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The Office of Extension and Engagement recognizes MU faculty, staff and students who are committed to advancing the teaching, research and extension/service missions of our land grant university through engagement. Engaged partnership with individuals, organizations and communities throughout the state is the backbone of our extension and engagement efforts, and is essential to improving the lives of Missourians and solving our collective challenges in education, health, agriculture and economics. MU faculty, staff and undergraduate student leaders in engagement today are eligible to apply! (Graduate student engagement awards are handled separately but graduate students can be part of team nominations.) Check each award for specific criteria. Application deadline is Friday, September 6, 2019 at 11:59PM.


  • Faculty Engagement Award

    Out of respect for the financial constraints we're all facing, the Office of Extension and Engagement has elected to suspend for one year all 2020 awards that include a cash stipend, professional development funds or program enrichment funds unless the award is funded and designated by an endowment or gift. We recognize and value the extraordinary work that our faculty and staff have done throughout the year and in response to the global pandemic, and we look forward to honoring and rewarding you, and celebrating together in the future

    Purpose

    The purpose of this award is to recognize University of Missouri faculty for sustained community engagement or engaged scholarship. Community engagement, or engaged scholarship, represents a collaboration between higher education faculty and their community for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and/or resources in a framework that is cooperative and reciprocal. Scholars collaborate with practitioners in the public and/or private sectors to enrich their own scholarly and creative activities while addressing a critical societal issue or contributing to a community need or public good.

    Community-engaged scholarship is directly related to to your discipline or area of work in the university and always associated with university-community partnerships.

    Community represents groups of people who share commonalities, including geography (local, global); identity; affiliation or interest; circumstance; profession or practice; faith; and/or family/kin.

    Scholarly means the work is based on existing scholarship and best practices and will generate new understandings and scholarly products for academic and public audiences. All scholarship, including community-engaged scholarship, requires high level of disciplinary (or interdisciplinary or across any tyypes of units) expertise and uses an appropriate methodology.

    Engaged means the work can be described as systemic, collaborative, asset-based, mutually beneficial, capacity building and for the public good.

    We use this award to emphasize the astonishing work University of Missouri faculty members are carrying out with the community around them to mutually engage and enhance both themselves and their society.

    • Award

      Recipients of this award will receive $1,000 to be used in support of community engagement efforts. A symbol of recognition will also be presented to the individual by the Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement.

    • Eligibility

      Any University of Missouri faculty that has contributed to engagement with their community is eligible. Members of the Award Committee will not be eligible for this award.

    • Criteria

      Applicants should have sustained experience in engaging with the community for mutual benefit from the experience.

      Applicants will be evaluated on:

      • Evaluation and evidence of impact
      • Commitment to community engagement
      • Connection between work and its impact on society
      • Relationship between community engagement and professional goals

    • Award Location

      The award winner will be recognized during an Office of Extension and Engagement campus event or in conjunction with a MU Extension & Engagement event. A symbol of recognition will be presented to the faculty member in conjunction with the recognition.

      The event details will be shared with the award winner via an emailed letter once they are selected.

  • MU Inclusive Excellence in Engagement Individual Award

    Out of respect for the financial constraints we're all facing, the Office of Extension and Engagement has elected to suspend for one year all 2020 awards that include a cash stipend, professional development funds or program enrichment funds unless the award is funded and designated by an endowment or gift. We recognize and value the extraordinary work that our faculty and staff have done throughout the year and in response to the global pandemic, and we look forward to honoring and rewarding you, and celebrating together in the future

    Purpose

    The purpose of this award is to recognize an individual University of Missouri faculty member, staff member, graduate or undergraduate student for sustained community engagement or engaged scholarship that has significant results of inclusion of diverse (racial, socio-economic, etc.) community members reflective of the community in meaningful participation and action bringing about increased equity. Community engagement, or engaged scholarship, represents a collaboration between higher education faculty and their community for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and/or resources in a framework that is cooperative and reciprocal. Scholars collaborate with practitioners in the public and/or private sectors to enrich their own scholarly and creative activities while addressing a critical societal issue or contributing to a community need or public good.

    Community-engaged scholarship is directly related to your discipline or area of work in the university and always associated with university-community partnerships.

