Outstanding Global Engagement Award

Description

The Kent State EHHS Global Engagement Award recognizes outstanding achievements that have enhanced the global engagement of the university including its students, staff, and faculty. Relevant activities include developing knowledge of global affairs, teaching that promotes intercultural understandings and global competency, and leadership for cultivating global partnerships. The contributions can occur within the capacity of teaching, research and creative activities, service, and/or outreach. One Kent State EHHS Global Engagement Award will be made annually.

Eligibility

All current full-time KSU EHHS faculty and administrative staff. An individual can only receive the award once. A substantial portion of the global engagement activities will have occurred while in service at ��. Applicants may self-nominate for this award.

Nomination Procedure

The nominator should:

Ensure nominee’s eligibility.
Complete Nomination Form (PDF)
Include a 1-page (maximum) nomination letter highlighting the nominee’s global engagement contribution and the impacts of this work.
Note: If application is self-nominated, the applicant should secure an additional nomination letter from a colleague or peer supporting the application.
Include the nominee’s vita or resume emphasizing the nominee’s global engagement.

The committee’s decision on award recipients will be made on the basis of the above materials only.

Rubric for Award:

Criterion	Meets Expectations	Exceeds Expectations	Far Exceeds Expectations
Clarity	Global engagement contributions are described	Global engagement contributions are clearly described	Global engagement contributions are clearly described and illustrated by multiple concrete examples
Originality	Global engagement contributions involve slight modification to an existing innovation	Global engagement contributions involve robust modifications of an existing innovation	Global engagement contributions are entirely original and represent a new engagement opportunity
Effort	Nominee’s global engagement contributions largely fall within his/her job description	Nominee has devoted some time and resources to the global engagement activities	Nominee clearly devoted significant time and resources to the global engagement activities
KSU Impact	Global engagement contributions will have minor impacts on KSU students, faculty, staff, and/or programs.	Global engagement contributions will have impacts on KSU students, faculty, staff, and/or programs	Global engagement contributions will have LASTING impacts on KSU students, faculty, staff, and/or programs
Community Impact	Global engagement contributions will have minor impacts on the local/global community beyond KSU	Global engagement contributions will have impacts on the local/global community beyond KSU	Global engagement contributions will have LASTING impacts on the local/global community beyond KSU

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