Nominator Instructions: Thank you for taking the time to nominate a faculty member for a Veridian Credit Union Community Engagement Award. Please remember to upload a letter of recommendation from the community organization with which the faculty member is engaged by visiting http://www.uni.edu/resources/outreach/veridian.shtml
Please contact the faculty member you are nominating to obtain answers to any of the questions below with which you are unfamiliar so the Review Committee can effectively evaluate each nominee
Definition of Community Engagement: Community engagement is the collaboration of the university with the public and private sectors for the mutual benefit of all. This engagement includes collaboration with constituents from the commercial and nonprofit sectors, special interests or needs, and groups of people affiliated by geographic proximity.
Nominator Name
Faculty Information
Name:
College:
Department:
Phone:
Describe how the faculty member has been engaged with the community. Include activities, partnerships, impact/results, and duration of engagement.
What benefits have UNI students received from the faculty member’s engagement?
What benefits have the organization(s) and broader community received because of the faculty member’s engagement?
What are the benefits to the faculty member’s field of knowledge/sector because of his/her engagement?
Upload a letter of support from the agency in which the faculty member is involved:
I understand that if the letter of support is not received this nomination WILL NOT be considered.
OR
a letter of support will be mailed within one week of submitting the nomination to:
Office of the President
%Brenda Buzynski
University of Northern Iowa
Seerley Hall 20
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0705
