Community Engagement and Outreach 334 Thorvaldson Building, 110 Science Place Saskatoon SK S7N 5C9 Canada Telephone: 306-­‐966-­‐6690 Email: communityengagement@usask.ca Web: www.usask.ca/engagement AWARD FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGED TEACHING AND SCHOLARSHIP
Nomination Guidelines
PREAMBLE:
Over its 100-year history, the University of Saskatchewan has cherished a tradition and mandate
of working closely with communities across Saskatchewan and beyond. Building on that
tradition, the Award for Distinction in Community Engaged Teaching and Scholarship
acknowledges outstanding and sustained effort in undertaking research, teaching, and artistic
work that is meaningful and responsive to community interests and needs. The University of
Saskatchewan celebrates successful partnerships that result in measurable communityrecognized social or economic benefit (University of Saskatchewan, Foundational Document on
Outreach and Engagement: Linking with Communities for Discovery and Learning, 2006).
PURPOSE:
The Award for Community Engaged Teaching and Scholarship recognizes University of
Saskatchewan faculty, teaching, or research staff who have contributed greatly, and with
distinction, to the achievement of the university’s engagement mission. It is designed to draw
attention to the value of forging and sustaining community partnerships as a means of
conducting important research and delivering valuable teaching opportunities.
DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of this award, the definitions of “community” and “engagement” are
intentionally left open. It is understood that an award nominee will have defined these things in
a meaningful way, understood and accepted by community partners and academic peers, and
suiting the context of the nominee’s disciplinary and intellectual traditions. Nominators may find
it helpful to refer to the Carnegie Foundation definition of Community Engagement, used by
the University of Saskatchewan in the Foundational Document:
Community Engagement describes the collaboration between higher education
institutions and their larger communities (local, national, global) for the mutually
beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and
reciprocity.
(Carnegie Foundation, October, 2007; emphasis added).
ELIGIBILITY:
All currently employed faculty, teaching, or research staff of the University of Saskatchewan.
NOMINATIONS:
Anyone from the university academic community (deans, directors, heads, faculty, instructional
and research staff, students, alumni), or a community member may forward nominations.
Nominations will be held for a two-year period, with non-recipients considered the following
year.
THE AWARD:
Recipients will be introduced at either Spring or Fall Convocation, receive an inscribed
memento, and will be featured on the university website.
CRITERIA:
The adjudication committee will be guided by the following criteria:
Meaningfulness of the partnership to community:
Evidence that community participated in planning, implementing, and evaluating the
activity.
The activity addressed a community-identified issue or need in a way appreciated by
community.
Meaningfulness of the partnership to scholarship:
Evidence of exemplary, innovative, and rigourous research, teaching, or artistic work.
Evidence of co-generation of knowledge by community and the scholar.
Meaningfulness to the University of Saskatchewan’s reputation:
Evidence the activity strengthened collaboration with external scholars and
organizations.
Evidence the activity enhanced existing partnerships so as to position the university to
be a leader in community engaged scholarship.
Candidates for this award will have demonstrated an exceptional and sustained commitment to
use their expertise and resources in ways that engage the public and enhance the University of
Saskatchewan’s reputation locally, nationally, or internationally, with substantive impact and
long-term significance for the larger community.
SELECTION COMMITTEE:
The Director of Community Engagement or designate (as Chair), the Chancellor or designate,
two members of the Senate Roundtable on Outreach and Engagement, and two past recipients
of the award.
NOMINATION DEADLINE: March 15 (or the closest following business day)
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