    Community represents groups of people who share commonalities, including geography (local, global); identity; affiliation or interest; circumstance; profession or practice; faith; and/or family/kin.

    Scholarly means the work or support of work that is based on existing scholarship and best practices and will generate new understandings and scholarly products for academic and public audiences. All scholarship, including community-engaged scholarship, requires high level of disciplinary (or interdisciplinary or across any types of units) expertise and uses an appropriate methodology.

    Engaged means the work can be described as systemic, collaborative, asset-based, mutually beneficial, capacity building and for the public good.

    Equity means the guarantee of fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups. The principle of equity acknowledges that there are historically underserved and underrepresented populations, and that fairness regarding these unbalanced conditions is needed to assist equality in the provision of effective opportunities to all groups.

    Inclusion refers to the active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity—in people, in the curriculum, in the co-curriculum, and in communities (intellectual, social, cultural, geographical) with which individuals might connect—in ways that increase one's awareness, content knowledge, cognitive sophistication, and emphatic understanding of the complex ways individuals interact within systems and institutions.

    • Award

      The recipient of this award will receive $1,000 to be used in support of community engagement efforts. A symbol of recognition will also be presented to the individual by the Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement.

    • Eligibility

      Any individual University of Missouri faculty, staff member, graduate or undergraduate student that has contributed to engagement with their community is eligible. A faculty member must be with appointment, a staff member must be .75 FTE or equivalent, and a student must be in good academic standing. Members of the Award Committee will not be eligible for this award.

    • Criteria

      Applicants should have sustained experience in engaging with the community for mutual benefit from the experience.

      Applicants will be evaluated on:

      • Evaluation and evidence of impact
      • Commitment to community engagement
      • Connection between work and its impact on society
      • Relationship between community engagement and professional goals

    • Award Location

      The award winner will be recognized during an Office of Extension and Engagement campus event or in conjunction with a MU Extension & Engagement event. A symbol or recognition will be presented to the faculty member in conjunction with the recognition.

      The event details will be shared with the award winner via emailed an letter once they are selected.

  • MU Inclusive Excellence in Engagement Team Award

    Out of respect for the financial constraints we're all facing, the Office of Extension and Engagement has elected to suspend for one year all 2020 awards that include a cash stipend, professional development funds or program enrichment funds unless the award is funded and designated by an endowment or gift. We recognize and value the extraordinary work that our faculty and staff have done throughout the year and in response to the global pandemic, and we look forward to honoring and rewarding you, and celebrating together in the future

    Purpose

    The purpose of this award is to recognize a group of University of Missouri faculty members, staff and/or students (graduate or undergraduate), and may also include community partners, for sustained community engagement or engaged scholarship that has significant results of inclusion of diverse (racial, socio-economic, etc.) community members reflective of the community in meaningful participation and action bringing about increased equity. Community engagement, or engaged scholarship, represents a collaboration between higher education faculty and their community for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and/or resources in a framework that is cooperative and reciprocal. Scholars collaborate with practitioners in the public and/or private sectors to enrich their own scholarly and creative activities while addressing a critical societal issue or contributing to a community need or public good.

    Community-engaged scholarship is directly related to your discipline or area of work in the university and always associated with university-community partnerships.

    Community represents groups of people who share commonalities, including geography (local, global); identity; affiliation or interest; circumstance; profession or practice; faith; and/or family/kin.

    Scholarly means the work is based on or supporting of existing scholarship and best practices and will generate new understandings and scholarly products for academic and public audiences. All scholarship, including community-engaged scholarship, requires high level of disciplinary (or interdisciplinary or across any types of units) expertise and uses an appropriate methodology.

    Engaged means the work can be described as systemic, collaborative, asset-based, mutually beneficial, capacity building and for the public good.

    Equity means the guarantee of fair treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement while at the same time striving to identify and eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups. The principle of equity acknowledges that there are historically underserved and underrepresented populations, and that fairness regarding these unbalanced conditions is needed to assist equality in the provision of effective opportunities to all groups.

    Diversity describes the various mix or combinations of human differences (e.g., personality and life experiences) and group/social differences (e.g., race/ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, country of origin, and ability as well as cultural, political, religious, or other affiliations) that can be engaged in the service of learning and working together.

