Gulf-South Summit 2007 - Belmont University

Awards


(Award Nominations Deadline was Oct. 31, 2007)

The Gulf-South Summit  will present four awards at the 6th Annual Gulf-South Summit to recognize the hard work and dedication of outstanding people and programs in the field of service-learning and community engagement.

Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Service-Learning
in Higher Education


The Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Service-Learning in Higher Education will be given to an individual (faculty member, staff member, or administrator) who has demonstrated excellence in creating, providing, and sustaining opportunities for engaging college/university students in service-learning.

  • Evaluation Criteria:
  • Innovative, creative product or activity
  • Evidence of benefits to students
  • Sustained effort: Product or activity has continued or developed over time
The Outstanding Contributions to Service-Learning in Higher Education Award recipient will receive $500 and a plaque in recognition of his/her accomplishments.

Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Community Partner Contributions
to Service-Learning

The Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Community Partner Contributions to Service-Learning will be given to a community organization whose members have demonstrated excellence in creating, providing, and sustaining opportunities for engaging college/university students in service-learning. Community partners should have collaborated with a service-learning program for more than one year in order to be nominated.
  • Evaluation Criteria:
  • Active voice: Community partner has made substantial contributions to planning and implementation of service-learning
  • Evidence of benefits to students
  • Sustained effort: A true collaboration has developed over time
The Outstanding Community Partner Contributions to Service-Learning Award recipient will receive $500 and a plaque in recognition of his/her accomplishments.

Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Service-Learning Research

The Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Contributions to Service-Learning Research will be given to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in research that contributes to the pedagogy and effective practice of service-learning in higher education. Citations for publications or conference presentations of the work should be provided as an indication of dissemination of the work.
  • Evaluation Criteria:
  • Research shows firm conceptual basis, investigates interesting questions
  • Research methodology (measurement, statistical treatment of data) is adequate
  • Research has clear implications for the practice of service-learning
  • Research has been reported in such a way that it is available to service-learning practitioners (appropriate conferences, journals, or book chapters)
  • The Outstanding Contributions to Service-Learning Research Award recipient will receive $500 and a plaque in recognition of his/her accomplishments.
 
Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Student Contributions to Service-Learning

The Gulf-South Summit Award for Outstanding Student Contributions to Service-Learning will be given to a full or part-time undergraduate
student who has demonstrated extraordinary public or community service efforts while attending an institution of higher education.
  • Evaluation Criteria:
  • Evidence of the impacts of service-learning participation in the community
  • Evidence of the impacts on his/her academic learning, civic commitment, community awareness, and personal development
  • Evidence of service-learning impacts at the higher education institution
  • Linked service efforts with academic study
  • Demonstration of  innovative and sustained approaches to address an issue in the community.
  • The Outstanding Student Contributions to Service-Learning Award recipient will receive $500 and a plaque in recognition of his/her accomplishments...