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opportunities for Faculty   /    Community-Engaged Practice & Innovation Awards
Community-Engaged Practice & Innovation Awards
Recognizing faculty who have developed community-engaged learning, leadership or research activities
Recognizing faculty who have developed community-engaged learning, leadership or research activities
This Opportunity At a Glance
Available to

Cornell faculty of any rank

Funding

$1,000 award

Nominations were due

Monday, January 13, 2025, 11:59 pm

Purpose
Purpose

The Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards recognize faculty who have developed community-engaged learning, leadership or research activities that create curricular and co-curricular opportunities for students. The mission of the Einhorn Center is to be the hub for community engagement at Cornell, supporting a university culture where students, faculty, staff and partners work together to create a better world. Recognizing faculty with emerging community-engagement practices furthers this mission.

Purpose

The Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards recognize faculty who have developed community-engaged learning, leadership or research activities that create curricular and co-curricular opportunities for students. The mission of the Einhorn Center is to be the hub for community engagement at Cornell, supporting a university culture where students, faculty, staff and partners work together to create a better world. Recognizing faculty with emerging community-engagement practices furthers this mission.

Funding
Funding

Every year, the Einhorn Center names 13 Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Award winners — one from each Cornell college/school. Awardees receive $1,000, transferrable to their university discretionary account.

These awards were originally made possible through the generous support of Ann S. Bowers ’59 and have been sustained with funding from Einhorn Collaborative.

Funding

Every year, the Einhorn Center names 13 Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Award winners — one from each Cornell college/school. Awardees receive $1,000, transferrable to their university discretionary account.

These awards were originally made possible through the generous support of Ann S. Bowers ’59 and have been sustained with funding from Einhorn Collaborative.

Eligibility
Eligibility

Faculty of any rank (tenured or non-tenure track) and year of appointment, and from the colleges and schools below are eligible:

 

  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • College of Architecture, Art and Planning
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Human Ecology
  • School of Industrial and Labor Relations
  • Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
  • Cornell Tech (NYC)
  • Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Cornell Law School
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
Eligibility

Faculty of any rank (tenured or non-tenure track) and year of appointment, and from the colleges and schools below are eligible:

 

  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • College of Architecture, Art and Planning
  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • Cornell S.C. Johnson College of Business
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Human Ecology
  • School of Industrial and Labor Relations
  • Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy
  • Cornell Tech (NYC)
  • Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Cornell Law School
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
Nomination Process
Nomination Process

Administrators, faculty members, staff members, students and/or community members can submit a nomination online. Multiple nominations per college or school and self-nominations are welcomed.

Nomination packet

The nomination materials should include:

  • A nominator or self-nominator letter describing:
    • the nominee’s high-quality community-engaged learning course, leadership or research program using examples of impact (e.g., preparatory and reflective components; lifelong learning and leadership outcomes; equity and anti-racism components; and/or multi-disciplinary partnerships when applicable);
    • a statement about how the nominee’s early/nascent contributions to the field are serving as a model for others in the department/college/school or to external funders;
    • how the nominee’s work fulfills the four elements of high-quality community-engaged learning, leadership and research, namely:
      • addressing a specific community interest, problem or public concern;
      • working with and learning from a community partner;
      • connecting and integrating community engaged experiences with educational content;
      • including structured, documented critical reflection.
  • Nominee’s current curriculum vitae with information relevant to the award only (optional).

Award selection and public announcement

A committee organized by the Einhorn Center will determine the award recipients. The $1,000 will be transferred to the recipient’s university discretionary account.

Award recipients will be named on the Einhorn Center website and announced via the Cornell Chronicle and social media.

Contact

For questions, please contact einhorncenter@cornell.edu.

Nomination Process

Administrators, faculty members, staff members, students and/or community members can submit a nomination online. Multiple nominations per college or school and self-nominations are welcomed.

Nomination packet

The nomination materials should include:

  • A nominator or self-nominator letter describing:
    • the nominee’s high-quality community-engaged learning course, leadership or research program using examples of impact (e.g., preparatory and reflective components; lifelong learning and leadership outcomes; equity and anti-racism components; and/or multi-disciplinary partnerships when applicable);
    • a statement about how the nominee’s early/nascent contributions to the field are serving as a model for others in the department/college/school or to external funders;
    • how the nominee’s work fulfills the four elements of high-quality community-engaged learning, leadership and research, namely:
      • addressing a specific community interest, problem or public concern;
      • working with and learning from a community partner;
      • connecting and integrating community engaged experiences with educational content;
      • including structured, documented critical reflection.
  • Nominee’s current curriculum vitae with information relevant to the award only (optional).

Award selection and public announcement

A committee organized by the Einhorn Center will determine the award recipients. The $1,000 will be transferred to the recipient’s university discretionary account.

Award recipients will be named on the Einhorn Center website and announced via the Cornell Chronicle and social media.

Contact

For questions, please contact einhorncenter@cornell.edu.

Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awardees
Michael Charles
Assistant Professor
College/School
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Pamela Karimi
Associate Professor
College/School
College of Architecture, Art and Planning
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Amiel Bize
Assistant Professor
College/School
College of Arts and Sciences
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Laurie Miller
Associate Director;
Collegues
Brooks School of Public Policy
College/School
Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy
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David Goldberg
Associate Professor
Collegues
Engineering
College/School
College of Engineering
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