    Inclusion refers to the active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity—in people, in the curriculum, in the co-curriculum, and in communities (intellectual, social, cultural, geographical) with which individuals might connect—in ways that increase one's awareness, content knowledge, cognitive sophistication, and emphatic understanding of the complex ways individuals interact within systems and institutions.

    • Award

      Recipients of this award will receive $2,500 to be used in support of community engagement efforts. A symbol of recognition will also be presented to the individual by the Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement.

    • Eligibility

      Any group comprised of University of Missouri faculty, staff members, and/or students that has contributed to engagement with their community is eligible. A faculty member must be with appointment, a staff member must be .75 FTE or equivalent, and a student must be in good academic standing. Members of the Award Committee will not be eligible for this award.

    • Criteria

      Applicants should have sustained experience in engaging with the community for mutual benefit from the experience.

      Applicants will be evaluated on:

      • Evaluation and evidence of impact
      • Commitment to community engagement
      • Connection between work and its impact on society
      • Relationship between community engagement and professional goals

    • Award Location

      The award-winning team will be recognized during an Office of Extension and Engagement campus event or in conjunction with a MU Extension & Engagement event. A symbol or recognition will be presented to the faculty member in conjunction with the recognition.

      The event details will be shared with the award-winning team via and emailed letter once the awardee is selected.

  • MU Staff Engagement Award

    Out of respect for the financial constraints we're all facing, the Office of Extension and Engagement has elected to suspend for one year all 2020 awards that include a cash stipend, professional development funds or program enrichment funds unless the award is funded and designated by an endowment or gift. We recognize and value the extraordinary work that our faculty and staff have done throughout the year and in response to the global pandemic, and we look forward to honoring and rewarding you, and celebrating together in the future

    The purpose of this award is to recognize University of Missouri staff for sustained community engagement or engaged scholarship. Community engagement, or engaged scholarship, represents a collaboration between higher education staff and their community for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and/or resources in a framework that is cooperative and reciprocal. Staff collaborate with practitioners in the public and/or private sectors to enrich their own activities while addressing a critical societal issue or contributing to a community need or public good.

    Community-engaged work is directly related to the university's mission and any discipline or university work that staff support and always associated with university-community partnerships.

    Community represents groups of people who share commonalities, including geography (local, global); identity; affiliation or interest; circumstance; profession or practice; faith; and/or family/kin.

    Engaged means the work can be described as systemic, collaborative, asset-based, mutually beneficial, capacity building and for the public good.

    University engagement means the work supports scholarly work and is based on existing scholarship and best practices and will generate new understandings and/or support scholarly products for academic and public audiences. Community-engaged scholarship, requires high level of disciplinary (or interdisciplinary or across any types of units) expertise and uses an appropriate methodology.

    • Award

      Recipients of this award will receive $1,000 to be used in support of community engagement efforts. A symbol of recognition will also be presented to the individual by the Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement.

    • Eligibility

      Any University of Missouri staff member with .75 FTE and that has contributed to engagement with their community is eligible. Members of the Award Committee will not be eligible for this award.

    • Criteria

      Applicants should have sustained experience in engaging with the community for mutual benefit from the experience.

      Applicants will be evaluated on:

      • Evaluation and evidence of impact
      • Commitment to community engagement
      • Connection between work and its impact on society
      • Relationship between community engagement and professional goals

    • Award Location

      The award winner will be recognized during an Office of Extension and Engagement campus event or in conjunction with a MU Extension & Engagement event. A symbol or recognition will be presented to the faculty member in conjunction with the recognition.

      The event details will be shared with the award winner via an emailed letter once they are selected.

  • MU Team Engagement Award

    Out of respect for the financial constraints we're all facing, the Office of Extension and Engagement has elected to suspend for one year all 2020 awards that include a cash stipend, professional development funds or program enrichment funds unless the award is funded and designated by an endowment or gift. We recognize and value the extraordinary work that our faculty and staff have done throughout the year and in response to the global pandemic, and we look forward to honoring and rewarding you, and celebrating together in the future

    Purpose

    The purpose of this award is to recognize a team of University of Missouri faculty, staff, and students (graduate or undergraduate), as well as community members, for sustained community engagement or engaged scholarship. Community engagement, or engaged scholarship, represents a collaboration between higher education faculty and their community for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and/or resources in a framework that is cooperative and reciprocal. Scholars collaborate with practitioners in the public and/or private sectors to enrich their own scholarly and creative activities while addressing a critical societal issue or contributing to a community need or public good.

