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Mar 12

REMINDER: Nominations Due 3/30/18 for ADP Civic Engagement Awards

REMINDER: Nominations are due March 30, 2018 for the American Democracy Project’s three national civic engagement awards. Recipients will be announced at the ADP organizing meeting and breakfast at our 2018 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting in Anaheim, California.

Plater Award for Leadership in Civic Engagement
AASCU’s American Democracy Project seeks nominations for the William M. Plater Award for Leadership in Civic Engagement. The Award is given each year to an AASCU chief academic officer in recognition of his or her leadership in advancing the civic mission of the campus. Funded through the generosity of Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis, the award acknowledges the critical leadership role that chief academic officers play in helping make an institution intentional about its public mission to prepare undergraduates as informed, engaged citizens.

Saltmarsh Award for Emerging Leaders in Civic Engagement
AASCU’s American Democracy Project seeks nominations for the John Saltmarsh Award for Emerging Leaders in Civic Engagement.  The Saltmarsh Award is presented annually to an emerging leader in the civic engagement field from an AASCU institution. Support for the award comes from royalties from the 2011 book “To Serve a larger Purpose”: Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education (Temple University Press) edited by John Saltmarsh and Matthew Hartley.

Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement
AASCU’s American Democracy Project seeks nominations for the Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement. The Burch Award is presented annually to a senior faculty member in the civic engagement field from an AASCU institution.

 

Oct 23

Congratulations to ALL IN Challenge Award Winners!

ADP along with Metropolitan State University of Denver were honored last week at the first ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Awards Ceremony. More than 40 ADP campuses also earned seals of achievement.

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Jul 14

ADP in the News | July 14, 2017 Edition

ADP in the News is a compilation of brief updates about American Democracy Project (ADP) activities at participating colleges and universities and is a semi-regular news feature on our blog. Below you will find the latest edition of this series.

If you have an ADP event you’d like posted in this format, please email adp@aascu.org.

Grand Valley State University Professor Granted John Saltmarsh Civic Engagement Award
Danielle Lake, a professor at Grand Valley State University (GVSU), was recently awarded the John Saltmarsh Award for Emerging Leaders in Civic Engagement by AASCU’s American Democracy Project. Professor Lake teaches in the liberal studies department in the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies and specializes in public philosophy, feminist pragmatism and transdisciplinarity. Faculty, staff, and students of GVSU worked together to nominate Professor Lake for the award and she expressed her immense gratitude towards their faith in her: “I am by far most honored and humbled by the support of my students, community partners, faculty and staff at GVSU. I was also blown away to be acknowledged by the American Democracy Project. The words they (have) written on my behalf and their belief in me and the work we have done together will be a source of deep joy, comfort and motivation as I move forward.” Read more here.

Fort Hays State University and ADP Schedule “Times Talks”
Fort Hays State University (FHSU) plans to host a series of “Times Talks” this fall in partnership with ADP and sponsored by the Center for Civic Leadership. The subjects of these short presentations, based on relevant and recent New York Times articles, will range from civic engagement to political engagement to education on specific social or political issues. FHSU’S ADP already has several speakers scheduled but is looking for more ideas for presentations. Find out more here.

Barbara Burch Award Winner and ADP National Steering Committee Member Joins The State University of New York at New Paltz
Dr. Shala Mills, recent recipient of the AASCU’S Barbara Burch Award for Faculty Leadership in Civic Engagement will be joining The State University of New York at New Paltz on August 28 as their new Assistant Vice President for Graduate and Extended Learning. Dr. Mills is currently the Director of Liberal Education and both chair and professor of political science at Fort Hays State University. She has taught courses in law and courts, political issues, sustainability, food and politics and global challenges and has been involved in a wide range of service both at FHSU and in higher education as a whole. Dr. Mills “look[s] forward to helping the university expand its reputation for excellence by increasing opportunities to better meet the needs of students.” Read more here.

William M. Plater Award Winner, UMBC at CLDE 2017
Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) was granted the William M. Plater Award for Leadership in Civic Engagement at the 2017 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Meeting in June. Rous created courses at UMBC that challenged the barriers between a university and the outside world and encouraged civic engagement. President Freeman Hrabowski was also in attendance at CLDE, delivering the opening remarks, as well several other UMBC faculty, staff, students, and alumnae. UMBC’s strong presence at CLDE demonstrates its passion for ADP and civic engagement. Learn more here.

Campus Spotlight: James Madison University
Margaret M. Mulrooney, Associate Vice Provost for University Programs and Professor of History at James Madison University wrote a blog post about civic engagement and the importance of James Madison’s legacy to her institution. Read the full post here.

 

 

 

Apr 25

Applications Due May 26 for 2017 TWC Civic Engagement Award

Washington Center

The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, an independent nonprofit educational organization, invites nominations for the 2017 Higher Education Civic Engagement Award.  The award will celebrate the power of partnerships by recognizing institutions demonstrating transformational civic leadership through strategic community partnerships.

In reviewing nominations, The Washington Center and the selection committee will consider the extent to which institutions are building strategic community partnerships that demonstrate the following:

  1. Leadership and innovation in defining and addressing issues of public concern at any level from the local to the global;
  2. Evidence of change that is systemic and sustainable;
  3. Depth and breadth of institutional commitment.

The Washington Center has presented the Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards each year since 2009.  Past awardees have reflected diverse institutional profiles.

Learn more about past recipients and how to nominate an institution here. The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 26th.

Five winners will receive one (1) full scholarship for a student to participate in The Washington Center’s Inside Washington 2018 academic seminar in January 2018.

Previous award recipients include a number of ADP institutions including:

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