There are two faculty awards recognizing the outstanding use of community-engaged learning pedagogy in UVM courses:

• the Lynne Bond Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award; or
• the Outstanding New Community-Engaged Learning Faculty Award.  

“New” faculty have generally been teaching community-engaged courses for less than 5 years at UVM, but nominated faculty can be considered for either award as appropriate.

Criteria: Any instructor (of any rank) teaching a designated service learning (SL) or civic learning (CL) course at UVM may be nominated for a CELO Faculty Award. The review committee will consider the following in reviewing the nomination letters and supporting materials: 

• Effective collaboration with community partners in developing mutually beneficial projects or service
• Successful integration of the experiential component so that it fulfills academic learning goals
• Effective use of assignments that enable students to prepare for and learn from the service component (e.g. critical reflection)
• Commitment to recognizing diverse perspectives as necessary to effective community engagement
• Demonstrated commitment to community-engaged teaching and learning
• Demonstrated commitment to UVM's Our Common Ground and land grant mission

Submit a Service-Learning Award nomination

Questions? Email celo@uvm.edu or call 656-3853.

This award recognizes outstanding community partner participation in community-engaged learning at UVM. Nominees may have worked with students through a designated SL or CL course, a faculty-mentored community-based research project, or a service-learning internship (associated with a designated SL internship course).

Criteria: The review committee will consider the following in reviewing nominations: 

• The community partner’s active and effective collaboration in the development, design, implementation and/or evaluation of the service-learning project(s) or activities.
• The opportunity for learning provided by the community partner to UVM students and faculty.
• The community partner’s commitment to collaborating with UVM students and faculty.

Submit a Service-Learning Award nomination

Questions? Email celo@uvm.edu or call 656-3853.