Awarded annually, the Distinguished Community Engagement Awards for Research, Teaching, and Service recognize individuals within our campus community as well as community partner organizations, for their outstanding contributions to community-engaged research, teaching, and service with impacts at the local, regional, national, or international level.
Community Engagement is the creation and exchange of knowledge and resources performed in partnership with community collaborators. The relationship is mutually beneficial for both the university and the partners. Each award recognizes a specific aspect of community engagement:
- Community-Engaged Research Award: Recognizes a faculty member or librarian for a record of community-engaged research, scholarship, and creative activities, in all disciplines and fields, which contributes to their community partner organizations, UMass Amherst, the academy, and communities at large.
- Community-Engaged Teaching Award: Recognizes a faculty member or librarian for a record of community-engaged teaching with demonstrated engagement and impact in the community and benefits to learners at UMass Amherst.
- Community-Engaged Service Award: Recognizes a faculty member or librarian for a record of community-engaged service that demonstrates engagement and impact in the community and benefit to UMass Amherst.
- Community Partner Award: Recognizes a local community partner that demonstrates engagement and impact in the community and with UMass Amherst.
Contact/Questions:
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Distinguished Community Engagement Award: Info Session
Nomination Packet Required Contents
Selection Criteria
Nominations will be evaluated using the following selection criteria, which are adapted from the campus’ extended definition of community engagement. Community Engagement is the creation and exchange of knowledge and resources performed in partnership with community collaborators. The relationship is mutually beneficial for both the university and the partners.
For all categories of awards, nominations should address both the two following criteria:
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Establishes and/or sustains collaborative community initiatives benefitting communities and UMass Amherst, and supporting the exchange of knowledge, resources, or skills
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Enriches the lives and promotes the well-being of individuals, families, and communities
In addition, nominations should address one or more specific criteria for the relevant category: