The Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning
http://www.compact.org/awards/ehrlich/

The Office of Service-Learning coordinates the annual nomination of a BGSU faculty member for this award. Faculty who are interested in this award should contact the Director of Service-Learning.
 
Campus Compact recognizes one faculty member each year for exemplary leadership in advancing the civic learning of students, including public scholarship, building campus commitment to service-learning and civic engagement, and fostering reciprocal community partnerships. The award is named in honor of Thomas Ehrlich, former chair of the Campus Compact board of directors and president emeritus of Indiana University.
One award of $2,000 will be granted to a faculty member from a Campus Compact member institution. Ten finalists will also be selected and recognized.
Applications are usually due in March of each year and the award recipient is notified in May.
 
Application Requirements for the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning

1.    All materials must be submitted through the online application system.
2.    Completed online application form
3.    A 2-3 page essay that specifically addresses the three criteria
4.    A Curriculum Vitae or risumi (no more than 10 pages)
5.    A service-learning syllabus and permission for Campus Compact to publish the syllabus and post it on its website
6.    A letter of support (this can come from the president/chancellor, faculty, student, administrator, or community partner).
7.    Commitment to attend award ceremony if selected.
 
Eligibility

Nominees should hold one or both of the following:

• A full-time faculty appointment, contract, tenured, or tenure-track.
• A full or part-time, permanent or temporary administrative position directing community engagement/service-learning activities as a primary appointment that has emerged out of and is still associated with a faculty appointment (i.e., a faculty member who has assumed the leadership of engagement activities).

 The intent of the Ehrlich Faculty Award is to recognize and honor faculty for their significant contribution to advancing the practice of service-learning through teaching, scholarship, and institutionalization. Often, significant contributions are associated with an evolving role on campus. Leadership in service-learning may lead to a temporary or permanent administrative role directing strategic community engagement activities on campus, and teaching courses may become a secondary responsibility. This award does not overlook such contributions. Therefore, individuals who direct centers or offices of community/civic engagement or service-learning and whose administrative responsibilities emerged out of or are still related to a faculty appointment are eligible for this award.

Selection Criteria

• Extensive experience in teaching service-learning: evidence of innovative ways of employing a reflective teaching methodology to connect community and public service experience with academic study. (Service here is broadly defined to encompass a variety of activities - including research, organizing, and advocacy - that address important public issues.)
• Evidence of engaged scholarship: scholarship of discovery, integration, application, and/or teaching, including, but not limited to, community-based action research, scholarship on the pedagogy of service-learning, or research on the impact of service-learning on students, campuses, or communities.
• Evidence of institutional impact: demonstrated leadership that promotes service-learning on one's campus, within higher education, or in one's discipline, and efforts aimed at redesigning curriculum and faculty development.