    Community-engaged scholarship is directly related to your discipline or area of work in the university and always associated with university-community partnerships.

    Community represents groups of people who share commonalities, including geography (local, global); identity; affiliation or interest; circumstance; profession or practice; faith; and/or family/kin.

    Scholarly means the work is based on or supportive of existing scholarship and best practices and will generate new understandings and scholarly products for academic and public audiences. All scholarship, including community-engaged scholarship, requires high level of disciplinary (or interdisciplinary or across any types of units) expertise and uses an appropriate methodology.

    Engaged means the work can be described as systemic, collaborative, asset-based, mutually beneficial, capacity building and for the public good.

    • Award

      Recipients of this award will receive $2,500 to be used in support of community engagement efforts. A symbol of recognition will also be presented to the individual by the Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement.

    • Eligibility

      Any group comprised of University of Missouri faculty, staff members, or students that has contributed to engagement with their community is eligible. A faculty member must be with appointment, a staff member must be .75 FTE or equivalent, and a student must be under good academic standing. Members of the Award Committee will not be eligible for this award.

    • Criteria

      Applicants should have sustained experience in engaging with the community for mutual benefit from the experience. Each team should have played a significant role in the engagement effort.

      Applicants will be evaluated on:

      • Evaluation and evidence of impact
      • Commitment to community engagement
      • Connection between work and its impact on society
      • Relationship between community engagement and professional goals

    • Award Location

      The award winner will be recognized during an Office of Extension and Engagement campus event or in conjunction with a MU Extension & Engagement event. A symbol or recognition will be presented to the faculty member in conjunction with the recognition.

      The event details will be shared with the award winner via an emailed letter once they are selected.

  • MU Undergraduate Engagement Award

    Out of respect for the financial constraints we're all facing, the Office of Extension and Engagement has elected to suspend for one year all 2020 awards that include a cash stipend, professional development funds or program enrichment funds unless the award is funded and designated by an endowment or gift. We recognize and value the extraordinary work that our faculty and staff have done throughout the year and in response to the global pandemic, and we look forward to honoring and rewarding you, and celebrating together in the future

    Purpose

    The purpose of this award is to recognize University of Missouri undergraduate students for sustained community engagement or engaged scholarship. Community engagement, or engaged scholarship, represents a collaboration between higher education faculty and their community for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and/or resources in a framework that is cooperative and reciprocal. Scholars collaborate with practitioners in the public and/or private sectors to enrich their own scholarly and creative activities while addressing a critical societal issue or contributing to a community need or public good.

    Community-engaged scholarship is directly related to your discipline or area of work in the university and always associated with university-community partnerships.

    Community represents groups of people who share commonalities, including geography (local, global); identity; affiliation or interest; circumstance; profession or practice; faith; and/or family/kin.

    Scholarly means the work is based on existing scholarship and best practices and will generate new understandings and scholarly products for academic and public audiences. All scholarship, including community-engaged scholarship, requires high level of disciplinary (or interdisciplinary or across any types of units) expertise and uses an appropriate methodology.

    Engaged means the work can be described as systemic, collaborative, asset-based, mutually beneficial, capacity building and for the public good.

    • Award

      Recipients of this award will receive $1,000 to be used in support of community engagement efforts. A symbol of recognition will also be presented to the individual by the Vice Chancellor for Extension and Engagement.

    • Eligibility

      Any University of Missouri full time undergraduate student with good academic standing and that has contributed to engagement with their community is eligible. Members of the Award Committee will not be eligible for this award.

    • Criteria

      Applicants should have sustained experience in engaging with the community for mutual benefit from the experience.

      Applicants will be evaluated on:

      • Evaluation and evidence of impact
      • Commitment to community engagement
      • Connection between work and its impact on society
      • Relationship between community engagement and professional goals

    • Award Location

      The award winner will be recognized during an Office of Extension and Engagement campus event or in conjunction with a MU Extension & Engagement event. A symbol or recognition will be presented to the faculty member in conjunction with the recognition.

      The event details will be shared with the award winner via an emailed letter once they are selected.