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2004
Call for Nominations
Ernest A. Lynton Award
for
Faculty Professional Service & Academic Outreach

***(Deadline Already Passed)

The annual Ernest A. Lynton Award for Faculty Professional Service and Academic Outreach recognizes a faculty member who connects his or her expertise and scholarship to community outreach. Unlike traditional service-learning awards that focus on the link between teaching and service, the Lynton Award emphasizes the connection more broadly to incorporate professional service and academic outreach. Faculty professional service (also known as the scholarship of engagement, outreach scholarship, scholarship for the common good, and community based scholarship) is broadly  characterized by work that is tied to a faculty member's expertise, is of benefit to the external community, reflects the mission of the institution, and is visible and shared.

The award will be presented  during  the American Association for Higher Education's (AAHE) national conference, "Learning in 3-D: Democratic Transformations, Diversity Redefined, Digital Environments," April 1-4, 2004 in San Diego, CA.. 

The recipient of the award will be selected according to the following criteria:

1) must demonstrate a sustained effort in outreach and professional service;

2) utilizes innovative and imaginative approaches;

 3) has an internal institutional impact (through teaching, campus program
   development, faculty and student participation); and

4) can show evidence of external success (through scholarly output,
    community impact and/or student learning).

To nominate a faculty member, please send NERCHE four copies of:
 a.  one letter of nomination that fully describes how the nominee meets the four
     criteria listed above. 
b.  the nominee's resume or c.v.
c.  a 2-3 paragraph biographical statement

All nominations must be received by December 15, 2003.  We cannot accept faxed or emailed applications. The winner will be notified in late January 2004.

2004 Winner!

See past winners!

 Contact us at nerche@umb.edu, or 617-287-7740 if you have any questions.