholarly products, etc.)
8. Up to three photos illustrating the program

Would you like to nominate a program for this award? Complete the nomination form at https://campuscompact.tfaforms.net/99

Thanks for your interest in Campus Compact's Excellence in Community-Engaged Partnership Awards.

Campus Compact’s Excellence in Community-Engaged Partnerships Award recognizes outstanding programs and initiatives that demonstrate meaningful partnership with communities to to address complex social issues and further equity, justice, and prosperity for all. Programs that receive the award exemplify core the principles of effective civic and community engagement—reciprocity, collaboration, transdisciplinarity, and sustainability—and address specific social issues, such as public health, violence prevention, economic development, K-12 education, climate change, or houselessness.

Eligibility

Partnerships can be led by a team or an individual. The applicant must be affiliated with a Campus Compact member institution, complete the full application, and provide materials that demonstrate a substantive impact.

Selection criteria

1. Degree of engagement with an established community partner centered on reciprocity
2. Level of community voice in decision making
3. Breadth and depth of program outcomes/impacts
4. Integration of engagement principles that center accessibility and inclusion
5. Durability of long-term sustainability plan

Application requirements

1. Program title
2. Program abstract
3. Applicant information
4. Additional team members' information
5. Program description, including: partnership goals, team member roles, partnership timeline, the outcomes and impact of the partnership, and its sustainability plan
6. Narrative description of community partnership that includes context such as how the relationship was Initiated, how was the need for the program/project was identified, and ways that the relationship will continue
7. Community partner letter of support
8. Up to three additional supporting materials (publicity materials, recognitions, photos, scholarly products, etc.)
9. Up to three photos illustrating the partnership

Would you like to nominate a partnership for this award? Complete the nomination form at https://campuscompact.tfaforms.net/99

Thanks for your interest in the Nadinne Cruz Community Engagement Professional Award.

The award is named in honor of Nadinne Cruz, a pioneering leader in community-based experiential learning and a trailblazer for the movement for the public purposes of higher education. The Nadinne Cruz Award celebrates the ethical leadership and advocacy demonstrated by Community Engagement Professionals.

Eligibility

Applicant must:

• Be affiliated with a Campus Compact member institution
• Have worked in the field of higher education community engagement for a minimum of five years
• Demonstrate a substantive body of work developed over a significant period of time. The award is not focused on the recognition of individual projects

Selection criteria

I. Evidence of justice-oriented civic and community engagement work

• Demonstrated integration and institutionalization of effective practices promoting the principles of equity, full participation, and community as co-educator
• Evidenced by any of a variety of artifacts, including works of scholarship, documentation of community collaborations, documentation of projects engaging and partnering with faculty, and documentation of programs that engage students

II. Evidence of community collaboration and change

• Demonstrated commitment to the development of sustainable, effective, ethical partnerships promoting transformative change that advances greater and more equitable participation in the political, economic, social, or cultural dimensions of community and public life
• Evidenced by any of the following:
• Ongoing work with community members to design, implement, and improve engagement initiatives
• Recognition of partners as co-educators
• Evaluation results of programs or projects that show benefits for both communities and students
• Support for multifaceted partnerships focused on public issues
• Participation in or facilitation of research-based collaborations
• Participation in scholarship engaging with partners in answering community-driven questions.

III. Evidence of impact on the larger movement for ethical and effective higher education community engagement

• Demonstrated leadership in developing a campus culture of ethical and effective community engagement through programs, practices, or policies whose cumulative impact has improved the field of community engagement (locally, regionally, nationally or internationally)
• Evidenced by the nominee's contributions to the adoption of ethical and effective practices across or beyond an individual campus

Application Requirements

1. Narrative (up to 500 words) addressing the following questions:
• How has your body of work exemplified effective practices in higher education community engagement?
• What project, effort, or community partnership are you most proud of?
• How has your work on specific projects or programs advanced progress toward greater justice, equity, and full participation?
• How have you challenged your institution, or higher education more broadly, to do better?
2. Nomination letter from senior leader in the instituton (e.g., dean, vice president, provost, president, chancellor)
3. Letter from a collaborator (community partner, faculty, student, or staff member)
4. Artifacts documenting key projects, with at least one demonstrating each of the three selection criteria listed above (maximum 10 pages total)
Resume or curriculum vitae

Would you like to nominate a community engagement professional for this award? Complete the nomination form at https://campuscompact.tfaforms.net/99

Thanks for your interest in the Richard Guarasci & Eduardo J. Padrón Awards for Presidential Leadership.

These awards recognize presidents or chancellors from 4-year institutions and community colleges, respectively, who have exemplified a deep and sustained commitment to civic and community engagement throughout their careers. Their leadership drives institutional transformation through comprehensive campus-wide efforts aligned with Campus Compact’s vision of a world in which all of higher education commits to advancing an equitable, accessible, and just democracy, where colleges and universities serve as responsive and transformative agents of change and join as true partners with communities in contributing to our collective flourishing.

Eligibility

Applicant must:

• Must be a current president or chancellor at a 4-year institution (Guarasci Award) or community college (Padrón Award)
• Must be currently affiliated with a Campus Compact member institution
• Must complete the full application and provide materials that demonstrate a substantive body of work over a significant period of time

Selection criteria

Applicant demonstrates evidence of commitment to civic and community engagement and exemplifies effective practices in higher education community engagement. This includes:

• Clear articulation of values and goals for student learning and development as they relate to community engagement and engaged citizenship
• A vision and set of goals for institutional transformation motivated significantly by place-based responsibilities to contribute to the health and strength of communities beyond the campus
• Willingness to use their full capacity as an institutional leader to challenge social and economic inequalities that threaten our democratic future

Applicant demonstrates:

• Comprehensive planning to execute values and advance goals for student civic learning and public impact
• Broad participation in planning and implementation of vision
• Pursuance of practical changes to systems, processes, culture, and programs

Applicant demonstrates evidence of positive impact:

• On the challenges that motivated the work (e.g. changes in systems, processes, climate, program, learning outcomes, and community indicators).
• On the larger field of higher education community engagement

1. Narrative (up to 500 words) addressing the following questions:
• How has your body of work exemplified effective practices in higher education community engagement?
• What project, effort, or community partnership are you most proud of?
• How has your work on specific projects or programs advanced progress toward greater justice, equity, and full participation?
• How have you challenged your institution, or higher education more broadly, to do better?
2. Nomination letter from senior leader in the instituton (e.g., dean, vice president, provost, president, chancellor)
3. Letter from a collaborator (community partner, faculty, student, or staff member)
4. Artifacts documenting key projects, with at least one demonstrating each of the three selection criteria listed above (maximum 10 pages total)
5. Resume or curriculum vitae

Would you like to nominate a president or chancellor for this award? Complete the nomination form at https://campuscompact.tfaforms.net/99

Thanks for your interest in the Campus Compact Student Leadership Awards.

Campus Compact’s Student Leadership Awards recognize students who demonstrate inspiring leadership qualities through civic and community engagement. Students who receive the award are leading change on their campuses and in their communities and inspiring their peers to do the same.

Recipients may be serving in leadership roles on their campus, creating impactful programs in their communities, or collaborating with faculty on community-based research. Each year Campus Compact recognizes one undergraduate student from a four-year college, one undergraduate student from a community college, and one graduate student.

Eligibility

The applicant must be enrolled as a undergraduate or graduate student at the time of application at an institution affiliated with a Campus Compact.

Selection criteria

• Strength of leadership on campus or community impact
• Proven ability to overcome and learn from adversity
• Level of commitment to integrating lessons from this work in the future
• Degree of involvement in civic and community engagement
• Level of investment and belief from campus partners

Application requirements

1. Contact information
2. Short biography
3. Headshot
4. Demographic information
5. Essays (750 words maximum for each)
• Tell a story about how your leadership contributed to change on your campus or in your community. Please provide any qualitative or quantitative evidence you collected that demonstrates your impact.
• Describe a challenge or issue you have faced in your community engagement work (personal, organizational, systemic, etc.). How did you address the challenge, what have you learned from the process, and how will you integrate those lessons moving forward?
• Convey how your civic and community engagement work has shaped you as a civic leader and will contribute to your personal or professional goals long-term.
6. Supplemental Materials
• Please upload a letter of support from a faculty or staff member who is familiar with your work.
• Please upload a resume or list your most updated leadership experience in civic and community engagement.

Would you like to nominate a student for this award? Complete the nomination form at https://campuscompact.tfaforms.net/99

Thanks for your interest in the Thomas Ehrlich and Ernest A. Lynton Faculty Awards.

The Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement recognizes one full-time, early career faculty member (pre-tenure or in their first six years if not in a tenure line) each year for integrating community engagement across their faculty roles (teaching, research/creative activity, and/or service), grounded in the qualities of reciprocity, mutual respect, shared authority and co-creation of goals and outcomes.

The Thomas Ehrlich Civically Engaged Faculty Award recognizes one senior faculty member (post-tenure or middle-to-late career if not in a tenure line) each year for exemplary engaged scholarship, including leadership in advancing students’ civic learning, conducting community-based research, fostering reciprocal community partnerships, building institutional commitments to service-learning and civic engagement, and other means of enhancing higher education’s contributions to the public good.

Eligibility

Applicants for the Ehrlich Award must be full-time, senior faculty employed at a Campus Compact member institution. (Senior faculty is defined as post-tenure or middle- to late-career, if not in a tenure-line appointment.)

Application requirements

1. Contact information, bio, headshot, & demographic information
2. CV or resume
3. Two letters of support
4. At least one but no more than three syllabi, if available
5. Supporting documentation (for example, letters of support from community partners or students, press releases, faculty websites, abstracts from grant proposals)

Would you like to nominate an individual for this award? Complete the nomination form at https://campuscompact.tfaforms.net/99