The Annual Civic Engagement Awards - 2008 Guidelines

Faculty/Staff Excellence in Volunteerism Award

• Must be nominated by Ivy Tech - Bloomington faculty, students or staff.
• Self-nomination is permitted and encouraged.
• Two (2) awards will be given unless unanimously agreed upon by Civic Engagement Committee.
• Service can be completed anywhere in the world.
• Faculty/staff must have been employed for at least one semester.
• All part-time staff, full-time staff, adjunct faculty and full-time faculty are eligible.
• Service between January 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008 will be considered.
• Service must be primarily non-service learning related.
• Award may be based on:
  • Description of volunteer service
  • Impact of service
  • Sustainability of service
  • Substantiality of service (e.g. hours served)
  • Reference by non profit benefiting from service (will be obtained by Civic Engagement Committee)

Student Excellence in Volunteerism Award

• Must be nominated by Ivy Tech - Bloomington faculty, students or staff.
• Self-nomination is permitted and encouraged.
• Two (2) awards will be given unless unanimously agreed upon by Civic Engagement Committee.
• Service can be completed anywhere in the world.
• All part-time and full-time credit-seeking students are eligible.
• Service between January 1, 2007 and January 1, 2008 will be considered.
• Service must have been performed during semester in which student was enrolled (all summer service is eligible regardless of enrollment status).
• Student must have completed at least one semester of coursework.
• Service must be primarily non-service learning related.
• Award may be based on:
  • Description of volunteer service
  • Impact of service
  • Sustainability of service
  • Substantiality of service (e.g. hours served)
  • Reference by non profit benefiting from service (will be obtained by Civic Engagement Committee.)

Excellence in Service Learning Award

• Project must be nominated by Ivy Tech - Bloomington faculty, students or staff.
• Self-nomination is permitted and encouraged.
• Two (2) awards will be given unless unanimously agreed upon by Civic Engagement Committee.
• Service can be completed anywhere in the world.
• Nominee projects must be curricula or project-based and awards can be given to multiple faculty, student and organization combinations.
• Service learning projects that have happened, or are currently happening will be considered (e.g. spring ’07, summer ’07, fall ’07 and spring ’08).
• Award may be based on:
  • Description of project’s service
  • Impact of service on community
  • Impact on serving students
  • Reference by non profit benefiting from service (will be obtained by Civic Engagement Committee.)

Jeanine C. Rae Humanitarian Award

• One (1) award will be given.
• All part-time, full-time, credit-seeking, continuing or graduating students are eligible.
• Student must have completed at least two semesters of coursework.
• Student must demonstrate outstanding humanitarian qualities (The dictionary defines a humanitarian as “a person whose attitudes and ways of life demonstrate concern for the well-being of others”).
• Award may be based on student qualities including:
  • Relating well with peers
  • Doing an unusual amount to help someone else
  • Making contributions to the College that effect the well-being of others
  • Doing volunteer work – perhaps tutoring with no compensation
  • Being a morale booster or motivator – perhaps encouraging another student to complete his/her degree or certificate
  • Befriending someone in need of companionship

Community Organization Partner Award (Community Involvement Award)

• Organization must be nominated by Ivy Tech – Bloomington faculty, students or staff.
• Two (2) awards will be given unless unanimously agreed upon by Civic Engagement Committee.
• Non profit must have been in existence for at least one year prior to nomination.
• Organization must be within Ivy Tech – Bloomington’s 6-county service area.
• Award may be based on:
  • Description of service provided by non-profit
  • Impact of non-profit’s service on community
  • Sustainability of non-profit in community
  • Partnership with Ivy Tech – Bloomington