Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach
Call for Nominations
Deadline: January 12, 2009
Click here to download the nomination form.
Established 1998
The Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach was established in 1998 by the Provost and Vice President for Outreach and Cooperative Extension in collaboration with the Coordinating Council for Outreach and Cooperative Extension and the Faculty Senate Committee on Outreach.
General Description
The award is designed to recognize faculty who make significant contributions to Outreach. Outreach is the process of extending the intellectual expertise and resources of the University through teaching, research, and/or service to address the social, civic, economic, and environmental issues and opportunities facing our Commonwealth, nation, and world. The established Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach consists of a stipend in the amount of $1,000.
Eligibility, Criteria, and Submission Materials
Full-time faculty members (including librarians) at all locations whose primary responsibilities are teaching, research, and/or service are eligible. See the Faculty Senate Committee on
Committees and Rules’ Revision to the Constitution for a definition of “University faculty”: http://www.senate.psu.edu/agenda/2007–2008/
jan29-08agn/appd.pdf.
The award recognizes faculty who have extended scholarship to external constituents that has resulted in a significant outcome for individuals, organizations, or communities in problem
solving or development. Such faculty have been successful in special efforts or initiatives that generated, transmitted, or enhanced knowledge in engagement between the University and
external audiences in the Commonwealth and beyond. Outreach scholarship beyond the scope of a faculty member’s normally expected outreach and extension work will receive special
consideration. Outreach is a type of scholarship that is embodied in the teaching, research, and service missions of the University. Outreach activities can take a number of forms,
including but not limited to credit and noncredit instruction, technical assistance, demonstration projects, evaluation studies, and policy analysis.
The following information should be included in the nomination dossier:
- A completed nomination form
- Vita
- Two letters of support from University colleagues, which may include the nominator
- Two letters, from external beneficiaries of outreach initiatives, regarding the nominee’s outreach activity and the value and impact of the activity. Letters from external beneficiaries may be up to three years old.
Nomination Committee and Submission
Nominations are being sought from the University community and will be reviewed and selected by a committee representing the Council on Engagement and the Faculty Senate Committee on Outreach Activities.
Nomination packets should be submitted to the Chair, Selection Committee for the Faculty Outreach Award, c/o Linda Saylor, 405 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802.
Deadline
Deadline for submission is January 12, 2009. The award will be presented at the Faculty/Staff Awards Recognition at The Nittany Lion Inn on March 23, 2009.
Questions
Questions should be directed to Anne Hoag, Chair of the Selection Committee, at amh13@psu.edu or 814-863-0526.